Entertainment News for Early July 2010 Part 2
Per Pravda, new Russian president Boris Nemtsov urges Disney to resume exports to his country. The most recent and notable exports was the Russian translations of
Anastasia in early 1998, along with Russian dubs of
Treasure Planet and
The Phantom Menace in early 2000.
- CNN on UPN
Mikhail Gorbachev: "Mr. Disney, I urge you to reopen your Magic Kingdom to Mother Russia."
- BBC
Columbia-TriStar is currently reviewing bids from Nike, Quiksilver's Roxy line, Body Glove, Billabong and O'Neill for the licensing of wetsuits and swimwear based on the revival of
Gidget, which is scheduled to air in September on Oaxis. Ashley Tisdale of
High School Musical fame will play the titular character.
- CNBC Power Lunch
Poll:
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TBS+Paramount and Mattel planning new Barbie attractions for the outdoor Pinnacle parks in Carson and Haines City, along with its indoor park at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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Theme Park Insider
The Sports Page
Tiffany Disney: "Ilya Bryzgalov, who was Giguere's backup in my first year in charge...told me privately that he felt my dad sent the wrong message by cutting off Disney film and TV exports to Russia when Putin first ascended the Kremlin."
- Interview with ESPN
In Evanston, Chicago Blitz owner Jerry Reinsdorf joined WLAF Commissioner Oliver Luck, Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips and outgoing Chicago mayor Richard Daley for a press conference to announce that the Blitz will move their home games from Soldier Field to Ryan Field on the Northwestern campus starting with the 2011 World League season. Despite the recent struggles of the NFL's Bears, attendance for the Blitz has long trended towards the bottom of the World League. With the ugly sight of so many empty seats at Soldier Field, many diehard fans worried the team would move elsewhere. Today, Luck and Reinsdorf both firmly stated that they remain committed to keeping the Blitz in the Chicagoland, in Reinsdorf's words, "...no matter what it takes."
- WGN Local News