120-449: Mystery Men is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher (in his feature-length directorial debut), written by Neil Cuthbert, loosely based on Bob Burden 's Flaming Carrot Comics , starring Ben Stiller , Hank Azaria , William H. Macy , Greg Kinnear , Claire Forlani , Kel Mitchell , Paul Reubens , Janeane Garofalo , Wes Studi , Geoffrey Rush , Lena Olin , Eddie Izzard , and Tom Waits . The film details
240-477: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of
360-566: A Boy Scout whose leadership skills do not quite measure up to his self-confidence. Bleu's next television project was the Disney Channel original film High School Musical (2006), in which he portrayed the basketball player Chad Danforth , who tries to persuade his teammate Troy Bolton ( Zac Efron ) to give up his interest in theater and focus on winning a basketball championship. High School Musical premiered on January 20, 2006; with an audience of 7.7 million television viewers, it
480-777: A Broadway Show and for an Audience Choice Awards for Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical. He was cast in a co-starring role in the Jordan Barker film Witches in the Woods (2019), The project also stars Hannah Kasulka and Sasha Clements . Bleu filmed an independent movie titled Ovid and the Art of Love . Filmed partially at the old St. Agnus Church in Michigan , the project also stars John Savage , Tamara Feldman and Tara Summers . In 2020, he appeared on The Disney Family Singalong , which aired on ABC on April 16, 2020, during
600-411: A Greek instrument, the bouzouki ," said Warbeck on the film's range of sounds. "And then Mike Fisher and the other percussionists have brought along an exciting range of stuff which are so interesting and varied that we keep picking bits of those and adding them in." After Warbeck's contributions were completed, the film's producers decided to alter various scenes. Because of this, composer Shirley Walker
720-600: A Musical. In March 2019, he was cast in the Netflix drama film Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019), alongside Missi Pyle , Spencer Locke and Bailey Chase , directed by Conor Allyn. He appeared on Show Offs in 2019. In 2019, Bleu played Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate at the Roundabout Theatre's Studio 54. The musical originally opened on Broadway in 1948 and five years later
840-492: A St. Louis Theater Circle Awards in 2019, for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Near the end of 2018, Bleu played Billy Crocker in Anything Goes , which will be seen in-the-round at Arena Stage in D.C. Washington from November 2, 2018 to December 23, 2018. with Bleu being nominated for a Helen Hayes Award in 2019, for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and eventually winning a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in
960-474: A bank after learning that money is needed to aid her dying father, alongside Kristen Stewart and Max Thieriot . It was a box-office flop, grossing $ 10 million, but served as an important step for Bleu, who was still building his acting career. During high school, he performed in student productions of Footloose and Grease , winning the honor of Theatre Student of the Year. In the summer of 2004 Bleu landed
1080-1016: A child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on ballet and jazz . His great-uncle is actor Joseph Callari. Bleu appeared in television commercials starting at age two, for products such as Life cereal , Bounty , Hasbro and Nabisco . He began taking jazz and ballet classes, usually as the only boy in the class. By age four he was a model with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. He appeared in print ads for stores such as Macy's , Gap , Target and Toys R Us and in fashion spreads in Child , Parents , and American Baby magazines, as well as having his image on toys and game packaging. At age six, Bleu appeared in his first professional theater production, at The Town Hall . This three-concert series, created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included
1200-726: A collection of five short horror films. In 2012, he joined the cast of Godspell as Jesus beginning April 17 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. He joined co-stars on the 66th Annual Tony Awards , to performing " Day by Day " and "Light of the World" at Beacon Theatre , with Neil Patrick Harris as the host. During this time, he recorded the duet " If I Never Knew You " (2012), with Anna Maria Perez de Tagle to promote Pocahontas . He guest starred in one episode of Blue Bloods as Officer Blake in 2012. In 2012, he performed
1320-475: A guest appearance in an episode of the family drama, The Fosters , playing the role of Mercutio, a character who appears in a school musical production of Romeo and Juliet . Bleu and fellow guest-star Ashley Argota also co-starred in a production of Romeo and Juliet: Love Is a Battlefield at Rockwell Table and Stage, produced by The Fosters co-creator Bradley Bredeweg. He also had a small role as Spencer on Castle in 2016. In January 2016, he joined
