To celebrate the recent return of the Looney Tunes on HBO Max, Bugs Bunny’s upcoming 80th birthday on July 27, and the return of major league baseball next week, artist S. Preston has launched a stunning new series, MINIMALIST BASEBALL BUGS – MLB EDITION, which is now available from his website.

The art is officially commissioned by the MLB and features the fan-favorite wascally wabbit, star of HBO Max’s Looney Tunes Cartoons and Warner Bros.’ 1996 classic Space Jam, sporting the different caps for all thirty MLB teams. 

After an extended hiatus due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and much debate between the owners and the players union, MLB recently decided to move forward with their regular season, setting a 60-game season with a July 23rd start date and no fans in attendance.

Catch a preview of all thirty versions of the piece in the GIF below and/or head over to S.Preston Designs to find the print for your favorite ball club.

RENOWNED ARTIST S. PRESTON TEAMS UP WITH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL™
AND CHUCK JONES GALLERY™ TO LAUNCH HIGHLY COLLECTABLE, ORIGINAL ARTWORK 

Sports and Classic Cartoons Collide with Minimalist Baseball Bugs – MLB Edition

Limited Edition Variants for All 30 MLB Teams Available July 16 

(July 16, 2020) – Anaheim, CA – S. Preston, a nationally known illustrator, is melding sports and classic cartoons with the debut of officially licensed MINIMALIST BASEBALL BUGS – MLB EDITIONprints, in collaboration with Chuck Jones Gallery™ and MLB™. Inspired by the Looney Tunes episode “Baseball Bugs,” these brand new, cross-licensed prints are available for purchase on July 16, featuring the iconic Bugs Bunny representing an MLB team as he winds up for the perfect pitch.

“There’s something magical about mashups – two of our favorite brands mixed into one. My childhood mashup was Saturday mornings with my cereal bowl and flipping back and forth between baseball and cartoons. This memory is such a distinct part of growing up that illustrating Baseball Bugs came naturally,” said S. Preston. “It’s incredibly gratifying to have two massive brands like MLB and Warner Bros come together to take a chance on my vision. I’m so proud to be able to bring this extremely unique artwork to my fans of baseball and pop culture.”

With illustrations available in any of the 30 MLB Clubs, baseball fans can show their pride with these Bugs Bunny variants, allowing them to align the character’s jersey color and cap with their favorite baseball team. Perfect for home or office decoration, the art, illustrated by S. Preston, comes with a certificate of authenticity, hand number and artist signature. 

“Linda Jones Enterprises is delighted to work with artist S. Preston on this exciting project. The opportunity to bring the joy of the most famous Looney Tunes character, Bugs Bunny, to Baseball fans is thrilling and special to us,” Said Craig Kausen, President of the Chuck Jones Gallery.

S. Preston started illustrating for Chuck Jones Gallery in 2018, incorporating his unique style with the Warner Bros. brand. While MINIMALIST BASEBALL BUGS – MLB EDITION is the first Chuck Jones Gallery licensed print available for purchase, S. Preston has a larger collection of Minimalist Looney Tunes episodes on exhibit in art galleries across the country. 

With initial dreams of becoming a professional athlete, S. Preston blended his unique artistic talents with his passion for sports, doodling his way to beautiful minimalist art that would deeply connect with sports fanatics. Minimalist ballpark designs led off his success, and from there, he moved on to MLB mascots, moments, trophy designs and princesses dressed in local team gear, eventually achieving national recognition and becoming one of only four licensed MLB artists. 

In 2016, S. Preston’s artwork made the permanent archives of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY, and he is a lifetime member of the coveted institution. 

MINIMALIST BASEBALL BUGS – MLB EDITION will be available in limited quantities of 100 variants per team, with an MSRP of $80.00. For more information or to reserve your limited edition print early, visit https://sprestondesigns.com/collections/baseball-bugs-team-variants

LIMITED EDITION TEAM VARIANTS

Character: Bugs Bunny

• Digital print on museum-grade archival paper.
• Certificate of authenticity, embossed, hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
• Optional: black wood frame, white double mat and UV, anti-glare plexiglass. 

Medium Print – Limited Edition of 100

• Print size: 14×20 inches
• Image size: 12×18 inches (with white border)
• Frame size: 20×26 inches

Large Print – Limited Edition of 10

• Print size: 24×36 inches
• Image size: 20×30 inches (with white border)
• Frame size: 27×39 inches

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About S. Preston

S. Preston is a nationally known illustrator born in Canada and now living in sunny California. Combining his two passions for sports and clean design, S. Preston defined himself with a unique perspective in the work of sports branding and graphic arts. Preston’s artwork has quickly gained popularity across North America, particularly his collection of minimalist stadiums and mascots. He is one of four licensed MLB artists and the only licensed NHL artist. S. Preston is a lifetime member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and his artwork was added to the permanent archives in Cooperstown in 2016.  

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20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Studios have shared three interesting new photos from Shawn Levy’s Free Guy, an upcoming sci-fi/action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool; Deadpool 2) in the lead role.

The plot centers around Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a non-player character working as a bank teller in a popular open world video game, who, thanks to a code developed by rogue programmers Milly (Jodie Comer) and Keys (Joe Keery), becomes self-aware and takes it upon himself to become the hero of his story and save his world from being shut down forever. 

