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[OldNavy1988]

The Princess and the Frog

Released for Thanksgiving 2009 by Disney.

Directed by
Don Bluth (final screen credit)

Screenplay by
Ron Clements
John Musker

MAIN CHARACTERS
Tiana
Voice: Elizabeth Dampier (child), Anika Noni Rose (adult)
Supervising animator: Mark Henn

Naveen
Voice: Bruno Campos
Supervising animator: Randy Haycock

Dr. Facilier
Voice: Keith David
Supervising animator: Bruce W. Smith

Charlotte La Bouff
Voice: Breanna Brooks (child), Jennifer Cody (adult)
Supervising animator: Nik Ranieri

Ray
Voice: Jim Cummings
Supervising animator: Mike Surrey

Louis
Voice: Michael Leon-Wooley
Supervising animator: Eric Goldberg

Madam Odie
Voice: Jenifer Lewis
Supervising animator: Andreas Deja

Eli La Bouff
Voice: John Goodman
Supervising animator: Duncan Marjoribanks

Eudora
Voice: Oprah Winfrey
Supervising animator: Ruben Aquino

The Fenner Brothers
Voices: Gus St. Pierre and Corey Burton
Supervising animator: Sandro Cleuzo

The Frog Hunters
Voices: Gus St. Pierre, Tim Blake Nelson and Hank Azaria
Supervising animator Daniel Abbott

The film's world premiere at the Superdome was the first such event in the city of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.​

 

[OldNavy1988]

Don Bluth goes out on a high note.
- The New York Times

Make sure to bring an extra pair of undies to the multiplex, because Keith David's Dr. Facilier is THAT terrifying...for a Disney villain.
- The Boston Globe

Make sure to come early to catch the trailer for Bonkers 2.
- The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

The early box office numbers should be an indication that the regime change from Don Bluth to Sam Register should go much smoother than expected.
- Entertainment Weekly

 

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Ponyo

Imported to the United States by Jim Henson Pictures
Produced by Studio Ghibli

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

VOICES (English Dub)
Abigail Breslin as Ponyo
Charlie Tahan as Sosuke
Tina Fey as Lisa
Mark Wahlberg as Koichi
Geena Davis as Gran Mamare
Michael Fassbender as Fujimoto
Mona Marshall as Young Mother
Lily Tomlin as Toki
Betty White as Yoshie
Cloris Leachman as Kayo

REACTION
"A nice retelling of The Little Mermaid."
- The San Diego Union Tribune

"Four stars!"
- The Japan Times

"Miyazaki's best film yet!"
- The Toronto Star

A Christmas Carol

Released in December 2009 by Hanna-Barbera
Produced by ImageMovers Digital

CAST
Jim Carrey as Ebeneezer Scrooge
Gary Oldman as Bob Cratchit
Colin Firth as Fred
Bob Hoskins as Fezzywig
Graham Chapman as The Ghost of Christmas Past
Brian Blessed as the Ghost of Christmas Present
Sir Ian McKellen as the Ghost of Christmas Future

A Christmas Carol opened to a decent box office run despite mixed reviews.​

 

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2009 marked the tenth anniversary for the following shows ITTL...

Ed, Edd n Eddy
Created by Danny Antonucci
Airs on Nickelodeon
Produced by AKA Cartoon

The Loud House
Created by Chris Savino
Airs on Nickelodeon
Produced by Jim Henson Television Animation
Formerly co-produced by Nelvana and Gemini

Shezow
Created by Obie Scott Wade
Airs on the Cartoon Network
Produced by Film Roman

Spongebob Squarepants
Created by Stephen Hillenburg
Airs on the Cartoon Network
Produced by Film Roman and United Plankton

Steven Universe
Created by Rachel Stone-Abbott
Aired on The Hub from 1999 until 2004
Produced by Ruby Spears
Merchandising and character rights held by Charm City Partners II

 

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Avatar

Released on Christmas Day 2009 by Hemdale Film Corporation

James Cameron's long awaited project finally comes to theatres. Despite mixed reviews, Avatar would go on to become Hemdale's highest grossing film since Titanic.​

 

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Jon Favreau and Zach Snyder in the running to succeed Jerry Bruckheimer at Disney.
- The Hollywood Reporter

Republic Pictures sold to Providence Equity Partners; Appoints Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner as co-chairs.
- The Wall Street Journal

Paramount chief George Lucas confirms Trek sequel for 2012 or '13.
- Final Frontier podcast

