As Dreamers Do Part Deux

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Entertainment News for Early December 2007

MPAA grants Peacock Releasing a waiver to allow existing trailers for Popeye the Sailor Man to be reedited to insert the Paramount logo ahead of the film's May 2008 release. Turner Broadcasting, who've held multimedia rights to the Popeye property outside of the newspaper strip since the 1990's, merged with Microsoft's Paramount subsidiaries to form TBS-Paramount less than three weeks ago.
- Variety

Turner's MGM Grand Adventure indoor theme park on the Las Vegas strip could be on the chopping block as the TBS-Paramount merger raises questions on whether that park could potentially cannibalize the inclusion of UA and MGM properties at Paramount's outdoor Pinnacle park in Carson, California.
- HLN

Out of Jimmy's Head could soon be off of ABC's SatAM lineup due to low ratings.
- TV Guide

Total Drama renewed by ABC for the next seven years while Fox renews Phineas and Ferb for the next five.
- Access Hollywood

Politics
Former Chicago mayor Barack Obama announces presidential campaign.
- CNN

After months of rumors, Arizona senator John McCain confirms he will make another run for president as a Reform party candidate.
- The Arizona Republic

The Sports Page
"The feud between CM Punk and Mike Knox on the last few weeks of Rampage has got to be the most petulant feud since TMZ's feud with the NHL."
- Jim Cornette on NWA Dynamite

"The only teams I ever disliked have been the Dirty Birds and Crimson Turds."
- Gus St. Pierre on Dan Patrick's radio show

WLAF releases its regular season schedule. The defending World Bowl champion Arizona Wranglers will open at home with a ring and banner ceremony ahead of its home opener against the San Antonio Texans on February 9. That game will be televised locally on UPN affiliate KTTU and on TNT elsewhere across America.
- KGUN-TV Local News

 

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Early December 2007 Movies

I Am Legend
Released by Carolco through Warner Bros.
Produced in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment

Juno
Released by Hyperion Pictures

Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Released by Nickelodeon Movies through Touchstone Pictures

The Golden Compass
Released by Miramax Films
The very first Miramax release under the ownership of The Romney/Weinstein Company

No Country For Old Men
Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Game Plan
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution as a Walt Disney Pictures/20th Century-Fox dual-branded film.

Notes on The Game Plan
Principal photography took place prior to Dwayne Johnson's purchase of the WLAF franchise that became the Jacksonville Tomcats.
Fox Sports personalities like Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long made cameos in the film.
Matt Vasgersian, then the voice of Fox's Sunday Night Football during production, filmed his scenes before joining NBC in December 2006.​

 

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Alvin and the Chipmunks
Released by Paramount Pictures on December 14, 2007

Production companies
Bagdasarian Productions
Rhythm and Hues Studios

Notes
Alvin and the Chipmunks was the first project since the Bagdasarian family sold the franchise to Microsoft in 2005. Historically ITTL, Paramount had been very thin on family properties outside of acquisitions.

@ExowareMasses
Logo trivia:
Alvin and the Chipmunks starts with the early-2000's Paramount logo, introduced IOTL for the studio's 90th anniversary. Except this title is the first to carry the byline "A TBS+Paramount Company" temporarily in the same Helvetica font as the old Gulf+Western byline from the Seventies and Eighties. A permanent byline, which will feature the actual TBS and Paramount fonts, will be unveiled later in 2008.​

 

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Entertainment News for Early December 2007

With a couple months' rest, Nicolas Cage will be back on the soundstage. Principal photography will begin in March on a crossover project in which Cage's National Treasure character Ben Gates will face off against Salma Hayek as Carmen Sandiego. The crossover film is expected to reach cinemas in Christmas of 2009.
- BBC News

Rumor: Is a Squeaquel in the works? Paramount is already putting one into production according to a good source.
- Variety

