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'Yogi Bear' Movie Adds Justin Timberlake, Dan Aykroyd And Anna Faris

6 November 2009 2:31 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

From Movies Blog: Remember kids, the truth is always far, far stranger than fiction. It was a little more than a year ago that we found out the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series "Yogi Bear" would be getting a big screen treatment. There was no casting announced or anything like that; just that the project was happening with "Surf's Up" director Ash Brannon at the helm and that it would feature a mix of live-action and CG animation.

Well today, the plot thickened. Variety reports that Anna Faris, Justin Timberlake and Dan Aykroyd are all in negotiations to join the cast of the movie, which will now be directed by "Journey to the Center of the Earth" helmer Eric Brevig from a script by Brad Copeland ("Wild Hogs").

Continue reading 'Yogi Bear' May Get A Ghostbuster, An N Sync'er And Anna Faris over at MoviesBlog.MTV.com. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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'Yogi Bear' May Get A Ghostbuster, An N Sync'er And Anna Faris

6 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Remember kids, the truth is always far, far stranger than fiction. It was a little more than a year ago that we found out the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series "Yogi Bear" would be getting a big screen treatment. There was no casting announced or anything like that; just that the project was happening with "Surf's Up" director Ash Brannon at the helm and that it would feature a mix of live-action and CG animation.

Well today, the plot thickened. Variety reports that Anna Faris, Justin Timberlake and Dan Aykroyd are all in negotiations to join the cast of the movie, which will now be directed by "Journey to the Center of the Earth" helmer Eric Brevig from a script by Brad Copeland ("Wild Hogs").

I used to catch "Yogi Bear" frequently on the USA Network's Saturday morning animation block, "Cartoon Express." That's where I met all of my Hanna-Barbera friends in fact. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris going to 'Rio'

23 October 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris and Rodrigo Santoro are in talks to lend their voices to "Rio," the next animated collaboration between Blue Sky Studios, Fox Animation and director Carlos Saldanha.The film follows the adventures of a geeky macaw who escapes from his small-town Minnesota cage and goes to Rio de Janeiro. The film has an April 8, 2011 release date and will be filmed in 3D digital animation.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Jenkins ("Surf's Up") and Bruce Anderson ("Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!") are producing. »

- Adnan Tezer

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Anifest '09: Behind the scenes of India's Vfx studios

23 September 2009 5:50 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

VFX, or visual effects, has become the latest buzzword in the post-production industry with studios, big and small, vying for lucrative jobs in Bollywood and Hollywood. In an industry that's almost a decade old, it is a lesser known fact that a significant chunk of the visual effects for recent international films like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I Am Legend and Surf's Up had been executed by Indian studios. This and more was discussed at the recently held Anifest India, India's largest animation festival. Addressing an eager audience of animation and vfx professionals, Krishnakant Mishra, Creative Director, Sony Imageworks India, shared the latest technical know how, including a state-of-the-art 2D to 3D stereoscopy converter and the technology used to imitate live-action into animation, real time. Mishra's studio has worked on, among others, on the animation film Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and the 3D stereoscopic G-Force. »

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Anifest '09: Behind the scenes of India's Vfx studios

23 September 2009 5:50 AM, PDT | BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news »

VFX, or visual effects, has become the latest buzzword in the post-production industry with studios, big and small, vying for lucrative jobs in Bollywood and Hollywood. In an industry that's almost a decade old, it is a lesser known fact that a significant chunk of the visual effects for recent international films like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I Am Legend and Surf's Up had been executed by Indian studios. This and more was discussed at the recently held Anifest India, India's largest animation festival. Addressing an eager audience of animation and vfx professionals, Krishnakant Mishra, Creative Director, Sony Imageworks India, shared the latest technical know how, including a state-of-the-art 2D to 3D stereoscopy converter and the technology used to imitate live-action into animation, real time. Mishra's studio has worked on, among others, on the animation film Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and the 3D stereoscopic G-Force. »

- Bollywood Hungama News Network

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs movie rains down on box office

20 September 2009 2:12 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

When audiences ventured into theaters this weekend they decided that they didn't need an umbrella to weather Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. The latest film from Sony Pictures Animation easily captured the number one spot at the box office for the second-to-last weekend of September 2009, making an estimated $30.1 million dollars from 3,119 screens. Compared to other offerings from Sony Pictures Animation, Meatballs is the company's best opening ever; 2006's Open Season netted $23 million in its opening weekend and 2007's Surf's Up could only grab $17.6m in its summertime berth. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs looks like a strong candidate to be Spa's first film to cross $100 million domestic.

