Entertainment News for Early May 2008
Entertainment News for Early May 2008
Popeye the Sailor Man shatters box office expectations.
- Variety
Cena reiterates he'll return as Popeye in Defenders of the Earth in 2012.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Columbia-TriStar hires Guillermo Del Toro to helm a proposed Alice in Wonderland adaptation.
- The Hollywood Reporter
Tim Burton hopes to finally get Mai, The Psychic Girl off the ground. 20th Century-Fox, New Line Cinema, Lionsgate and Paramount Pictures are among the studios interested.
- The Hollywood Reporter
CBS confirms that My Litte Pony: Friendship is Magic will air on Saturday mornings this September. The series was moved to the front of the Columbia-TriStar animation pipeline to thwart attempts by other studios to hire showrunner Blanche Boudreaux away from Nelvana.
- TV Guide
Obituaries
Ollie Johnston, Palo Alto native and longtime Disney animator, dies at 95.
- The San Francisco Chronicle
The Sports Page
To open the 2008 NFL regular season, the Indianapolis Colts will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime. The AFC North rival matchup will be the first regular season game at the new Lucas Oil Stadium.
- ESPN
Bruce Arians, the man who coached the WLAF's Arizona Wranglers to two straight World Bowl rings is officially introduced as the Sorcerers' new head coach. Meanwhile, the Wranglers have promoted offensive coordinator Danny White to take over for Arians as head coach.
- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Popeye the Sailor Man shatters box office expectations.
- Variety
Cena reiterates he'll return as Popeye in Defenders of the Earth in 2012.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Columbia-TriStar hires Guillermo Del Toro to helm a proposed Alice in Wonderland adaptation.
- The Hollywood Reporter
Tim Burton hopes to finally get Mai, The Psychic Girl off the ground. 20th Century-Fox, New Line Cinema, Lionsgate and Paramount Pictures are among the studios interested.
- The Hollywood Reporter
CBS confirms that My Litte Pony: Friendship is Magic will air on Saturday mornings this September. The series was moved to the front of the Columbia-TriStar animation pipeline to thwart attempts by other studios to hire showrunner Blanche Boudreaux away from Nelvana.
- TV Guide
Obituaries
Ollie Johnston, Palo Alto native and longtime Disney animator, dies at 95.
- The San Francisco Chronicle
The Sports Page
To open the 2008 NFL regular season, the Indianapolis Colts will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in primetime. The AFC North rival matchup will be the first regular season game at the new Lucas Oil Stadium.
- ESPN
Bruce Arians, the man who coached the WLAF's Arizona Wranglers to two straight World Bowl rings is officially introduced as the Sorcerers' new head coach. Meanwhile, the Wranglers have promoted offensive coordinator Danny White to take over for Arians as head coach.
- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch