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Geek Tyrant
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Josh Greenbaum Set to Direct CARE BEARS Movie For Warner Bros. — GeekTyrant
Director Josh Greenbaum is a busy guy - following the award-winning run of his documentary Will & Harper , he has been tapped to helm a new Spaceballs sequel, and now he has signed on to direct a new Care Bears film for Warner Bros. Pictures. Good Fear's Chris Bender and Jake Weiner will produce alongside GoldDay's Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. Sean Gorman and Daniel Barnes from rightsholder Cloudco will exec produce, with Sheila Walcott overseeing for Warner Bros. The project doesn't yet have a writer yet, so we are in the dark considering storyline, but most of us are at least familiar with the Care Bear characters from our youth. Care Bears has an interesting origin story, as the franchise was built around greeting card characters popularized in the 1980s by American Greetings (now Cloudco Entertainment). Each bear had a distinct color and 'belly badge' that symbolized their personality and duty — with names like Tenderheart Bear, Cheer Bear, and Grumpy Bear — the idea being to personify different emotions and positive traits to help children express their feelings and foster empathy. The popularity of the cards led to the creation of a toy line, which then spurred animated TV specials and, eventually, a TV series. The original Care Bears cartoon aired from 1985 to 1988 and was followed by three theatrical films spanning the mid-to-late 1980s. Over the decades, the franchise has undergone several revivals. New iterations of the Care Bears TV series were released in the 2000s, 2010s, and most recently with Care Bears: Unlock the Magic , which launched in 2019. Are you looking forward to a big screen feature for the Care Bears? via: Deadline
CBS News
29-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
West Virginia waitress receives $2,000 tip from customer
A waitress at a restaurant in West Virginia received a $2,000 tip over the weekend. According to a post on Facebook, a server at DaVinci's Restaurant in Williamstown received a $2,000 tip on a $148.41 order. "There are Sundays, and there are SUNDAYS. Today, one of our servers received an amazing gratuity. You can imagine her excitement! We are so fortunate to have such generous customers," the restaurant's Facebook post said on Sunday, showing the receipt. In an interview with CBS affiliate WOWK, Chris Bender, the owner of DaVinci's Restaurant, said the server "was shaking when she came back." "She was shaking and kept saying she couldn't take it, and I told her, 'Yes, you can,'" Bender told the TV station. Bender said the waitress who received the tip is a single mother who drives a car with two spare tires. She also does not have a cell phone, Bender added. "She said she's going to pay her rent and put the rest into her savings," Bender told WOWK. "This was much-needed and well-deserved. This is absolutely life-changing for her." Bender said the waitress received the $2,000 tip after the customers ordered an Italian meal and a dessert, Mississippi Mud Pie. The two customers liked the Mississippi Mud Pie so much that they ordered 10 pieces for the road. DaVinci's Restaurant has been a staple in Williamstown since it was established in 1980, according to its website.
