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Celebrate the Holidays Right with The Grinch

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In 1957, Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) published his timeless holiday classic, “How The Grinch Stole Christmas!” The book was an instant success and spawned a highly successful 1966 television special, as well as a box-office smash live-action film in 2000. So why re-visit the Grinch after remaining dormant for nearly 18 years? The book still sells well around the holiday season, and the screen adaptations are aired on television several times throughout December each year. Is there anything we haven’t already been told about this classic character? Is it worth another big screen outing? While some might be skeptical, the answer is yes.

This new 3D-animated adaptation, produced by Illumination (“Despicable Me,” “Minions,” “The Secret Life of Pets”), takes us back to Whoville where we meet the same old cranky green fellow (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) with his ever-loyal dog, Max (voiced by Frank Welker). At first, it seems that not much has changed regarding the characterization until the Grinch’s venture into Whoville and his inspiration to “steal” Christmas. When we are introduced to the, Who’s in this film it’s immediately established that they are very kind, happy-go-lucky people that love to spread joy to all creatures, including the Grinch. In the last theatrical outing, they were all touted as being afraid of The Grinch and treated him as though he were a hideous monster.

The story continues in a very similar fashion to the previous incarnations but garners a few welcome additions that are more suited to today’s audiences. This includes making Cindy Lou Who (voiced by Cameron Seely) the oldest child in her family and asking Santa only to give her overworked single mother, Donna (voiced by Rashida Jones) a day to relax. As the film continues, we are introduced to a few new characters including the Grinch’s overly eccentric neighbor, Bricklebaum (voiced by Kenan Thompson) and Fred, an obese, but loyal reindeer that the Grinch recruits for his Christmas plot.

The film is co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, best known for “The Secret Life of Pets,” and Scott Mosier, best known for producing several films with director Kevin Smith for View Askew Productions. The two have outdone themselves with the way the film has taken shape, and it goes without saying that the many animators that brought this film to life all deserve accolades. With clever updates to the original texts, stunning visualization, and knockout performances from a terrific voice cast, “The Grinch” is sure to become a holiday classic.

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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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