Attention filthy earthlings: Ever wanted to try your hand at global Doom-ination? Well now's your chance with Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's DOOM-Tastic Invader ZIM "Doom Game"! Take control of the galaxy's most paranoid alien spy as you work through his top-secret lair! Destroy robots, acquire disguises, consume filthy earth food, use teamwork, and much more! And if that's not enough action, you can stream entire Invader ZIM episodes on the FREE Nick Play app! Play the brand-new Invader ZIM "The DOOM Game" now at nick.com.au/gamer, and get your filthy human claws for full episodes NOW! Victory shall be ZIM'S!
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'Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus’ FULL Panel | Comic-Con 2018 | Nickelodeon
Didn’t make it to the Comic-Con ‘Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus’ panel? Neither could I! Luckily, Nickelodeon has got us covered – watch the entire discussion with commentary from the movie’s very own Richard Horvitz (voice of Zim), Rikki Simons (voice of Gir), creator Jhonen Vasquez, and Art Director Jenny Goldberg. It’s a conversation filled with exclusive art reveals and cast confessions that you. just. CAN’T. miss. Make sure to follow NickALive! for more Invader Zim!
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CITCON Launches Mobile Payment Service at Mall of America to Welcome Chinese Consumers
Original CITCON Press Release via PR Newswire:
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CITCON, the leading cross-border mobile payment and marketing company announced today its partnership with Mall of America®, the nation's largest entertainment and retail complex. The CITCON cross-border mobile payment solution will be implemented into various MOA merchandise shops, guest services and throughout Nickelodeon Universe®, the 7-acre theme park inside Mall of America.
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CITCON Launches Mobile Payment Service at Mall of America® to Welcome Chinese Consumers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CITCON, the leading cross-border mobile payment and marketing company announced today its partnership with Mall of America®, the nation's largest entertainment and retail complex. The CITCON cross-border mobile payment solution will be implemented into various MOA merchandise shops, guest services and throughout Nickelodeon Universe®, the 7-acre theme park inside Mall of America.
The CITCON solution allows MOA merchants to expand reach and better engage with over one billion Chinese consumers who are actively using Alipay and WeChat Pay as their preferred payment methods and communications platforms at home and abroad. The solution also enables merchants to reduce friction in the checkout process, offer seamless payment experiences anywhere in the store, engage consumers in new and innovative ways, and help consumers locate stores nearby and claim coupons. Through Alipay's geolocation-based "Discover" function and push notifications within the app, Chinese travelers can also locate merchants at MOA, receive promotional information and make purchasing decisions.
"As a destination that attracts over 40 million visitors annually, it's crucial for us to continue providing services for our guests to create a seamless experience when visiting Mall of America," said SVP of Business Development and Marketing Jill Renslow. "CITCON's dedication to providing familiarity and convenience to Chinese consumers is something that resonates greatly with us and we're excited to implement their payment solution across our property."
"We are thrilled to partner with Mall of America to bring a seamless payment and shopping experience to modern Chinese consumers," said Chuck Huang, Founder and CEO, CITCON. "Chinese consumers have become accustomed to the idea of doing everything on mobile. Retail experience begins with knowing your customers. Accepting the familiar and preferred mobile payment options has become a necessity for retailers to deliver exceptional customer experience that matches with the changing behavior of today's Chinese consumers."
China has been the world's number one outbound tourism country for five consecutive years, with spending from Chinese tourists abroad making up 21% of all tourism spending. In addition, each Chinese traveler spends on average more per trip than tourists from any other country. United States has been one of the most popular destinations for Chinese travelers. In 2020, five million Chinese travelers are expected to spend $80 billion in the United States.
Travel retail is worth about 15 percent of the broader personal luxury goods market, and the global value of travel retail itself is set to reach $85 billion by 2020. Chinese consumers will remain one of the biggest drivers of growth in the global luxury market in the foreseeable future.
