Children's Entertainment News: Page 3

Hugh Grant Takes Lead Role in The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2011-05-06): Hugh Grant takes the lead in his first animated role as the voice of the bearded Pirate Captain in The Pirates! Band of Misfits.

Trailer for Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011-03-22): Here is the official trailer for Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown.

Second Trailer for The Smurfs (2011-03-10): Here is the second trailer for the Smurfs starring Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays as the live action characters.

Critics Slam MTV's Raunchy Teen Series Skins (2011-01-22): Critics say MTV's version of the UK show Skins goes way too far and is harming children who watch it.

Video: Michael Kors Shares His Story of Being Bullied as a Child (2010-10-18): Michael Kors has recorded a video for the anti-bullying campaign It Gets Better.

Victoria Justice Gives Tour of Boy Who Cried Werewolf Set (2010-10-13): Victoria Justice and Steven Grayhm give a tour of Wolfsburg, Romania, the set of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, which premieres on Nickelodeon on October 23.

Train's Pat Monahan Lead Voice in Driver Dan's Story Train (2010-10-10): Pat Monahan, the lead singer of Train, is the lead voice in Driver Dan's Story Train, which will debut on Sprout on Monday, November 1 at 6:30 p.

Children's Theatre Company Kicks Off 45th Season With Production of Dr. Seuss' Classic (2010-09-13): Children's Theatre Company has announced it will produce The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins on stage.

Bridget Moynahan Talks Romona and Beezus (2010-07-19): Bridget Moynahan is starring in Romona and Beezus, the film adaption of author Beverly Cleary's bestselling series

Ashley Tisdale Stars in Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2010-06-10): Ashley Tisdale is reprising her High School Musical role as Sharpay for a new movie.

Disney is Developing a Tron Series for Kids (2010-03-10): We are very excited about the upcoming Tron: Legacy film.

New Nick Jr. Show Team Umizoomi Demonstrates Importance of Math (2010-01-31): Team Umizoomi is a new animated live-action series on Nick Jr.

Chuggington, Animated Kids Train Show, Coming to Disney Channel (2010-01-17): Chuggington is coming to Playhouse Disney, Disney Channel's preschool-focused programming block, on January 18, 2010 at 10:30 a.

Barbie Heads to the Big Screen (2009-09-23): Barbie is ready for her close up.

Harry Potter to Overtake Bond as Top Grossing Franchise (2009-07-13): Variety reports that Harry Potter is poised to overtake the James Bond film franchise with the opening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Nickelodeon Folds Nick and Nick Jr. Magazines (2009-06-14): Nickelodeon is folding its print magazines, Nick and Nick Jr.

Up is Another Hit for Pixar (2009-05-30): Pixar's UP was the only really big movie opening this weekend.

Paul Rudd Rocks as The Earth for Sesame Street (2009-04-14): Paul Rudd is dressed up as the Earth in this clip for Sesame Street that stars Elmo and another muppet.

Where The Wild Things Are Trailer (2009-03-25): The official poster and movie trailer are out for Where the Wild Things Are.

Disney Debuts D23 Magazine and Website (2009-03-11): Disney has launched a new quarterly publication called D23 as well as a corresponding website.

Pixar Cars Short Appears Ahead of Bolt (2008-12-17): Pixar premiered its first Disney Digital 3-D short film called Tokyo Mater at theatres this past week.

Sprout Offers Snooze-a-Thon to Help Kids Sleep on Christmas Eve (2008-12-08): Sprout is an airing an 11-hour straight "Snooze-A-Thon" on Christmas Eve for parents trying to get their over-excited little ones settled down and ready for bed.

New Pajanimals Show Stars Four Cuddly Puppets (2008-10-07): PBS Kids Sprout has announced Pajanimals, a show featuring a new group of puppet characters from The Jim Henson Company.

Jo Jo Turned Down Hannah Montana Role (2008-08-11): ITV reports in the video below that young singing sensation Jo Jo (aka Joanna Levesque) actually turned down the opportunity to star in Disney's hit TV show Hannah Montana.

Adam Sandler Pelted With Gumballs (2008-08-08): This scene of Adam Sandler being pelted with gumballs is from an upcoming fill called Bedtime Story.