As Dreamers Do Part Deux

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Universal's Fantastic Realms
Grand Opening held on June 4, 2010

Located at 4700 East Sand Lake Road, where Epic Universe will open in 2025 IOTL.

Opening Day Attractions

Celestial Park
The main entry hub.

Dark Universe
The new home to attractions based on Universal Monsters.
New Line's Critters and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises will also fit the horror theme of this realm.

Wizarding World
The Harry Potter zone. Fantastic Beasts will also be part of this realm in the future.

DreamScape SKG
Obviously, this will be the new home for Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon among others.

Super Nintendo World
Self-explanatory

Equestria
Again, self-explanatory thanks to the third-party deal with Hasbro.​

 

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Gidget
A sneak preview episode aired on Oaxis on the night of August 5, 2010 at 8 PM Eastern and Pacific.
The actual series premiere will air on September 2 and will air every Thursday night this fall.

Produced by Seven Bucks Productions in association with Columbia-Tristar Television

Based upon characters created by Frederick Kohner

Executive Producers
Michael Uslan
Sally Field
Dwayne Johnson
Dany Garcia

Main Cast
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Russell Lawrence
Ashley Tisdale as Frances "Gidget" Lawrence
Darren Criss as Jeff "Moondoggie" Matthews
Emily Osment as Larue Wilson
Cody Linley as The Great Kahuna

Theme Song "(Wait till You See My) Gidget"
Originally written for the 1965 version by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller
New Lyrics by Del St. Pierre
Sung by Darren Criss

Background music composed by Luz Ramirez​

 

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Entertainment News for Early August 2010

Oaxis catches a massive ratings wave with its "Gidget" soft launch.
- Entertainment Tonight

Almost right on cue, Nike launches its Gidget campaign with a commercial featuring The Rock, Sally Field and Ashley Tisdale walking along the beach. Don't forget about the blink-and-you-miss-it cameo by Cliff Robertson who appeared in the original 1959 film.
- E! News

Gidget pilot airs on Oaxis to "wave" reviews.
- TV Guide

Will Smith is rumored to be attached to a proposed American version of the Australian novel The Slap, slated for a fall 2011 launch on SBC.
- Access Hollywood

 

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Entertainment News for Early August 2010 Part 2

After years of legal limbo, Paramount Pictures will bring Todd McFarlane's Spawn to the big screen in 2013 or 2014.
- Wizard

Baz Luhrmann and Rachel Stone-Abbott are rumored to be attached to a proposed Backstreet Boys biopic set for a 2013 release by 20th Century-Fox in association with Legendary and Amblin Entertainment. I Want it That Way is said to be the working title.
- Variety

Principal photography begins on Moneyball, slated for a Christmas 2011 release by Columbia Pictures.
- The Hollywood Reporter

DC Comics confirms they will team up with Fantagraphics on reprints of the 1966 comic book adaptation of the Sally Field version of Gidget.
- Wizard

Touchstone Pictures begins principal photography on the Muppets' return to the big screen. Simply titled The Muppets, the new film is slated for a Thanksgiving 2011 release.
- Access Hollywood

The PBS megahit Cartooning Made Easy with Blanche Boudreaux begins its fourth season by celebrating the 10th anniversary of Disney's animated film The Emperor's New Groove. John Goodman and David Spade will appear as Blanche's guests while she demonstrates how to draw Kuzco in his llama form.
- Entertainment Tonight

The Sports Page
The NFL's preseason begins in Canton, Ohio with the Hall of Fame Game on Fox. This year's HOF game features the Dallas Cowboys, who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with heavy hearts. Former Cowboys QB and Monday Night Football announcer Don Meredith is now in hospice care. Facing the Cowboys in this year's HOF game is the AFC's representative in the Lone Star State, the Houston Oilers. Both teams will meet again in Houston in the regular season.
- Fox Sports

In 2012, Joe Buck will succeed Vin Scully as NBC's lead play-by-play announcer on MLB games.
- ESPN

@WB18
Even as the summer starts to wind down, Audi's latest Carpool Karaoke commercial featuring Cardinals wide receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin accompanying Alice Cooper as they sing "School's Out" continues to rack up more than 3 million hits on YouTube.
- The Arizona Republic

 

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August 2010 Movies

The Other Guys
Released by Columbia Pictures

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Released by Universal Pictures

The Expendables
Released by Lionsgate​

 

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Andy MacBeth
Known in some territories as Andy Larkin 2
Released by New Line Cinema on August 6, 2010

Based on the television series What's with Andy? produced by CineGroupe and New Line Television

Adapted from the stage play Just MacBeth! written by Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton

A parody of William Shakespeare's MacBeth

Directed by
Kevin Smith

Screenplay by
Andy Griffiths
Based on his play

Music By
Luz Ramirez

What's with Andy? Theme by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy with new lyrics by Ian James Corlett

Main Cast
Devon Werkheiser as Andy Larkin/MacBeth
Daniel Curtis Lee as Danny Pickett/Banquo
Christian Serratos as Lori Mackney/Lady MacBeth
Simon Pegg as King Duncan
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm
Skandar Keynes as Donalban
Ewan McGregor as MacDuff
Helen Mirren, Fiona Shaw and Cathy Moriarty as the Three Witches

Notes
- Raja Gosnell did not return for the sequel, opting instead to work with Touchstone on its live action/CGI hybrid of The Smurfs, slated for a summer 2011 release.
- In the karaoke battle scene, King Duncan (Simon Pegg) sings the Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha," albeit with a thick Scottish accent and some lyrics modified for the film to retain its PG rating.
- New Line Cinema unveiled a new logo at the beginning of this film.​

 

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Thundercats 2
Released by Paramount Pictures on August 13, 2010

Directed by
Jonathan Frakes

Screenplay by
Jay Wolpert
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio

Executive Producers
Arnold Rifkin
Bruce Willis

Music by
Danny Elfman

Main Cast
Bruce Willis as Lion-O
Michael Clarke Duncan as Panthro
Rachael Leigh Cook as Cheetara
John Cena as Tygra
Robert Pattinson as Wilykat
Alexa Vega as Wilykit
Liam Neeson as Lynx-O
Sandra Oh as Pumyra
Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Snarf
Stellan Skarsgard as Hammerhand​

 

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Entertainment News for Mid-August 2010

Disney's proposed purchase of a 52% stake in Capcom announced earlier this year hits a regulatory roadblock due to questions on how the Capcom catalog would be handled under the Atari umbrella. Another concern was the future of RKO Radio Pictures' rights to the Resident Evil franchise.
- G4 Attack of the Show

A Moscow coroner reveals in his autopsy report that former Russian leader Vladimir Putin had a mixture of vodka and prescription pills in his system at the time of his death.
- CNN

Gus St. Pierre agrees to a $4.5 million USD deal to play Ernest P. Worrell, Jr. in Son of Ernest, which had been in limbo since the death of original Ernest actor Jim Varney almost ten years ago. Neither Emshell, nor Luxor Pictures could confirm as release date as St. Pierre is currently filming Fast Five for a summer 2011 release by Universal.
- Entertainment Tonight

The Sports Page
In Australia, the National Rugby League has stripped the Melbourne Storm of their 2007 and '09 premierships, as well as three minor premierships between 2006 and '08. The club have been disciplined by the NRL as penalty for a major salary cap breach dating back to 2006. Prior to announcing the penalties assessed to the Storm, NRL CEO David Gallop hoped that the penalties assessed to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs back in 2002 for a similar cap breach would send a deterrent message to all NRL member clubs.
- Fox Sports

OTL Footage

 

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Compromise Reached?
After Disney's proposed purchase of 52% of Capcom fell through, Atari CEO Charles Hirschhorn said a compromise could be reached that would allow Peacock to retain the film rights to the Resident Evil franchise.

According to Hirschhorn, Capcom North America will likely be a joint venture divided among multiple entities.
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (18%)
Peacock (18%)
The Jim Henson Company (18%)
Saban Metromedia (28%)
Legendary Multimedia (18%)

Of course, nothing is final yet. Negotiations are still ongoing.
G4's Attack of the Show
August 17, 2010

 

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Entertainment News for Mid to Late August 2010

In a last minute deal, Rachel Stone-Abbott, whose production company Legendary Multimedia has had a development deal with Disney since 1998, has agreed to purchase Disney's proposed stake in Capcom North America. This transaction will give Legendary a 36% stake in Capcom. Peacock will own 18% of Capcom, which includes the film rights to Resident Evil. The remaining 46% will be split evenly between Saban Metromedia and The Jim Henson Company. Keep in mind, while Legendary has co-produced many films with Disney in the last decade, Stone-Abbott and her vice president Thomas Tull say that their business model with Legendary is similar to that of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, which allows Legendary enough flexibility to collaborate with multiple Hollywood studios all at once.
- G4 Attack of the Show

Baltimore will serve as the home to Capcom's North American office thanks to our very own Rachel Stone-Abbott's purchase of a 36% stake in the troubled video game studio.
- The Baltimore Sun

The Sports Page
Rumor Mill: Clay Bennett is looking to sell the Oklahoma Twisters, citing a desire to concentrate on his new NBA expansion franchise, the Oklahoma City Bison. The NHL says that if the Twisters' new owner(s) decide to move the franchise elsewhere, the league would prefer a market that would keep the team in the Western Conference. The Red Wings and Titans both say they will vote against any move of the Twisters that requires either Tennessee or Detroit to shift from East to West. Dallas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Kansas City are among the league's preferences should the Twisters fail to find an Oklahoma-based buyer.
- The Hockey News

Scheduling Musical Chairs: With the NBA wanting to have the Boston Celtics at home on St. Patrick's Day, the NHL has agreed to reschedule the Mighty Ducks of San Diego's road game against the Boston Bruins. Instead of March 17, the Ducks will visit the Bruins at TD Garden on April 13. Accordingly, the league will delay the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by one week.
- The San Diego Union Tribune

Starting in 2014, Trey Disney's sportswear line TR3Y will become the exclusive uniform supplier for the NFL.
- ESPN

 

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Logo History
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

1971 Chuck Jones/Friz Freleng animated version.
(Released theatrically ITTL)

Note: The Paramount logo was added in post 2009 prints after MGM's previous parent company Turner Broadcasting merged with Paramount Communications a year earlier to form TBS+Paramount.

2003 Live action version with Mike Myers as the Cat.
(North American variant shown below; Same as IOTL)

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That (launching in September on USACX in the United States and Cartoon Network in Europe, Latin America and Australia) and future Cat in the Hat projects will likely be produced by Universal and Dr. Seuss Enterprises with Paramount receiving association credit. The Theodor Geisel estate sold Dr. Seuss Enterprises to Peacock citing the decline in Audrey Geisel's health in recent years.​

 

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@Otakuninja2006
Either tomorrow or Friday

Entertainment News for Late August 2010
Jim Cornette: "I have absolute proof that Vince Russo used a pseudonym to be the screenwriter behind that stupid Cat in the Hat movie that almost put Universal Studios out of business a few years back."
- Excerpt from the August 23, 2010 edition of WCW Monday Nitro; Held at the Sempra Energy Center in San Diego, CA.

Bally looking to merge with another conglomerate within the next five years.
- PBS NewsHour

The Sports Page
Before training camp begins, the NHL Board of Governors will meet with potential buyers as the future of the Oklahoma Twisters hangs in the balance. Clark Hunt, owner of the NFL's Chiefs has expressed an interest in bringing the franchise to Kansas City. Meanwhile, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants to bring the Twisters to the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex. The Twisters began in the WHA in 1972 as the first incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets before economic circumstances forced that franchise to move to Oklahoma, where they've played as the Twisters since 1994. A third potential buyer, Chris R. Hansen, owner of the World League's Portland Breakers, will meet with the NHL to discuss potentially moving the club into the Limited Run Rose Garden.
- The Hockey News

 

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Bozo the Clown
Relaunched on WGN America on September 6, 2010
Airs Mondays, Wendesdays and Fridays during the afterschool hours.
Tape delayed on the West Coast.

Produced by
Amblin Entertainment
Legendary Multimedia
The Estate of Larry Harmon

Distributed by
Luxor Television

Executive Producers
Steven Spielberg (Amblin)
Tom Ruegger (Luxor)
Rachel Stone-Abbott (Legendary)
Joey D'Auria

Dedicated in memory of Larry Harmon and Bob Bell

Starring
Tom Kenny as Bozo

Format
90 minutes of comedy skits, mini-games and cartoons!
Additionally, there's Let's Find Out!, which explains to kids how things are made.
Clown About Town, where Bozo gives viewers a tour of a different Chicago landmark each episode.
Bozo's Grand March to close out each episode.

Notes
- With Tom Kenny's committment to Bozo, Cartoon Network released a statement confirming that Spongebob will now be voiced by Casey Mongillo going forward.

- On the morning and early afternoon of September 6, the 2010 Chicago Labor Day Parade was dedicated solely to celebrating the return of Bozo to WGN. That parade set a new Guinness World Record for the biggest crossover of multiple intellectual properties across all the major Hollywood studios.

- WED Imagineering, Industrial Light and Magic and Jim Henson's Creature Shop worked for 2 years collaborating with other studios on walkaround costumes for the Labor Day Parade.​

 

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Cartoon Rotation for the Bozo Revival
2010-11 Season

Disney/Fox
The Fab Five (Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Pluto & Minnie)
Chip N Dale
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Roger Rabbit
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Screwy Squirrel
Little Audrey
Baby Huey
Herman and Katnip

Peacock
Woody Woodpecker
Andy Panda
Mighty Mouse
Heckle and Jeckle
Deputy Dawg
The Archies
Walt Kelly's Pogo
Dick Tracy

Paramount Pictures
Felix the Cat
Popeye
Betty Boop
Tom and Jerry
Droopy
Spike and Tyke
Red Hot Riding Hood
McWolf
Little Lulu
Asterix
Pink Panther
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Sonic the Hedgehog
Wallace and Gromit

Warner Bros.
Bugs Bunny
Daffy Duck
Porky Pig
Sylvester and Tweety
Foghorn Leghorn
Tasmanian Devil
Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote
Pepe Le Pew
Speed Racer
Rainbow Brite (Licensed by Hallmark)
Peanuts (Under license from the Schulz family)

Columbia-Tristar
Fox and Crow
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Mister Magoo
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Beany and Cecil
Q*Bert
Care Bears (Licensed by American Greetings)
Super Mario Bros. (Licensed by Nintendo)
DC Superheroes
Dennis the Menace (Licensed by the Estate of Hank Ketcham)
Little Orphan Annie

Henson with Pixar & Hanna-Barbera
Huckleberry Hound
Yogi Bear
Quick Draw McGraw
Snagglepuss
Augie Doggie with Doggy Daddy
Wally Gator
Magilla Gorilla
Secret Squirrel
The Muppets
Mater's Tall Tales

Luxor
Garfield
Gumby
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Peabody and Sherman
Dudley Do Right
Underdog
Hoppity Hooper
Tom Slick
Roger Ramjet
George of the Jungle
Aesop and Son
Tom Ruegger's Platypus Duck

New Line Cinema
Inspector Gadget
Heathcliff
Madeline
Samurai Pizza Cats
Walter Melon
Andy Larkin
Noozles
The Littl' Bits
Sailor Moon​

 

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Entertainment News for Early September 2010

BOZO MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN!
- The Chicago Tribue

During the buildup to Bozo's return to television, there were questions as to whether millennials or younger kids would tune in to a relic of baby boomers' bygone youth. Feedback from viewers on WGN's Facebook page and Nielsen ratings suggest a resounding "Yes."
- E! News

Paramount Pictures vice president Barbara Broccoli says that the next James Bond film should pick up where Quantum of Solace left off. When asked about the timeline for production on Bond 23, Broccoli says she expects a screenplay on her desk by May or June 2011.
- Variety

The Jim Henson Company officially introduces Chuck Roven as their new head of live action production. Said Roven "I felt that the studio has underutilized the flagship Henson name on its family-oriented films. When I first took this job, I said to Brian [Henson] to let me bring back the logo he had a few years back with Kermit on the crane."
- The Hollywood Reporter

Ashley Tisdale on allegations of Dwayne Johnson's chronic tardiness during the making of the first season of the Gidget reboot: "Whenever Dwayne was late for filming, someone else on the set would feed me his lines for a few takes. When he did finally show up, we would either have to reshoot the whole scene with him. Other times, he would come record his lines during the ADR phase of post production. That should help explain the scenes where Gidget would sometimes talk to her dad when he's off screen."
- Entertainment Tonight

The Sports Page
Starting this October, the Sempra Energy Center, home to the Mighty Ducks and defending NBA champion Clippers, will now be the Porsche Pond. This isn't the first time the arena changed names. In 1996, the venue opened as the Arrowhead Pond of San Diego. Sempra Energy, parent company of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has had the naming rights since 2001. But now, an electric bill gouging scandal has prompted Tiffany Disney to cut ties with Sempra. Tiff, who owns both the Ducks and the arena, is also a proud driver of a Porsche Cayenne with California license plate FLY2GTR (drawn from the "Ducks Fly Together" speech from D2). In addition to the naming rights fees, Porsche has agreed to reimburse Tiff for when she bought back the naming rights to the Pond from Sempra earlier this summer.
- ESPN

