Above you can check out the news report about Justin Bieber’s CD signing cancellation yesterday, November 20th at the Roosevelt Mall. We can’t even believe the crowd that they packed into the mall! Everyone is lucky that more people weren’t injured!
In addition to at least 5 known injuries, Island Def Jam Records senior VP James A. Roppo was arrested by the police after refusing to cooperate – yikes!
Were any of you there?
Vanessa Hudgens’ next movie “Beastly” is set to debut in July 2010. Check out the trailer above and let us know if this is a movie you plan on seeing!
The Jakks company has released 5 awesome Taylor Swift dolls which you can purchase on Amazon.com!
They retail for between $14.99 and $48.99 each. Will you be picking any of these Taylor dolls up?
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Disney’s “UP” the movie on Blu-ray has a special bonus short on it called “Dug’s Special Mission.” The short was directed by Ronnie del Carmen. Below you can read the roundtable with Ronnie.
Q: What interested you the most about Dug’s character?
Ronnie del Carmen: Dug is such a sweet dog; his heart is out there. Because of that, he also gets taken advantage of. In a pack of soldier dogs, he is definitely out of place as the cuddly, lovable one. You empathize with him right away. Also, the voice characterization of Bob Peterson gives us that Dug persona that instantly makes you love the character.
Q: With “Dug’s Special Mission” included with the upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release, would you like to see a sequel or some sort of storyline with Dug or perhaps even Russell and Dug, or Russell and the other dogs, in the future?
Ronnie del Carmen: I definitely would love to do the continuing stories of Dug. I had a scene in the original storyboard of “Dug’s Special Mission” that had him flying an airplane. We cut it because of the length, and it seemed out of place with the other gags. But I still want to see him in a plane someday. There are stories in my head that tell how he got into Muntz’s pack. Dug in that pack looks like a mistake – an oversight. I would love to tell that earlier story of how he got there. Certainly Muntz and Dug, Russell and Dug… Carl and Dug too!
Q: What was your favorite part of directing “Dug’s Special Mission”? And what was the toughest part of the gig?
Ronnie del Carmen: Well, I got to tell a story that was intriguing to me while making the movie. Dug is such a great character, people involved in the short film loved working on it. I got to work with Pete Docter and Bob Peterson on the story while we were still finishing ”Up.” John Lasseter weighed in and gave me awesome advice. I got to work with great people who were there to find creative solutions to the story I was trying to tell. And as for the tough part, well, it’s always the story that’s tough, but also working with the time constraint of making a film that’s only 4.5 minutes.
Q: When did you start working on ”Dug’s Special Mission,” and how long did it take to finish?
Ronnie del Carmen: I had the idea for the short as soon as the movie was in production, right around the layout phase. I storyboarded a rough version quickly and pitched it to Jonas Rivera and Pete Docter around late spring 2008. I figured that I would be finished with story duties and could jump on a short. But the third act of “Up” lingered on our plate for a while, and I had to do double duty. (I also took on illustrating the book, “My Name Is Dug.” I am a glutton for punishment.) We got approval for “Dug’s Special Mission” from Disney by January 2009 and got into production right away. We finished in June of this year.
Q: Did you work on “Dug’s Special Mission” with Pete Docter and Bob Peterson?
Ronnie del Carmen: I did work with Pete Docter and Bob Peterson on ”Dug’s Special Mission.” Their involvement was crucial since the three of us were always part of telling the larger story of the movie. It made sense to go to them for advice. Pete Docter could see other potentials in the idea, and Bob Peterson could instantly give me the character of Dug – and his funny nuances. It was a dream. I’m so hooked on working together with these guys, and I hope to get together with them again on another project soon.
Q: Why did you decide to provide Dug with his own special adventure in the short, instead of the other main characters?
Ronnie del Carmen: Dug arrives in “Up” talking about being on a special mission, and we never talked about it again in the movie. I immediately wanted to find out what happened. “Dug’s Special Mission” is really about how Dug remembers these moments. Dug has such a fragmented attention span that his continuity is likely not very spot-on. Dug is easily the most lovable character in the movie, and you can’t help but want to see more of him. I would love to feature Alpha someday, also voiced by Bob Peterson, as well as Gamma, voiced by Jerome Ranft. Those two crack me up. Maybe someday I’ll get a shot at that.
Miley Cyrus and her family have taken to Miley’s website to release a statement about the tragic loss of their tour bus driver:
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill ‘Uncle Bill’ Douglas. Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed.”
How horrible.
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