In addition to Reynolds, the cast will feature Golden Globe-nominee and Primetime Emmy-winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve; Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Joe Keery (Stranger Things; Molly’s Game), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out; Uncle Drew), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Mulan; Brockmire), Camille Kostek (I Feel Pretty; Sports Illustrated Swimsuit) and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok; Thor: Love and Thunder).

 

In Twentieth Century Fox’s epic adventure-comedy “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way…before it is too late.

Free Guy hits theaters December 11

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While the film isn’t due out until early next year, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a fun new logo for Tom & Jerry, which offers a first look at the updated modern character designs for the classic cat and mouse duo.

The film will follow an original character named Kayla (Chloë Grace Moretz), a new employee at a posh hotel where Jerry takes up residence and subsequently threatens to ruin a glamorous wedding with his presence. To solve her problem, Kayla hires a broke alley cat named Tom to get rid of the mischievious mouse, but, of course, that doesn’t exactly go according to plan. The situation gets even worse when Kayla’s villainous boss (Michael Peña) enters the picture and looks to exterminate them both. 

While the titular heroes will be silent characters, the film’s human cast features Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Michael Peña (Ant-Man; Ant-Man and the Wasp), Colin Jost (Saturday Night Live; Staten Island Summer), Ken Jeong (The Hangover; Community), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2; Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Pallavi Sharda (Lion; My Name is Khan), Jordan Bolger (Peaky Blinders; The 100), and Patsy Ferran (Darkest Hour; Jamestown). 

Tim Story (Fantastic Four; Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) is directing with a screenplay from Craig Wright, Katie Silberman, April Prosser, and Kevin Costello.

Tom & Jerry hits theaters March 5, 2021.

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The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Marvel Studios has tapped the directing duo of Bert and Bertie, a.k.a. Amber Finlayson and Katie Ellwood, and Rhys Thomas to direct their upcoming Hawkeye Disney+ series, which will return 2x Academy Award-nominee Jeremy Renner in the title role as the fan-favorite archer. 

While unconfirmed, Bert and Bertie will presumably helm the first half of the six-episode miniseries while Thomas will tackle the latter half, with Jonathan Igla (Mad Men, Pitch) writing and serving as showrunner.

Plot details are currently being kept under wraps, but the series is expected to introduce Kate Bishop to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Casting remains a mystery for now as well, but Academy Award-nominee Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee; True Grit) has been heavily rumored to be the frontrunner.

A production start date wasn’t given, but Hawkeye was previously rumored to begin filming at the tailend of this year. 

Bert and Bertie are likely best known for their coming-of-age comedy Troop Zero, which starred Academy Award-winner Viola Davis (Suicide Squad; How to Get Away with Murder) and Mckenna Grace (Captain Marvel; Gifted). Their credits also include episodes of Showtime’s Kidding starring 2x Golden Globe-winner Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty; Sonic the Hedgehog) and Hulu’s The Great starring Elle Fanning (Maleficent; We Bought a Zoo) and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Days of Future Past; X-Men: Apocalypse). 

Thomas is a Primetime Emmy-winner and a Saturday Night Live alum, best known for helming the comedy Staten Island Summer, which featured a number of SNL alumni. His credits also include an episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch.

This is the first Marvel series to enlist multiple sets of directors after the previously announced series elected to have just one helmer for the entire series – Kari Skogland is directing The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with Malcolm Spellman serving as showrunner, Matt Shakman is directing WandaVision with Jac Schaeffer serving as showrunner, and Kate Herron is directing Loki with Michael Waldron serving as showrunner. 

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was notable by its absence from a recent listing revealing what’s coming to Disney+ this August, and it’s now been confirmed by multiple outlets that the Marvel Studios TV series has been delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

That was to be expected, though it did appear as if there was some hope following reports that the show just only nine days of shooting left and that work would resume as soon as this month. 

According to Entertainment Weekly, “If all goes well, a new premiere will be announced soon.” With The Mandalorian season two coming to the streaming service in October, it’s hard to say when The Falcon and The Winter Soldier will actually be slotted in (especially if it needs to follow Black Widow, a prevailing theory among many fans right now). 

Deadline, meanwhile, has shared a positive update about WandaVision, stating that the show “remains on track for its previously set October premiere date.” We’re guessing that mention of October is a typo as Disney has previously confirmed that the show is scheduled for a December debut. 

Like the rest of Phase 4, it was inevitable that these TV shows would be hit by delays, but this comes at a bad time for Disney+, especially when it’s sorely lacking in terms of original content. 

We’ll keep you guys updated. 

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Jurassic World: Dominion was recently able to resume production after taking a COVID-19 enforced hiatus, and star Bryce Dallas Howard has now shared some photos of the gnarly bruises she acquired while performing her own stunts for the Colin Trevorrow-directed threequel.

Howard Tweeted out a behind-the-scenes photo (believed to be from one of the earlier movies) of herself alongside costar Chris Pratt, expressing how happy she is to be working with the Guardians of the Galaxy actor again.

In response, Pratt asked her to show her fans the “crazy sick” bruises she picked up while doing stunts.

It’s certainly commendable that Howard is so committed to shooting these action sequences, but based on these pics it might be a good idea to consider a stunt double in future!

The follow up to Fallen Kingdom will see Pratt and Howard reprise their roles as Owen Grady and Claire Dearing, and they’ll be joined by original Jurassic Park trio Sam Neill (Alan Grant), Laura Dern (Ellie Sattler), and Jeff Goldblum (Ian Malcolm).

Dominion is scheduled to roar into theaters next June.

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