Whatever happened to Hoku? Last we heard, she sang an acoustic version of "Perfect Day" at the 2001 star-studded wedding of Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon and X-Men star Gus St. Pierre. A year later, she toured the state of Texas with Del St. Pierre and Luz Ramirez. Hoku said that her experience traveling together with Del and Luz inspired the lyrics to the 2002 single "Carne Asada Gumbo." The eponymous recipe has now reached a new cookbook being released by Paul Prudhomme. Hoku meanwhile has returned to Honolulu where she has formed her own label on which she plans to release a new EP next year.
- MTV News

Carolco scraps plans for an I Am Legend sequel due to the film losing the head-to-head box office battle with Paramount's Alvin and the Chipmunks.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Jeffrey Bewkes's future with Bally could be on the line when Bally's shareholders meet in Chicago next month.
- CNBC

The Sports Page
With just eleven shopping days until Christmas, the Screen Actors Guild Wrestlers' Association (SAGWA) has voted unanimously to go on strike. At issue is the demand for a reduced number of untelevised house shows and an offseason across all major wrestling promotions.
- ESPN

CBS agrees to a new extension to its current deal with the NCAA to cover March Madness.
- ESPN

The above poll, in which CBS won the majority of the March Madness vote, has been expanded to include the FIFA World Cup.
https://forms.gle/EkeiurHXfAasw3UK6

 

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Christmas Day 2007 Movies

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Released by Walt Disney Pictures
Produced in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Legendary Multimedia

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Released by Universal Pictures through Peacock Releasing
Based on the Stephen Sondheim musical.

The Thief and the Cobbler (1982)
Reissued by Paramount Pictures for the film's 25th Anniversary.
Digital restoration for this reissue was supervised by James C. Katz, the man responsible for the OTL restorations of Spartacus and Vertigo among other films.
Newly discovered, previously unseen footage is added for this reissue without slowing down the overall story.​

 

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Entertainment News for Early January 2008

Bally reaches an agreement with WGN and Tribune Media to bring Bozo the Clown back to television after a nine year hiatus in 2010.
- The Chicago Tribune

The Sports Page
The Henson and Disney platforms agree to a 50/50 split for the television coverage of the Goodwill Games starting in 2009 and running through 2015. For Henson, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and XYZ will cover some events while others will be carried by Fox, FX and VH1.
- ESPN

FX outbids ESPN for Wednesday and Friday night rights to the NBA while ABC and UPN reach an agreement to share the weekend afternoon rights.
- ESPN

TBS-Paramount outbids Peacock, Henson and Disney for the 2014 and '18 World Cups. Coverage will span across UPN, TNT, TBS and MTV. The 2014 World Cup will be TNT's first since the 1990 World Cup which was held in Italy.
- TSN

FIFA president Sepp Blatter announces that the '14 and '18 World Cups will be held in Brazil and the United Kingdom respectively.
- ESPN

TBS-Paramount gains the rights to the Winter Olympics in 2014 and '18 while Peacock retains the Summer Games through 2020.
- TSN

 

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Entertainment News for Early January 2008 Part 2

Jeffrey Bewkes' future at Bally will be determined by a shareholder vote on the Wednesday after MLK Day.
- CNBC

Herb Scannell, Bob Iger, Byron Allen among potential candidates to succeed Bewkes at Bally.
- Reuters

Limited Run will retain Portland headquarters while setting up production facilities for exclusive content at the former Turner backlot in Atlanta.
- The Oregonian

Joyce Chung (Wife of Tiffany Disney)
"I grew up in the Bay Area. When I was seven years old, my reward for keeping my room clean for the whole month of April 1990 was I got to go see the first TMNT movie at the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland. On our way home, a drunk driver running a red light crashed into my parents' car. Next thing I knew, I woke up at Kaiser Permanente and the doctors gave me the horrible news that I sustained spinal injuries that left me with incontinence. I soon learned that my parents did not survive the wreck. I wore my seat belt and they didn't. Startng in August of that year after finishing physical therapy, I spent the rest of my childhood with my grandparents. I met Tiffany at an incontinence support group while we were both attending San Diego State University."
- Interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune.

