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Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice on ‘The Simpsons’

May 17, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on the long-running show doesn’t show any signs of stopping. This past week, ew.com revealed that former SNL comic and Bridesmaids star Kirstin Wiig will portray an FBI agent who helps Lisa investigate Homer’s strangely polite [...]

Bryan Cranston Joins Voice Cast of ‘Kung Fu Panda 3'

April 10, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The third cinematic outing of DreamWorks’ blockbuster Kung Fu Panda announced three new voice cast members yesterday (April 9): Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and Rebel Wilson (Bridesmaids) will voice new characters in the third chapter of the animated pic, which will again be directed by Jennifer Yu Nelson [...]

‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ Series Debuts on Nick This Sat.

March 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Fans of DreamWorks Animation’s Monsters vs. Aliens will get the chance to enjoy a weekly comedy series based on the 2009 movie, beginning this Saturday. The cabler will premiere the CG-animated series this Saturday (March 23) at 9:30 p.m., right after its popular Kids Choice Awards broadcast. The new series [...]

Colbert, Janney Join ‘Mr. Peabody’

June 12, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation has announced that Stephen Colbert, of The Colbert Report fame, Emmy Award winner Allison Janney (The Help, The West Wing), Ellie Kemper (Bridesmaids, The Office), Ariel Winter (Modern Family) and Stephen Tobolowsky (Californication, The Lorax) are on board for the upcoming film Mr. Peabody & Sherman, based on [...]

Producers Guild Reveals Five Animated Movie Nominees

January 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the five titles nominated in the Best Animated Feature Award category. In what many awards watchers say may be a foreshadowing for the Oscar race, the nominees are: The Adventures of Tintin (Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg) Cars 2 (Producer: [...]

‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ Looks to K.O. ‘The Hangover, Part II’

May 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Po is back and ready to turn up the heat at the box office for the Memorial Day weekend. DreamWorks Animation is unveiling its most-recent stereoscopic 3D animated feature film, Kung Fu Panda 2, starting Thursday at some 3,900 theaters, making it the biggest release going into the holiday weekend. [...]