Creative Focus :: Voice Acting

Former Dora Voice Actress Sues Nick

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Caitlin Sanchez, the former voice of Dora the Explorer, has filed suit against Nickelodeon, MTV Networks and Viacom, claiming that she was not paid what she was promised when she took the iconic role at the age of 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Mike Myers To Voice Pepé Le Pew

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Warner Bros. has hired Mike Myers to voice the title character in its live-action/CG PEPE LE PEW, reports Vulture.

Let Me In Star to Voice Paranorman

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Kodi Smith-McPhee reveals to Shock Till You Drop that he will voice the lead character in Laika's PARANORMAN.

Do kids have the range and the ability to give you a great voice over performance?

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Kids are more work to cast and more difficult to record but if you need that pure Kid voice for the role, better go with the real thing..

Summer Glau Talks Supergirl in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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Whether as River Tam in Joss Whedon’s cult classic series and follow-up film, Firefly and Serenity, or as the indestructible android-from-the-future Cameron in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Summer Glau has cornered the market on playing attractive, demure young females with the controlled homicidal power to destroy an opposing legion of trained warriors.

Tim Daly Talks Man of Steel in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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Tim Daly, the fan’s choice as the quintessential voice of the Man of Steel from his days portraying the title character for the landmark Superman: The Animated Series, once again supplies those All-American tones in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.

REVIEW: Metroid: Other M

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The Metroid series makes a return with the help of Team Ninja. Check out the review of Metroid: Other M

Nancy Cartwright Sued By Insurance Co.

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TMZ reports that SIMPSONS voice actress Nancy Cartwright is being sued by the American Safety Casualty Insurance Company over a policy taken out in her former fiance's name.

Frankenweenie Cast Filled with Burton Regulars

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Tim Burton has filled out the FRANKENWEENIE cast with actors he has worked with before, reports Deadline.com.

Conroy Talks Dark Knight Role In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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That loud sound you hear in the distance is the echo of fanboys cheering the return of Kevin Conroy to his benchmark role as the voice of the Dark Knight for the highly-anticipated Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, the ninth entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies coming September 28, 2010 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Home Video.

Reggie Yates To Voice Rastamouse

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The Rastamouse Company has today announced that British actor, and radio and TV presenter, Reggie Yates, will be the voice behind skateboarding, guitar playing, Rastamouse, in the new CBeebies series of the same name.

Cleveland Show Recruits All-Star Voice Cast For New Season

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Basketball superstars Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade will lend their voice talents to an upcoming episode of THE CLEVELAND SHOW airing this winter on FOX.

Ed Asner Talks Granny Goodness Role In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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Seven-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (Up) reprises his Superman: The Animated Series/Justice League role as Granny Goodness in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, the ninth entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies coming September 28, 2010 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Home Video.

Nicktoons & NFL Draft Additional Football Stars For Rush Zone

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Nicktoons, Nickelodeon’s boy-targeted network, and the National Football League today announced additional NFL players, coaches and personalities who will voice themselves in the new, animated short-form series, Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core, premiering Monday, Sept. 6, at 8:00 p.m. (ET) on Nicktoons.

Voice Actors Take Center Stage at AMPAS

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At the latest Marc Davis Celebration of Animation last Thursday evening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the craft of voice acting was explored in depth by two prestigious panels, hosted by historian Charles Solomon. Included were some wonderful montages, including rare footage of Walt Disney doing Mickey Mouse and a tribute to the ubiquitous Mel Blanc.

Rogen Moves from B.O.B. to Boo U at DreamWorks

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Seth Rogen will be lending his voice to another DreamWorks Animation project, this time BOO U, reports HEAT VISION.

Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 16

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The Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum hits Hollywood this week as they kick off their exclusive and elusive star-studded six week podcasting tour of the west coast animation dynasty. It's FFAFLA 2010! Join Alan, Joel, Computer, and Sam Olschan as they tinkle and toast their way into the hearts of the industry's most influential celebrataunts and debuties. Special guest and International Manimator of Mystery, Mike Overbeck, gets things going as he discusses his commercial work, personal films, unemployment animation time-fillers, and interrogation spy techniques.

Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 15

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This episode 15 of the Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum will shock and anesthetize your extra cognition of the outer workings of the inner minutia of the broad specifics of animation. Alan Foreman straps the very Joel Frenzer into the special guest hot-seat to scour the depths of his animation teaching philosophy, artistic process, and his thoughts on his thoughts. The easiest to book and most self-reverential episode in the FFAF archive to date!

Kim Cattrall Returns For Second Season Of Producing Parker

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Breakthrough Films & Television announced today that Kim Cattrall has signed on as the voice of “Dee” for the second season of Producing Parker.

Animation Voice Artists to Speak Up at the Academy

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The artists who voice Dug the Dog, Minnie Mouse, Natasha Fatale, Rocky the Squirrel and Winnie the Pooh will sound off at “Voices of Character,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 16th installment of the Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, on Thursday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.