 

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Entertainment News for Mid to Late January 2008

The Sports Page
NFL Wild Card Results
AFC
Chargers over Marauders
Steelers over Panthers

NFC
Cardinals over Saints
Seahawks over Cowboys

Divisional Playoffs
AFC
Colts over Steelers
Raiders over Chargers

NFC
Cardinals over Rams
Packers over Seahawks

Conference Championships
January 20, 2008
AFC Championship
Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts
Venue: RCA Dome
Kickoff: 3:30 EST
TV: SBC
Announcers: Mike "Doc" Emrick and Boomer Esiason

This game turned out to be the last Colts home game at the RCA Dome. Lucas Oil Stadium will become the Colts' new venue next season. The Raiders led 20-10 at the half, but midway into the third quarter, a pass interference penalty against Las Vegas DB Nnamdi Asomugah set up the Colts' comeback...

Emrick: "[Peyton] Manning fakes the hand off to [Joseph] Addai...Finds [Reggie] Wayne wide open...SCORE!!!! The extra point by Adam Vinatieri should slash the deficit by a field goal...and it's good."

In the fourth, a field goal tied the game at 20. But with five minutes left, Tom Brady needed to march the Raiders down the field to retake the lead. But on a second and ten from the Raider 45...

Emrick: "Brady in trouble, pursued by [Dwight] Freeney....FUMBLE...there's huge dogpile on the field...AND THE COLTS HAVE RECOVERED!!!!"

That fumble gave Peyton Manning a shorter field for one last miracle...

Emrick: "Manning all alone...finds the rookie [Anthony] Gonzalez...SCORE!!!!!!"

That touchdown punched the Colts' ticket to the 2008 Super Bowl by the score of 27-20. As a final farewell to the RCA Dome, the Colts invited the standing room only crowd to stay a few more hours to watch the NFC Championship.

NFC Championship
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
Venue: Lambeau Field
Kickoff: 6 PM EST
TV: CBS
Announcers: Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

On a snowy Sunday night, the Packers were heavily favored to win, with homefield advantage at a truly Frozen Tundra.

This year's NFC Championship was a back and forth shootout with Brett Favre and Kurt Warner combining for 500 passing yards. The game was tied at 21 late in the fourth quarter when Favre took the snap on third down.

Nantz: Favre out of the shotgun...looking for Driver...PICKED OFF BY PAT TILLMAN!!!! THE FROZEN TUNDRA HAS THAWED!!!!!
Simms: I don't believe it, Jim.

Yes, Pat Tillman is still alive. The death of Bin Laden early in Harvey Weinstein's presidency saves Tillman's life ITTL.

That interception and ensuing touchdown from Warner to Larry Fitzgerald won the game for Arizona 28-21. The Cardinals would now become the second team in four years to play in a Super Bowl in front of their home crowd.

 

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Entertainment News for Late January/Early February 2008

Bally and WGN held a press conference to introduce Spongebob voice Tom Kenny as the third and newest actor to portray Bozo the Clown as part of a Bozo revival scheduled for 2010. The character was previously portrayed on WGN's version of Bozo by Bob Bell and Joey D'Auria.
- The Chicago Tribune

Bally, WGN approach multiple studios on potential cartoon library licenses for the 2010 Bozo revival.
- TV Guide

Bally shareholders overwhelmingly give Jeffrey Bewkes a vote of no-confidence. One time Nickelodeon executive Herb Scannell has been approached by Bally's board of directors with an offer to become Bewkes' replacement.
- The Chicago Sun-Times

Alameda County district attorney Tom Orloff announces that arrest warrants have been issued for several former Oakland police officers who botched the investigation into the 1990 car accident that killed Dennis and Helen Chung on their way home from the Grand Lake Theatre. Their daughter Joyce, then seven years old, was the lone survivor of the crash. However, spinal injuries have forced Joyce to wear diapers ever since. Joyce is now 24 and married to Mighty Ducks of San Diego owner Tiffany Disney.
- The San Francisco Chronicle

 

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Eddsworld
Launched on February 5, 2008 on FX

Production companies
20th Century-Fox Animation
Legendary Animation

Distributed by
20th Television through Buena Vista Television

An adaptation of the webtoon series created by Edd Gould

Developed for television by
Edd Gould
Devon Abbott

Executive Producers
Edd Gould
Thomas Tull
Rachel Stone-Abbott

Storyboard team
Devon Abbott
Rebecca Sugar
Alex Hirsch
JG Quintel

Main voices
Edd Gould as Edd
Thomas Ridgewell as Tom
Matt Hargreaves as Matt
Tord Larson as Tord
Chris O'Neill as Eduardo
Eddie Bowley as Jon
Benjamin Rudman as Mark
Christopher Bingham as the Evil Director
Paul ter Voorde as Paul

Additional voices
Josh Tomar
Haley Joel Osment
Mark Hamill
Gus St. Pierre
Seth Green
Seth MacFarlane
Sir Daniel Abbott
Tara Strong
Lauren Tom
Greg Cipes
Eric Bauza
Kal Penn
Zelda Williams
Kenan Thompson
Emma Watson

Notes
Days before the show launched, the Eddsworld characters were featured in a Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial directed by Sir Daniel.​

 

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Entertainment News for Early to Mid February 2008

Eddsworld headlines a new FX block devoted to cable adaptations of popular webtoons.
- TV Guide

Bobobo replaces Jimmy's Head on ABC's SatAm lineup.
- Entertainment Weekly

SBC launches Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles in a bid to breathe new life into the franchise.
- Variety

At the last minute, UPN pulled a Mad TV sketch in which Constance Wu was to play Joyce Chung in a parody of 60 Minutes. UPN said in a statement that the skit was pulled before it could air in light of recent revelations surrounding the Oakland Police Department's cover up of the 1990 car accident that left the real-life Joyce Chung permanently incontinent and her parents dead.
- KGO-TV Local News

Herb Scannell will officially succeed Jeffrey Bewkes at Bally on September 1.
- The Chicago Sun-Times

The Sports Page
2008 Super Bowl
February 3, 2008
Venue: Circle K Dome (Phoenix, AZ)
TV: SBC
Announcers: Mike "Doc" Emrick and Boomer Esiason
MVP: Larry Fitzgerald (WR; Cardinals)

The Indianapolis Colts' 18-0 winning streak came to an end on Super Bowl Sunday. Peyton Manning (Colts) and Kurt Warner (Cardinals) combined for a Super Bowl record 1,100 passing yards. The winning touchdown came in the final two minutes with Warner completing a play action pass to Larry Fitzgerald to win 24-17. The Cardinals became the second team since the 2003 Houston Oilers to play and win a Super Bowl on their own turf.

The Cardinals' victory parade through Downtown Phoenix (below).

 

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Entertainment News for Late February/Early March 2008

Former Oakland Police Chief George T. Hart charged with multiple hate crimes in connection to the cover up of the 1990 car crash that killed Dennis and Helen Chung. Their daughter Joyce, age 7 at the time of the wreck, was the lone survivor in the crash.
- KGO-TV Local News

Limited Run vice president Reed Hastings was on hand for the grand re-opening of the former Turner backlot in Atlanta. Hastings says that the reopened lot a new VHS pressing plant that will open in 2010 will create dozens of new jobs for the area and open up opportunites for the company to create original content.
- WSB-TV Local News

MGM Grand Adventures theme park to be phased out by 2011. This comes as part of the TBS-Paramount merger. Most attractions at the indoor park will move to the Paramount Pinnacle park in Carson, California.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal

Bally puts the underperforming Circus World for sale as part of changes being made by new chairman Herb Scannell.
- The Orlando Sentinel

Six Kings confirms that new hotels at Six Flags Hollywood Park will have to built shorter than originally planned due to FAA heigh restrictions and the park's proximity to the LAX airport.
- KABC-TV Local News

Decision '08
Presidential primary leaders after Super Tuesday:
Barack Obama (D-IL)
John McCain (Ref-AZ)
Roy Moore (R-AL)

