{"id":72707,"date":"2015-07-31T13:39:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T13:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/07\/31\/happy-franklin-day-from-charles-schulzs-peanuts\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:42:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:42:18","slug":"happy-franklin-day-from-charles-schulzs-peanuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/happy-franklin-day-from-charles-schulzs-peanuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Franklin Day from Charles Schulz’s Peanuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Franklin Day from Charles Schulz’s Peanuts<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

July 31, 2015<\/p>\n

\"Happy<\/a><\/p>\n

Today we celebrate Franklin’s first appearance in the world of Charles Schulz’s\u00a0Peanuts<\/strong>. July 31 is #FranklinDay!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, Schulz’s iconic strip “Peanuts” is celebrating its 65th Anniversary as part of the fabric of our culture. On July 31st, 1968 Charles Schulz introduced Franklin, the first African American character, to appear alongside Charlie Brown and his friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Happy<\/a><\/p>\n

Mar Mar<\/b>\u00a0voices Frankin,\u00a0Charlie Brown\u2019s good friend and confidant, and the only one who never has an unkind word about our hapless hero, or anyone else for that matter,\u00a0 Mar Mar\u00a0has worked on the TV series\u00a0Austin & Alley\u00a0<\/i>(on the Disney Channel),\u00a0Guys with Kids, Bubble Guppies\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Good Luck Charlie.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

20th Century Fox and Blue Sky will release The Peanuts Movie<\/strong> in theaters in 3D on November 6, 2015. Produced by Paul Feig<\/strong> (Bridesmaids, Freaks and Geeks) and directed by Steve Martino<\/strong>, the animated film will feature the voices of Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Miller, AJ Tecce, Noah Johnston, Venus Schultheis, Alexander Garfin, Francesca Capaldi, Mar Mar, Mariel Sheets<\/strong> and Rebecca Bloom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PEANUTS\"<\/a>
PEANUTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved \u201cPeanuts\u201d gang make their big-screen debut, like they\u2019ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Snoopy, the world\u2019s most lovable beagle \u2013 and flying ace \u2013 embarks upon his greatest mission as he takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis The Red Baron, while his best pal, Charlie Brown, begins his own epic quest. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.<\/p>\n