ABOUT CITCON
CITCON is a cross-border mobile payment and marketing solution leader, enabling merchants to accept QR-based mobile wallets in-store and online on a global scale. Among the payment options supported by CITCON, Alipay and WeChat Pay are two of the most popular wallets with over one billion active consumers. On top of payments, CITCON also allows merchants to run marketing and loyalty campaigns through our partner network. Trusted by thousands of merchants in North America and Europe, including DFS Group, Caesars Entertainment Group, Kering Group among others, CITCON offers solutions for businesses to drive omnichannel commerce growth in a variety of industries ranging from Retail, e-Commerce, Hotel, Food & Beverage, Transportation, Entertainment to Education. CITCON was Founded in 2015 by Chuck Huang, a serial entrepreneur and payment veteran with over a decade's experience in both US and China, and received $10M venture funding from leading VCs (Zhen Fund, Cybernaut) in Silicon Valley and China. For more information, please visit http://www.citcon.com/
CITCON is a cross-border mobile payment and marketing solution leader, enabling merchants to accept QR-based mobile wallets in-store and online on a global scale. Among the payment options supported by CITCON, Alipay and WeChat Pay are two of the most popular wallets with over one billion active consumers. On top of payments, CITCON also allows merchants to run marketing and loyalty campaigns through our partner network. Trusted by thousands of merchants in North America and Europe, including DFS Group, Caesars Entertainment Group, Kering Group among others, CITCON offers solutions for businesses to drive omnichannel commerce growth in a variety of industries ranging from Retail, e-Commerce, Hotel, Food & Beverage, Transportation, Entertainment to Education. CITCON was Founded in 2015 by Chuck Huang, a serial entrepreneur and payment veteran with over a decade's experience in both US and China, and received $10M venture funding from leading VCs (Zhen Fund, Cybernaut) in Silicon Valley and China. For more information, please visit http://www.citcon.com/
ABOUT MALL OF AMERICA
At 5.6 million quare feet, Mall of America is the largest shopping and entertainment complex in North America with more than 520 world-class retail stores and restaurants; Nickelodeon Universe, the nation's largest indoor theme park; SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium; FlyOver America; Crayola Experience; Hard Rock Café; The Escape Game; CMX Cinemas; and more. The Mall opened in 1992 and is located in Bloomington, Minn., minutes from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul and adjacent to the MSP International Airport. Follow Mall of America on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and visit our blog. Download the Mall of America app from the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android.
At 5.6 million quare feet, Mall of America is the largest shopping and entertainment complex in North America with more than 520 world-class retail stores and restaurants; Nickelodeon Universe, the nation's largest indoor theme park; SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium; FlyOver America; Crayola Experience; Hard Rock Café; The Escape Game; CMX Cinemas; and more. The Mall opened in 1992 and is located in Bloomington, Minn., minutes from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul and adjacent to the MSP International Airport. Follow Mall of America on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and visit our blog. Download the Mall of America app from the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android.
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First Look at Isabela Moner in Paramount's 'Dora the Explorer' Movie
Paramount Players announced today that the motion picture adaptation of Nickelodeon’s beloved Peabody Award-winning children’s animated series, Dora the Explorer, began principal photography on location in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on Monday, August 6, 2018. Check out the first Dora the Explorer movie photo below!
The production, being directed by 11-time Emmy and four-time BAFTA nominee James Bobin (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Flight of the Conchords) marks the lovable Latina character’s big screen debut (and first live-action adaptation on any platform) after fourteen seasons (2000-2014) and 172 episodes on Nickelodeon. The film is a Paramount Players and Nickelodeon production in association with Walden Media. The film is being supported by the Queensland Government via Screenland Queensland. Paramount is slated to release the film on August 2, 2019.