ABC's Bob Iger could be the next chairman of The Jim Henson Company by the start of Q2 2010.
- The Omaha World-Herald

First eleven weeks of Simpsons reboot draws UPN's highest ratings in five years.
- TV Guide

Universal Pictures confirms Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows will be divided into two parts. The first will debut in December 2010.
- Access Hollywood

Production to begin on X-Men: First Class. Prequel slated for release in June 2011.
- Entertainment Weekly

Corman Enterprises lays off 30 to 40 employees from its Ruby-Spears division. The Corman cartoon arm has not produced a single hit since Steven Universe launched on The Hub roughly ten years ago.
- The Los Angeles Times

 

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ROY E. DISNEY
(1930-2010)

On January 27, 2010, Disney's new animation czar Sam Register released a statement confirming the passing of former studio chief Roy E. Disney.

Here are a few excerpts:

Roy made the smooth transition from film editor to chairman of the board in a career spanning almost 59 years at the company founded by his uncle Walt Disney and his father Roy Oliver Disney. In the 1970's, he convinced Walt to appoint the likes of Stan Lee and Nolan Bushnell to the board of directors. As Walt went into semi-retirement, Roy slowly took over day-to-day operations of the Company. Roy also oversaw Disney's expansion into music with The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and Snoop Dogg among others joining the Buena Vista Music Group. In 2002, Roy along with cousin Diane Disney Miller retired from the company.

Roy was 80 years old.

The New York Times
January 28, 2010​

 

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'WATCHMEN' DIRECTOR HANDED KEYS TO MOUSE HOUSE

Hot off the box office success of 300 [New Line] and Watchmen [Universal], Zack Snyder will now be in the driver's seat at Disney. Riding shotgun with Snyder will be Tim Disney, an independent filmmaker for the last 20 years. Tim is also Walt's great-nephew and son of former studio chief Roy E. Disney.

Both men will succeed Jerry Bruckheimer as co-chairs starting on June 1st of this year.

- The Associated Press
February 3, 2010

ZACK SNYDER:
"I'm grateful for the opportunity, I'm happy to be here and I look forward to making many more great films here."

TIM DISNEY:
"I am just as excited as Zack is. Creativity has long been the bread and butter of Disney, and I am thankful that Zack and I are on the same page as we prepare to move forward."​

 

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ABC MOTION PICTURES
Brands: Hanna-Barbera; Touchstone Pictures
ABC Chairman: Michael Eisner
ABC CEO: Robert A. Iger
Hanna-Barbera President: Rachel Stone-Abbott
Touchstone President: Rob Reiner

AMBLIN PARTNERS
Chairman of the Board: Steven Spielberg
Vice Chairman: David Geffen
DreamWorks SKG Head of Production: Kathleen Kennedy
DreamWorks Animation President: Bob Camp

COLUMBIA-TRISTAR
Parent Company: CBS
Chairman of the Board: Michael E. Uslan
Screen Gems President: Bruce Timm
Screen Gems Vice President: Paul Dini

GRAND DIAMOND PICTURES
Parent Company: Corman Enterprises
Chairman of the Board: David Kirschner
Head of Ruby-Spears: Robert Sorcher (NEW)

HEMDALE FILM CORPORATION
Chairman of the Board: James Cameron (Since 1996-97)
Head of Family Entertainment: Britt Allcroft

JIM HENSON PICTURES
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Director Emeritus: Jim Henson
Chairman: Brian Henson (Since 1997)
Nickelodeon CEO: Margaret Loesch
New Line Cinema President: Peter Schneider
Head of Jim Henson Animation: James Baxter (NEW)

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
Parent Company: Paramount Communications
Chairman of the Board: George Lucas (Since 2007)
Vice Chairman: Rick McCallum
Chief Operating Officer: Micheline Chau
Nelvana Chief Creative Officer: Matt Groening

RKO RADIO PICTURES
Parent Company: PepsiCo (Since 1990)
Chairman: Chuck Norris (Since 1995)
Head of RKO Animation: Brad Bird

REPUBLIC PICTURES
Parent Company: Providence Equity Partners
Co-Chairs: Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner (Since 2010)

TURNER PICTURES WORLDWIDE
Labels: United Artists (Primary); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Secondary)
CEO: Barbara Broccoli (Since 1997)
Head of Film Roman: Stephen Hillenburg (Since 2009; took over when Sam Register left for Disney)

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Haim Saban
Vice Chairman: Shuki Levy
Head of Blue Sky: Chris Wedge

UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Parent Company: MCA
Chairman of the Board: Casey Wasserman (NEW)
Head of Gemini Animation: Ramsey Ann Naito (NEW)

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES
Brands: Walt Disney Pictures (Primary/Family); Hyperion Pictures (Secondary/Mature)
Chairman of the Board: Tim Disney
Vice Chairman: Zack Snyder
Head of Classic Animation: Sam Register

WARNER BROS ENTERTAINMENT
Parent Company: The Coca-Cola Company (Since 1985)
Chairman: Kevin Feige
Head of Animation: Tom Ruegger

 

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"Seth has been on his best behavior...so far."
- Matt Groening.

"The best scene he's written so far is when Lisa stands up for herself and Homer runs upstairs crying. It was so hilarious to hear Homer shout 'I never asked to be in this family' like a petulant child before slamming his bedroom door."
- Alex Hirsch; Rookie writer on the Simpsons reboot

"The first Treehouse of Horror of the reboot era had a great segment that Seth wrote with Maggie and Santa's Little Helper called Steven Multiverse."
- Al Jean; Show runner

 

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Alice in Wonderland
(2010 Version)
Released by Disney in March 2010.

Directed by
Tim Burton

Producers
Jerry Bruckheimer
Richard Zanuck
Jennifer Todd
Susanne Todd

Music by
Danny Elfman

SELECT CAST
Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsley
Johnny Depp as Tarrant Hightopp/The Mad Hatter
Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen of Hearts
Paul Whitehouse as the March Hare
Michael Sheen as the White Rabbit
Anne Hathaway as the White Queen
Crispin Glover as the Knave of Hearts
Matt Lucas as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Christopher Lee as Jabberwocky
Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat
Michael Clarke Duncan as the Walrus
Tim Roth as the Carpenter
Alan Rickman as the Caterpillar

Tim's version of Alice would go on to become the biggest box office hit of his career.

North American Premiere
February 18, 2010
Edward Jones Dome; St. Louis, USA

British Premiere
February 25, 2010
O2 Arena; London, England

General Release
March 5, 2010​

 

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@Goldwind2

Opens in Summer 2011

Adventure Time

Launched on the evening of April 5, 2010.

Airs Tuesday and Thursday Nights on Nickelodeon.

Created by
Pendleton Ward

Produced by
Jim Henson Television Animation

SELECT VOICES
Jeremy Shada as Finn the Human
John DiMaggio as Jake the Dog
Hynden Walch as Princess Bubblegum
Olivia Olson as Marceline
Tom Kenny as the Ice King
Niki Yang as BMO​

 

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Glee

Airs Wednesday Nights on UPN

Created by Ryan Murphy

Produced and distributed by
Universal Pictures Domestic Television

SELECT CAST
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
Lea Michele as Rachel Berry
Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones
Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson
Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams
Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde
Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray
Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez
Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce
Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang
Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson
Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel​

 

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Weeks prior to Riverfront Square's reopening.

SAM REGISTER
(Disney executive)
"Good morning, Alex. What is the project you are pitching to us today?"

ALEX HIRSCH
(Storyboard artist at Nelvana)
"It's about these twins who spend summer vacation with their great uncle..."

REGISTER:

 

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Jim, what's the state of pro wrestling in 2010?

JIM CORNETTE:
"In 2010, we're still paying the price for Ol' Shitstain's decision to use that piece of shit John...uh....Kiddie-Fiddler...I guess, as inspiration for an insensitive gimmick back in 1999.

The WB has sank to I think sixth place behind the other broadcast networks thanks to Russo continuing to push Ian Rotten to the moon when the guy is pushing 40 and still playing to crowds of these Insane Clown Posse-type fucks inside these converted fuckin' K-Marts and goddamn bowling alley parking lots. How the fuck did Russo get IWA-Mid South on a major network? I still scratch my head on that one.

WCW has been the only real game in town since Russo sank the ol' WWF. But their ratings are still down about 60% from where they were in about 2000 or 2001.

Vince McMahon has moved on to other projects but nobody seems to pay attention to him anymore.

And in case you're wondering where Derek Savage, aka Ford Bronko, is now, he died in 2003 or '04 after he drank his way out of the ring.

By the way, Derek's widow and their sons still haven't received a dime from that wrongful death suit they won against Russo not so long ago."​