The trailer for the latest Apple TV+ Charlie Brown special is here, and no offense to Peppermint Patty, Lucy, and the rest of the crew, but this looks like it's set to be the best Peanuts character spotlight story yet. The new animated special is titled "Welcome Home, Franklin," and it's set to finally shine a light on Franklin, Charlie Brown's laid back friend who joined the comic strip in 1968. Notably, Franklin is the only Black character in the main Peanuts gang lineup that's featured prominently in several of the most popular specials, and his role in the friend group has led to plenty of memeing and criticism over the years.
In the social media age, Franklin is perhaps best known for his appearance in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," where he's seated awkwardly far across the table from all of his white friends. Screencaps from the 1973 special tend to go viral around the holiday season,...
In the social media age, Franklin is perhaps best known for his appearance in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," where he's seated awkwardly far across the table from all of his white friends. Screencaps from the 1973 special tend to go viral around the holiday season,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The holiday sequence of animated Charlie Brown films spans Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. However, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown differs as it contains one storyline secret, which turned this animated movie into a timeless classic. What is the one universal theme that runs through the film?
The storyline secret of ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ centers on one universal message
The storyline of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown appears basic enough. A child believes that a fictional character called The Great Pumpkin appears out of the pumpkin patch and delivers toys to children.
Linus Van Pelt is the central character in the story. He believes that The Great Pumpkin is similar to Santa Claus.
Hopefully, Linus sits in his neighborhood pumpkin patch, forgoing trick or treating with his friends and waiting for The Great Pumpkin to appear. Linus’ friends poke fun at him, and only one stays back,...
The storyline secret of ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ centers on one universal message
The storyline of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown appears basic enough. A child believes that a fictional character called The Great Pumpkin appears out of the pumpkin patch and delivers toys to children.
Linus Van Pelt is the central character in the story. He believes that The Great Pumpkin is similar to Santa Claus.
Hopefully, Linus sits in his neighborhood pumpkin patch, forgoing trick or treating with his friends and waiting for The Great Pumpkin to appear. Linus’ friends poke fun at him, and only one stays back,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
"He was those characters." Apple has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary titled Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, available for streaming later in June this year. This hour-long doc special is a tribute to and also a look back at cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, who passed away in 2000. It includes conversations friends, family and others involved in the iconic comic strip to provide a portrait of the late Peanuts creator. Executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, the documentary special also features interviews with friends, family, cartoonists, and famous fans, as well as archival footage for lovers of the comic strip. Who Are You, Charlie Brown? is narrated by Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong'o and features interviews with Jean Schulz, Drew Barrymore, Al Roker, Kevin Smith, Billie Jean King, Noah Schnapp. With original music composed by Jeff Morrow, composer of the new series "The Snoopy Show," "Snoopy in Space,...
- 6/12/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Paramount Plus released a trailer for the fifth season of “The Good Fight,” which will premiere on June 24.
In the fifth season, Diane (Christine Baranski) is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz (Audra McDonald) after the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa (Sarah Steele) and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner (Mandy Patinkin), a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.
The cast also includes Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, Zach Grenier and Charmaine Bingwa.
Showrunners Robert and Michelle King co-created the series with Phil Alden Robinson. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy, Liz Glotzer, William Finkelstein, Jonathan Tolins and Jacquelyn Reingold also serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
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Apple TV Plus announced that the documentary special “Who Are You,...
In the fifth season, Diane (Christine Baranski) is forced to question whether it’s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz (Audra McDonald) after the firm loses two top lawyers. Meanwhile, Marissa (Sarah Steele) and the firm become entangled with Hal Wackner (Mandy Patinkin), a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.
The cast also includes Michael Boatman, Nyambi Nyambi, Zach Grenier and Charmaine Bingwa.
Showrunners Robert and Michelle King co-created the series with Phil Alden Robinson. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy, Liz Glotzer, William Finkelstein, Jonathan Tolins and Jacquelyn Reingold also serve as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
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Apple TV Plus announced that the documentary special “Who Are You,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Apple will take a look back at the origins of the Peanuts characters and creator Charles Schulz’s legacy with the documentary special Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Set to debut globally June 25 on Apple TV+, Who Are You, Charlie Brown? is narrated by Lupita Nyong’o and hails from Imagine Documentaries. The special will feature interviews with friends, family , cartoonists and notable fans of the iconic comic strip to create a portrait of the late Peanuts creator.
Who are You, Charlie Brown? honors Schulz and celebrates the global popularity and long-lasting significance of the comic strip. Jean Schulz, the widow of Charles Schulz; Drew Barryomore, Al Roker, Kevin Smith, Paul Feig, Noah Schnapp and more will join for the celebration, that interweaves a new animated story following Charlie Brown on a quest of self-discovery.
Imagine Documentaries and WildBrain produces the special. Executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein and Justin Wilkes of Imagine,...
Set to debut globally June 25 on Apple TV+, Who Are You, Charlie Brown? is narrated by Lupita Nyong’o and hails from Imagine Documentaries. The special will feature interviews with friends, family , cartoonists and notable fans of the iconic comic strip to create a portrait of the late Peanuts creator.
Who are You, Charlie Brown? honors Schulz and celebrates the global popularity and long-lasting significance of the comic strip. Jean Schulz, the widow of Charles Schulz; Drew Barryomore, Al Roker, Kevin Smith, Paul Feig, Noah Schnapp and more will join for the celebration, that interweaves a new animated story following Charlie Brown on a quest of self-discovery.
