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There’s a new Looney Tunes movie in theaters right now, yet Bugs Bunny — by far the biggest star of the franchise — is nowhere to be found. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, is the story of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig thwarting an alien invasion. And apart from Petunia Pig, no other recognizable Looney Tunes characters appear in it. It’s a bold choice, but also an exciting one: the 90-minute film allows for a fully-developed story to take place between the duo — one that feels like a natural progression of their comedic partnership that began 88 years ago.

Introduced in 1935, Porky Pig quickly became Warner Bros.’ first star cartoon character. This was likely because he was their first lead that wasn’t a direct Mickey Mouse ripoff. So Porky went on to star in all kinds of shorts in the mid-1930s, including Tex Avery’s Porky’s Duck Hunt,...

The impact of Ghostbusters reached far and wide, even taking hold of the Looney Tunes.

Originally released in 1988, Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters is coming to Blu-ray on January 28 as part of the Warner Archive Collection.

The animated feature compiles classic Warner Bros. cartoons with a new wraparound story starring Daffy as a paranormal investigator.

Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety, and Sylvester join in the frightful fun, along with spirits, vampires, cryptids, and more.

Seven Looney Tunes shorts are included as extras on the disc:

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century The Duxorcist Little Go Beep Night of the Living Duck Superior Duck Blooper Bunny Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers

Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters marked the final theatrical production in which the legendary Mel Blanc provided the principal Looney Tunes characters’ voices before his death in 1989.

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Quick Links 25 Years Ago, Lobo Was Brought to Life A Sad Ending for DC's Lobo, Most Wanted Antihero

The pale-skinned, leather-jacket-wearing, motorcycle-riding bounty hunter from space is finally having his day in the Dcu. After years of wanting to play the part, actor Jason Momoa will be playing Lobo in the upcoming Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow movie. DC fans are excited and have reason to be — aside from a supporting role in the second season of SyFy’s Krypton (2019), there has been no depiction of the character in a live-action space.

On the other hand, he’s come alive in various animated projects throughout the years, like the 90’s Superman cartoon, the Batman Beyond series, Justice League, and numerous straight-to-release Dcau titles. Not to mention... the DC Lego movies. Would you believe me if I told you that there was a Lobo show? One of which Warner Brothers is still not proud of?...

Peter Browngardt is currently the creative director of Looney Tunes Cartoons, and his first feature as a director, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, is set to be released theatrically in 2025 after initially being dropped from a planned Max release and being acquired by Ketchup Entertainment.

The Day the Earth Blew Up follows Porky Pig and Daffy Duck (both voiced by series regular Eric Bauza) as they uncover a conspiracy involving an alien invasion. It’s a delightful sci-fi romp that will appeal to both young audiences who are discovering Looney Tunes for the first time and older audiences who have grown up with the characters.

We at FandomWire got to speak with Browngardt timed to the film’s North American premiere at the Animation Is Film festival in Los Angeles, CA. Check out the interview below!

The Day the Earth Blew Up Interview

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Wayne's World breakout star, Tia Carrere, has had an illustrious career since starring in the 1992 comedy. Waynes World follows Wayne and his best friend Garth, as they host a popular TV show in his basement that gets noticed by a TV network executive. Waynes World was a huge success when it premiered. The movie, which only had a budget of $20 million, ended up being a huge success and making $183.1 million at the box office (via Box Office Mojo). The sequel, however, Waynes World 2, did not perform as well as the first movie.

Carrere, who played Cassandra Wong in the classic movie has amassed over 100 credits since she began her career. Since landing her first role in Aloha Summer, Carrere has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including General Hospital, Airwolf, and The A-Team. The Waynes World movies, which catapulted Carrere into stardom, were popular in the 90s, but despite this,...

Warner Bros. Animation has shared a new look at The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. The upcoming movie is set to be the first fully animated Looney Tunes movie to be released in theaters.

Ahead of its premiere at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, a new still from The Day the Earth Blew Up has been released, showing Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Petunia Pig hiding inside a house to avoid being spotted by the aliens walking past their front window. The animated film is a spinoff of the popular television series, Looney Tunes Cartoons. Pete Browngardt, who worked on Looney Tunes Cartoons, directed The Day the Earth Blew Up from a screenplay written by Kevin Costello.

Related Did a Controversial Bugs Bunny Joke Get Legendary Animator Tex Avery Suspended? In the latest Movie Legends Revealed, learn whether a risqu joke in a Bugs...

Coyote vs. Acme was set to be the first Looney Tunes film in theaters in over 20 years, but unfortunately, the movie has been canceled. The upcoming Looney Tunes movie, The Day The Earth Blew Up, promises a modern twist on classic characters facing mind-controlling aliens. Warner Bros may favor a simpler Looney Tunes movie over Coyote vs. Acme, aiming for an entertaining film without breaking the bank.

Formally announced back in the summer of 2018, Coyote vs. Acme was on track to finally break an over-20-year-old curse from Warner Brothers regarding a Looney Tunes theatrical release (Space Jam: A New Legacy does not count since it was released on Max). The last big screen entry audiences received regarding this cartoon franchise was Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003, which sadly was a financial failure.

Starring Brendan Fraser and Jenna Elfman, this film did not deliver on the slapstick humor that...

The Team Edward vs. Team Jacob debate during Twilight caused tension between Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Lautner's career has struggled since Twilight, with inconsistent roles in TV shows and B movies. Pattinson, on the other hand, has had a successful career shift, becoming an indie film darling and landing the role of Bruce Wayne in The Batman.

The years-long Twilight debate Team Edward vs. Team Jacob ended up getting in the way of Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner's offscreen friendship. An adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer books, the Twilight series saw its first film adaptation in 2008. In the films, protagonist Bella Swan is caught in a love triangle between vampire Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Black, a plot setup that sparked a vehement debate.

Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Lautner reveals the toll that the Edward vs. Jacob debate took on him and Pattinson. According to the Jacob actor,...

As they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, The Flaming Lips have announced a new vinyl EP called Hypnotist. The tiny-but-mighty collection is out June 16th, and compiles rarities from the Yoshimi era, which we first heard on the massive anniversary box set the band released last year.

The EP opens with a whopping 24-minute “Psychedelic Hypnotist Daydream,” which is long enough to be an EP in itself! But Side B also features demos of “Duck Dodgers Theme” and “I Know I’ve Got to Make That Dream the Real Thing,” as well as an instrumental of “Do You Realize??”

Pre-orders for Hypnotist EP are ongoing, available in an exclusive pink vinyl pressing. Below, you can watch a visualizer for “Psychedelic Hypnotist Daydream,” as well as a clip of frontman Wayne Coyne revisiting the original 4-track recording of the song. Then, keep scrolling...

Over the years, the myths and legends surrounding Star Wars have become more ponderous than ever, to the extent that rabid fans examine each new development in the franchise through a harsh and unforgiving lens. But the creator of the series, Geoge Lucas, took a much more laid back approach to his work. In a recent tweet, Mark Hamill, who played the lead role of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, confirmed that Lucas wanted to show a Duck Dodgers cartoon parody before his films to let audiences know not to take the whole thing too seriously.

George really did want this classic Daffy Duck cartoon shown before every screening of #Sw. It would've been an icebreaker to let the audience know what was coming was less than dead serious. I was disappointed when we couldn't get the rights to it & it didn't happen. #TrueStoryhttps://t.co/5VcGKH...

To mark the release of Scoob! on 28th September, we been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

“Scoob!” reveals the never-before-told story of Scooby-Doo’s origins. The film shows how one of history’s most famous friendships began when an adorable, homeless puppy met a lonesome young boy named Shaggy, and how the two of them joined forces with aspiring young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to become the celebrated Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face the biggest and most challenging mystery of their careers: a plot that will unleash the legendary ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this “dogpocalypse,” they discover that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.

Starring in “Scoob!” are Will Forte as Scooby-Doo’s best friend, Shaggy; two-time Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg as...

Exclusive: Veteran Cartoonist and director Tony Cervone has signed with CAA for representation.

He most recently directed and voiced a handful of characters in Warner Bros. Animation’s Scooby-Doo pic Scoob, which became #1 on PVOD when Warner Bros. released it in May. It was recently moved over to HBO Max in June, where it still resides. The film is the latest take on the classic cartoon and marks one of many Scooby-Doo project he’s been involved over the years. He also directed, Scooby-Doo Kiss – a Rock and Roll Mystery, in 2015, which combined pop icons Scooby-Doo and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Kiss, with its world premiere happening in Hall H at the 2015 Comic-Con International in San Diego and was released in July 2015.

Cervone started his career in Chicago as an animator and story artist on Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs which set the modern Warner Bros. Animation style of fast,...

To celebrate the release of Scoob!, we are giving three lucky readers the chance to get their paws on a special Scoob! goody bag which includes a Scooby-Doo Plush Teddy, Keyrings, Film Poster, Activity Booklet and more!

Scoob! reveals the never-before-told story of Scooby-Doo’s origins. The film shows how one of history’s most famous friendships began when an adorable, homeless puppy met a lonesome young boy named Shaggy, and how the two of them joined forces with aspiring young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to become the celebrated Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face the biggest and most challenging mystery of their careers: a plot that will unleash the legendary ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this “dogpocalypse,” they discover that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.

“Scoob!” will be hitting theaters in some overseas markets despite skipping the North American box office in May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Warner Bros. has confirmed the film will enjoy a combined theatrical release and premium VOD outing internationally — a strategy that was also recently employed by Universal, which plans to release animated feature “Trolls World Tour” in U.K. theaters when they reopen.

The global theatrical release for “Scoob!” will begin on July 8 in France, Holland and Switzerland, with additional countries rolling out over the summer. In France, which opened cinemas on June 22, theaters sold between 850,000 and 900,000 admissions through Sunday — down 50% from an average week in June, but still an impressive turnout given the severity of France’s Covid-19 outbreak and the evident confidence among audiences to return to cinemas.

Meanwhile, “Scoob!” will be available via PVOD from Wednesday in Australia and New Zealand.

“Scoob!” — which finds Scooby Doo,...

About a month and a half after it made its debut online for premium video on demand, the animated film “Scoob!” will launch on HBO Max on June 26.

The animated “Scooby Doo” film debuted online on May 15 for $19.99 after its original June theatrical release date was scrapped. Warner Bros. hasn’t released digital box office numbers for how the kids movie has performed since its digital release, but it only makes sense that the new film could help draw eyes to the new streaming service, which launched shortly after “Scoob!” began its PVOD run.

The two seasons of the original animated series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” are available now on HBO Max.

Also Read: 'Scoob!' Film Review: Animated Scooby-Doo Reboot Starts by Making Fun of Itself

“HBO Max is the perfect home for these ‘meddling kids’ and their dog,'” Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, president TNT,...

Ruh-Roh! Break out the popcorn and the chew toys, grab a comfy seat and get ready to connect with friends and family because Scooby-Doo and the whole Mystery Inc. gang are bringing the party to your house. On Friday, May 15 everyone is invited to the Twitter #ScoobMovieNight premiere event, hosted by the big dog himself, to celebrate the release of the brand new, fully animated, full-length action adventure feature “Scoob!” on Premium Video on Demand or Premium Digital Ownership.

Starting at 7p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt, this Twitter special event preshow for all audiences features fun Scoob moments with stars from the movie, including Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan, Frank Welker, Iain Armitage, Arianna Greenblatt, Mckenna Grace and Pierce Gagnon, and director Tony Cervone. Lennon Stella will exclusively premiere an acoustic version of lead single “Summer Feelings” Feat. Charlie Puth,...

Fans across the country are jumping on TikTok’s #ScoobDance challenge, launched May 3rd by 14-year-old TikTok celebrity dancer Jalaiah Harmon with original music from Movers+Shakers [https://www.tiktok.com/@jalaiahharmon/video/6822304048260123910], to celebrate the upcoming May 15 Home Premiere of the animated feature film “Scoob!” Sharing content and making their own videos, creative choreographers, families, dogs, and people who just love to dance on the internet got into the spirit with Scooby-Doo and Jalaiah or created their own original moves to the tune of more than a half billion views in less than two days and have now crossed an amazing 1 billion—and counting—in just over three days.

Marking her first official brand partnership since choreographing the viral “Renegade” dance craze, Jalaiah’s performance is driving the bulk of the conversation, with another original piece by @JustMaiko also leading the pack with more than 785,000 likes, so far.

Key influencers include:

@justmaiko

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Previously scheduled to come out in theaters on May 15th, the animated movie Scoob! was pulled from Warner Bros.' release schedule back in March, but now it's being reported that the film will be coming out on May 15th after all, albeit on VOD.

Deadline reveals that Scoob! will "be available for a 48-hour rental Pvod [premium video on demand] period for U.S. $19.99, or Est price of $24.99." Additionally, Exhibitor Relations confirms that viewers will also be able to own Scoob! via digital purchase beginning May 15th.

This follows in the footsteps of other films like The Invisible Man and The Hunt switching to premium VOD releases after their theatrical runs were cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic.

We'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on other release dates as more news is revealed in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we have the previously released trailer and official details on Scoob!

Scooby-Doo's past could unlock secrets of the present (and help prevent a "dogpocalypse") in the new animated movie Scoob!, and ahead of its May 15th, 2020 release, the final trailer and a new poster have been released by Warner Bros.

You can view the new trailer and poster below, and in case you missed it, check out the previous trailer and images from Scoob!

"The first full-length animated Scooby-Doo adventure for the big screen is the never-before told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc.

“Scoob!” reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world.

Scooby-Doo's past could unlock secrets of the present (and help prevent a "dogpocalypse") in the new animated movie Scoob!, and Warner Bros. has provided us with the film's teaser trailer, poster, and images ahead of the movie's May 15th, 2020 release.

In addition to checking out the new trailer below, you can also take a selfie with Scooby-Doo by visiting:

https://www.scoobselfie.com/

"The first full-length animated Scooby-Doo adventure for the big screen is the never-before told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc.

“Scoob!” reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world.

Credits include The Simpsons feature and series episodes.

Rich Moore, the Oscar-winning animation director whose credits include Zootopia and Wreck It Ralph, is leaving the Disney fold and will join Sony Pictures Animation to develop, produce and direct original animated features.

Moore will also be available to act in an advisory capacity with ongoing feature film and series-based projects at the studio.

Moore directed Oscar-winner Zootopia (pictured) with Byron Howard and made his directorial debut with Disney Animation on the 2012 Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph. He most recently directed the 2018 Oscar-nominated follow-up, Ralph Breaks The Internet with Phil Johnston.

Sony Pictures Animation president Kristine Belson said,...

Riverdale season three just got even more interesting. During Comic-Con, creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa revealed that there would be a flashback episode in which the main cast would be playing younger versions of their parents. While Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart could easily pass for Skeet Ulrich and Mädchen Amick, we couldn't help but wonder who would play young Hiram. Well, it seems the show has found the perfect person for the role: Mark Consuelos's real-life son.

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Entertainment Weekly recently confirmed that Consuelos's eldest son, Michael, will be playing a younger version of his character in the upcoming episode. We have to say, it's spot-on casting - the 21-year-old is the spitting image of his famous father. Though Michael has had a few voice roles on shows like Duck Dodgers and Go, Diego! Go!, Riverdale will be his first onscreen acting role.

Riverdale is keeping it all in the family, casting Mark Consuelos’ real-life son Michael to play a young version of Hiram Lodge in a Season 3 flashback episode, TV Insider is reporting.

The flashback episode — first revealed at the CW drama’s Comic-Con panel last month — will travel back to when the Riverdale gang’s parents were in high school, with the young cast playing teen versions of their onscreen parents. (Kj Apa will play a young Fred, and Lili Reinhart will play a young Alice.) “We’re gonna learn about a really, really dark secret that the parents have been...

A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is on its way to Nickelodeon, called Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and they recently announced the cast that will make up the team of ninja turtles.

Ben Schwartz has been cast as Leonardo. I greatly disliked Schwartz’s character Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Recreation, but that’s because he did such a great job, and while I normally wouldn’t like the idea of him being Leo, but it sounds like some changes are being made to the show to make it fresh. Leo is no longer the leader, but rather the cooler, rebellious brother while Raphael (voiced by Omar Miller) takes charge as leader. Donatello (voiced by Silicon Valley's Josh Brener) and still seems to be a techno-geek and Brandon Mychal Smith’s Michelangelo sounds like he’ll be the lovable Mikey we know.

In addition, to the turtles,...

Voice actor Joe Alaskey died February 3, 2016, at the age of 63. Reports indicate the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Grandpa Lou Pickles, Marvin the Martian and more, died from cancer.

Alaskey lent his voice to characters from many many TV series, including Rugrats and sequel All Grown Up, Loonatics Unleashed, and as Daffy Duck on Duck Dodgers, for which he won an Emmy in 2004. Alaskey also narrated the Investigation Discovery TV series, Murder Comes to Town.

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Voice actor Joe Alaskey, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird and others, has died after a battle with cancer. Alaskey had taken over these roles after Mel Blanc’s death in 1989, winning himself an Emmy award in 2004 for his work as Daffy Duck in Duck Dodgers. Other notable roles of Alaskey […]

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Joe Alaskey, an actor who provided the voices of some of TV’s best-known animated characters, has died of cancer, our sister site Variety reports. He was 63.

Alaskey voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in the 2000s. (Mel Blanc provided the original voices.) Alaskey also brought life to Duck Dodgers‘ title character, a role for which he won a Daytime Emmy in 2004.

His many other gigs included voicing Tiny Toon Adventures‘ Plucky Duck, Rugrats‘ Grandpa Pickles and Forrest Gump‘s Richard Nixon.

At the time of his death, Alaskey served as narrator for Investigation Discovery’s Murder Comes to Town.

Sad news for animation fans. Joe Alaskey, the modern voice for Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has passed away at the age of 63. His family confirmed the news earlier this week. The actor and voiceover artist succumbed to cancer.

Joe Alaskey was a successor to iconic Looney Tunes voice artist Mel Blanc, who passed away in 1989. Alaskey inherited the roles of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and countless other Warner Bros. animated characters, going to work to recreate their personalities starting in the 2000s. His most notable turn as these iconic and beloved characters came in the 2003 movie Looney Tunes: Back In Action.

Over the past few years, Joe Alaskey also gave new voice to such beloved icons of animation as Sylvester and Tweety. He served as the primary voice of Plucky Duck on Tiny Toon Adventures. In 1988, he voiced the role of Yosemite Sam in the blockbuster hit film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?...

Joe Alaskey, the voice actor behind iconic Looney Toons cartoon characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, has died after a battle with cancer, his spokesperson confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. He was 63.

Alaskey, who succeeded Mel Blanc in voicing characters like Marvin the Martian in 2001, most notably took on Bugs Bunny and gang for 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action feature film. Prior to that, the actor brought Rugrats' Grandpa Lou Pickles to life from 1997–2004, and Sylvester the Cat in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries from 1995–99.

In addition, Alaskey could be heard as Plucky Duck on Tiny Toon Adventures and...

Joe Alaskey, the voice actor behind iconic Looney Toons cartoon characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, has died after a battle with cancer, his spokesperson confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. He was 63. Alaskey, who succeeded Mel Blanc in voicing characters like Marvin the Martian in 2001, most notably took on Bugs Bunny and gang for 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action feature film. Prior to that, the actor brought Rugrats' Grandpa Lou Pickles to life from 1997–2004, and Sylvester the Cat in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries from 1995–99. In addition, Alaskey could be heard as Plucky Duck on Tiny Toon Adventures and...

Limited Edition Of 1500 Units

Buy this CD today!About the CD: La-La Land Records, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics present the original motion picture score to the DC Universe Animated Movie, Batman: Assualt On Arkham, directed by Jay Oliva and Ethan Spaulding. Acclaimed composer Robert J. Kral (Green Lantern: First Flight, The Haunting In Connecticut, Duck Dodgers, Angel) returns again to the DC Universe with a dynamite action/thriller score that is the perfect compliment to this action-packed tale, based on the hit video game series, in which Batman infiltrates The Suicide Squad, who have been tasked with killing The Riddler. Scored like a contemporary, urban crime thriller by way of the Batman universe, this is a great listen! Produced by Robert J. Kral and Mv Gerhard and mastered by James Nelson, this is a special limited edition of 1500 Units features four exclusive tracks not available on the...

Make no mistake – the box says Batman 3, but this is clearly the DC response to the Marvel Lego Super Heroes game from last year. With over 150 heroes and villains, an oncoming storm of Dlc, and a sweeping plotline, this is the biggest look at the Lego DC Universe yet.

The title says “Beyond Gotham” and they follow up straight away – the opening video features the six Lantern Corps that aren’t green. Sinestro, Star Sapphire, Saint Walker and Larfleeze start off bickering but are quickly defeated and put under the thrall of the game’s Big Bad, Brainiac. In only the opening levels of the game the narrative moves from an underground battle against Killer Croc to a outer space where Batman and Robin team up with fellow Justice Leaguers Flash, Cyborg and the Martian Manhunter.

All the Lego games bear some common concepts – the characters fight and puzzle their...

The cast of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham continues to grow, as Traveller’s Tales revealed that Stephen Amell, Conan O’Brien and Kevin Smith are lending their pipes to the title.

While not necessarily the biggest name of the three, the news of Stephen Amell coming to the game is sure to please fans of DC Comics. Currently starring as Oliver Queen on The CW’s Arrow, Amell will be reprising his role here.

Conan O’Brien and Kevin Smith, meanwhile, will be portraying themselves in the intergalactic adventure. O’Brien will serve as a guide for new players to the series, despite the fact that he knows little about videogaming and describes himself as a “clueless gamer.” Smith, on the other hand, will also portray himself and will lend his assistance to putting an end to Brainiac’s scheme.

Other additional characters announced for Lego Batman 3 over the...

Being a fan of animation has been a mixed bag in the last twenty years. There have plenty of amazing shows produced in the Us, Japan, and France, among others, and the internet has made discovering and following new shows easier than ever. But the last twenty years have also been a frustrating time for fans and collectors—promising series have been cancelled after short runs, lack of advertisement for new shows and time slot shifts killing momentum for new shows, Western animation shifting toward more low cost comedies, the Japanese anime industry alienating most of the world in various ways, and rare, bizarrely scheduled Blu-Ray and DVD releases.

For animation fans, particularly collectors, the gold standard has shifted from DVD to Blu-Ray, thanks in part to everything animated in Japan being in HD for the past few years. While plenty of older material from Japan is getting remastered and released on Blu-Ray,...

Disney announced today that comedian Dane Cook will voice the lead character Dusty, ‘a plane with high hopes,’ in their animated Cars spin-off Planes. Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) originally had the lead voice role in the developing stages, but is reportedly replaced by Cook (Good Luck Chuck). Cook is best known for his distinctive style of edgy comedy with a casual attitude, but previously also did voice work in Farce of the Penguins, Mr. 3000, and an episode of the TV series, Duck Dodgers. Head honcho John Lasseter joined the new animated film as a producer. Directed by Disneytoon Studios vet Klay...

Disney has announced that Dane Cook will voice the lead character "Dusty" in the upcoming Cars spin-off, Planes. Dusty dreams of being a racer, but because he's not built for it, he turns to a seasoned naval aviator to help him take on the defending champ of the racing circuit. Cook previously did voice work in Farce of the Penguins, Mr. 3000, and an episode of the TV series, Duck Dodgers. Cook had a pretty crummy run of feature films in the mid-2000s, but he did a treat turn in the little-seen Detention ("I make 40 'G's' a year plus dental. You may not have a Skittle."), and he probably endeared himself to some folks for his guest spot on Louie. Hit the jump to check out the press release. Planes opens in 3D on August 9th. Here's the press release: Dane Cook Tapped To Voice Dusty In “Disney’S Planes...

Clancy Brown, the quintessential voice of Lex Luthor, will walk the red carpet and take part in the post-screening panel discussion when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and The Paley Center for Media present the World Premiere of Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite in New York on February 11, 2013.

Brown set the benchmark for all Lex Luthor voices with his iteration of the role for Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, and he has reprised the voice in several TV series episodes as well as the DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and now for Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Superheroes Unite.

The World Premiere will include red carpet media interviews starting at 5:15 p.m. and the first-ever public screening of the film at 6:30 p.m. Following the screening, cast and filmmakers will discuss the movie. Joining Brown on the panel...

When Mondo announces a new series, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be focusing solely on that series until it wraps. Instead, Mondo seems to like keeping us on our toes by having about half a dozen different series in play at any given time. Some of ‘em wrap quickly, while others keep going for quite a while. Take their Looney Tunes series: Tom Whalen kicked off that license with a Duck Dodgers print all the way back in March (at the opening of the Mondo Gallery). He’s handled each of the Looney Tunes print that followed, and most expected him to see the series through to its conclusion. But today Mondo announced something surprising: not only are they dropping two new Looney Tunes posters tomorrow…but neither of them was created by Tom Whalen. Surprised? Wanna see who is handling the next two prints in this series?...

I am thrilled to be meeting with talk show host Kelly Ripa on an upcoming episode of Mondays With Marlo. Kelly will share her expertise on family life and professional success. She will cover:

Bullying Parenting tips Work/Life Balance Exercise/Nutrition Marriage/Relationships Tips for Success Live With Kelly And anything else you want to know!

Kelly Ripa is the host of the Emmy-winning syndicated morning talk show “Live! with Kelly.” Currently in her 12th year with the show, she has taken the lead on “Live” as the search for a new co-host continues.

After eleven consecutive Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Talk Show Host with former partner Regis Philbin, the duo recently was honored with their second Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for “Live.” Also during her tenure, the show has been nominated for ten Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show, and was presented...

The Mondo Gallery opened in Austin, Texas during SXSW 2012, and with it came movie poster heaven. The theme for the gallery's opening event was science fiction. Some of the greatest artists in the world came with their designs for the best sci-fi movies of history. Movie posters for films like Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn got a reworking by artist Tyler Stout. Phantom City offered a creative take on the most famous image from Melies' A Trip to the Moon. Jason Edmiston's acrylic on wood panel of Flash Gordon's Ming the Merciless is a thing of sinister beauty. Even Duck Dodgers got his own poster from Tom Whalen. It's all one more move towards the Alamo Drafthouse taking over the movie geek world as we know it. Headed by creative director Justin Ishmael, Mondo Tees consistently presents fans of all things cinema with their own, unique brand...

We've heard of movie marathons that last all day…10-, 12-hour events, but this is ridiculous! The Boston Sci-Fi Festival runs from February 10-20, but the really cool thing for fans is The 'Thon, the 24-hour film festival that caps off the event. Now that's a lot of sci-fi!

Described as "the coolest sleepover you'll ever attend," The 'Thon runs a dozen or more films and will completely inundate your brain with science fiction. Follow this link to get more info or purchase your tickets to The 'Thon.

About The 'Thon

The 37th Boston Science Fiction Festival, which is believed to be the world's oldest genre festival, continues with a 10-day run which started February 10, 2012. The Gort, the annual award, is given out for Best Feature and Best Short. This year they're adding a Steampunk category for Feature and Short as well.

The festival concludes with The 'Thon, which started...

Welcome back to our weekly look at the new podcasts available at our “partners in podcast crime” the GeekCast Radio Network. As usual here’s our weekly look at the podcasts from Gcrn, This Week in Geek and the latest toy review videos from Baltmatrix, with descriptions and links to each and every podcast for your audio/visual pleasure!

Attf v2.0 – Episode 18 – First of 2012

Welcome back to the first episode of 2012! In episode 18, Steve and Mike discuss the latest news and give their opinions on what some of these may entail for the fans. Stay tuned as in the future we’ll be covering Season 2 of Tf Prime!

Gcr – Special Episode – Music Spotlight – Artist Spotlight – Stan Bush

In the second to last artist spotlight of the 1980?s join TFG1Mike and Mike “Birdman” Dodd as they talk about that awesome 80?s musician Stan Bush. The Mikes cover Stan’s career,...

I’ve been trying to make it through the Green Lantern DVD. I didn’t see it in the theaters – nobody I knew actually liked it, although to be fair few totally hated it. But when a close friend who happens to be in the intellectual property racket told me the best way to see it was to download a bootleg, I got dissuaded. So now ComicMix reports there’s an “extended cut” DVD out there. Hot damn! 360 seconds of more mud.

Bobby Greenberger, who writes under the name “Robert,” reviewed this dachshund a couple days ago and he did so with all the eloquence and joie de vivre one should expect from a comic book editor turned Star Trek writer turned politician. All I can say about his review is that I agree with his observations and, damn, he’s a lot more polite than I am.

Green Lantern deserves better than this.

Can Taylor Lautner bust out of the Twilight ‘Team Jacob’ quicksand and become an actual star? Lionsgate’s president of motion pictures seems to think so, and he already has plans for the up-and-coming action hero, with the first step being the new action thriller, Abduction.

Taylor Lautner is a textbook example that shows the sometimes bumpy road that an actor must travel on the way to becoming a star. From providing his voice for various animated shows (What’s New, Scooby-Doo?, Duck Dodgers) to starring in the kid-friendly Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3D, and then shooting into the spotlight in a major way as Jacob Black in the Twilight Saga franchise, Lautner is a long way from being an overnight success. However, his time to truly shine might have finally arrived in the form of his new film, Abduction.

His Twilight co-star, Robert Pattinson, might be following the...

There has to be some background for this column, or at least a little bit of story, just so readers can understand why I would be so excited about a particular book that I finally found in my favorite used bookstore a couple of weeks ago.

This whole thing really starts back when I was a tiny little starry-eyed sprocket. My mom and dad took me to dinner at a restaurant that just happened to have those square gumball machines that had a glass panel in the front and those plastic capsules with little toys or pieces of jewelry or other gewgaws sure to attract the attention of small children and make them beg endlessly to get something and relieve their parents of the horrible burden of all that change in their pockets. The machine that I was eying had a shiny holographic printed card in the front with stars...

Sunday at San Diego Comic Con 2011 will be the day for gleek. Fox will hold a panel for its musical series "Glee" on July 24, during which a sneak peek to "Glee The 3D Concert Movie" will be shared. The network will additionally present a panel for its new animated comedy "Allen Gregory".

"Supernatural" panel will also take place on the last day of the convention. It will mark the first-time ever the CW series holds a presentation in Hall H. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are set to attend the event along with other cast members to present a sneak peek to the seventh season.

Also possibly attracting attendees are presentation for "Merlin" and "Sons of Anarchy" as well "Castle" panel, which will feature its lead star Nathan Fillion. Fans of animated works such as "The Cleveland Show", "Scooby-Doo" and "The Looney Tunes" can also expect sneak peeks to the shows on Sunday.

San Diego Comic-Con has released its full schedule for the Sunday activities at the 2011 event. We have pulled all the movie, DVD, and TV events at the Con's last day, but you can clickHere for the full programming schedule. Take a look at all the movie, DVD, and TV events below.

Sunday, July 24

10:00-11:00 Young Justice Screening and Q&A

Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Red Arrow, and Superboy -- these aren't your average sidekicks and this isn't your average cartoon. In a short amount of time, and with just a small number of episodes, fans have embraced this new action-adventure series as Warner Bros. Animation has brought some of their favorite DC heroes to life. Following a special screening, producers Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood) and Greg Weisman (Gargoyles) and members of the creative team will answer your burning questions on what the future holds for "the team.

San Diego Comic-Con has released its full schedule for the Sunday activities at the 2011 event. We have pulled all the movie, DVD, and TV events at the Con's last day, but you can clickHere for the full programming schedule. Take a look at all the movie, DVD, and TV events below.

Sunday, July 24

10:00-11:00 Young Justice Screening and Q&A

Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Red Arrow, and Superboy -- these aren't your average sidekicks and this isn't your average cartoon. In a short amount of time, and with just a small number of episodes, fans have embraced this new action-adventure series as Warner Bros. Animation has brought some of their favorite DC heroes to life. Following a special screening, producers Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood) and Greg Weisman (Gargoyles) and members of the creative team will answer your burning questions on what the future holds for "the team.

Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for Sunday July 24th for San Diego Comic-Con 2011. This is the final day of the convention. Sunday is known as Kids day and is usually the slowest of all the days, there are a few surprises though. In all my years of going to Comic-Con I've never been to a panel in Hal H. Usually nothing is happening in Hall H on Sunday, this year there are a few TV programs going on in Hall H such a as Glee, Supernatural, Doctor Who, The Cleveland Show, Sons of Anarchy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and this year Buffy the Musical will be in the great Hall as well. I've never been to the Buffy Musical event, and I think I finally want to go this year. A couple of other things worth noting are a one on one panel with Nathan Fillion, and Max Brooks talks about zombies.

If past years are any indication, Comic-Con will begin releasing its official 2011 panel schedule later today (Wednesday) with the schedule for Preview Night, Wednesday, July 20. If that happens then we can expect them to follow suit for the rest of the days, so that Thursday will see the release of the Thursday of Con schedule, etc., through Sunday.

Once the official schedules are posted these “TV and Movie Panels and Screenings Updates” will be scaled back to just the date, time, title, and location, since the rest of the information and So Much More (including comics panels, autograph signings, etc.) will be available on the Comic-Con schedule link we’ll provide. Consider this, then, the last of the extremely long posts, and hopefully we’ll be getting that official schedule soon.

Hmm, here’s an interesting matchup: Glee will be in Hall H on Sunday at 10:00; Supernatural will be...