Matt Damon as The Informant! also made a good debut. The latest Steven Soderbergh picture has attracted good reviews and that translated into a $10.5m opening. The second weekend out for Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself saw »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Meatballs Mealstrom At Us Box Office

20 September 2009 12:43 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

It was meat feast for Sony this weekend when its latest CG animation Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs stormed to the top of the Us weekend box office, opening on a chunky $30.1m. Over half of its receipts came from 3D screenings.Inspired by a (presumably very) popular children's picturebook, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs eclipsed the feats of Sony's previous best 'toon opening, Open Season, to rack up the highest ever September animation opening. After the flop that was Surf's Up, it's timely encouragement that the studio can compete against the monsters, nut-chasing squirrels or talking dogs of its rival animators, albeit on a smaller scale.It was a so-so weekend for Steven Soderbergh's latest, The Informant!. Grosses of $10.5m may have been dwarfed by Ocean's Thirteen, but looks like good business for the offbeat whistleblower comedy, especially after Che's opening of $61,000.Nothing much was happening »

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The Bachelorette Recap: Ed Gets the Girl

28 July 2009 8:05 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »

[brightcoveplayer 30946359001]Jillian hopped to the Big Island of Hawaii with her final two and Bachelorette fans finally got the moment they’ve been waiting for when she picked Ed and he proposed [1] with a $60,000 Neil Lane diamond ring [2]. But first, she had to get rid of Kiptyn -- and Reid! Meet the Parents: Ed was the first to interact with the potential in-laws. Cousin Tori looked at Ed like he had cancer when he explained his leave of absence. Mom grilled him with 66 questions but said he gave "really good answers." He asked dad for permission to propose and his dad said if Ed was the last man standing, he’d be "doing somersaults." Then, Ed was forced into a coconut bra to hula. Kiptyn was next and like a slick politician he had all the right answers. Jillian's mom thought he "was more like Jillian and a free spirit. »

- StyleWatch

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Surf's Up

24 July 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with Vf Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. Today’s Orzel vodka cocktail was mixed up to mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open of Surfing, which is going on this week and weekend in Huntington Beach, California. Surf’s Up 2 oz. Orzel vodka 1-inch slice of cucumber 4 mint sprigs 1/2 oz. simple syrup 1/8 oz. sour mix Squeeze of fresh lime Cucumber and mint for garnish Gently muddle together cucumber, mint, and simple syrup. Add vodka, a splash of sour mix, a squeeze of lime, crushed ice, and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a slice of cucumber and a sprig of mint. Related: • A slide show of surfer girls »

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Sneak Peek: 'Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs' Looks Mostly Sunny

20 July 2009 6:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Yes, we're aware that's a cheeseburger.

Cinematical got a sneak peek at several of the scenes from Sony's upcoming CGI film Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs recently, and about the worst thing we can say about it is that it's Pixar ... ish. Which is a bit like saying, "Gee, your watch sure looks like a Rolex." Not entirely insulting. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and Cloudy looks extremely sharp, the jokes are funny, and it made me very hungry. Plus it has a great voice cast featuring Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell, Neal Patrick Harris, Andy Samberg, Tracy Morgan, James Caan, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Will Forte and Mr. T (!). So who's complaining?

Writer/directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, creators of the gone-before-its-time Clone High (which I can't praise enough -- unfortunately it's only available via bootleg, or in Canada), took us through the story »

- Kevin Kelly

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Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Announce Comic-Con 2009 Lineup!

8 July 2009 8:19 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim announces a number of panels, fan events and signings at 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, July 23 - Sunday, July 26, 2009. All times, dates and locations subject to change.

Cartoon Network And Adult Swim Panels

Thursday, July 23

Adult Swim: Robot Chicken w/ Titan Maximum

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Location: 6A

Moderator: Keith Crofford, vice president of production Adult Swim

Seth Green (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Matthew Senreich (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Tom Root (head writer, Robot Chicken/co-creator, Titan Maximum) and Doug Goldstein (head writer, Robot Chicken) with Chris McKay, Breckin Meyer, Kevin Shinick, Mike Fasolo and Dan Milano discuss the popular Adult Swim series Robot Chicken. They also discuss the upcoming new stop-motion animated series Titan Maximum, slated to premiere on Adult Swim this fall.

Cartoon Network Comedy - Original Animation

4:15 - 5:15 p.m.

Location: Room 6A

Moderator: Brian Miller, »

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Surf's Up for Big Screen 'Baywatch' Film

6 July 2009 9:20 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Paramount Pictures has hired writer Jeremy Garelick (The Break-Up) to write & direct co-creator Michael Berk's TV series Baywatch. The plan is to fashion a big screen comedy based on the sexy lifeguards who patrol the beaches of California.

According to Variety, the potential franchise feature will be co-financed by Paramount and Cold Spring Pictures, financing arm of Montecito Picture Co.

"It felt like the template to do a movie that was similar to Stripes and Police Academy, the comedies I loved, growing up," Garelick told Variety.

"Rather than trying to pitch the tone, I figured it would be easier to write the first act to convey who these characters were," he added.

Contrafilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce along with Berk, Doug Schwartz, Greg Bonann and Michelle Berk, while Montecito's Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Jeff Clifford and Joe Medjuck are also involved in producing capacities.