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#17327833471051440-789: A guest star in Psych , the USA Network television series in Season 8 . In September 2013, Bleu took part in the seventeenth-season of ABC 's dancing competition Dancing with the Stars . He finished as runner-up. Bleu's only release in 2015 was the moderately successful Megachurch Murder (2015), in which he played a Marcus King, with Tamala Jones , Shanica Knowles and Romeo Miller . In addition, Bleu appeared in Family Shots with The Human Race Theatre Company. In 2016, he also made
1560-669: A handsome drummer that catches Brad's attention. In 2018 he also appeared as a guest star in Chicago Med , the NBC television series in Season 3 , as Tommy Oliver. From June 27 – July 3, Bleu performed in the musical Singin' in the Rain as Don Lockwood at the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre , a musical based on the 1952 BAFTA Film Awards -winning film of the same name . The theatre premiered on June 27, 2018. with Bleu being nominated for
1680-468: A lot of unscripted stuff. I let Ben and Janeane go. They were totally free." Usher said he wanted "the film to look flat, like a comic book. I tried to capture that alternate reality but keep the edgy humor." Shooting began on October 21, 1998, in Los Angeles, and was completed the following April. "I thought it would be quick, but it ended up being this six month shoot," Stiller recalled. Bob Burden
1800-534: A name for themselves, but their inexperience, infighting, and dubious abilities generally result in defeat and frustration. While trying to stop a robbery in progress, they are upstaged by the city's powerful and arrogant superhero, Captain Amazing. However, Amazing's crime fighting prowess has practically made his job obsolete. Without any worthy adversaries (most are either dead, in exile, or in jail), his corporate sponsors are beginning to withdraw support. To create
1920-524: A need for his services, Amazing uses his alter ego , billionaire lawyer Lance Hunt, to argue for the release of his nemesis, supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, from an insane asylum . However, the plan backfires; once released and reunited with his henchman Tony P and his Disco Boys, Casanova Frankenstein blows up the asylum, easily outwits and captures Amazing, and prepares to unleash the "Psycho-frakulator", which lethally bends reality, on
2040-663: A particular superhero character, often focuses on the hero's origin story and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet
2160-449: A sequel happening. Janeane Garofalo kept her character's skull bowling ball after filming, and enjoys using it as a Halloween decoration. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about
2280-527: A starring role in the television series Flight 29 Down , alongside Allen Alvarado, Hallee Hirsh , Lauren Storm , Jeremy James Kissner , Johnny Pacar and Kristy Wu , which aired for three seasons on the Discovery Kids network. The program, a juvenile version of the ABC series Lost , concerned a group of teenagers stranded on a tropical island after their plane crashes. Bleu played Nathan McHugh ,
2400-608: A tribute to David Merrick . Bleu played an abandoned homeless mute in the play Tiny Tim is Dead . Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts . He trained in dancing at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a theater major, following in his mother's footsteps. Bleu graduated from high school in 2007 and
2520-464: A week. Bleu Skies launched off on August 23 and ran every Tuesday for eight weeks. with Bleu being nominated for a Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography in 2017, for outstanding dancing in a Broadway show and eventually winning a Chita Rivera Award for his performance. While with ABC television, Bleu also participated in the revival of Battle of the Network Stars , joining
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#17327833471052640-401: A worldwide total of $ 33,461,011. Given its $ 68 million budget, the film is a box office bomb . Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 61% based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10. The site's consensus states: "Absurd characters and quirky gags are brought to life by a talented cast, providing this superhero spoof with lots of laughs." On Metacritic ,
2760-723: Is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the late 1990s before rising to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Chad Danforth in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). Songs from the films also charted worldwide, with the song " I Don't Dance " peaking inside the Top 70 of the Billboard Hot 100 . During this time, he also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! (2007) and
2880-549: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,
3000-642: Is set to return to the High School Musical franchise, guest starring as himself in the third season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series , Bleu contributes to two numbers a duet with star Sofia Wylie on the original song "Different Way to Dance" and with the entire cast on "Everyday". From July 5–13, Bleu performed in the musical Mary Poppins as Bert at the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre , directed by John Tartaglia , choreographed by Patrick O'Neill, with music direction by Brad Haak. In September 2022, he star as Cab Calloway , in