Mighty Ducks preseason schedule courtesy of the San Diego Union Tribune
@ Indianapolis Racers (IHL) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
@ Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) at US Airways Arena (Phoenix, AZ)
vs. New Orleans Revelers (IHL) at the Porsche Pond (San Diego, CA)
@ Sacramento River Rats (IHL) at ARCO Arena (Sacramento, CA)
vs. Los Angeles Kings at Porsche Pond
vs. Las Vegas Silver Knights at Porsche Pond
vs. Vancouver Canucks as part of the NHL Global Series in Melbourne, Australia

 

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Paramount Studios
September 7, 2010

Rob Reiner (Chairman; Paramount Pictures)
"As you may have heard, the merger with Turner Broadcasting gave us the distribution rights to The Hobbit, which Saul Zaentz and the Tolkien estate had previously sold to United Artists. We've learned recently that Peter Jackson had been wanting to do The Hobbit even before he did the Lord of the Rings trilogy with you guys. Because that series has been so successful for your studio, I think this is the right time for us to work together to bring The Hobbit to the screen."

James Cameron (Chairman; New Line Cinema)
"Wait a sec. Didn't you guys also get The Chronicles of Narnia from Turner?"

Reiner:
"Yeah, we did. But since the merger, the CS Lewis estate has been pressuring us to choose between Narnia and The Hobbit."

Saul Zaentz (Head of Middle-earth Enterprises)
"Fellas, I honestly had no way of foreseeing any of the studio mergers that have taken place since I acquired the multimedia rights to Tolkien's works . I hope both New Line and Paramount can work together on The Hobbit. In my opinion, the time for all of us to reach an agreement on distribution in North America and overseas is right now. Billions of people are counting on us. So we must act fast."​

 

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Entertainment News for Early-to-Mid September 2010

COUNTER-OFFER?
In response to Saul Zaentz offering Paramount's Hobbit rights to Henson, Walden Media has offered to move distribution of the Chronicles of Narnia film franchise from Paramount to Henson after the release of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Paramount later this year. The fans of Narnia and the fans of the Lord of the Rings franchise anxiously await a resolution to this sword-and-sorcery game of musical chairs.
- Entertainment Tonight

SONY ATLANTIS?
The Winnipeg Free Press reports that CanWest has been talking to Sony's Canadian branch for over a year on a possible sale of Alliance Atlantis to Sony in a bid for CanWest's survival. A possible sale of Alliance Atlantis to Sony would allow CanWest to use the potential cash infusion to focus solely on the Global television network.
- CBC News: The National

Alliance with Henson?
Brian Henson has met with CanWest executives on a possible sale of Alliance Atlantis to The Jim Henson Company.
- CNBC

Luxor Pictures hopes Game of Thrones, based on George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, is the key to their survival when it is released next spring.
- The Hollywood Reporter

RUMOR MILL: Stephen King says he is auctioning off the film rights to The Dark Tower. King said in a statement that he hopes the highest bidder will be faithful to his books.
- Variety

The Sports Page
The St. Louis Sorcerers crash the party with a hard-fought 20-17 win over the New York Giants in the first-ever regular season game at MetLife Stadium. The winning field goal came off the foot of Sorcerers kicker Josh Scobee.
- ESPN

 

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James Bond 007 Canon as of 2010
Rights ITTL are held by Danjaq, LLC and Paramount Pictures Corporation

Sean Connery
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Diamonds are Forever (1971)

George Lazenby (The only Australian to play Bond)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Roger Moore
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Pierce Brosnan
Red Sun Rising (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence Revoked (1989)
Goldeneye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)

Daniel Craig
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Bond 24 (2012)

Possible future Bonds with Daniel Craig
Skyfall (2012 IOTL)
Spectre (2015 IOTL)
No Time to Die (2021 IOTL)
Everything or Nothing (Title of a 2004 video game IOTL. Never played it myself IOTL. But for some reason, I like the title.)
Property of a Woman (Title of unproduced Timothy Dalton bond IOTL)
Octopussy (1983 IOTL)