VEGGIE TALES Coming to Jacksonville

Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and all of their Veggie friends are coming to Jacksonville in the all new fresh, funny, and unforgettable VeggieTales Live! Little Kids Do Big Things tour.

VeggieTales Live! Little Kids Do Big Things is a must-see, fun filled celebration for families and VeggieTales fans of all ages. Join the VeggieTales crew in a musical review that celebrates that with help and faith, even little kids can do big things too!

This all new production features live performances of Veggie silly song favorites like The Hairbrush Song and I Love My Lips as well as songs that inspire like Big Things Too. Children will be thrilled to see their favorite Veggie friends live on stage performing in a rollicking musical review of VeggieTales greatest hits. This high-energy show is sure to delight children and families of all ages.

VeggieTales is the bestselling brand that delivers stories and songs kids love and values parents appreciate. It is the go to brand for families for wholesome quality entertainment that promotes values and lessons kids use for a lifetime such as telling the truth, sharing and forgiveness.

For the most up to date tour itinerary and additional ticket and tour information please visit www.artistseriesjax.org or www.veggietales.com/live.

‘Peanuts Movie’ Presents How to #DrawSnoopy

Blue Sky Studios and Fox are promoting The Peanuts Movie (November 6) with a fun online push in celebration of Snoopy’s birthday, coming up Monday, August 10. Director Steve Martino has made a nifty video demonstration of how to #DrawSnoopy, and the studios are inviting fans to share their own drawings using the hashtag in advance of the big b-day.

Learn to #DrawSnoopy HERE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4gGrfUXLfo

Synopsis:

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.

#DrawSnoopy

‘Mr. Peabody and Sherman’ Series Coming to Netflix

A slick new 2D take on Jay Ward’s classic characters is arriving this fall, as Netflix is set to debut The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show from DreamWorks Animation Television on October 9, Variety reports. The series, aimed at kids 8-12 is part of the companies’ multiyear deal, which will funnel over 300 hours of content into the streaming giant’s catalog.

The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (13 x half-hour) is based on the 1960s shorts interwoven with elements of DWA’s CG movie, and will recast the hyper brainy dog and his slightly less clever boy as the hosts of a latenight comedy show filmed in their cosmopolitan Manhattan penthouse in front of a live audience. Using the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody (voiced by Chris Parnell) and Sherman (Max Charles) will present historical guests like Mozart, Napoleon and Edgar Allan Poe and embark on new time-travelling adventures.

“The love I have for Jay Ward and his creations, and his comedic tone, have been an inspiration for me ever since I was a kid,” executive producer Dave Smith told Variety. “We loved the straight-up lampooning of historical figures … We mixed it up a lot, while retaining the comedy of the Jay Ward show.” Smith previously directed Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed, Steven Universe, The Amazing World of Gumball and Dexter’s Laboratory.

DHX Media in Vancouver is producing the animation for the series in collaboration with DWA.

The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show

‘Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run’ Hops to DVD Shelves

A new, original Looney Tunes movie is one of the top disc picks of the week as Warner Bros. releases Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run on DVD ($19.98, Aug. 4) and digital. The chaos begins with a rare flower that can turn anything invisible. When Lola Bunny receives it as a gift, she naively adds it to her latest perfume recipe. Convinced she has the next big scent, she hops a ride to Paris with crazy cabbies Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck — while Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam and Marvin the Martian are in pursuit, with designs on the perfume-slash-invisibility spray.


Produced and directed by Jeff Siergey (Mike Tyson Mysteries, The Looney Tunes Show), the movie features the voices of Fred Armisen, Jeff Bergman, Maurice LaMarche, Rachel Ramras and Jim Rash. Ramras also wrote the screenplay with Hugh Davidson and developed the story with Davidson and Larry Dorf. The disc also comes with bonus cartoons Best Friends, Coyote Falls, Fur of Flying, Rabid Rider and I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat.

Meet ‘Peanuts’ Little Red Haired Girl

Netizens the world over got their first introduction to The Little Red Haired Girl from The Peanuts Movie, thanks to a first look posted to Instagram by voice actress Francesca Capaldi. “Oh my goodness! So excited to reveal my characters in the #PeanutsMovie,” Capaldi said in her IG post. Fans can learn more about Charles Schulz’s character and the real life woman who inspired her in this piece from the Washington Post.

Blue Sky Studios’ The Peanuts Movie hits theaters November 6 through 20th Century Fox and is directed by Steve Martino.

Synopsis: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.

The Peanuts Movie

Harry Shearer Returns to ‘The Simpsons

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer is back on The Simpsons.

Fox has confirmed that the series main cast is returning for the 27th and 28th seasons of the iconic animated hit, including Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria and Shearer, who publicly turned down in May an offer to remain with the show.

The signing ensures Shearer will continue to voice such iconic characters as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner.

The next two seasons of the show — season 27 starts Sept. 27 on Fox — will bring the series’ run to 625 episodes, lengthening its already historic run as the longest-running scripted show in TV history.

The Simpsons is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean are the executive producers. The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content for the series. Film Roman, a Starz company, is the animation house.

The Simpsons

First Trailer for New ‘Alvin’ Hits the Road

20th Century Fox and New Regency have released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action/CG hybrid flick Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, out December 23. The spot offers a glimpse at the kind of reckless rodent antics that the ‘munks will put long-suffering Dave through this time around.

The Road Chip is directed by Walt Becker (Old Dogs, Buying the Cow) and produced by Janice Karman and Ross Bagdasarian. Starring Jason Lee as Dave with the ‘munks voiced by Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney and Justin Long.

Synopsis: Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City…and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip