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When Will Finn's and John Standford's animated musical Western "Home on the Range" was released, it came with an elegiac announcement. Disney, you see, had been struggling throughout the early 2000s. The 1990s renaissance was over, and much of the studio's more recent output was either failing critically or commercially. Films like "Fantasia 2000," "The Emperor's New Groove," and "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" were only modest successes, while films like "Dinosaur" and "Brother Bear" were coming and going without much notice. The studio's clunky sci-fi epic "Treasure Planet" notoriously lost buckets of money, which didn't inspire confidence. It didn't help that DreamWorks was attracting huge animation audiences with films like "Shrek" — a notoriously anti-Disney movie.

As such, to appear competitive, Disney announced that "Home on the Range" was going to be the studio's last-ever traditionally hand-drawn feature film. After that, it was to be 100% CGI. Animation purists panicked, feeling...

Features the voices of: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Keanu Reeves, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Olivia Wilde | Written by Jared Stern, John Whittington | Directed by Jared Stern, Sam Levine

An animated adventure containing both talking animals and popular superheroes was always going to be a big money-maker, and so it has proved with DC League of Super-Pets, which went straight to the top spot at the US box office this weekend. It’s easy to see why – written and directed by veterans of the Lego movies, the film delivers fun, fast-paced superhero action with knowing humour that caters to both adults and children alike.

The story centres on Krypto the Super-Dog (voiced by Dwayne Johnson), who came to Earth with baby Superman (John Krasinski) and now fights crime alongside his owner, as well as adopting the glasses-wearing secret identity of Bark Kent.

DC League of Super-Pets" is the new CG-animated feature based on DC Comics' family of crime-fighting animals, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, starring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of 'Krypto the Superdog' and Kevin Hart as 'Ace the Bat-Hound', with Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, now playing in theaters:

The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC Comics "Adventure" #210 (1955).

'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in DC’s "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).

"...when the 'Justice League' are kidnapped, 'Krypto', the alien super-dog belonging to 'Superman', forms a team of shelter pets with super powers including 'Ace' who becomes super strong, a pig named 'Pb', who can grow to giant size, a turtle named 'Merton', who becomes super fast and a squirrel named 'Chip', who gains electric powers..."

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"DC League of Super=Pets" is the new CG-animated feature based on DC Comics' family of crime-fighting animals, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, starring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of 'Krypto the Superdog' and Kevin Hart as 'Ace the Bat-Hound', with Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, targeting a July 29, 2022 theatrical release :

The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC's "Adventure" #210 (1955). 

'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).

"...when the 'Justice League' are kidnapped, 'Krypto', the alien super-dog belonging to 'Superman', forms a team of shelter pets with super powers...

"...including 'Ace' who becomes super strong, a pig named 'Pb', who can grow to giant size, a turtle named 'Merton', who becomes super fast and a squirrel named 'Chip', who gains electric powers..." 

Click the images to enlarge...

"DC League of Super-Pets" isn't writer and co-director Jared Stern's first step into the world of DC Comics. Years ago, he was one of the co-writers behind "The Lego Batman Movie." He knows the DC world well, especially after having worked on his latest animated super-pets movie for the last decade or so. As he told us, DC was nothing but supportive in letting him poke fun at their characters, and even suggested Lex Luthor as one of the villains. 

Stern co-directed "DC League of Super-Pets" with Sam Levine, a longtime animator and story artist. With a large army of animators, the...

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When it came time to voice their roles in DC League of Super-Pets, stars such as Kevin Hart had to get creative.

The film was made in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, when rules were so strict that voice talent recorded their parts in isolation without the aid of an audio engineer on site to set them up. Super-Pets stars Dwayne Johnson as Superman’s dog, Krypto, and Hart as Batman’s pooch, Ace — who must team up to save their superhero pals.

Producer Hiram Garcia recalls watching talent record their parts over Zoom, after being sent recording equipment to operate themselves. Hart stood out thanks to a sound booth he made out of a few mattresses and blankets in a hotel room.

“He was so clever in how he set it up, and the sound was great, but he was so hot in there.

“DC League of Super-Pets” from Warner Bros. and DC made a super 2.2 million at the box office in its Thursday pre-shows from 3,200 locations.

The animated film features the voice talent of Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart as the lovable and loyal dog companions to Superman, Batman and the like. The film is projected for a 25 million opening this weekend.

