Return of Hanna-Barbera characters on HBO Max

An all-new HBO Max series will bring back Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Cindy, and an all-star group of Hanna-Barbera characters titled Jellystone.

It will premiere on HBO from July 29, and is an original animated ensemble comedy series. It will mark the return of the legendary characters after a long 30-year break from television.

Set in the beautiful town of Jellystone, the series follow the Hanna-Barbera characters as they live, work, play and often cause a ruckus in the city they all love.

With Huckleberry Hound serving as Mayor, Cindy, Boo Boo, and Yogi as town doctors, and Jabberjaw working at Magilla’s clothing store to supply all the bow ties and hats to the town’s citizens, there is a role for every single character.

Mario Party Superstars arrives this fall

Recently, Nintendo announced the release date for Mario Party Superstars for the Switch. It actually brings remastered versions of five boards from the Nintendo 64 era, with 100 minigames from the series catalogue.

All the old content got a new hand of paint and an added button support. That means all minigames from Mario Party Superstars can be played without motion controls or any kind of fancy movement. This is a great accessibility feature, so the entire family can play Mario Party together.

We’ll get Peach’s Birthday Cake from Mario Party, Space Land from Mario Party 2, and Woody Woods from Mario Party 3. Pre-orders for Mario Party Superstars are already open, while the game is set to release on October 29, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.

Pixar’s upcoming movie

Pixar has presented concept art for their next film, Turning Red.

Written and directed by Domee Shi — who also made the Academy Award-winning Pixar short Bao — Turning Red follows Mei, a young girl who turns into a giant red panda when she gets too excited. The image shows the panda wearing a kid’s backpack, walking through the halls of a school, and towering over the other students.

Turning Red, is scheduled to be released on March 11, 2022; Pixar also has Lightyear coming next year from Toy Story of Terror! directed by Angus MacLane.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 10th, 2021