THE GOOD DINOSAUR opens in theatres November 25, 2015! 

"The Good Dinosaur" asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

The animated project from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will be delayed, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No announcements have been made on when production will resume. The project has been put on hold to accommodate MacFarlane’s busy schedule. The planned update was originally scheduled to launch next year. MacFarlane, which produces Family Guy, American Dad! and Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show is also working on Fox’s Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, a 13-part documentary series, following in the footsteps of Carl Sagan’s PBS show. His new live-action/CG-animated feature Ted will be released on July 13. The Flintstones be jointly produced by 20th Television and Warner Bros. Television, which owns the rights to the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Dan Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Kara Vallo (Family Guy) will exec produce along with MacFarlane.

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The one-on-one event at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 with Mike Judge was moderated by Jackass star, Johnny Knoxville.

Judge charted his course from being an engineer, musician, and a teacher to an animator. MTV gave Judge his start by airing his first four animated shorts in Liquid Television, with the series premiering in 1993 after the success of the "Frog Baseball" short.

Explaining where the names of the characters came from, Beavis was the surname of a friend back in Judge's hometown while Butt-Head was the nickname of a local idiot. He didn't intend to give the town in which Beavis and Butt-Head is set a name, but he distractedly named the high school Highland (which is the name of the Alberquerque school where his mother taught).

Judge joked that he brought the show back because he felt like TV was getting too smart. He explained that originally, he ended the series after being burned out, stepping away from the characters in spite of offers for sequels to the movie, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.

Many of the characters from the original series are coming back, including the hippie teacher and gruff military teacher (I find it hilarious that he doesn't call the characters by their names). Judge talked about pranking truckers over the CB by asking for locations of vegetarian restaurants in his hippie teacher voice.

Not only will the characters in the new show be riffing on videos, they'll be taking shots at footage from series like Jersey Shore and UFC fights. Judge also said that at this point, there are no guest stars lined up for the series. This could to change given the regular lineup of special guests on King of the Hill.

When asked about the animators he looked up to, Judge gave some love to Tex Avery and the golden age of animation, as well as John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren and Stimpy. He also assured us that the show was not made in a Korean sweatshop--but the studio has a "creative" use of space.

In terms of influences outside of animation, Judge credits Cheech and Chong and Jerry Lewis. He still respects the timing of Cheech and Chong and their comic timing, noting how well put together Things Are Tough All Over is.

We then saw footage from an episode called "Werewolves of Highland," which occurs after the boys have seen Twilight and decide that to pick up girls, they'll have to become vampires. Yeah, that's definitely more Beavis and Butt-Head - that is to say, yeah, I would really like to see more of this! The show strikes a nice balance between smart-stupid and stupid-stupid that worked so well with the original run of the show.

Beavis and Butt-Head will return this Fall on MTV -- but get your special sneak preview below!!!

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There are many returning shows premiering new episodes in the next week and I will cover some of my favorites. Today Supernatural season 5 premiers on The CW. I have been looking forward to this all summer. The story arc left off last season with the brothers Winchester facing off against the rise of Lucifer. Spoilers for this coming season of this show reveal God may come into play.

On Saturday, September 12, at the oddest time ever, in the slot where Talk Show with Spike Feresten used to be, right after the recently cancelled MADtv, is Sit Down, Shut Up, the most underrated animated comedy of it's time, which returns to play out the remaining episodes that were produced for FOX before it was cancelled.

The next day FOX will air a 1-hour series finale of King of the Hill, which is actually only 2 of the remaining 6 episodes made. The other 4 episodes will go into syndication as the show goes to cancellation heaven with the likes of Spike, MAD, and SDSU.

Monday, September 14 sees the premier of The Jay Leno Show in prime time, on NBC. I will give it a shot, will you?

Thursday, September 17th is a night I'm looking forward to. Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday starts it's second season on NBC. Fringe comes back for season 2 on FOX, another show I love! This night is packed with goodness, as The Office returns for season 6 on NBC, and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia returns for season 5 on FX.

Stay tuned to Syko.org for more TV to look forward to.

We have all been waiting for it, we've seen the rumors of their return come and go, but here they are! Beavis and Butthead have returned to help out their creator, Mike Judge. In this video Beavis and Butthead review Extract, Judge's latest film. Enjoy!