The Sports Page
WCW, under the new ownership of Bob Iger's Optimum Sports, appoints Paul Levesque as its new president.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan joins the new triumvirate that will head Impact Wrestling, formerly known as Total Nonstop Action.
- SportsCenter

Raiders owner Al Davis released a statment saying that league mandated sensory-inclusive upgrades to the Michelob Ultra Dome will be ready for the 2008 regular season. The dome, which opened in 2000, will host the Super Bowl in February 2009.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jim Irsay told us "Sensory-friendly amenities at Lucas Oil Stadium will be ready for opening day."
- The Indianapolis Star

The Orlando Thunder of the WLAF say they will play the 2008 and '09 seasons at Fox Sports World (known IOTL as ESPN Wide World of Sports) in Lake Buena Vista while the Florida Citrus Bowl undergoes a major overhaul which will include sensory-friendly amenities as mandated by Commissioner Oliver Luck.
- WESH-TV Local News

 

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Entertainment News for Late February/Early March 2008 (Part 2)

@eldandythedoubter @Roger Redux @TheMatthew25 @Sonny912
Jim Cornette's statement on CM Punk cutting a promo on the Oakland Police Department on the March 4, 2008 episode of NWA Rampage. That show was held in Oakland at the Oracle Arena.
"CM Punk's promo was totally unscripted. He was angry to hear about the cover-up that happened eighteen years ago. That promo came straight from the heart. To hear those fans boo their local police department so loudly speaks volumes. We had plenty of police partolling the arena, but there were plenty of officers who blushed with shame with every word that came over the loudspeakers.

 

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Cloverfield
Released by RKO Radio Pictures through Peacock Releasing on March 14, 2008

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

Notes
After the success of ABC's Alias and Lost, JJ Abrams signed a development deal with Peacock. Next year, Abrams will bring Star Trek back to theatres.​

 

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This Just In!
Major studios meet today with WGN, Bally to discuss animated material for Bozo revival slated for 2010
Chicago Tribune; March 18, 2008

Here's a who's who for today's meeting...

Bally's Inc.
Herb Scannell; Chairman of the Board
Mike Richardson; Founder and president of Dark Horse Comics
Jim Davis; Creator of Garfield and head of Unicorn, Dark Horse's new kids label
Tom Ruegger; President of Luxor Animation
Joey D'Auria; The former Bozo
Tom Kenny; The new Bozo

The Jim Henson Company
John Lasseter; Head of Henson Animation (HA!)
Brian Henson; Head of Touchstone Pictures

Columbia-Tristar
Bruce Timm; Chief Creative Officer of Columbia-TriStar Animation
Clive A. Smith, Patrick Loubert, Michael Hirsh; Founders of Nelvana
Blanche Boudreaux; Host of Cartooning Made Easy

Warner Bros.
Mario Kassar; Chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Joe and Stephanie Macdonald; Co-chairs of Warner Bros. Animation

TBS-Paramount
Geraldine Laybourne; Chairwoman of the Board
Sam Register; President of Paramount Animation

Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Walt Disney, Jr; Chairman of the Board
Margarest Loesch; Vice Chairwoman
Sir Daniel Abbott; President of Walt Disney Classic Animation

Peacock
Michael Eisner; Chairman of the Board
Gale Anne Hurd; Vice President of Universal Studios
Jeffrey Katzenberg; Head of Peacock Animation

Saban Metromedia
Haim Saban; Founder
Andy Heyward; Head of New Line Animation

Lionsgate
Frank Giustra; Founder

Limited Run
Reed Hastings; Chief Executive Officer and co-founder

 

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Entertainment News for Early April 2008

Politics
SCOTUS to hear Disney v. DeviantArt case in June.
- The Washington Post

Obama, McCain, Palin each pull further ahead in the primaries of their respective parties.
- CNN

Entertainment
Wendy's reports highest Q1 profits in six years after its tie-in with the 25th anniversary of the English dub of Urusei Yatsura proves wildly successful.
- CNBC

Amblin Entertainment and Legendary Multimedia each sign on to co-produce the WGN/Bally revival of Bozo starting in Fall 2010.
- The Chicago Tribune

Rumor Mill: Hagar the Horrible to join the Universal/King Features Movie Universe in Phase 2. Also rumored for Phase 2 are Dick Tracy and The Shadow.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount Pictures gives the green light to six Tom and Jerry animated crossovers:

Spoiler

The Wizard of Oz, James Bond (or Cody Banks), Grease, Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee, Legally Blonde

- E! News

 

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Sir Daniel Abbott's 50th Birthday Celebration
Aired on April 16, 2008 on Fox as a special edition of Disney's anthology series

Hosted by
Haley Joel Osment

Featured Interviews (in no particular order)
Walt Disney, Jr.
Stan Lee
Richard Williams
Eric Goldberg
Andreas Deja
Freddie Starr
Don Bluth
Rachel Stone-Abbott
Bruce Timm
Mark Evanier
Steve Melendez
Tom Ruegger
Devon Abbott
Alyssa Abbott
AJ McLean
Gus St. Pierre
Edd Gould
Rebecca Sugar
Tiffany Disney
Kevin Eastman
Robert Zemeckis
Steven Spielberg
Molly Ringwald
Keanu Reeves
Jim Carrey
Robin Williams
Greg Rhodes
Peter Schneider
Glen Keane

Archived interviews
Frank Thomas
Ollie Johnston
Wolfgang Reitherman
Eric Larson
Walt Disney, Sr.
Howard Ashman

With performances by
The Backstreet Boys plus Gus
Del St. Pierre and Luz Ramirez
Brian May of Queen
Idina Menzel
Jodi Benson
Dolly Parton
Laura Branigan

Notes
The ceremony portion of this special was videotaped in New York City at Radio City Music Hall.

Tiffany's interviews were recorded for this special months in advance in her office at the Mighty Ducks' corporate headquarters in San Diego. On the night this special aired, her team was en route to Houston where they began their first round playoff series against the Aeros.

A few of the Nine Old Men are featured here because Sir Daniel often accompanied his mentor Richard Williams on annual summer visits to the Disney studios for several years before Danny finally landed his current gig with the organization.

Sir Daniel took his tryout with Eric Larson in the summer and fall of 1983 before being officially hired by Disney in February 1984.

In the first few months he was at Disney, Sir Daniel was assigned to Fox for the Movietoon revival shorts, which ran from 1985 thru '91.

Daniel and Rachel met in a hallway on the Paramount backlot around 1982. Danny was working on Ziggy's Gift while Rachel was working on an uncredited rewrite of Young Sherlock Holmes. Frank Mancuso, Jr. would later say in interviews that his father came to regret letting the Abbotts slip through Paramount's fingers.

In 1974 when Daniel was beginning his career at age 16, Richard Williams became Daniel's legal guardian with the approval of a London magistrate. Earlier that year, Daniel had ran away from his abusive Southampton home and boarded an overnight train to London.

Daniel was the youngest animator on staff during the making of Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure. He was 17 when he served as the live action reference model for Raggedy Andy. He was 18 during full animation and turned 19 roughly two weeks after Columbia Pictures released the film in the United States.

In 1977, Columbia's then-chairman Peter Guber wanted to appoint Daniel and Eric Goldberg to run a reborn Screen Gems, but was vetoed by the higher ups at CBS because they felt both men were too young.​

 

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NHL Playoff Seeds for 2007-08

	Eastern Conference	Western Conference
1	Washington Capitals (Central Division Champs)	San Jose Sharks (Pacific Division Champs)
2	Montreal Canadiens (Northeast Division Champs)	Minnesota North Stars (Midwest Division Champs)
3	Atlanta Flames (Southeast Division Champs)	Vancouver Canucks (Northwest Division Champs)
4	Pittsburgh Penguins (Atlantic Division Champs)	Houston Aeros (Frontier Division Champs)
5	New York Rangers	Mighty Ducks of San Diego
6	Tennessee Titans	Colorado Rockies
7	Ottawa Senators	Chicago Blackhawks
8	Buffalo Sabres	Edmonton Oilers

First Round Matchups

East
1) Washington vs. 8) Buffalo
2) Montreal vs. 7) Ottawa
3) Atlanta vs. 6) Tennessee
4) Pittsburgh vs. 5) NY Rangers

West
1) San Jose vs. 8) Edmonton
2) Minnesota vs. 7) Chicago
3) Vancouver vs. 6) Colorado
4) Houston vs. 5) San Diego

Teams that advance to the semifinals will be re-seeded.

 

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Entertainment News for Mid-April 2008

Disney v. DeviantArt Update
In an emotional defeat for fan fiction creators, a federal judge in Sacramento has ruled against art community website DeviantArt. The site had been under fire from critics for the misappropriation of the likenesses of both Tiffany Disney and her spouse Joyce Chung in AB/DL fetish art and fan fiction. DeviantArt has now been ordered to pay Disney and Chung $300 million USD each in emotional distress damages. After the ruling was handed down, DeviantArt executives who hoped to appeal to the Supreme Court later this year, now say that the site's attorneys have advised them to stand down.
- CNN on UPN

In an address to the nation from the Oval Office, President D'Alesandro announces that the long-standing embargo on Cuba will be lifted starting on January 1, 2009.
- The Washington Post

Jim Carrey accepts Warner Bros.' offer to revive the Ace Ventura character on two conditions. Firstly that Jim will act as a consultant without reprising the role himself. Secondly, because of the backlash surrounding the third act of the infamous 1994 flop, both Jim and studio chairman Mario Kassar have advised that screenwriters refrain from repeating the same transphobic stereotypes depicted in the original.
- Variety

The Sports Page
NHL Semifinal Matchups:
East
3) Atlanta vs. 8) Washington
4) Pittsburgh vs. 7) Ottawa

West
5) San Diego vs. 3) Vancouver
1) San Jose vs. 7) Chicago

 

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Popeye the Sailor Man
Released on May 2, 2008

Distributors
Universal Pictures (North America)
Paramount Pictures (International)

Production Companies
AEW Studios
King Features Syndicate

Directed by
Jon Favreau

Screenwriters
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio

Based upon characters created by
EC Segar

"Popeye the Sailor Man" theme written by
Sammy Timberg
Sammy Lerner

Music by
Hans Zimmer

Main Cast
John Cena as Popeye
Linda Cardellini as Olive Oyl
Liev Schreiber as Bluto
Nick Frost as J. Wellington Wimpy
Harry Dean Stanton as Poopdeck Pappy
John C. Reilly as Castor Oyl
Jason Lee as Harold Hamgravy (aka Ham Gravy)
Mark Strong as Mr. Fadewell
Paul Goddard as Jack Snork
Jon Voight as Cole Oyl
Eric Bauza as the voice of Eugene the Jeep

Notes
The first act of Popeye the Sailor Man utilizes the 1929 storyline from the Thimble Theatre newspaper comic in which the Oyl family hire Popeye to captain a ship bound for Dice Island. The second and third acts focus on Popeye settling down in Sweethaven and the love triangle between himself, Bluto and Olive.

The theatrical trailer instantly went viral on YouTube, garnering more than 4 million hits upon its upload to Universal Pictures' official YouTube channel.

Turner Broadcasting System's United Artists subsidiary was the initial co-producer during principal photography. However, in late 2007, Turner merged with Microsoft's Paramount Communications subsidiary to form TBS-Paramount. Early trailers used the current United Artists logo, but the actual film would instead use the Paramount logo in tandem with Universal's.

The end credits are patterned after the "sliding door" titles from the 1930's Fleischer cartoons.

Popeye will return in Defenders of the Earth in 2012. In the meantime, look for Mandrake the Magician, Flash Gordon, Lothar and The Phantom in the coming years.​