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The third and final day of D23 Brazil – A Disney Experience concluded today in São Paulo with Disney+ and FX news. Throughout the three days, the Transamerica Expo Center welcomed thousands of visitors of all ages, who were thrilled to engage with the panels, live shows, and immersive experiences related to Disney stories.

Live from the set in Vancouver, Percy Jackson and the Olympians stars Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, and series co-creator and author Rick Riordan virtually joined to tease the highly anticipated second season. It was announced that Andra Day will play Athena in the second season.

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians panel included a sneak peek at the Grand Hall set from Camp Half-Blood, showed off Riptide, Zeus’s Lightning Bolt, Annabeth’s Dagger, and Grover’s Pipes. Season two is currently in production in Vancouver and will premiere on Disney+ in 2025.

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Jennifer Lopez is getting praise from her fans and members of the non-binary community after using gender-neutral pronouns when describing her sister’s child Brandan in an inspiring Instagram post on Tuesday.

“This is Brendan my sister Leslie’s second child!!” the 47-year-old singer and actress captioned a photo of Brandan, taken at the Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.. “They were the one person selected to represent their school at #globalyoungleadersconference in Washington DC!!! And I couldn’t be more proud!!!”

“Brendan is strong and smart and loving and a obviously a leader!!,” Lopez continued. “Titi Jenn loves you!

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

Having posted various behind-the-scenes photos over the past few weeks, Vin Diesel has used his social media accounts to now post the first official still from the upcoming "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage". A shot of him and co-star Deepika Padukone holding knives to each other's throats, the film itself is still very much in production ahead of its release early next year. [Source: Facebook]

Agent Carter

' Having just wrapped its second season run, there's a lot of talk right now with many wondering about the fate of ABC's "Marvel's Agent Carter". Talking with IGN, Atwell says none of those involved will know if the show will be back either way until the network upfronts in May.

The recent second season has proven more critically acclaimed than the first, and the studio executives love it, but ratings have been decidedly underwhelming which has led...

Now shooting in Melbourne and country Victoria, the comedy Oddball is breaking all the rules which say you should never work with children, animals, birds and on or near water.

.You name the risk, we.re taking it,. Wtfn.s Richard Keddie, who is producing with Steve Kearney and Sheila Hanahan Taylor, tells If.

Based on a true story, the film stars Shane Jacobson as Swampy Marsh, an eccentric chicken farmer who, helped by his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks.

Saran Snook plays Swampy.s daughter Emily, a single mother, with Coco Gillies as her daughter and Alan Tudyk as an American tourism consultant who is hired to help the town get back on its feet.

Richard Davies is a local conservationist, Deborah Mailman is the mayor, Frank Woodley is a dogcatcher and Meeko, a maremma, is Oddball.

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Shane Jacobson, Saran Snook, Alan Tudyk, Deborah Mailman and a dog named Meeko head the cast of Oddball, a comedy which starts shooting in Melbourne and country Victoria on Monday.

Based on a true story, the film features Jacobson as Swampy Marsh, an eccentric chicken farmer who, helped by his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks.

In the process he reunites his family and saves their seaside town.

The director is Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Super Fun Night), replacing the originally announced Clayton Jacobson who left the project a couple of week ago.

The cast includes Sarah Snook (These Final Hours, Not Suitable For Children), Alan Tudyk (I, Robot, Serenity, Frozen, Knocked Up), Coco Gillies (Maya the Bee Movie), Richard Davies (Offspring, Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires, Bran Nue Dae, Offspring), Frank Woodley (Kath & Kimderella, The...

A large amount of the success behind Toy Story 3, a movie many love to begin with, can be attributed to Michael Arndt‘s sharp and poignant screenplay. And, thanks to that strong effort, he’s become one of Disney’s favorite creative voices — they’ve since hired him for their Snow White take and a new Pixar film. It’s not stopping there, either: 24Frames report that the Oscar-winning Little Miss Sunshine scribe will be giving a rewrite to their film adaptation of the popular cartoon, Phineas and Ferb.

Although a first draft was done by show creators Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire, the plot is “still being developed”; Arndt seems like the guy who’s going to help get things into shape on that front, but I hope he also does a polish on dialogue and character — he’s already excelled at it. The actual show, which I (admittedly) know nothing about,...

[1] One of the big concerns any time a beloved television series makes it to the big screen is that the film version won't do justice to the original, but fans of Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb can probably put that worry to rest. It was announced earlier this year that the animated show would be getting a theatrical movie in 2013, and we've now learned that Disney has tapped Toy Story 3 and Little Miss Sunshine writer Michael Arndt to write a draft of the script. More details after the jump. The La Times [2] learned of Arndt's involvement from an anonymous source familiar with the project. Series creators Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire have already completed a first draft of the script for the Phineas and Ferb movie, though they're apparently still working out the details of the storyline. Not much has been revealed about the plot at this point, but what...

Disney has hired Michael Arndt ("Toy Story 3," "Little Miss Sunshine") to write a draft of the script for the "Phineas and Ferb" movie at Disney and Mandeville Films reports The Los Angeles Times.

Swampy Marsh and Dan Povenmire have been penning the initial script in recent months along with their regular work producing the show. Unlike the show, the film will be a mix of live action and animation.

The show itself follows two inventor stepbrothers, their sister who always wants to get them in trouble, and their pet platypus who is also a secret agent.

A "Phineas and Ferb" television movie this past Summer drew nearly eight million viewers. The theatrical movie is currently scheduled for July 2013.

Cyndi Lauper is set to open her Glbt youth center, The True Colors Residence, next week. With 30 studio apartments, it differs from the missions of places like The Lgbt Center and The Ali Forney Center, who are already referring people to the residence, which will also provide job assistance.

Elmhurst College is reportedly the first to ask incoming students about their sexual orientation. It's on an optional section of a questionnaire, just like they'd ask religious affiliation in order to provide resources.

I'd like to curse Brent Hartinger for sending me Overly Specific Stock Photos, which caused me to waste a huge amount of time. It's not just the images, but the descriptions.

Kris Jenner is heading to The Talk. The momager of the Kardashian clan is an obvious fit for a show about celebrity mothers, but pretty much guarantees I'll never watch the show again.

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Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh, the co-creators of the animated Disney Channel’s hit have signed multiyear deals with Disney Television Animation for another season and to develop a feature film for Phineas and Ferb. According to The Hollywood Reporter, under the agreement the duo will executive produce the series and develop a pilot that would be a spinoff of Phineas and Ferb. This come just three weeks after Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension became Disney Channels top movie of the year, bringing in a hefty 7.6 million viewers on August 5th. ..

Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh, the co-creators of the animated Disney Channel’s hit have signed multiyear deals with Disney Television Animation for another season and to develop a feature film for Phineas and Ferb. According to The Hollywood Reporter, under the agreement the duo will executive produce the series and develop a pilot that would be a spinoff of Phineas and Ferb. This come just three weeks after Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension became Disney Channels top movie of the year, bringing in a hefty 7.6 million viewers on August 5th. ..

Comic-Con 2011 Movie Panels: Friday Schedule

11:00-12:00 Paramount: The Adventures of Tin-Tin — Tba Hall H

12:15-1:15 Relativity Media: Raven and Haywire— Two fantastic films from Relativity Media debut in this Hall H presentation. Hall H

Raven — The film is a gritty thriller in which Edgar Allan Poe joins forces with a young Baltimore detective to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis for a string of brutal murders. Ravenstars John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, Luke Evans, and Alice Eve and is directed by James McTeigue.

Haywire — An electrifying tale of espionage and betrayal. A female covert ops specialist who works in the deadly world of international operatives strikes back after discovering she’s been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. Mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano makes her feature film — and Comic-Con — debut,...

If past years are any indication, Comic-Con will begin releasing its official 2011 panel schedule later today (Wednesday) with the schedule for Preview Night, Wednesday, July 20. If that happens then we can expect them to follow suit for the rest of the days, so that Thursday will see the release of the Thursday of Con schedule, etc., through Sunday.

Once the official schedules are posted these “TV and Movie Panels and Screenings Updates” will be scaled back to just the date, time, title, and location, since the rest of the information and So Much More (including comics panels, autograph signings, etc.) will be available on the Comic-Con schedule link we’ll provide. Consider this, then, the last of the extremely long posts, and hopefully we’ll be getting that official schedule soon.

Hmm, here’s an interesting matchup: Glee will be in Hall H on Sunday at 10:00; Supernatural will be...

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Triple Threat: Dan Povenmire, Gary Marsh, and Swampy Marsh make mischief in the Phineas and Ferb offices.

Phineas and Ferb is the hippest, nerdiest, unlikeliest hit on TV -- and now Disney hopes it can be a SpongeBob-like cash cow.

What better way for a company to say danke schön to its rising-star creatives than hiring Wayne Newton and a bevy of feather-plumed showgirls to help express its feelings? Any lingering doubts Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh might have had about Disney's faith in their animated show, Phineas and Ferb, dissolved when Mr. Las Vegas himself started belting out the theme song for the program's Perry the Platypus character at last June's 2010 Licensing International Expo in Vegas. As Newton gave his own spin to lyrics like "He's a furry little flatfoot who'll never flinch from a fray" and dancers and actors, dressed like the show's characters,...

Burbank, Calif., July 20, 2010 – The Walt Disney Company makes its mark at the 2010 Comic-Con convention with an exciting line up of feature films, scripted and animated series, and interactive booths providing fans with a first look at new content, experiences and merchandise including toys, electronics, collectibles and more.

Thursday, July 22

11:15 – 12:45 p.m.

Hall H

Walt Disney Pictures: “Tron: Legacy” — Returning for an unprecedented third year to the fans and convention that started it all, Walt Disney Pictures is pleased to present a special insider look at the upcoming “Tron: Legacy.” Panelists include filmmakers and talent from the film: director Joe Kosinski, producers Sean Bailey and Steven Lisberger, and cast members Jeff Bridges (Kevin Flynn), Garrett Hedlund (Sam Flynn), Olivia Wilde (Quorra), Michael Sheen (Castor), and Bruce Boxleitner (Alan Bradley). The discussion, moderated by Patton Oswalt, is set to include exclusive glimpses of the film, as well as a...

hollywoodnews.com: L.A.’s most talked about family carnival and picnic goes on Safari, Sunday, June 13! Close to 100 celebrities will be on hand at the 21st annual A Time for Heroes Celebrity Picnic sponsored by Disney – a benefit for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Each year, Hollywood’s best-known celebrities volunteer their time as “heroes” working carnival-style game booths and activity areas to raise funds to fight pediatric AIDS around the world. In past years, guests have been treated to such one-of-a-kind moments as Tom Cruise in the dunk tank and Jack Nicholson reading in the storytelling area. In addition to interacting with their favorite celebrities, guests are treated to an array of culinary treats from some of Los Angeles’ finest restaurants, including Akasha, barbrix restaurant, Beacon: An Asian Cafe, Drago Ristorante, and the legendary Pink’s Hot Dogs, among others.

The day will be topped off with...