Source: YahooMovies

DISNEY TO ACQUIRE MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT

Worldwide leader in family entertainment agrees to acquire Marvel and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters. Acquisition highlights Disney’s strategic focus on quality branded content, technological innovation and international expansion to build long-term shareholder value

Burbank, CA and New York, NY, August 31, 2009 —Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced today…

“This transaction combines Marvel’s strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor with Disney’s creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of creative properties across multiple platforms and territories,” said Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. “Ike Perlmutter and his team have done an impressive job of nurturing these properties and have created significant value. We are pleased to bring this talent and these great assets to Disney.”

“We believe that adding Marvel to Disney’s unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation,” Iger said.

“Disney is the perfect home for Marvel’s fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses,” said Ike Perlmutter, Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer. “This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney’s tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world.”

Wow. Just when it seemed that Paramount pretty much had the lock on a distribution deal for all the in-house superhero movies made by Marvel Entertainment, Disney swoops in and buys Marvel whole hog, to the tune of $4 billion.

In a company press release that you can find at MarketWatch, Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter said

"Disney is the perfect home for Marvel's fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses. This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney's tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world."

In other words, just in case you were wondering, this is all about money. Disney has the better action figure manufacturing companies, apparently.

I have no idea what this means for the approximately 800 Marvel movies currently in development-- I had just assumed they would all be Paramount films, but I'm not sure how many of them Paramount actually has signed deals for. There's also the question of what it means for the characters themselves, given how beloved Disney figures like Cinderella or Simba have been put through the wringer thanks to direct-to-DVD sequels and toys that should embarrass anyone.

No matter what happens, it likely means big changes for all fans of the Marvel movies, and even more comic book overload in an already crowded market. We'll be holding our breath to see how this turns out.

UPDATE: Over at CHUD, Devin Faraci is on a conference call with the Disney-Marvel folks getting some key updates, such as the fact that current Marvel distribution deals will stay in place (Spider-Man stays at Sony, Iron Man at Paramount) until they expire, AND John Lasseter has met with the Marvel folks. Expect some crazy Pixar/Marvel hybrids that might make this whole deal worth it alone.

Sources: Cinematical and CinemaBlend

When Fox announced that it was canceling King of the Hill, it marked the end of a long run for an animated program that was largely in the shadow of its primetime companion, The Simpsons. But don't bury it yet--reports are surfacing that the show may be thrown a lifeline by another network.

ABC is apparently looking into bringing Mike Judge's King of the Hill over to its schedule, says The Hollywood Reporter. Of course with King of the Hill only recently being dismissed by Fox, the report is far from a sure thing (so don't too excited yet, just marginally excited). Fox reps confirmed to the Reporter that another network is interested in taking on King of the Hill, but talks are only in early stages at the moment.

The idea for ABC would be to pair King of the Hill with another Mike Judge animated show, the midseason toon The Goode Family. However, that wouldn't happen until the next cycle at the earliest, as King of the Hill takes nine months to produce new episodes because of its animation production.

King of the Hill was unfortunately the odd man out in Fox's bloated animation lineup, but news that other networks are looking to take it on is fantastic for King's followers.

The Voltron movie may be in trouble. Variety reports that New Regency, a division of 20th Century Fox, has ditched the film. It may instead end up being financed by Relativity Media, which means the movie will still happen. Unfortunately if it happens, it will now happen with a much reduced budget.

They say they plan to slash the budget “utilizing the type of cost-effective technology employed in films including 300.” One problem there. 300 didn’t have a giant freakin robot ripping the Eiffel Tower out of the ground and spearin g his equally giant opponents with it. It’s a lot easier to make a few soldiers standing around in some dirt look good than it is to make giant, human piloted robo-lions fighting weird alien robots.

The action in this thing is huge, spanning the entire globe and even venturing briefly into outer space. Voltron roams the world ripping up cities to fight giant opponents all over the planet. Transformers had a massive budget, and it only really had to contend with giant robots fighting in New York City. I have no idea how anyone could possibly pull off a live action Voltron: Defender of the Universe on a reasonable budget, at least not if they want it to be any good.


Source: CinemaBlend