DreamWorks »

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Animation Wednesday: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Trailer

1 July 2009 7:25 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs opens today and that means all the other studios (mainly Sony Pictures) are putting out there new trailers for their upcoming animated movies. In addition to the new trailer for Planet 51, Sony has debuted the second full trailer for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs featuring the voices of Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood and Anna Faris as Sam. In comparison to Planet 51, I actually want to see this one just a bit more. Something about all that food and the comedy, it just gets me. Though I'm worried that like Sony Animation's last movie, Surf's Up, it won't be as good as the trailers make it seem. Watch the second trailer for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/cloudy-meatballs-second-trailer.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/cloudy-meatballs-second-trailer.jpg 598 336] You can also watch the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs trailer in High Definition on MySpace Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ... »

- Alex Billington

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Warner Brothers Television Releases Comic-Con 2009 Schedule!

25 June 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Warner Bros. Television Group (Wbtvg) returns to Comic-Con International: San Diego in 2009 with a star-studded lineup featuring a Studio-record 11 series that will be showcased in panel sessions, screenings, media appearances and autograph signings throughout the convention. For continuing info on the Studio's plans at Comic-Con, please follow us on Twitter. Wbtvg will also be launching a Con-related website at TheWB.com/ComicCon, coming in July.

Series and selected stars and creators (*) scheduled to attend include:

The Big Bang Theory: Johnny Galecki (Roseanne), Jim Parsons (Garden State), Kaley Cuoco (Charmed), executive producer Chuck

Lorre (Two and a Half Men) and more

Chuck: Zachary Levi (upcoming Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel), Yvonne Strahovski (upcoming I Love You Too), executive producer Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl) and more

Eastwick: Rebecca Romijn (X-Men), Lindsay Price (Lipstick Jungle), Jaime Ray Newman (Veronica Mars) and more

Fringe: Anna Torv (The Pacific), Josh Jackson »

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Sugar Shout Out: Surf's Up For These Pups!

22 June 2009 11:55 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

Surf's up for these San Diego pups! Paris Hilton makes a splash Ask a pastry chef: I lost my libido! You know you're a mother when: the diaper bag is your purse Emma Watson = fashion designer? Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan describe their Greenwich Village home Hangover producers to do female-led comedy: Business Trip Peter Som cooks up sweet designs in the kitchen Get your last minute 4th of July travel deals 5 yoga poses for a strong core Twitter trivia: what's in a name? Pacific Coast News Online »

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Couples Watch: Tori & Dean, Kellan Lutz & AnnaLynne McCord

22 June 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »

. Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, enjoying some down time with the kids – Liam, 2, and Stella, 1 – at the Four Seasons in Maui, where the family has been vacationing. The four played at the hotel's pool and relaxed in their cabana. Later in the night, McDermott went diving while Spelling took the kids to a screening of Surf's Up on the beach. »

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Couples Watch: Tori & Dean, Kellan Lutz & AnnaLynne McCord

22 June 2009 3:00 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

• Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, enjoying some down time with the kids - Liam, 2, and Stella, 1 - at the Four Seasons in Maui, where the family has been vacationing. The four played at the hotel's pool and relaxed in their cabana. Later in the night, McDermott went diving while Spelling took the kids to a screening of Surf's Up on the beach. »

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Animated Ghosts Invade DreamWorks

18 June 2009 10:08 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

DreamWorks Animation is moving forward with a new untitled ghost project that is competing for a fourth-quarter 2012 release slot, report the trades. Jon Vitti (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Simpsons Movie) has signed on to write the script for the film, referred to internally as Boo U. The project will be directed by Tony Leondis, who last helmed the animated John Cusack and Steve Buscemi comedy Igor. The story line centers on a ghost who is bad at his job and must return to ghost school. In late May, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said a "super secret ghost project" was on the books for a potential late-2012 slot. Boo U. is that project. The studio’s 2012 slate also includes the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots and a third Madagascar movie. Another ghost-centric film, referred to as Freakers, was being written by Joe Syracuse & Lisa Addario (Surf's Up) and centers »

- James Cook

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Carlos Saldanha to Direct Rio

11 May 2009 7:31 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Twentieth Century Fox Animation has given the greenlight to the 3-D digital animated feature Rio from Blue Sky Studios, which centers on a nerdy macaw who leaves the comforts of his cage in small-town Minnesota and heads to Rio de Janeiro.

According to Variety, Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age: The Meltdown) will direct. The Brazilian-born helmer, who has been nurturing Rio for years, is putting the finishing touches on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, the third installment in the blockbuster Ice Age franchise. It bows July 1.

Chris Jenkins (Surf's Up) and Bruce Anderson (Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who) will produce the pic, which will be released by 20th Century Fox on April 8, 2011. »

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Minister 'charges porn to taxpayer'

30 March 2009 4:42 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has admitted accidentally charging two pornographic films to the taxpayer as part of her expenses. Smith submitted a £67 bill for Virgin Media in June last year, which included two unnamed 18-rated features watched in her home on April 1 and April 6 at £5 each. It also included £3.50 to watch Surf's Up and two payments of £3.75 for two viewings of Ocean's 13. A friend told Pa: "To say she's angry with her husband is an understatement. Jacqui was not there when these films were watched. She's furious and mortified." In a statement, Smith said: (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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