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SDCC At Home 2021: Voiceover Superstars

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One of the more fun and insightful panels of this weekend’s Comic-Con at home was “Voiceover Superstars in Animation and Live-Action”. Moderated by actor and comedian Stephen Kramer Glickman, the panel featured some of the most iconic voices to ever grace the screen. Margaret Kerry (Disney’s “Peter Pan”), E.G. Daily (“Rugrats”), Jack Plotnick (“Drawn Together”), Jessica DiCicco (“The Loud House”), and Eric Bauza (“Space Jam: A New Legacy”) were all welcomed to the stage to share stories of their own experiences in the booth and what being a performer means to them.

First up was the legendary Margaret Kerry. Kerry’s career has spanned over 80 years, from starring as a child performer on “The Little Rascals” to starring in the popular 50s animated series, “Clutch Cargo”. However, she is probably best known for serving as the model for Tinker Bell in the Disney animated classic, “Peter Pan”. Though Tinker Bell does not speak in the movie, Kerry’s performance was filmed as a model for the animators to use for reference. She remembered getting to interact with a giant keyhole and pair of scissors. In addition to this, she provided the voice for one of the mermaids in the film.

E.G. Daily, voice of such iconic characters as Tommy in “Rugrats” and Buttercup in “The Powerpuff Girls” shared that she once nearly passed up an audition because she was having the carpet replaced in her apartment. “My agent kept at me and I ended up booking it; and that was for Tommy Pickles.” She also shared an ironic, but humorous story in which she went into labor while recording Rugrats.

Jack Plotnick, best known for voicing Xandir P. Whifflebottom on Comedy Central’s hit adult-animated series, “Drawn Together”, shared that he was just as much of fan of the show as he was a performer. He explained that this was actually his first job in voiceover, having previously performed in live-action films and series such as “Girls Will Be Girls”, “Ellen”, and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. He explained that this later led to a voiceover job for the 2009 film “Aliens in the Attic”, although his performance was not used for the final film.

Jessica DiCicco shared her experiences working on the hit Cartoon Network show “Adventure Time” as well as the hit Nickelodeon series “The Loud House”. She explained that she watched “Adventure Time” before she was cast and was able to use that to help fuel her audition. For “Loud House”, DiCicco explained she had originally recorded a “Loud House” short for Nickelodeon many years ago that had eventually been picked up to series. She also expressed her excitement at the upcoming Netflix film as well as the live-action film currently in production.

Last, but certainly not least, was the great Eric Bauza. Bauza, a long-time voice actor and animator can be heard in last week’s #1 movie at the box office, “Space Jam: A New Legacy”. For that film Bauza provides the voices for classic Looney Tunes characters Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Marvin the Martian, Elmer Fudd, and Foghorn Leghorn. Bauza also lends his voice to the character of Bugs Bunny for the HBO Max Original Series, “Looney Tunes Cartoons”. Bauza explained it was initially nerve-wracking to take on such massive legacy characters, but rationalized that Mel Blanc will always be the original and that that version will always exist. There have also been several other actors to perform the characters throughout the years and each one brought something different to it. He saw this as his chance to make it his own and bring something new.

All in all, the panel offered no news for upcoming projects but was still a fun and insightful look into the world of voiceover.

 

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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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Comic-Con 2024: Those About to Die Activation

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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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