Dora the Explorer stars Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Transformers: The Last Knight, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Instant Family) in the film’s title role. Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents nothing could prepare Dora (now a teenager) for the most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
Seventeen-year-old actress Moner is joined in the film by one of Mexico’s biggest stars, Eugenio Derbez (Overboard, Instructions Not Included, How to Be A Latin Lover), who plays Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders. The film also features big screen newcomer Micke Moreno (Escobar: Paradise Lost), in the role of cousin Diego; Nicholas Coombe (Spy Kids: Mission Control, Midnight Sun, Search and Destroy, The Magicians, Imaginary Mary, Midnight Sun) as Randy, a fellow high schooler who develops an immediate crush on Dora; Madeleine Madden (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Tidelands) as the school’s snooty class president, Sammy; and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel, Amores Perros, Thor, The 33) as Dora’s grandma, Abuelita Valerie. Temuera Morrison (Green Lantern, Moana) will play the role of Powell. Additional key casting announcements are forthcoming.
Coombe is represented by LINK Entertainment, The Characters Talent Agency and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
The film is produced by Christopher Robin producer Kristin Burr, who is joined by longtime Bobin associate, executive producer John G. Scotti (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Alice Through the Looking Glass) as well as executive producers Julia Pistor (The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Eugenio Derbez.
Bobin has assembled a talented team behind the camera that also includes reunions with Oscar-winning production designer Dan Hennah (Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Alice Through the Looking Glass) and costume designer Rahel Afiley (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Flight of the Conchords). The pair will be joined by six-time Goya Award winning (and BAFTA nominated) cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, A.S.C. (Secretos del corazón, The Others, Blue Jasmine, Thor: Ragnarok), film editor Mark Everson (Paddington, Paddington 2) and BAFTA-nominated VFX supervisor Andy Brown (Black Panther, House of Flying Daggers, Moulin Rouge!)
Dora the Explorer will film entirely in Australia’s Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland on the continent’s east coast south of Brisbane. Village Roadshow Studios, where the production will headquarter, has been host to several major Hollywood movies in the last few years, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Shallows, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok and, most recently, DC’s Aquaman. In addition to designer Hennah’s stage builds, the production will utilize Queensland’s diverse landscape, notably tropical forests near Tamborine Mountain and Tallebudgera, to portray Dora’s jungle habitat.
Moner actually has a history with the Dora franchise, having previously voiced the character Kate on the animated sequel TV series Dora and Friends: Into the City!, which aired for two seasons on Nickelodeon. Dora the Explorer will serve as the Peruvian-American actor's first-time standing in the spotlight on a studio franchise release by herself.
To celebrate shooting commencing on Dora the Explorer, Moner treated fans to the first photo of herself in character, sporting the animated Nickelodeon heroine's iconic signature pink shirt, orange shorts, short brown hair, yellow socks, white sneakers and purple backpack, of course. Moner was clearly the perfect choice to play Dora the Explorer - She looks exactly like the Latina character. In the hit Nickelodeon series, Dora is just a kid, but she will be a teenager in the live-action movie. They grow up so fast!
"So excited to show you the First Look of me as #DoraTheExplorer," she wrote.
So far, the response from loyal Dora fans has been positive.
“OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME,” raved one fan.
“This incredible,” read another comment. “You really are Dora.”
“You do look just like Dora!” added a follower.
“I’m crying — they made Dora a real thing,” another commenter remarked.
Moner is proud to step into the role of the intrepid and beloved Dora, the Latina character she's admired since childhood. "We don’t have Latina heroines in theaters; I haven't seen Marvel doing it," she told USA TODAY in June. "I'm excited to play that for young audiences."
"For me, especially as a Latina, Dora was an amazing role model – she is a strong, adventurous, and fun-loving girl," the actor said earlier this year. "I can't wait to put on the backpack and begin her next adventure!"
“I’m honored and excited to bring Dora to life. I grew up watching the show, and for me, especially as a Latina, Dora was an amazing role model — she is a strong, adventurous and fun-loving girl," Moner said in May upon her casting.
She already favors Dora's classic bob haircut, although the character's fantastical bangs have been added with extensions. Her friends gave her the nickname after Moner dressed as Dora for Halloween last year.
"My friends called me Dora for so long after that," Moner said. "And now this comes up, and they have a bigger reason to call me Dora. I love it."
Moner has already proven she's taking the exploring part of Dora seriously: She posted a photo scuba diving along Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
"The post that I made was not a joke. I repeat this is not a joke. There is a comedy action movie being made about D-D-D-D-Dora," she followed up on her Insta stories, putting the little theme song style twist on it. Isabela also took to her Insta stories to share something that's been on her mind regarding how people see Latina women.
"I hate nothing more than when people say that I look like every other Latina – Selena Gomez, Becky G, Vanessa Hudgens, Camila Mendes. Like you really need to get to know more Latinas because just like any other race, like we don't all look alike," the actress said.
Bobin, on his end, has a mixed but mostly solid track record with kid-friendly fare, so it's encouraging to hear that he's reportedly drawing from a Dora the Explorer script cowritten by names like his Muppets collaborator Nicholas Stoller and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (My Name is Earl, New Girl). The movie should also look pretty good visuals-wise, thanks to the efforts of creatives like production designer Dan Hennah and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe behind the scenes. And of course, any family-oriented Hollywood project led by a primarily latino cast (and a latina protagonist, no less), like Dora the Explorer does, is something worth applauding.
The production, being directed by 11-time Emmy and four-time BAFTA nominee James Bobin (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Flight of the Conchords) marks the lovable Latina character’s big screen debut (and first live-action adaptation on any platform) after fourteen seasons (2000-2014) and 172 episodes on Nickelodeon. The film is a Paramount Players and Nickelodeon production in association with Walden Media. The film is being supported by the Queensland Government via Screenland Queensland. Paramount is slated to release the film on August 2, 2019.
Dora the Explorer stars Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Transformers: The Last Knight, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Instant Family) in the film’s title role. Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents nothing could prepare Dora (now a teenager) for the most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
Seventeen-year-old actress Moner is joined in the film by one of Mexico’s biggest stars, Eugenio Derbez (Overboard, Instructions Not Included, How to Be A Latin Lover), who plays Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders. The film also features big screen newcomer Micke Moreno (Escobar: Paradise Lost), in the role of cousin Diego; Nicholas Coombe (Spy Kids: Mission Control, Midnight Sun, Search and Destroy, The Magicians, Imaginary Mary, Midnight Sun) as Randy, a fellow high schooler who develops an immediate crush on Dora; Madeleine Madden (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Tidelands) as the school’s snooty class president, Sammy; and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel, Amores Perros, Thor, The 33) as Dora’s grandma, Abuelita Valerie. Temuera Morrison (Green Lantern, Moana) will play the role of Powell. Additional key casting announcements are forthcoming.
Coombe is represented by LINK Entertainment, The Characters Talent Agency and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
The film is produced by Christopher Robin producer Kristin Burr, who is joined by longtime Bobin associate, executive producer John G. Scotti (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Alice Through the Looking Glass) as well as executive producers Julia Pistor (The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Eugenio Derbez.
Bobin has assembled a talented team behind the camera that also includes reunions with Oscar-winning production designer Dan Hennah (Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Alice Through the Looking Glass) and costume designer Rahel Afiley (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Flight of the Conchords). The pair will be joined by six-time Goya Award winning (and BAFTA nominated) cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, A.S.C. (Secretos del corazón, The Others, Blue Jasmine, Thor: Ragnarok), film editor Mark Everson (Paddington, Paddington 2) and BAFTA-nominated VFX supervisor Andy Brown (Black Panther, House of Flying Daggers, Moulin Rouge!)
Dora the Explorer will film entirely in Australia’s Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland on the continent’s east coast south of Brisbane. Village Roadshow Studios, where the production will headquarter, has been host to several major Hollywood movies in the last few years, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Shallows, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok and, most recently, DC’s Aquaman. In addition to designer Hennah’s stage builds, the production will utilize Queensland’s diverse landscape, notably tropical forests near Tamborine Mountain and Tallebudgera, to portray Dora’s jungle habitat.
