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Peanuts
Release Date: November 6
20th Century Fox & Blue Sky Studio
Starring: Noah Schnapp (Charlie Brown), Hadley Belle Miller (Lucy), Mariel Sheets (Sally), Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker (Franklin), and Francesca Capaldi (Little Red Haired Girl)
Directed by: Steve Martino
Rated: G
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For the first time ever, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they've never been seen before in a CG-Animated Feature film in 3D.
See the trailer here:
Knotts Berry Farm Hosts a Peanuts Press Day!
You can't think "Peanuts" and not think of Knott's Berry Farm! The amusement park is one of the best places in the world to see your favorite "Peanuts" characters and is home to "Camp Snoopy," "The Linus Launcher," and a ton of other great "Peanuts"-themed rides!
So it seemed like a perfect place for press to get to meet some of the young talent who voiced the characters in the film as well as the film's director, Steve Martino and writer/producer Craig Shultz!
Below is a gallery of pics from the fun day!
Stay tuned for more from our exciting day at the park with the talented voices from the "Peanuts" movie!
To learn more about Knott's Berry Farm and plan your trip for more "Peanuts" fun, go to :
Meet The Cast and Movie Makers!
Ten year-old New Yorker NOAH SCHNAPP voices the role of Good ol' Charlie Brown, the lovable loser who never gives up.
Noah discovered his love for acting at a particularly early age. Like many young actors, his first experiences performing were on the stage at school and in community theatre. Since becoming a professional actor, Noah has appeared in many commercials and also has an active career doing voiceover work.
Noah's film work includes Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller "Bridge of Spies," as well as the indie feature "We Only Know So Much," based on the book. Noah spent last spring in Park City, Utah, participating in the Sundance Director's Lab, playing the lead role of Henry in director Brent Green's "Untitled Loveless Fable."
This fall, Noah is shooting the Netflix Series "Stranger Things," playing the role of Will in the '80s supernatural thriller. Winona Ryder portrays his mother.
In addition to his professional acting work, Noah enjoys writing and acting in his own homegrown plays, which he performs with his twin sister, and most highly respected collaborator, Chloe.
Hadley's voiceover credits include "Sofia the First" and "Jake and the Neverland Pirates." Hadley has been involved in national and regional theater, including playing Michael Darling in the national tour of "Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan," Young Fiona in "Shrek the Musical," Gretl in "The Sound of Music," and Tiny Tim in "A Christmas Carol." Hadley regularly performs in cabaret shows, including those for Kritzerland Productions in Los Angeles and New York.
AJ Tecce - "Pig-Pen"AJ TECCE voices Pig-Pen, who happily travels in his own private dust storm. AJ appeared in the films "Raising Ethan" and "Stereopsis," and in several commercials. He's also done extensive voiceover work.
Noah Johnston - "Schroeder"NOAH JOHNSTON is Schroeder, a mini musical genius who is rarely separated from his toy piano or his idol, Beethoven.
A native New Yorker, Noah's has been seen on Disney's "Six Degrees," "The Daily Show," "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," numerous commercials for Nickelodeon, and national commercials for Tyson Foods, Apple, Advil, Sony, Campbell's Soup, as well as many others.
Noah's voiceover credits include: a baby whale on "Wonder Pets," a penguin, squirrel, roller skate, firetruck, skate board, and scooter on "Dora the Explorer," the voice of an alien for McDonalds, a nest of baby birds for AFLAC, as well as the voice of Young Mike Wazowski for Pixar's "Monsters University
Venus Omega Schultheis - "Peppermint Patty"VENUS OMEGA SCHULTHEIS voices Peppermint Patty, a fearless born leader and a natural athlete who is up to any challenge... except studying.
Venus is 15 years old, and is in 10th grade at Pleasant Valley High School in Pennsylvania. She is the youngest of six siblings, all of whom are sports fans. Venus learned to play ball before she could talk, which developed her competitive nature to be up to any challenge - very much like her Peppermint Patty character.
Venus is currently learning how to sing and play the piano...her most recent challenge that she loves. Venus has appeared in several commercials, for television and radio, and several short films.
ALEX GARFIN gives voice to Linus, the benevolent, blanket-clutching philosopher who always has a kind word for everybody... even his bossy older sister Lucy.
Alex began his professional acting career at age three, appearing in a string of Nickelodeon videos. At age four Alex appeared in the movie "Salt," starring Angelina Jolie. At six, he made his first appearance on "Law & Order: SVU."
Alex performed for the first time on an Equity stage, at age nine, in Joel Grey's version of the play "On Borrowed Time." Alex has also appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and multiple national television commercials, including Purell, Denny's and Tyson Chicken.
Born and raised in Manhattan, he enjoys acting, singing, tap dancing, piano, saxophone and trombone. Alex routinely performs in the Yorkville Youth Musical Theater's stage productions under the direction of Scott Laughead. He has an older brother, Maximilian, who is also a professional actor.
Francesca Angelucci Capaldi - "Little Red-Haired Girl"FRANCESCA ANGELUCCI CAPALDI voices Little Red-Haired Girl, who has captured Charlie Brown's heart; now, if only he could muster the courage to speak to her! Known for her starring role as Chloe James in Disney's hit series "Dog with a Blog," Francesca has worked consistently in the industry since age four. After booking dozens of national commercials and guest-starring on shows such as "ANT Farm" and "How I Met Your Mother," Francesca stepped into the spotlight and garnered the adoration of millions of fans by landing one of the leads on Disney's wildly popular show. She soon became one of the breakout faces of the channel. Francesca also starred the motion picture movies "The Dog Who Saved Summer" and "3 Day Test."
Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker - "Franklin"Already a star on YouTube, MARLEIK "MAR MAR" WALKER voices Frankin, Charlie Brown's good friend and confidant, and the only one who never has an unkind word about our hapless hero, or anyone else for that matter.
Mar Mar's music video for his song "Ice Cream," directed by David N. Donihue, has surpassed 250,000 views. A talented triple threat, Mar Mar booked the role of Yoda in the NBC series "Guys with Kids" and also stars in Nickelodeon's "Bubble Guppies."
Mariel Sheets - "Sally"MARIEL SHEETS voices Sally, Charlie Brown's little sister, who believes the world owes her an answer for some of its most perplexing problems, such as, why does she have to go to school?
Mariel was born in 2005 in Spokane, Washington. She began her career at age four doing local voiceover and print, and then a national television commercial at age five. Mariel attended acting classes with teens and adults in preparation for the 2011 International Modeling & Talent Association (IMTA) convention in New York. Also at age five, she won 22 awards, including "Child Actor of the Year" and "Most Sought After Female Talent."
Mariel has acted in films and television, appeared in print ads and national commercials, and done VO, ADR and Mo Cap for television, radio, new media, computer games and animated feature films.
Rebecca Bloom - "Marcie"REBECCA BLOOM gives voice to Marcie, Peppermint Patty's best friend, loyal follower, and complete opposite.
Rebecca is a young American actress from California, who caught the acting bug at the tender age of seven. Her first role was in a TV commercial for Apple's iPhone 5. That launched a successful string of other national commercials. Soon after, she and her parents discovered Rebecca's unique voice, which led to a voiceover career, including the role of Masha in the TV series "Masha and the Bear." That series led to Rebecca landing the role of Marcie in THE PEANUTS MOVIE.
She then discovered her natural funny bone, which led Rebecca to pursue improv at the LA Comedy Connection. Her goal is to continue landing roles in animation and comedy projects. Rebecca attends public school, where she plays basketball, sings, and studies guitar.
Rebecca is involved in several charity organizations, including Peta and The Orca Project, which help homeless animals. She has a big Labrador dog named Junior and two kittens. Rebecca's goal is to be involved in several other animal rights organizations.
William "Alex" Wunsch - "Shermy"WILLIAM "ALEX" WUNSCH voices Shermy, Charlie Brown's friend, who does everything Charlie Brown does, but with better results.
William is an energetic 10 year old who loves acting, singing, playing the piano and performing. At age six, he asked his parents if he could attend a talent convention in New York. William then started working professionally. He has landed several TV appearances, including "SNL's" 'The Kids' with Jim Carrey, a Netflix special with Henry Zebrowski, and an episode in Comedy Central's "Broad City." William's regional and national commercial credits include AT&T, Choose Health Delaware and Genworth Insurance.
William continues to enjoy performing in theater. Stage performances include Chip in "Beauty and the Beast," as well as ensemble roles in several musicals.
Anastasia Bredikhina - "Patty"ANASTASIA BREDIKHINA voices Patty, who enjoys making fun of Charlie Brown. Anastasia began performing at the age of four.
She has had the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall in "The Christmas Rose" with Jane Seymour, and also took the stage at Alvin Ailey as a member of Broadway Dance Center's prestigious Arts in Motion Jr. dance company.
Anastasia is a nationally ranked competitive dancer trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, breaking, modern, lyrical, contemporary, street jazz, voguing, waacking, Latin, ballroom, and swing. At age six, she made her commercial debut in a "Reuse Reduce Recycle" PSA, and then appeared in the commercial "Kickboard Scooter."
Other credits include a spin-off of "Wedding Crashers" entitled "Birthday Crashers," and a staged reading of an Off-Broadway Bollywood musical, "The Raja's Son & Princess Labam," for which Anastasia was offered a role in its upcoming run.
Anastasia is also a trained singer skilled in piano, flute, recorder, and some violin and cymbals. She recently recorded the vocals and filmed a video for a cover of Pink's song "Bridge of Light," under the direction of David Forni.
Anastasia enjoys swimming and gymnastics and has been selected to join competitive teams for both. She is currently a drama major sixth grader at the Gifted and Talented Mark Twain Intermediate School and is also a third year student at a local Russian school.
Madisyn Shipman - "Violet"MADISYN SHIPMAN voices Violet, who like her best friend Patty, enjoys making fun of Charlie Brown.
Madisyn stars in the new Nickelodeon series, "Game Shakers," as Kenzie. The show was created by Dan Schneider ("Drake & Josh," "iCarly," "Victorious").
When Madisyn was just seven years old, she made her way to New York City from North Carolina to pursue her passion for the performing arts. Madisyn quickly hit her mark, landing a key role in the Broadway production of "Enron." She stars in the independent feature "Geezer," to be released in late 2015, portraying the daughter of music legend Billie Joe Armstrong of the American punk rock band Green Day.
Madisyn is a passionate musician with a love for all genres, especially classic rock and pop.
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