Imagine Documentaries and WildBrain produces the special. Executive producers are Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein and Justin Wilkes of Imagine,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Known to friends and family as Sparky, “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz died in 2000. Since that time, Schulz’s work has remained almost universally beloved — as was demonstrated in October when the internet erupted in outrage at Apple TV Plus’ announcement that it would become the exclusive home to three “Peanuts” holiday specials. (A subsequent deal with PBS ensured that two of the specials would be available outside the Apple ecosystem for at least 2020.) Apple is also home to the first new “Peanuts” television projects in roughly two decades.
On Feb. 5, “The Snoopy Show,” a full-length animated comedy series produced in collaboration with Schulz’s family, will debut. Jean Schulz, Sparky’s wife of 27 years, spoke with Variety about the venture.
How has Apple been as a creative partner?
We are so happy to have this relationship with Apple TV Plus, because they were one of the only places we...
On Feb. 5, “The Snoopy Show,” a full-length animated comedy series produced in collaboration with Schulz’s family, will debut. Jean Schulz, Sparky’s wife of 27 years, spoke with Variety about the venture.
How has Apple been as a creative partner?
We are so happy to have this relationship with Apple TV Plus, because they were one of the only places we...
- 1/29/2021
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
This time, it definitely is the end. The previous volume finished up reprinting the fifty-year [1] run of Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts in twenty-five volumes, two years in each book. (See my posts on nearly all of those books: 1957-1958 , 1959-1960 , 1961-1962 , 1963-1964 , 1965-1966 , 1967-1968, 1969-1970 , 1971-1972 , 1973-1974 , 1975-1976 , 1977-1978 , 1979-1980 , 1981-1982 , 1983-1984 , 1985-1986 , 1987-1988 , 1989-1990 , 1991-1992 , 1993-1994 , the flashback to 1950-1952 , 1995-1996 , 1997-1998 , and finally 1999-2000 .)
Vol. 26 does something slightly different: it collects related works. It has comic book pages and advertising art and gift-sized books (some of which could be called “graphic novels,” with only a tiny bit of squinting) and similar things — all featuring the Peanuts characters, all written and drawn by Schulz. Obviously, this was culled from a far larger mass of related Peanuts stuff — dozens of hours of TV specials, to begin with, plus major ad campaigns for many products over most of those fifty years,...
Vol. 26 does something slightly different: it collects related works. It has comic book pages and advertising art and gift-sized books (some of which could be called “graphic novels,” with only a tiny bit of squinting) and similar things — all featuring the Peanuts characters, all written and drawn by Schulz. Obviously, this was culled from a far larger mass of related Peanuts stuff — dozens of hours of TV specials, to begin with, plus major ad campaigns for many products over most of those fifty years,...
- 7/26/2017
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
The Peanuts Movie cruised into theaters this past weekend chock-full of those old school awww-shucks sensibilities, and when the snowflakes cleared the film had earned more than $45 million -- a surprising amount considering it opened opposite Spectre. So its success means we're totally getting another Peanuts movie, right? Well, maybe not. 20th Century Fox only had the rights to make one Peanuts movie, as the estate of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz heavily guards the use of these characters. When asked about a potential follow-up, Jean Schulz, the cartoonist's widow, noted that "this one took eight years. So maybe we'll talk about it then." So could it really be another eight years before we see the Peanuts gang back up on the big...
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- 11/12/2015
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
It's rare that a major studio film comes out these days without being part of a barrage of sequels and spin-offs pre-planned into the 2020s. And so it's small, welcome news to hear Jean Schulz, widow of Charles, tell the Wrap that there are currently no plans for a sequel to The Peanuts Movie, despite the film's box-office success. "This one took eight years [to make]," Schulz said when asked about the prospects for a second movie. "So maybe we'll talk again then." It's nothing personal, though: Schulz praised the filmmakers' "care and effort," and said her husband would have been "proud" of the film. Still, since Fox only had the rights to make one Peanuts film, it seems we won't be getting The Peanuts Movie: Origins — Pigpen's Revenge any time soon.
- 11/10/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
It’s no secret that franchises have become the bread and butter of Hollywood in recent years. If something’s great and audiences love it, then the only logical thing to do is to give the people more of what they love. While that has been the case for numerous successful films in recent memory, it may not end up being the case for The Peanuts Movie. The family film expertly told the story of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang, but don't expect any sequels on the horizon. While The Peanuts Movie did not win its opening weekend, it performed admirably against James Bond and Spectre – garnering a respectable $44 million at the box office. Jean Schulz – widow of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz – voiced her own satisfaction with the final product, as well as the fact that her ...
- 11/10/2015
- cinemablend.com
Charles M. Schulz would have been “very pleased” with “The Peanuts Movie” and its success at the box office over the weekend, according to Jean Schulz, the widow of the iconic comic strip’s creator. “The Peanuts Movie” was based on the drawings and gentle humor of the syndicated strip that was a staple in American newspapers for half a century beginning in 1950. It grossed $44 million in its opening weekend, finishing a strong second to “Spectre,” the James Bond movie that raked in $70 million. But while Fox would love to “The Peanuts Movie” become a franchise, the studio only...
- 11/10/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
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