Moner actually has a history with the Dora franchise, having previously voiced the character Kate on the animated sequel TV series Dora and Friends: Into the City!, which aired for two seasons on Nickelodeon. Dora the Explorer will serve as the Peruvian-American actor's first-time standing in the spotlight on a studio franchise release by herself.
To celebrate shooting commencing on Dora the Explorer, Moner treated fans to the first photo of herself in character, sporting the animated Nickelodeon heroine's iconic signature pink shirt, orange shorts, short brown hair, yellow socks, white sneakers and purple backpack, of course. Moner was clearly the perfect choice to play Dora the Explorer - She looks exactly like the Latina character. In the hit Nickelodeon series, Dora is just a kid, but she will be a teenager in the live-action movie. They grow up so fast!
"So excited to show you the First Look of me as #DoraTheExplorer," she wrote.
So far, the response from loyal Dora fans has been positive.
“OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME,” raved one fan.
“This incredible,” read another comment. “You really are Dora.”
“You do look just like Dora!” added a follower.
“I’m crying — they made Dora a real thing,” another commenter remarked.
Moner is proud to step into the role of the intrepid and beloved Dora, the Latina character she's admired since childhood. "We don’t have Latina heroines in theaters; I haven't seen Marvel doing it," she told USA TODAY in June. "I'm excited to play that for young audiences."
"For me, especially as a Latina, Dora was an amazing role model – she is a strong, adventurous, and fun-loving girl," the actor said earlier this year. "I can't wait to put on the backpack and begin her next adventure!"
“I’m honored and excited to bring Dora to life. I grew up watching the show, and for me, especially as a Latina, Dora was an amazing role model — she is a strong, adventurous and fun-loving girl," Moner said in May upon her casting.
She already favors Dora's classic bob haircut, although the character's fantastical bangs have been added with extensions. Her friends gave her the nickname after Moner dressed as Dora for Halloween last year.
"My friends called me Dora for so long after that," Moner said. "And now this comes up, and they have a bigger reason to call me Dora. I love it."
Moner has already proven she's taking the exploring part of Dora seriously: She posted a photo scuba diving along Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
"The post that I made was not a joke. I repeat this is not a joke. There is a comedy action movie being made about D-D-D-D-Dora," she followed up on her Insta stories, putting the little theme song style twist on it. Isabela also took to her Insta stories to share something that's been on her mind regarding how people see Latina women.
"I hate nothing more than when people say that I look like every other Latina – Selena Gomez, Becky G, Vanessa Hudgens, Camila Mendes. Like you really need to get to know more Latinas because just like any other race, like we don't all look alike," the actress said.
Bobin, on his end, has a mixed but mostly solid track record with kid-friendly fare, so it's encouraging to hear that he's reportedly drawing from a Dora the Explorer script cowritten by names like his Muppets collaborator Nicholas Stoller and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (My Name is Earl, New Girl). The movie should also look pretty good visuals-wise, thanks to the efforts of creatives like production designer Dan Hennah and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe behind the scenes. And of course, any family-oriented Hollywood project led by a primarily latino cast (and a latina protagonist, no less), like Dora the Explorer does, is something worth applauding.
Remember When | 11 Pounds of Watermelon | Figure It Out
Remember when this epic kid ate 11 pounds of watermelon in a minute on Figure it Out? Nickellennium Farms remembers!
Featuring: Marc Weiner, Amanda Bynes, Danny Tamberelli and Lori Beth Denberg.
Update (8/13) - via KLFY.com:
Familiar face wins Watermelon eating contest at Courtesy Dodge Sunday in Breaux Bridge
Featuring: Marc Weiner, Amanda Bynes, Danny Tamberelli and Lori Beth Denberg.
Update (8/13) - via KLFY.com:
Familiar face wins Watermelon eating contest at Courtesy Dodge Sunday in Breaux Bridge
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