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5 Times Bruce Campbell Got Animated

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In celebration of Bruce Campbell’s birthday today, I thought it would be an ample time to reflect on him and his career. Specifically, his voice and the variety of cartoons he’s acted on! Needless to say, there have been a lot, so I decided to focus on just a handful of his animated adventures sometimes as a hero, sometimes as a villain, but always memorable!

MEGAS XLR

This cult action comedy cartoon on Cartoon Network had some incredibly animated fights, and some incredible villains. Chief among them, Bruce Campbell in one of his more self-referential roles as Magnanimous! An evil, extraterrestrial cyborg with a big head and chin (of course) along the lines of MODOK. The series centering around Coop, a New Jersey slacker who comes upon a massive mecha from the future called Megas, repairing it and making it his ride of choice. Using it along with his timid friend, Jaime, and Kiva, a warrior from the future who intends to use the Megas to fight off alien invaders. In his first appearance, Magnanimous lured Coop and co. into entering his inter-galactic fighting tournament in order to make some space cash, wanting to fix the fights in order to rake in more dough. Coop refuses, leading to a mechanical brawl sending Magnanimous down a quantum singularity… until he got out and threatened Coop and friends on Earth all over again for the sake of money and revenge. Mag quotes quite a bit from Ash, and his mecha suit even resembles Elvis’ costume in Bubba Ho-Tep. With some seriously funny lines and some seriously cool robot fights, these episodes are classics.

MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT

In this retro-future sci-fi Nicktoon, XJ9 or “Jenny” to her friends, defends the Earth from all manner of threats both big and bizarre. In this case, the bullish Himcules voice by Bruce. A big, buff, bully of a man who gets his kicks by beating up those who’re weaker than him and humiliating anyone who gets in his way. As each defeat and embarrassment of a foe only boosts his strength. Unfortunately at the same time Jenny tries a nerve ending application and experiences pain for the first time! This is Bruce at his hammiest, playing a jock villain to super villainous proportions.

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS

It’s not often cartoons make the jump from TV to animated features, but leave it to the weirdest classic from Adult Swim to take the plunge! To describe the surrealistic film of bizarre anthropomorphized food and jerkass aliens would take too long and get too weird. Speaking of, Bruce Campbell plays a character tied to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s origins! Frylock flashes back to how he, Meatwad, and Master Shake were created by the insane scientist, Dr. Weird. Along with Chicken Bittle, the never before seen 4th member of the ATHF. A human sized chicken nugget voiced by Bruce with an incredibly positive attitude. Their mission: drive an airplane into a brick wall. While Chicken Bittle is enthusiastic to complete his creator’s purpose, Frylock diverts the plane from Chicken Bittle at the last second, realizing crashing into a wall would hurt. A lot. Unfortunately, this leads to Bittle’s end anyway when he’s devoured by a lion while parachuting. Go figure.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

The children’s book classic got an animated theatrical update from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, revolving around Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood, an inventor that creates a food generating machine called the FLDSMDFR which turns the small island of Swallow Falls into the foodie paradise of Chewandswallow. Bruce playing the diminutive yet egotistical Mayor Shelbourne, who sees a goldmine of opportunity from the machine- and for his endless appetite. Pushing Flint to keep producing more and more mutant foods to feed the tourist economy… and his own appetite, causing the Mayor to get huge!

CARS 2

In the hit sequel to the hit franchise from Pixar, the story went from high-speed races to high-speed chases… of espionage! Bruce playing Rod “Torque” Redline, a heroic American secret agent trying to stop a sinister global plot. Some more references are made to Bruce with this role, both to his recurring role on the spy series BURN NOTICE, and to his origins in Michigan. The character being a Detroit muscle car, and his plates even being listed form Michigan!

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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt

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Renny Harlin’s reboot of The Strangers isn’t coming out until May 17, but those murderous home invaders are making a pit stop at Coachella first.

In the latest Instagramable PR stunt, the studio behind the film decided to have the trio of masked intruders crash Coachella, a music festival that takes place for two weekends in Southern California.

The Strangers

This type of publicity began when Paramount did the same thing with their horror movie Smile in 2022. Their version had seemingly ordinary people in populated places look directly into a camera with an evil grin.