For some comparisons, Universal’s animated “The Bad Guys” this spring made 1.2 million in its preview screenings and opened to 24 million, and it has ultimately made 97 million in its run. Johnson’s “Jungle Cruise,” which opened this same weekend last year but also opened in the midst of the pandemic, brought in roughly 2.7 million in its Thursday previews before opening to 35 million. And WB’s “The Lego Movie 2” in 2019 made approximately 2.1 million in its Thursday shows and opened to 34 million.

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Warner Bros’ DC League Of Super-Pets receives the widest release ever in the UK and Ireland for a fully-animated title this weekend, opening in 725 locations.

It is the joint-eighth widest release of all-time in the territory, alongside Disney’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi from 2017.

Among animated films, DC League Of Super-Pets tops the 719 locations of Disney’s 2019 The Lion King remake. It is slightly behind the 743 opening sites of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns from 2018 – a predominantly live-action film featuring animated sequences.

It is a second-widest opening ever for Warner Bros,...

DC League of Super-Pets Review — DC League of Super-Pets (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, written by Jared Stern and John Whittington and starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Keanu Reeves, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Thomas Middleditch, Ben [...]

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Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on Wbgr-fm on July 29th, reviewing “DC League of Super-Pets,” an animated comedy/adventure featuring Krypto the Super Dog, opening in theaters beginning July 29th.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

This is the story of Superman’s dog Krypto (voice of Dwayne Johnson) and his fear that he’ll lose his best friend Supes (John Krasinski) in anticipation of his engagement to Lois Lane (Olivia Wilde). This emotion gets put on the back burner when Lex Luther (Marc Maron) unleashes Orange Kryptonite to some unsuspecting shelter animals, and they all gain super powers. One of them, Lulu the Guinea Pig (Kate McKinnon), launches Luthor’s evil plan and manages to capture all of the Justice League. It’s up to Krypto, shelter dog Ace (Kevin Hart), Squirrel Chip (Diego Luna), Piggy Pb (Vanessa Bayer) and Turtle Merton (Natasha Lyonne) to save the day.

The Rock, Kevin Hart and Kate McKinnon shine in this endearing spoof from the writers of the Lego Batman Movie

As superhero movies have grown more convoluted, self-serious and ludicrously expensive, it’s fallen to their animated counterparts to keep the multiverses grounded in actual fun. Think the unserious, self-referential madness of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse or The Lego Batman Movie, a zany, film-length jab at Batman’s relentless darkness, isolation and general emo-ness. DC League of Super-Pets, from Lego Batman writers Jared Stern and John Whittington, takes some similar lighthearted digs at Batman, but he’s a side character to the irresistible stars of the show: man’s best friend, plus some pals. Why can’t animals be super, too?

The 105-minute romp, directed by Stern and Sam Levine, shares with the Lego Batman Movie a deadpan sense of humor, frenetic action, reflexive winks for adults and cartoon harmlessness for kids.

"DC League of Super Pets" is the new CG-animated feature based on DC Comics' family of crime-fighting animals, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, starring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of 'Krypto the Superdog' and Kevin Hart as 'Ace the Bat-Hound', with Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, targeting a July 29, 2022 theatrical release :

The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC's "Adventure" #210 (1955). 

'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).

The original Legion roster included Krypto, 'Comet' the superhorse, 'Streaky' the supercat, 'Beppo' the supermonkey and 'shape-shifter' 'Proty II'.

Significant appearances include "Adventure" #322 (July 1964) when 'Proty II' is initiated into the team and "Adventure" #343 (April 1966), when the pets help the 'Legion of Super-Heroes' battle the 'Luck Lords'.

"Adventure" #364 (January 1968) was titled, "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!"

"...when the 'Justice League' are kidnapped, 'Krypto', the alien super-dog belonging to 'Superman',...

DC "League of Super Pets" is the new CG-animated feature based on DC Comics' family of crime-fighting animals, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, starring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of 'Krypto the Superdog' and Kevin Hart as 'Ace the Bat-Hound', with Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, targeting a July 29, 2022 theatrical release :

The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC's "Adventure" #210 (1955). 

'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).

The original Legion roster included Krypto, 'Comet' the superhorse, 'Streaky' the supercat, 'Beppo' the supermonkey and 'shape-shifter' 'Proty II'.

Significant appearances include "Adventure" #322 (July 1964) when 'Proty II' is initiated into the team and "Adventure" #343 (April 1966), when the pets help the 'Legion of Super-Heroes' battle the 'Luck Lords'.

"Adventure" #364 (January 1968) was titled, "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!"

"...when the 'Justice League' are kidnapped, 'Krypto',...

DC League of Super-Pets Trailer 3 — Warner Bros. has released the third movie trailer for DC League of Super-Pets (2022). View here the first DC League of Super-Pets trailer. Crew Jared Stern and Sam Levine‘s DC League of Super-Pets stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha [...]

Continue reading: DC League Of Super-pets (2022) Movie Trailer 3: Superhero’s super-pets spring into Action in Jared Stern’s Film...

Take a look at more new footage from "DC League of Super-Pets", the upcoming 3D CG-animated comedy feature, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, starring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, opening in theaters May 20, 2022:

"...when the 'Justice League' are kidnapped, 'Krypto', the alien super-dog belonging to 'Superman', forms a team of shelter pets with super powers...

"...including 'Ace' who becomes super strong, a pig named 'Pb', who can grow to giant size, a turtle named 'Merton', who becomes super fast and a squirrel named 'Chip', who gains electric powers..." 

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Kat McNamara has joined the cast of “Jade” the feature directorial debut of producer, director and stuntman James Bamford. The film began production on Thursday.

The cast already includes Mickey Rourke “Sin City,” “The Expendables,” “The Wrester”) and Mark Dacascos and Shaina West (“Black Widow”).

“Jade” presents the story of a woman (West) who comes between a powerful businessman and a gang leader in their search for a hard drive that could damage the operations of Interpol. Despite grieving for the brother she accidentally killed, the woman is required to use her unique set of skills to retrieve the drive and protect her brother’s unborn child being carried by McNamara’s character.

Production is set in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Tetrad Studios’ Roy Scott MacFarland and Sam Levine producing from the script by Glenn Ennis and Lynn Colliar. Sophie Barry is the associate producer. Bamford, Kimberly Hines and Alex Toumayan are the executive producers.

Exclusive: Kat McNamara (Shadowhunters) has signed on to star alongside Mickey Rourke, Mark Dacascos, Shaina West and Marcus Vincios Maciel in the action pic Jade, which marks the debut feature from director, producer and stuntman James Bamford.

The film centers on Jade (West), who swore she’d never pick up another gun after her brother’s untimely and accidental death at her own hands. But when she unknowingly comes between powerful businessman “Tork” (Rourke) and her former gang leader (Maciel) in their urgent search for a valuable hard drive that could single-handedly take down Interpol, she may not have a choice.

Jade’s incredible skills are tested as she must run, climb, hide, fight and do whatever it takes to protect not only herself, and the precious cargo she carries, but also her brother’s ex-girlfriend, Layla (McNamara) who is carrying something precious of her own: Jade’s unborn nephew.

"DC League of Super-Pets" is the new 3D CG-animated comedy feature, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, based on the DC Comics team originally introduced as the "Legion of Super-Pets", starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, opening in theaters May 20, 2022:

"...when the 'Justice League' are kidnapped, 'Krypto', the alien super-dog belonging to 'Superman', forms a team of shelter pets with super powers...

"...including 'Ace' who becomes super strong, a pig named 'Pb', who can grow to giant size, a turtle named 'Merton', who becomes super fast and a squirrel named 'Chip', who gains electric powers..." 

Click the images to enlarge...

"DC League of Super-Pets" is the upcoming 3D computer-animated superhero comedy feature, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, based on the DC Comics team of the same name, starring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of 'Krypto the Superdog' and Kevin Hart as 'Ace the Bat-Hound', with Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna and Keanu Reeves, targeting a May 20, 2022, wide theatrical release:

"...while 'Superman' takes a well-earned vacation, his super dog 'Krypto', teams up with 'Ace the Bat-Hound'...

"...the flying cat 'Streaky' and a gaggle of  strange 'super pets' to help stop crime..."

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Black Adam won't be the first superhero Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will play on the big screen after all. Though Johnson is currently shooting Black Adam with a planned 2022 release for the movie, word has come in that The Rock has signed on to voice Superman's pet, Krypto the Super-Dog, in the animated feature DC's League of Super-Pets. The movie is scheduled to theatrically release in May 2022, about two months before Black Adam premieres.

In addition to lending his voice to Clark Kent's best friend, Dwayne Johnson will produce the movie alongside Seven Bucks Productions' Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, and Nicholas Stoller are executive producing. The script was written by Jared Stern who will also co-direct with Sam Levine. Per Warner Bros. and Warner Animation Group, an all-star voice cast will make up the rest of the animated super-pets and animal villains. Putting The Rock...

