Friday, November 11, 2016

Fathom and Disney Celebrate Mickey’s B-Day with Kids’ Screening

Mickey Mouse is having a big screen celebration in honor of his big day, as Fathom Events and Disney Junior invite kids and their guardians to celebrate the iconic character’s birthday at a special one-day, interactive cinema event. On November 12, youngsters can jump up and sing, dance and play along with some of Disney Junior’s most-loved shows and characters, including Elena of Avalor, Miles from Tomorrowland, Doc McStuffins, The Lion Guard, Sofia the First and more.`

Plus, attendees will be among the first to see the upcoming new series Mickey and the Roadster Racers on the big screen before its TV debut in January. Theatergoers will also receive a $5 offer for Disney Stores, a free e-book download and more giveaway goodies.`

“We’re thrilled to be working with Disney Junior to celebrate Mickey Mouse in movie theaters across the country,” said Fathom Events CEO John Rubey. “This is a great opportunity for young kids to experience the magic of going to the movies with all of their favorite Disney Junior characters.”`

Disney Junior at the Movies – Mickey’s BIG Celebration” will screen in more than 450 select movie theaters nationwide for one day only, Saturday, November 12 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets are available online now through FathomEvents.com or at participating box offices.`

Mickey’s BIG Celebration

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Disney XD Details ‘Big Hero 6’ Series Cast

Disney XD’s upcoming 2D series adaptation of its smash-hit, Oscar-winning Marvel Comics movie Big Hero 6 will see many of the original cast members return when it debuts in 2017, joined by a couple fresh voices.

Reprising their roles are Maya Rudolph as Aunt Cass; Jamie Chung as no-nonsense, speed genius, Go Go; Scott Adsit as huggable robot, Baymax; Alan Tudyk as tech guru, Alistair Krei; Ryan Potter as tech genius, Hiro; Genesis Rodriguez as quirky scientist, Honey Lemon; David Shaughnessy as the butler, Heathcliff; and Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee as Fred’s dad.

Also joining the main voice cast are Khary Payton (The Lion Guard) as control freak Wasabi and Brooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live) as fanboy Fred.

The show is executive produced by Emmy winners Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley and Nick Filippi — the team behind Kim Possible. Filippi also serves as supervising director on the Disney Television Animation production.

Big Hero 6 the series picks up immediately after the events of the film, continuing the adventures and friendship of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro and his compassionate, cutting-edge robot, Baymax. With their friends Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Go Go and Fred, they form the high-tech superhero team Big Hero 6 to protect their city from an array of scientifically enhanced villains. And that’s on top of Hiro’s everyday academic challenges and social trials as the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.

Additional guest cast includes: Jenifer Lewis (black-ish) as strict Professor Granville; Andrew Scott (Sherlock) as villain Obake; comedian Andy Richter as Globby; Diedrich Bader (American Housewife) as Bluff Dunder; Susan Sullivan (Castle) as Fred’s mother; Sean Giambrone (The Goldbergs) as Richardson Mole; John Ross Bowie (Speechless) as Mel; and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) as classmate Karmi.

Big Hero 6