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"My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" ran from 2010 to 2019, and famously spawned a group of passionate adult fans who dubbed themselves Bronies. During its nine-year run, the show and its spinoff movies remained popular mainstays of children's entertainment. 

Based on a line of Hasbro toys from 1983, the original "My Little Pony" cartoon show was little more than a 30-minute toy commercial, one of many of the era. Despite this, the show became incredibly well-liked by a generation of kids, and the "My Little Pony" shows and toys have continued to be part of the pop consciousness ever since. The original toy line was designed by illustrator Bonnie Zacherle, who also designed the Nurfuls toys in 1985. Incidentally, Bonnie was the niece of legendary horror host John Zacherle.

When "Friendship is Magic" was released in 2010, the ponies themselves were drastically redesigned to have a friendlier, wider-eyed appearance, and the writing on the show just as drastically improved.

The Mane 6 are Joined by Fun New Friends Voiced by an All-Star Cast in this Magical Adventure Arriving on Digital December 19 and Blu-ray Combo Packand DVD on January 9 from Lionsgate

Join the “truly magical adventure” (Mike Reyes, CinemaBlend) of the Mane 6 and their new friends when My Little Pony: The Movie comes home on Digital December 19 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand January 9 from Lionsgate. Best friends Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity team up in their most epic adventure yet! This new installment of the global phenomenon features the Mane 6 voices of “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” accompanied by Golden Globe® winner Emily Blunt (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Into the Woods, 2015), Primetime Emmy® winner Kristin Chenoweth (Best Supporting Actress, “Pushing Daisies,” 2009), Golden Globe® nominee Liev Schreiber (Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama,...

My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) Video Movie Review, an Allspark Pictures movie directed by Jayson Thiessen and starring Tara Strong as Princess Twilight Sparkle, Emily Blunt as Tempest Shadow, Kristin Chenoweth as Princess Skystar, Zoe Saldana as Captain Celaeno and Liev Schreiber as The Storm King. In this video review, I delve into Director’s [...]

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"Friendship comes in many colors." Lionsgate has debuted the colorful official trailer for the long-awaited, highly anticipated animated My Little Pony: The Movie. Indeed, we've been hearing rumors about a My Little Pony movie and it's finally here - hitting theaters in October! I think I would be more excited for this if it were a live-action/hybrid movie, but it's just a full-length feature based on all the animated TV shows and videos already available. When a dark force threatens Ponyville and the Mane 6, they go on a journey to the end of Equestria to save their beloved home. Featuring the voices of Zoe Saldana, Kristin Chenoweth, Emily Blunt, Uzo Aduba, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Tara Strong, Taye Diggs, and Sia; as well as all the original voices from the TV shows as the Mane 6. This looks totally friend-tastic charming! Enjoy. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jayson Thiessen...

The first trailer for My Little Pony: The Movie has arrived, and it boasts a star-studded voice cast.

Sia, Emily Blunt, Zoe Saldana, Uzo Aduba, Taye Diggs, Michael Pena, Kristen Chenoweth and Liev Schreiber join the original TV series voice ensemble in a new adventure in pony paradise.

The film follows pals Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rainbow Dash as they team up with their fishy friends in Seaquestria to save their beloved home from evil ponies who threaten to take over.

Jayson Thiessen, director of the My Little Pony TV series, is also directing the movie, and...

Hasbro already has been to the movies with its Ouija, G.I. Joe and, of course, Transformers properties, and now it’s moving from action and horror to, well, My Little Pony. Here’s the first trailer for the animated pic inspired by the popular 1980s toy line. Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana headline the voice cast for the movie from director Jayson Thiessen, who has worked on a number of Pony projects…...

Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – six brilliant residents of Ponyville who come together for a big, big announcement in today’s first teaser for My Little Pony: The Movie.

Arriving by way of Lionsgate, the animated pic is packed to the rafters with top-tier Hollywood talent, with Mary Poppins Returns star Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña (Ant-Man), Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba, and Zoe Saldana poised to take point in the voice booth. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, there’s also word that Sia, the award-winning artist best known for “Elastic Heart” and “Chandelier,” has penned an original song for Jayson Thiessen’s picture, and we all know how lucrative these properties can be following the success of Paramount’s Trolls and Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling” last year.

Can My Little Pony: The Movie achieve a similar box office feat?...

Zoe Saldana is a busy bee. Between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Cameron’s long-awaited Avatar sequels and, potentially, a role in Star Trek 4, the prolific actress has filled her slate with a host of exciting roles for years to come, and we now have word of another project to add to the collection.

Per Variety, Saldana has officially saddled up for the My Little Pony movie, Lionsgate’s cutesy animation helmed by Jayson Thiessen. Little is known about Saldana’s character at the moment, but we understand the so-hot-right-now actress will be joined in the voice booth by Kristin Chenoweth, Emily Blunt, Taye Diggs, Liev Schreiber, Sia, Uzo Aduba, and War on Everyone star Michael Peña. The addition of the Guardians actress comes hand-in-hand with the film’s official and suitably radiant logo, which you can find below.

Meghan McCarthy, the creative force behind the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic...

Comic-Con is in full-swing right now, with San Diego being flooded by excited fans and members of the entertainment industry eager to get their latest big breaking news out. Today, Lionsgate is beyond estatic to let everyone know that pop sensation Sia is set to swing into Equestria for My Little Pony: The Movie. This long-awaited animated adventure also got a new release date, and will be in theaters around the world on October 6, 2017.

Playing the role of pony pop star Songbird Serenade, My Little Pony: The Movie, will be one of Sia's first forays into acting. She will contribute two brand new original songs to the film's soundtrack. Sia joins previously announced A-list talent alongside the Mane 6, including Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated actress Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black), Golden Globe-winning actress Emily Blunt (Into the Woods, Gnomeo & Juliet), Tony, &#160Emmy Award-winning actress Kristen Chenoweth (Rio 2, The Peanuts Movie...

Singer-songwriter Sia has joined the voice cast of "My Little Pony: The Movie" for Hasbro and Lionsgate. The announcement was made at a panel at Comic-Con Friday.

The "Chandelier" singer will play pony pop star Songbird Serenade and will contribute two original songs to the film's soundtrack. She joins a cast that includes Uzo Aduba, Emily Blunt, Kristen Chenoweth, Taye Diggs, Michael Pena and Liev Schrieber.

Rita Hsiao and Meghan McCarthy are writing the script for the project which Jayson Thiessen is helming. The film opens October 6th next year.

Source: Heat Vision...

Liev Schreiber and Taye Diggs are joining the voice cast of Jayson Thiessen's "My Little Pony: The Movie" which is already slated to open October 6th 2017.

The story is launched when a new dark force threatens Ponyville and the ponies must embark on a journey beyond Equestria, using the magic of friendship and save their home.

Emily Blunt, Kristen Chenoweth, Uzo Aduba and Michael Pena are already onboard bringing to life brand-new characters for the movie alongside key members of the cast of the "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" TV series.

Meghan McCarthy penned the screenplay while Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis are producing.

Source: Heat Vision...

Lionsgate has reshuffled its release slate today, nailing down new due dates for Woody Allen’s Cafe Society and the upcoming My Little Pony movie.

Set for limited release on July 15, Allen’s latest – one that stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart – will then expand on July 22 before going nationwide the following week, July 29. My Little Pony, on the other hand, has placed the crosshairs on an October 6, 2017 release, when it’ll open against Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment’s long-gestating sequel, Blade Runner 2.

With Edge of Tomorrow star Emily Blunt and Kristin Chenoweth already bound for Equestria, The Hollywood Reporter brings word today that Michael Pena (End of Watch, Ant-Man) and Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) have opened talks to step into the voice booth. There, they’ll be joined by Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Shannon Chan-Kent and Tabitha St. Germain who are set to...

Edge of Tomorrow and Sicario star Emily Blunt has boarded Lionsgate’s My Little Pony: The Movie to voice a new character.

Based on the lucrative Hasbro toy line, today’s announcement puts Blunt opposite Kristen Chenoweth in the animated adventure, best known for her roles across Glee and Broadway musical, Wicked. Pegged for a release in 2017, director Jayson Thiessen is to take point at the helm, working from a script produced by Meghan McCarthy, a regular to Ponyville having worked on the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic animated series.

Ready to make their big-screen debut are the film’s core cast of My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity. No word yet on the specifics of Blunt’s character, though we understand it will be unique to Thiessen’s feature.

Rooted in the rolling hills of Equestria, Lionsgate’s pitch...

Emily Blunt will voice a new character in the animated feature "My Little Pony: The Movie" for Hasbro and Lionsgate. The film is currently slated for a November 3rd 2017.

The story centers on Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity embarking on a journey beyond Equestria, where they meet new friends and challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship and save their home.

Blunt and Kristin Chenoweth are voicing new characters alongside the 'Mane 6' voiced by Tara Strong, Cathy Weseluck, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain and Ashleigh Ball. Jayson Thiessen helms from a screenplay by Meghan McCarthy, while Stephen Davis and Brian Goldner will produce.

Source: Variety...

Last year's My Little Pony: Equestria Girls often felt like a rewrite of the flawed pilot episode of the Pony series Friendship Is Magic, but it was merely setting the stage for Jayson Thiessen and Ishi Rudell's far superior My Little Pony: Equestria Girls — Rainbow Rocks.

In the mirror universe populated by the ponies' human counterparts, three evil girls arrive at Canterlot High, spreading dark magic and discontent leading up to the school's musical showcase. Lacking in appreciable magic themselves, the Mane Five (Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, and Tabitha St. Germain) and reformed villain Sunset Shimmer (Rebecca Shoichet) summon Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong) to cross back from the pony realm of Equestria and save the biped world.

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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks is shredding its way to a theater near you&#160this Saturday,&#160September 27th!&#160To set the tone, three official music videos have been released along with a sneak peek clip. This exciting tease of the big theatrical event is sure to get you in a Canterlot kind of mood!&#160We also have a new photo gallery to help you practice and prepare for your magical date night with the Equestria Girls this weekend!

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Canterlot High is hosting a musical showcase and Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy are going to be performing with their new band, The Rainbooms. But when a new girl group, The Dazzlings, arrives at Chs, they convince everyone to turn the friendly showcase into a Battle of the Bands. As tensions mount between the competing musical acts, a reformed Sunset Shimmer realizes that the Dazzlings may...

Twilight Sparkle and her beloved pony friends will continue to celebrate the magic of friendship as the Hub Network announces Season 5 of its hit animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The series, from Hasbro Studios, is slated to air in 2015 on the Hub Network, champions of family fun and the only network dedicated to providing kids and their families entertainment they can watch together. The network has ordered 26 episodes for season five.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic follows the magical Princess Twilight Sparkle and her trusted assistant Spike, who live in Ponyville in the enchanted land of Equestria, along with her colorful pony friends - honest Applejack, generous Rarity, kind Fluttershy, loyal Rainbow Dash and fun-loving Pinkie Pie. Together, they teach one another valuable lessons about the most powerful magic of all - the magic of friendship.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic features key voice talent including Tara Strong,...

To the delight of fans, Hasbro has announced that it will release a My Little Pony: Equestria Girls 2013 special edition pony, inspired by the popular DJ Pon-3 character at San Diego Comic-Con. Adding to the DJ Pon-3 celebrity status at this year's convention, Idw's Sdcc special edition My Little Pony #9 variant will feature a glitter cover with the fan-favorite pony.

Michael Kelly, Director of Global Publishing at Hasbro made this statement.

"Idw's special Sdcc edition of My Little Pony #9 is a must have for any My Little Pony fan. The cover is a great companion piece to Hasbro's special edition pony inspired by the DJ PON3 toy, and the additional content provides an exciting glimpse into the origins of Twilight Sparkle's adventures in My Little Pony: Equestria Girls. Where else can you get so much awesome in one comic?

While Hasbro lights up the convention, Idw has a few special...

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is getting the big screen treatment this June 16 with the animated adventure My Little Pony: Equestria Girls. Twilight Sparkle and her friends find themselves transported to another dimension, where they are transformed into oddly hued humans. Twilight must find out who stole a magical crown while traversing the challenges of high school. We're not making this up. Check out the first trailer and poster for this must-see Brony event of the summer.

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Trailer

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls comes to theaters June 16th, 2013 and stars Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Paulina Gillis, Cathy Weseluck, Nicole Oliver, Claire Corlett, Michelle Creber, Britt McKillip. The film is directed by Jayson Thiessen.

The east coast edition of Comic-Con is catching up to its San Diego fellow, so you'll need some help knowing what to see

When it comes to Comic-Con, San Diego may have the Hollywood glitz and glamour, but New York is home to Marvel and DC – as well as Peter Parker, Stark Tower, the Ghostbusters, Men in Black and more than a few of the X-Men. And what city got saved at the end of this summer's Avengers? Well, it wasn't San Diego, that's for sure.

New York Comic-Con, taking place this weekend at the city's Jacob Javits Center, is the second biggest pop culture convention in the Us, behind San Diego's, and continues to grow towards San Diego-sized proportions each year. Last year's events attracted more than 105,000 guests, and the New York convention roster boasts an impressive list of geek icons (many of whom, ahem, San Diego, call New...

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic airs the all-new episode Read It and Weep this Saturday, February 4th, only on The Hub. When Rainbow Dash is stuck in the hospital after an injury, she discovers the joys of reading, but tries to hide her new hobby from her friends for fear of being an "egghead" herself. She soon falls in love with an action-adventure book that centers on a female "Indiana Jones" type pony character, but can she finish her book before her friends discover her secret? Find out in this exclusive clip, which pages homage to Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Click to watch Exclusive: Indiana Jones!

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode 2.16, "Read It and Weep" stars Ashleigh Ball and is directed by James Wootton, Jayson Thiessen.