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The release date of Warner Bros animation film DC Super Pets has been postponed to 2022.

The studio said the movie, previously due to hit theatres in May 2021, will now open a year later, on May 22, 2022, reported deadline.com.

The film is directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine and is being produced by Patty Hicks. Based on the Capstone franchise, DC Super Pets features furry friends belonging to the likes of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman (the latter's pet is a kangaroo named Jumpa).

Warner Bros' next DC property to hit the big screen is The Joker, releasing October 4. The studio has set June 25, 2021 for the release of The Batman, and August 6, 2021 for the release of the Suicide Squad?sequel.

Another DC spinoff, Birds Of Prey, is slated for release on February 7, 2020. [Ians]...

In today’s film news roundup, “Super Pets” has moved back to 2022, “Into the Ashes” gets bought and veteran executive David Gale has a new gig.

Release Date

Warner Bros. has pushed back the release of “DC Super Pets” back a year, avoiding opening against “John Wick 4.”

The studio announced Wednesday that “Super Pets” would be moved from May 21, 2021 to May 22, 2022. Lionsgate had announced earlier this week that it would open “John Wick 4” on the 2021 date following its highly successful opening weekend for “John Wick: Chapter 3.”

“Super Pets,” based on the Cartoon Network shorts, is directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine with Patty Hicks as the producer. The characters include Ace the Bat-Hound, Krypto the Super-Dog, and Streaky the Super-Cat.

Acquisition

Rlje Films has acquired the action-thriller “Into the Ashes,” starring Luke Grimes, Robert Taylor, James Badge Dale and Frank Grillo.

“Ashes,” written and directed by Aaron Harvey, will...

Warner Bros has pushed back the release of DC Super Pets, its animated film based on the kids cartoon franchise. The studio said the pic, previously due to hit theaters in May 2021, will now open a year later, on May 22, 2022.

The film, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, is being produced by Patty Hicks. Based on the Capstone franchise, Super Pets feature the furry friends belonging to the likes of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman (the latter’s pet is a kangaroo named Jumpa).

Warner Bros’ next DC property to hit the big screen is The Joker, to hit theaters October 4. The studio previously set The Batman, from Matt Reeves, for June 25, 2021, and its Suicide Squad sequel for August 6, 2021. Another DC spinoff, Birds of Prey, is set for February 7, 2020.

Earlier today, Warner Bros said shooting has begun on Tenet, now the title of Christopher Nolan’s secretive next movie...

Not long after James Gunn found himself no longer directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Warner Bros. snatched him up to write and direct The Suicide Squad.

Well, before he decided to take on The Suicide Squad, apparently Gunn was offered the opportunity to direct a few other DC projects, including a Superman film! THR reports:

When Warners was courting Gunn, the studio gave him his pick of properties, including Superman. Though Gunn never got far enough along to seriously consider tackling a Superman movie, the filmmaker did take a shine to the Man of Steel's superpowered dog Krypto during his comics research — which makes sense for a man who turned a talking raccoon into one of Marvel's most popular big screen characters.

So, even though he’s not directing a Superman movie, there could be a chance for Gunn to direct a Krypto movie at some point!

It looks like Penn Zero is retiring. It's been announced that the Disney Xd series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero has been cancelled after two seasons.Created by Sam Levine and Jared Bush, the animated series follows Penn Zero, a young boy who takes up his parents' job as a part-time superhero. The voice cast includes Thomas Middleditch, Adam DeVine, Alfred Molina, Tania Gunadi, and Larry Wilmore.Read More…...

Late last year, Vacation co-director John Francis Daley revealed to the world that he would be using his directorial debut to reunite with his former Freaks and Geeks co-stars Martin Starr and Samm Levine, adding that he wanted to use the film as an opportunity "to get the three geeks back together in the same project." Sadly, it turns out that the trio actually wound up being cut from Vacation, and there's a pretty lame reason for it: the sequence where the cameos occurred just didn't work. SlashFilm attended a special early showing of Vacation at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this month, and it was during a post-screening Q&A session that John Francis Daley and his co-director Jonathan Goldstien that the reasoning for the cut Freaks and Geeks moment was explained. According to the filmmakers, the sequence that Daley, Martin Starr, and Sam Levine were in simply wound up...

Disney Xd has announced that animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero has been renewed for a second season.