The Strangers

Harlin’s reboot is actually a trilogy with a more expansive world than that of the original.

“When setting out to remake The Strangers, we felt there was a bigger story to be told, which could be as powerful, chilling, and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world,” said producer Courtney Solomon. “Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We’re fortunate to be joining forces with Madelaine Petsch, an amazing talent whose character is the driving force of this story.”

The Strangers

The movie follows a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) who “after their car breaks down in an eerie small town, are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers: Chapter 1 the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”

The Strangers

The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens in theaters on May 17.

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‘Alien’ Returning to Theaters For a Limited Time

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It’s been 45 years since Ridley Scott’s Alien hit theaters and in celebration of that milestone, it is headed back to the big screen for a limited time. And what better day to do that than Alien Day on April 26?

It also works as a primer for the upcoming Fede Alvarez sequel Alien: Romulus opening on August 16. A special feature in which both Alvarez and Scott discuss the original sci-fi classic will be shown as a part of your theater admission. Take a look at the preview of that conversation below.

Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott

Back in 1979, the original trailer for Alien was kind of terrifying. Imagine sitting in front of a CRT TV (Cathode Ray Tube) at night and suddenly Jerry Goldsmith’s haunting score begins to play as a giant chicken egg starts to crack with beams of light bursting through the shell and the word “Alien” slowly forms in slanted all caps across the screen. To a twelve-year-old, it was a scary pre-bedtime experience, especially Goldsmith’s screaming electronic musical flourishes playing over scenes of the actual movie. Let the “Is it horror or sci-fi?” debate begin.

Alien became a pop culture phenomenon, complete with kid’s toys, a graphic novel, and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It also inspired dioramas in wax museums and even a frightening setpiece at Walt Disney World in the now-defunct Great Movie Ride attraction.

Great Movie Ride

The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and John Hurt. It tells the tale of a futuristic crew of blue-collar workers suddenly awakened out of stasis to investigate an undecipherable distress signal coming from a nearby moon. They investigate the source of the signal and discover it’s a warning and not a cry for help. Unbeknownst to the crew, they have brought a giant space creature back on board which they find out in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

It is said that Alvarez’s sequel will pay homage to the original film’s storytelling and set design.

Alien Romulus
Alien (1979)

The Alien theatrical re-release will take place on April 26. Pre-order your tickets and find out where Alien will screen at a theater near you.

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Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Returns with a New Friend, Plus New Life-Size Prop from Spirit Halloween

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Halloween is the greatest holiday of them all. However, every great holiday needs amazing props to go with it. Luckily for you, there are two new amazing props that have been released, which are sure to impress your neighbors and frighten any neighborhood children who are unfortunate enough to wander past your yard.

The first entry is the return of the Home Depot 12-foot skeleton prop. Home Depot has outdone themselves in the past. But this year the company is bringing bigger and better things to their Halloween prop lineup.

Home Depot Skeleton Prop

This year, the company unveiled its new and improved Skelly. But what is a giant skeleton without a loyal friend? Home Depot has also announced that they will release a five-foot tall skeleton dog prop to eternally keep Skelly company as he haunts your yard this spooky season.

This bony pooch will be five feet tall and seven feet long. The prop will also feature a posable mouth and LCD eyes with eight variable settings. Lance Allen, Home Depot’s merchant of decorative Holliday gear, had the following to say about this year’s lineup.

“This year we increased our realism within the animatronics category, created some impressive, licensed characters and even brought back some fan favorites. Overall, we are most proud of the quality and value we are able to bring to our customers with these pieces so they can continue to grow their collections.”

Home Depot Prop

But what if giant skeletons just aren’t your thing? Well, Spirit Halloween has you covered with their giant life size Terror Dog replica. This massive prop has been ripped out of your nightmares to appear frighteningly on your lawn.

This prop weighs in at almost fifty pounds and features glowing red eyes that are sure to keep your yard safe from any toilet paper throwing hooligans. This iconic Ghostbusters nightmare is a must have for any fan of 80s horror. Or, anyone who loves all things spooky.

Terror Dog Prop
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