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Beauty and the Beast is Visually Stunning But Nothing New

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Beauty and the Beast, a childhood Disney favorite of mine and many others worldwide is next up to release a live-action remake. These remakes, as of yet, have been rather mundane in their attempts to recapture the magic of the original animated classics. But Beauty and the Beast could be the one that breaks this chain of mediocrity and deliver a familiar yet fresh take on this story.

With Hermoine…. uhhh Emma Watson as Belle she fits the Beauty role quite nicely. Dan Stevens as Beast is OK but with the character itself being CGI mostly and that animation being out of sync in more places than should’ve been allowed it takes you out of some scenes. Luke Evans’ Gaston is the best flesh and blood performance in the entire film. Kevin Kline as Belle’s Dad, Maurice, is a close second.

Josh Gads’ version of Lefou is a necessary character as he pushes Gastons’ ego ever higher throughout the film. But, I feel the spotlight put on the homosexual aspect of his character added nothing to the film so at days end was uncalled for in it’s inclusion. It doesn’t detract from the film just kind of seemed like it was shoehorned in for shock value and press.

Unsurprisingly, the animated characters were the highlight of the film as a whole. It’s crazy to me how these “live action” remakes always have to put a bunch of emphasis on the characters that are animated on screen. All of the main characters were animated for a large portion of the film save for Gaston, Lefou, Belle, and Maurice.

The songs we all know and love are still there (alongside song newer little diddies) and handled pretty well by the cast. There’s even little tidbits thrown in there to freshen up some of the classics (like Gads’ little aside at the end of his rousing ode to the apple of his eye Gaston which I thought was hilarious). The action sequences are put together and executed pretty well, the few that there are in the film.

Beauty and the Beast is a film people I feel will talk about for the wrong reasons. But if all that’s pushed to the side it’s a relatively enjoyable film. The classic story, music and romance is all there with some standout performances from Luke Evans and the Castle Staff.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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