Here's the press release:

Disney Xd Orders Second Season Of "Penn Zero: Part-time Hero"

-- Returning Star-Studded Voice Cast Includes Thomas Middleditch, Adam DeVine, Alfred Molina and Larry Wilmore --

Disney Xd has ordered a second season of Disney Television Animation's out-of-the-gate hit series "Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero." It was announced today by Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming and General Manager, Disney Xd. Created and executive-produced by Jared Bush ("All of Us," "Zootopia") and Sam Levine ("Tarzan," "Bolt"), the animated comedy adventure about an ordinary boy who inherits the extraordinary job of part-time hero premiered as a simulcast on Disney Xd and Disney Channel in February and continues to gain traction among its core audience of kids 2-11 and...

Disney Xd wants more from its part-time hero. The kid-focused cable net has ordered a second season of Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, the toon starring Silicon Valley‘s Thomas Middleditch as an ordinary boy who inherits an extraordinary job. The series from creator/EPs Jared Bush and Sam Levine premiered in February. Part-Time Hero follows Penn Zero and friends Sashi (Tania Gunadi), an overqualified part-time sidekick, and Boone (Adam DeVine), an underqualified part-time wise…...

Disney Xd has ordered a second season of Disney Television Animation's Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, which stars Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch as the title character. The returning cast also includes Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect 2), Tania Gunadi (Enlisted), Alfred Molina and Larry Wilmore. Lea Thompson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez and Lenny Venito have recurring roles. Read More Sarah Michelle Gellar Joins 'Star Wars Rebels' on Disney Xd Created and executive-produced by Jared Bush and Sam Levine, the animated comedy adventure centers on an ordinary boy who inherits the extraordinary job of part-time hero. He and his friends get

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Hollywood’s sound pros nominated Birdman and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for three awards apiece as the Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled nods for its 62nd Mpse Golden Reel Awards, honoring the best feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment work of the year.

“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”

This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...

The past few weeks, I’ve fallen accidentally in love with a show 14 years too late. The Judd Apatow produced Wonder Years of my generation (or technically… the generation above mine) has finally caught the apple of my eye and has me a bit nostalgic.

It’s hard to figure out how we end up in the cliques we do. Sometimes it’s proximity. Sometimes it’s commonality. In my case? Perhaps a bit of both. My first best friend, to best of my knowledge, became such because he sat across from me in Kindergarten. From then until fourth grade, he and I played together often both during school, and after. As we grew up, we were picked on. He, perhaps for his glasses, for being tall, and for being incredibly smart. Me? Thanks to a mother well-versed in podiatry, I was stricken with wearing proper orthopedic saddle shoes. Long...

Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown is moonlighting on another NBC comedy.

The actress will guest-star on the freshman series Welcome to the Family, per The Hollywood Reporter.

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The animated comedy adventure series follows Penn Zero, a boy from the suburbs who inherits the coolest job ever – part-time hero and leader of a team of good guys who zap to other worlds to save the day. With his sidekick Sashi and wise man Boone, the three tackle everything from outer space and the Old West, to lands of enchantment and the ultimate challenge – suburbia. The Campaign‘s Thomas Middleditch stars as Penn. Voice cast also includes Adam DeVine, Tania Guanadi, Alfred Molina, and Larry Wilmore. Jared Bush (All Of Us, Zootopia) and Sam Levine (Wreck-It Ralph, Bolt) created the series. Bush also serves as exec producer and writer and Levine exec produces and directs. Production is underway for a scheduled fall 2014 premiere.

Disney Xd is adding another animated series to its slate. The kids network has greenlighted comedy adventure series Penn Zero: Part Time Hero, about a boy who inherits the coolest job ever, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. From Jared Bush (All of Us, Zootopia) and Sam Levine (Wreck-It Ralph, Bolt), Penn Zero follows suburban boy Penn who suddenly lands a job as a part-time hero and leader of a team of good guys who zap to other worlds to save the day. Every day after school, Penn teams up with sidekick Sashi and wise man Boone to

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Big Brother 13 Evel Dick did new Rachel,Shelly bashing & more in ep 10 of his show. Last night after the week 6, Big Brother 13 live eviction show, Evel Dick Donato hopped online to do episode 10 of his funny Big Brother talk show with past houseguests Jun from season 4,Matt from season 12,along with actor Sam Levine from movies like Inglorious Basterds,Not Another Teenage Movie,and more. In the clip,they all got together to do another long Rachel bashing session. Why? Because it's just so damn easy. They also took the time to rag on masculine Shelly,and how she lies,but won't cop to it. Dick also commented on how he really doesn't like the way Dani has played this game so far,and that she was really lucky that Brendon left last night because it could have easily went the other way.

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Cast your mental browsers back exactly one year and one month to a little story on HeyUGuys which updated release dates for a couple of Disney films, namely Winnie the Pooh and a long gestating project which started out life as Joe Jump.

Sam Levine originally had the Joe Jump project, which was rumoured by revolve around a forgotten 8-bit video game character trying to ‘make his way’ in the modern world, but found itself on the shelf only to be dusted down and given a release date of the 22nd of March 2013 by Disney. Rich Moore was announced as the new director and barely anything of the Joe Jump Levine was working on made it through the change of director. The premise was rumoured to be roughly the same but 3D was mentioned for the first time and now we have an update with cast, crew and a decent synopsis.

Spoiler Room is coming to you liiiiiive from L.A. this week, where I’m trolling around PaleyFest looking for word on your favorite shows. Tonight, I’m headed to the Community panel and Wednesday night is Glee. Spoilery questions/musings about these two shows — and all your favorite shows, for that matter — can be emailed to spoilerroom@ew.com or send them to me on Twitter @EWSandraG.

See y’all Friday!

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If you're in the mood for some laughter check out the 8th Annual Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festivial this week (June 7th - 12th) at the iO West in Hollywood. The line-up includes Jimmy Kimmel, Danny Pudi (Community), Angela Kinsey (The Office), Matthew Lillard, Sam Levine (Freaks and Geeks) and many more!

For ticket info visit www.west-festival.ioimprov.com...

Freaks & Geeks star Sam Levine has reportedly filmed a guest spot for ABC's Lost. Levine recently flew to Hawaii to film a scene for the show, but didn't reveal any details about his role, reports TV Guide. "I am the smoke monster and I lift the whole... no! I'm just making stuff up!" he joked. The 27-year-old is thought to have a longtime friendship with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof, who asked him to appear on the series' final season. "Six (more)...

Last week, members of the cast and crew from Inglorious Basterds stormed the red carpet at the New Beverly Cinema to celebrate the release of their film on DVD/Blu-ray. Though just a DVD premiere, spotlights shone into the night, flashbulbs flashed, and pens scribbled on notepads. There were a few surprises - the arrival of stunt-woman extraordinaire and Tarantino alum Zoe Bell, for instance. Or the lovely Diane Krueger (Nina Von Hammersmark) arriving with a dapperly dressed Joshua Jackson on her arm.

But for the most part, the focus of the evening was the cast and crew of the critically acclaimed World War II opus. Among them, most of the titular Basterds, including: Sam Levine, Eli Roth, Omar Doom, B.J. Novak, producer Lawrence Bender and, of course, the biggest “basterd” of them all - Quentin Tarantino.

Collider grabbed a few words with some of the cast before enjoying an evening of disemboweled,...

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The fabulous "fuck" word. A pair of glistening titties. A subplot about spoiled underpants. Gratuitous underage alcohol consumption. Granny bashing. And a horny Asian co-op student that rubs his dick on a seven-foot tall beast of a woman. All in a PG rated movie. What? How did this happen? The year was 1984, and John Hughes got away with murder. His film Sixteen Candles came just before Mola Ram graciously ripped the heart out of an extra on the set of Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom. Moments before Steven Spielberg preformed this one malicious act on the filmgoing youth of America, our PG rated films used to be a lot meaner. Sexier. Funnier. Right on the edge of being R rated. Now, most PG-13 films won't touch the material found in those early PG rated affairs. You need look no further than the original The Bad News Bears...

Amazon is having a sale on the Freaks and Geeks Complete Series DVD box set, selling it for $37.49, 46% off the $70msrp. If you haven't seen Freaks and Geeks, then this is a no-brainer. Created by writer-comedian Paul Feig (Arrested Development, The Office) and executive produced by Judd Apatow, the show starred Seth Rogen, James Franco, Martin Starr, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Busy Philipps, John Francis Daley, Sam Levine, and featuring appearances by Lizzy Caplan and Ben Foster. Episodes written and directed by Apatow and Feig, and written by Mike White (School of Rock). The box set features: The complete series – all 18 episodes on 6 DVDs, including the director’s cut of the pilot, with never-before-seen footage. Deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage and outtakes. 29 audio commentaries by the actors, writers, directors, network executives, parents of cast members and obsessive fans. 28-page booklet with an essay by "Freaks and Geeks" ...