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Disney Junior Announces Pirate and Princess Summer

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“Sofia the First” season premiere June 10 kicks off Disney Junior’s multi-platform summer event, Pirate and Princess Programming.

Vandervoort Joins Captain Canuck

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Laura Vandervoort, “Smallville’s” Supergirl, joins the voice cast of “Captain Canuck” as Blue Fox.

Seth MacFarlane Guest Voices The Simpsons

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Seth MacFarlane will guest-voice on the season finale of “The Simpsons,” airing May 19.

Venture Bros. Returns for Season 5

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“The Venture Bros.” returns June 2, for a fifth season on Adult Swim.

Beyoncé Records New Song for Epic

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Recording star Beyoncé creates an original song, “Rise Up,” for the upcoming Twentieth Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios motion picture, “Epic,” for which she also voices one of the lead characters.

Benjamin Bratt Replaces Al Pacino on Despicable Me 2

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Benjamin Bratt steps in to voice the villain Eduardo in “Despicable Me 2.”

Steve Buscemi Joins Khumba Cast

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Steve Buscemi joins the voice cast of Triggerfish’s 3D Animated feature “Khumba.”

Disney Unearths Classic Mickey Mouse Short Get A Horse!

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Disney unearths a never-before-seen short starring the one and only Mickey Mouse in Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself as the voice of Mickey Mouse.

Monsters University Enrolls Top Talent

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Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, and other top Hollywood stars join Billy Crystal and John Goodman on the roster of voice talent for Disney/Pixar’s “Monsters University.”

Jonathan Winters Dies at 87

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Actor and comedian Jonathan Winters dies in his home in Montecito, CA, at the age of 87.

New Monsters University Cast Members Announced

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Nathan Fillion, Bonnie Hunt, John Krasinski and other additional voice cast members are revealed for Pixar's “Monsters University.”

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 25th Anniversary Academy Screening

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The Motion Picture Academy hosted a special 25th Anniversary screening and discussion of Who Frame Roger Rabbit.

Bryan Cranston Joins Kung Fu Panda 3 Voice Cast

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Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen, and Rebel Wilson join the cast of DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 3.”

Laurence Fishburne Joins Khumba Voice Cast

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Triggerfish announces that Laurence Fishbourne joins their new 3D animated feature “Khumba.”

Disney Announces Finding Dory Feature

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Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Dory” to dive into theaters November 25, 2015; Ellen DeGeneres, the voice of the beloved Blue Tang Fish in 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” shares plans for the all-new big-screen adventure.

Being Thankful for Technological Advances in Voice Over

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Let’s not forget the role that computer based technology and social media have played in the voice over community.

Dee Bradley Baker to Guest Star on Ultimate Spider-Man

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Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker makes a special guest appearance as super-villain Carnage on Disney XD’s “Ultimate Spider-Man” on Sunday, March 31 (11:00-11:30AM ET/PT).

Disney’s Planes Reveals Full Voice Cast

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Disney announces the full voice cast for “Planes,” which includes Dane Cook, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, and Cedric the Entertainer.

Poppy Hill Sees Limited Opening Today

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Goro Miyazaki’s acclaimed 2D animated feature “From Up on Poppy Hill” begins its New York and Los Angeles theatrical run on Friday, courtesy of independent studio GKIDS.

Tim Curry & George Takei Voice Strange Frame

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G.B. Hajim’s “Strange Frame,” featuring the voices of Tim Curry and George Takei, will debut on DVD March 19.