Dr Seuss museum opens

A museum honouring the life and work of children’s book author and illustrator Ted Geisel, better known as Dr Seuss, has opened in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Named ‘The Amazing World of Dr Seuss’, the museum features personal items of Geisel’s, including his drawing table, that were donated by relatives of the author, and interactive games that children can play that help with reading and vocabulary.

“The Amazing World of Dr Seuss is a permanent, bilingual museum designed to introduce children and their families to the stories of Ted Geisel, promote joy in reading, and nurture specific literacy skills,” reads the official description of the museum.

“The 3,200-square-foot first floor exhibition will provide opportunities to explore new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, invent stories, and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking,” it continues.

Animaniacs reboot being developed

Steven Spielberg is helping develop a reboot of the hit Warner Bros. animated series Animaniacs, according to a new report.

Spielberg, who executive produced the original series which ran from 1993 to 1995 on Fox Kids before moving over to Kids’ WB from 1995 to 1998, is said to be interested in a new version along with Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television after Animaniacs experienced a surge in popularity due to appearing on Netflix.

Animaniacs which follows the cartoon adventures of siblings Yakko, Wakko and Dot who were locked away inside the Warner Bros. water tower until escaping in the ‘90s, entered Netflix in its entirety in April 2016.

The reboot is said to be in the early stages of development. The series also famously featured animated shorts featuring characters such as Pinky and the Brain, who received their own show and about a mafia gang of comedic pigeon’s much in the same vein as The Godfather.

New DC Comics streaming service to launch in 2018

Warner Bros. has announced a new DC Comics branded streaming service that will debut new live-action series Titans and Season 3 of the animated series Young Justice.

“Both fan-driven series are in early stages of production and will air exclusively on a DC-branded direct-to-consumer digital service in 2018,” Warner Bros. said in a statement.

Titans is based on DC’s The Teen Titans.

“Titans follows a group of young soon-to-be super heroes recruited from every corner of the DC Universe. In the series, Dick Grayson emerges from the shadows and becomes the leader of a fearless band of new heroes,” reads the synopsis of the show.

Young Justice Season 3 now titled Young Justice: Outsiders, also features a young cast of heroes including Robin/Nightwing, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis among others.

“In the highly anticipated new season (Young Justice: Outsiders), the team faces its greatest challenge yet as it takes on meta-human trafficking and the terrifying threat it creates for a society caught in the crossfire of a genetic arms race spanning the globe and the galaxy.”, reads the synopsis.

Published in Dawn, Young World July 15th, 2017