Remember when Beanie Babies broke the Internet? Well, the iconic toy is now landing its own biopic for audiences to see what it truly takes to build a plush stuffed animal from scratch.
Apple’s “The Beanie Bubble” charts the rise and fall of the ingenious collectible stuffed animals, with Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis playing the real-life toy titans who invented the craze. In a twist of nostalgic toy-driven fate, “The Beanie Bubble” opens in select theaters the same weekend as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”
Per the official synopsis, why did the world suddenly treat stuffed animals like gold? Ty Warner (Galifianakis) was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy craze in history.
“Succession” star Sarah Snook portrays Warner’s wife (and one third of the love triangle alongside Banks) while “Blockers” breakout Geraldine Viswanathan is a...
Apple’s “The Beanie Bubble” charts the rise and fall of the ingenious collectible stuffed animals, with Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis playing the real-life toy titans who invented the craze. In a twist of nostalgic toy-driven fate, “The Beanie Bubble” opens in select theaters the same weekend as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”
Per the official synopsis, why did the world suddenly treat stuffed animals like gold? Ty Warner (Galifianakis) was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy craze in history.
“Succession” star Sarah Snook portrays Warner’s wife (and one third of the love triangle alongside Banks) while “Blockers” breakout Geraldine Viswanathan is a...
- 6/22/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Girls just wanna have fun, no matter what decade it is.
Village Roadshow is producing a modern-day remake of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the cult 1985 romantic comedy dance movie that starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt.
Marja-Lewis Ryan, who acted as showrunner of The L Word: Generation Q, is co-writing the script with Allie Romano, who was a staff writer and executive story editor on Generation Q.
Elizabeth Banks is producing with Max Handelman via the duo’s Brownstone Productions.
Girls, made by now-defunct New World Pictures, centered on an army brat (Parker) who settles in Chicago, attends a strict Catholic high school and contends with an even stricter father at home. The girl decides to follow her passion of dance and, with the encouragement of her new best friend (Hunt), auditions for the local TV dance show. Hiding from dad, dealing with competition from a spoiled country...
Village Roadshow is producing a modern-day remake of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, the cult 1985 romantic comedy dance movie that starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt.
Marja-Lewis Ryan, who acted as showrunner of The L Word: Generation Q, is co-writing the script with Allie Romano, who was a staff writer and executive story editor on Generation Q.
Elizabeth Banks is producing with Max Handelman via the duo’s Brownstone Productions.
Girls, made by now-defunct New World Pictures, centered on an army brat (Parker) who settles in Chicago, attends a strict Catholic high school and contends with an even stricter father at home. The girl decides to follow her passion of dance and, with the encouragement of her new best friend (Hunt), auditions for the local TV dance show. Hiding from dad, dealing with competition from a spoiled country...
- 4/20/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warning: We’re about to spoil the events of Monday’s 9-1-1. Give it watch, then we’ll talk.
For a guy in a coma, Buck sure was busy this week. Picking up moments after the firefighter was struck by lightning, Monday’s episode of 9-1-1 took us inside Buck’s head to see what the world would be like if he never became a first responder — aka It’s a Wonderful Buck.
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For a guy in a coma, Buck sure was busy this week. Picking up moments after the firefighter was struck by lightning, Monday’s episode of 9-1-1 took us inside Buck’s head to see what the world would be like if he never became a first responder — aka It’s a Wonderful Buck.
More from TVLine9-1-1 Offers Grim Update on Buck's Condition -- Watch Sneak Peek9-1-1 EP Teases the Return of an 'Unexpected Person'...
- 3/14/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Fresh off last week’s shocking 9-1-1 cliffhanger, Monday’s episode (Fox, 8/7c) picks up with Buck in the hospital, and the prognosis isn’t overwhelmingly encouraging.
TVLine’s exclusive first look finds Maddie arriving at the hospital for an update on her brother’s condition, and all I say is… at least Chimney is the one to break the news to her.
More from TVLine9-1-1's Oliver Stark Reacts to Buck's Fate: I Had Crew Members Asking Me, 'Are You Really Leaving? Is This Real?'9-1-1 EP Teases the Return of an 'Unexpected Person'...
TVLine’s exclusive first look finds Maddie arriving at the hospital for an update on her brother’s condition, and all I say is… at least Chimney is the one to break the news to her.
More from TVLine9-1-1's Oliver Stark Reacts to Buck's Fate: I Had Crew Members Asking Me, 'Are You Really Leaving? Is This Real?'9-1-1 EP Teases the Return of an 'Unexpected Person'...
- 3/13/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Bedrock may still come to Fox. The animated comedy series has received a pilot presentation from the network after being in development for the last two years. The cast for the series, which is conceived as a spin-off of The Flintstones, has also been announced.
Per Deadline, Elizabeth Banks (Pebbles), Stephen Root (Fred), Amy Sedaris (Wilma), Nicole Byer (Betty), Joe Lo Truglio (Barney), and Manny Jacinto (Bamm-Bamm) will star in the pilot for the adult animated series.
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Per Deadline, Elizabeth Banks (Pebbles), Stephen Root (Fred), Amy Sedaris (Wilma), Nicole Byer (Betty), Joe Lo Truglio (Barney), and Manny Jacinto (Bamm-Bamm) will star in the pilot for the adult animated series.
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- 3/11/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
From "Cocaine Bear" to caveman times, it seems like Elizabeth Banks is the go-to talent for the most headline-grabbing concepts out there. After telling the saga of that poor bear ending up on the wrong end of a drug smuggling operation gone horribly awry, the actor/director is turning her attention to a much more kid-friendly subject: the beloved cartoon, "The Flintstones." According to Deadline, Fox is moving ahead with a spin-off series of the original animated show — because that's what audiences have been craving, apparently! Banks has been attached to the project as an executive producer and will also lend her voice talents to the role of a grown-up Pebbles, Fred and Wilma's daughter.
Fox has commissioned a pilot for the new series "Bedrock," which the report describes as "continuing the story of the Stone Age family, Bedrock catches up with the Flintstone family two decades later, with Fred...
Fox has commissioned a pilot for the new series "Bedrock," which the report describes as "continuing the story of the Stone Age family, Bedrock catches up with the Flintstone family two decades later, with Fred...
- 3/10/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Yabba-Dabba-Doo! Fox is rocking and rolling with The Flintstones spinoff Bedrock! According to Deadline, Fox is ordering a pilot presentation of the animated series, with an all-star cast set to take the Stone Age by storm! Being fitted for loincloths are Elizabeth Banks as Pebbles, the adult daughter of Fred and Wilma, Stephen Root as Fred, Amy Sedaris as Wilma, Nicole Byer as Betty, Jo Lo Truglio as Barney, and Manny Jacinto as Bam Bam. News about Fox’s Bedrock animated series dropped two years ago!
Designed for primetime, the Bedrock animated series is an adult comedy continuing the story of the Stone Age family. Deadline writes that Bedrock “catches up with the Flintstone family two decades later, with Fred on the brink of retirement and 20-something Pebbles embarking on her own career. As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of...
Designed for primetime, the Bedrock animated series is an adult comedy continuing the story of the Stone Age family. Deadline writes that Bedrock “catches up with the Flintstone family two decades later, with Fred on the brink of retirement and 20-something Pebbles embarking on her own career. As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of...
- 3/10/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Fox is moving forward with The Flintstones spinoff series Bedrock.
Elizabeth Banks, who has been shepherding the project as exec producer, will lead the voice cast of the series, starring as Pebbles, the adult daughter of Fred and Wilma.
The project has scored a pilot presentation, two years after it emerged that it was first in the works at Fox.
The cast also includes Stephen Root as Fred; Amy Sedaris as Wilma; Nicole Byer as Betty; Joe Lo Trulio as Barney; Manny Jacinto as Bamm-Bamm.
A primetime animated adult comedy series continuing the story of the Stone Age family, Bedrock catches up with the Flintstone family two decades later, with Fred on the brink of retirement and 20-something Pebbles embarking on her own career. As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of Bedrock will find this evolution harder than a swing from Bamm-Bamm’s club.
Elizabeth Banks, who has been shepherding the project as exec producer, will lead the voice cast of the series, starring as Pebbles, the adult daughter of Fred and Wilma.
The project has scored a pilot presentation, two years after it emerged that it was first in the works at Fox.
The cast also includes Stephen Root as Fred; Amy Sedaris as Wilma; Nicole Byer as Betty; Joe Lo Trulio as Barney; Manny Jacinto as Bamm-Bamm.
A primetime animated adult comedy series continuing the story of the Stone Age family, Bedrock catches up with the Flintstone family two decades later, with Fred on the brink of retirement and 20-something Pebbles embarking on her own career. As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of Bedrock will find this evolution harder than a swing from Bamm-Bamm’s club.
- 3/10/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox is continuing its adult cartoon push and is looking at new ways to move the storyboard.
The network is set to launch a number of high-profile animated series over the coming months including Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis and Jon Hamm-voiced Grimsburg as part of a four-show, two-hour animated block on Monday nights from May 2023.
Fox Day @ TCA: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
But it’s also got a couple of other irons in the fire including a push on animated drama series, a slew of animated comedy projects in the works and is in the middle of renewal talks over its long-running series The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers.
Krapopolis, the ancient Greek comedy from Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon, is to launch with a preview on November 27 ahead of its full roll-out next May. The series, which is Fox’s first fully owned animated series, centers on Tyrannis,...
The network is set to launch a number of high-profile animated series over the coming months including Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis and Jon Hamm-voiced Grimsburg as part of a four-show, two-hour animated block on Monday nights from May 2023.
Fox Day @ TCA: Deadline’s Complete Coverage
But it’s also got a couple of other irons in the fire including a push on animated drama series, a slew of animated comedy projects in the works and is in the middle of renewal talks over its long-running series The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers.
Krapopolis, the ancient Greek comedy from Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon, is to launch with a preview on November 27 ahead of its full roll-out next May. The series, which is Fox’s first fully owned animated series, centers on Tyrannis,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Fall TV season is upon us and Fox is kicking things off with the returns of “9-1-1,” “The Resident” “The Cleaning Lady” and its iconic Sunday animation block, as well as the debut of Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins country music drama “Monarch” and an eye toward more fresh scripted content to come.
Though Fox won’t be the home of the “Ally McBeal” reboot or the “Married… With Children” animated series, both in-the-works projects based on titles that originated at Fox, and is still remaining tight-lipped on more seasons of the Disney-owned “The Simpsons,” Variety found plenty to discuss with Fox Entertainment president of entertainment Michael Thorn pegged to the broadcaster’s day of panels at the virtual Television Critics Association press tour Wednesday.
From that down-to-the-wire “9-1-1″/”Lone Star” renewal last spring to making deals with top talent that have different political leanings from sibling channel Fox News,...
Though Fox won’t be the home of the “Ally McBeal” reboot or the “Married… With Children” animated series, both in-the-works projects based on titles that originated at Fox, and is still remaining tight-lipped on more seasons of the Disney-owned “The Simpsons,” Variety found plenty to discuss with Fox Entertainment president of entertainment Michael Thorn pegged to the broadcaster’s day of panels at the virtual Television Critics Association press tour Wednesday.
From that down-to-the-wire “9-1-1″/”Lone Star” renewal last spring to making deals with top talent that have different political leanings from sibling channel Fox News,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
At HBO Max, the Bat-folk can’t catch a break. Weeks after the decision to kill the effectively completed straight-to-streaming movie “Batgirl,” HBO Max canceled “Batman: Caped Crusader” and “Merry Little Batman,” among four other animated projects. The good news for these six newly scrapped Warner Bros. Animation projects is they are still full steam ahead in production and being shopped elsewhere, a person with knowledge of the situation told IndieWire — unlike “Batgirl,” which will never see the light of day.
A second source told IndieWire that HBO Max has made the choice to spend some time away from the kids-and-family sandbox. It’s a crowded and expensive field, and HBO Max isn’t a breakout brand for that type of programming. Disney+ and Netflix will vie for the kids’ market, one with no opportunity for ad revenue — both made a pledge to let the programming run commercial free — in...
A second source told IndieWire that HBO Max has made the choice to spend some time away from the kids-and-family sandbox. It’s a crowded and expensive field, and HBO Max isn’t a breakout brand for that type of programming. Disney+ and Netflix will vie for the kids’ market, one with no opportunity for ad revenue — both made a pledge to let the programming run commercial free — in...
- 8/23/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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Despite a short delay, Young Money is officially back in the building. On Saturday night, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne all came together at Ovo Fest in Toronto, performing for a sold-out crowd and celebrating the label that changed their lives forever. Many have been anticipating this reunion ever since Drake had to postpone the show - which was originally scheduled for August 1 - due to Covid.
However, it seemed well worth the wait, with fan videos posted on Twitter showing a screen reading, "Unfortunately, Lil Wayne had issues at the border," to the crowd's audible dismay. Thankfully, the words, "Luckily, Drake runs the border," then appeared, followed by the "Young Money" logo and a flaming background.
From there, all three musicians performed solo, with Drake and Minaj also rapping "Moment 4 Life" and "Up All Night" together and...
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Despite a short delay, Young Money is officially back in the building. On Saturday night, Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne all came together at Ovo Fest in Toronto, performing for a sold-out crowd and celebrating the label that changed their lives forever. Many have been anticipating this reunion ever since Drake had to postpone the show - which was originally scheduled for August 1 - due to Covid.
However, it seemed well worth the wait, with fan videos posted on Twitter showing a screen reading, "Unfortunately, Lil Wayne had issues at the border," to the crowd's audible dismay. Thankfully, the words, "Luckily, Drake runs the border," then appeared, followed by the "Young Money" logo and a flaming background.
From there, all three musicians performed solo, with Drake and Minaj also rapping "Moment 4 Life" and "Up All Night" together and...
- 8/7/2022
- by Chandler Plante
- Popsugar.com
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