Potter and Gray cook up laughs in YTV’s Bruno & Boots TV-movie

Like many Canadians, Callan Potter grew up reading Gordon Korman’s adventures about two buddies, Bruno and Boots, their friends and the prep school they attended. Little did he know he’d end up portraying one of them. “When I heard about the audition, I was excited because it was going to be a Bruno & Boots … Continue reading Potter and Gray cook up laughs in YTV’s Bruno & Boots TV-movie

Links: Anne of Green Gables on YTV

From Tony Wong of the Toronto Star: He’s Martin of Green Gables “This is an opportunity to become a part of a really great fictional character and to make a contribution to a new audience. Good things are worth repeating. That’s why you do Shakespeare or any of the great operas. It’s been done endlessly, but … Continue reading Links: Anne of Green Gables on YTV

YTV’s Anne of Green Gables celebrates family

It’s been more than 100 years since Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables was first published, and more than 30 since Kevin Sullivan’s CBC mini-series that so many of my generation fondly remember. So YTV is banking on an appetite for another television take on the red-headed orphan for a new generation and for … Continue reading YTV’s Anne of Green Gables celebrates family

Video: Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool premieres April 1 on YTV

Determined to prevent his best friend Boots O’Neal from being transferred to a boarding school with better athletic facilities, mischief-maker Bruno Walton rallies the boys of Macdonald Hall and the girls of Scrimmage Academy in an epic quest to raise enough money to build Macdonald Hall its own swimming pool. The original movie based on … Continue reading Video: Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool premieres April 1 on YTV

YTV Introduces Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables in World Premiere Event

From a media release: YTV presents the world premiere of Canada’s most beloved red-head in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables on Monday, February 15 at 6 p.m. ET/PT in a two-hour special, television event. The much anticipated original movie was filmed in Canada and stars acclaimed actor Martin Sheen as Matthew Cuthbert, 13-year old newcomer Ella Ballentine as Anne Shirley and Canadian actress Sara Botsford as Marilla Cuthbert. True to the beloved tale that has enchanted fans … Continue reading YTV Introduces Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables in World Premiere Event