3120-595: Is swarmed by reporters who want to know the group's name. As they argue possible names among themselves, one reporter states, "Well, whatever you may call them, Champion City will forever owe a debt of gratitude to these 'Mystery Men'," but they are too busy arguing to hear it. Additionally, Corbin Bleu and Philip Bolden respectively appear as Butch and Roland, the Shoveler and Lucille's sons. Television personality Riki Rachtman and filmmaker Michael Bay appear as part of
3240-406: Is the specific character stuff, and the small moments that really have to work for the whole thing to work. So that's what we were concentrating on as much as possible. And it's good if everybody's on board with that, you know what I mean? And I think Hank, myself and Paul and Janeane were probably most involved in that process, for our characters. We're used to working that way." Usher said, "We did
3360-631: The Jump In! soundtrack album, released in January 2007, on which Bleu sings the track " Push It to the Limit ". Reaching the screens on the Disney Channel that January, Jump In! was a major hit among young viewers and quickly became the network's highest-rated premiere, breaking the record set by The Cheetah Girls 2 in 2006. Its soundtrack was also a commercial hit, achieving gold status from
3480-634: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented
3600-476: The horror comedy rock musical Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour Krelborn, replacing Jeremy Jordan at the Westside Theatre , directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer , choreographed by Ellenore Scott, with music direction by Will Van Dyke. In April 2024, he is set to return to the show as Seymour replacing Darren Criss with Jinkx Monsoon as Audrey. Bleu's first professionally recorded song
3720-687: The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States . In May 2020, he also appeared as a guest star in Supergirl , the CBS television series in Season 5 , as Trevor Crane. On June 30, 2020, Bleu joined in a live reading adaptation of Jason Reitman 's Up in the Air to help raise funds for Acting for a Cause. The event's purpose was to help industry personnel impacted by COVID-19. Bleu was later announced as
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3840-562: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,
3960-493: The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts , a magnet school like the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts , which was portrayed in the movie and television series Fame and which Bleu's mother attended. During his freshman year, he won his first sizable film role in the teen action caper Catch That Kid (2004), about a girl and her friends who decide to rob
4080-642: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake
4200-598: The Michigan State Fair with Raven-Symoné . His second album Speed of Light was released on March 10, 2009, via Hollywood Records . The album's first single, "Moments That Matter", was performed by Bleu at Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" . In 2017, Bleu signed a one-album recording contract with Ghostlight Records to distribute his Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical soundtrack music,
4320-583: The Nextfest Summer Tour with the teen sister duo Aly & AJ and Drake Bell with Special Guest Bianca Ryan . His debut single "Run It Back Again" was featured in the movie Minutemen , on January 22, 2008. The song is also featured on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 10 . Bleu performed at the Crawford County Fair Grandstand with Vanessa Hudgens , on August 18, 2008. A week later, on August 25, Bleu performed at
4440-609: The Tim Allen comedy Galaxy Quest (1999), the comedy Mystery Men (1999), and the drama Family Tree (1999), Bleu also had roles in Malcolm & Eddie , as Matthew, and Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000), as Nick Elderby, and smaller roles like in the comedy series Nickelodeon 's show The Amanda Show . Additionally, Bleu was developing his dance skills and in 2001 began intensive training at
4560-495: The "Got Milk?" and Taco Bell Chihuahua campaigns. Usher, who had been approached for other films, was discouraged when he saw the script for Mystery Men . "I thought it was boring," he said. "However, the premise was great." He continued, "Most of the movies made by commercial directors are heavy on visuals and thin on content. I don't want to be a part of that. I was very cognizant of showing that I know how to work with character." Garofalo signed on and persuaded Stiller to appear in
4680-486: The "Mystery Men" concept to producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin at Universal. "My first impression was just how relatable the characters are," Levin said "Bob [Burden] has a real surrealistic sensibility, but at the core of his work is something that's thematically so identifiable. I think there is an almost childlike persistence of all the characters. And they ultimately hold on to the conviction that with courage and sacrifice, they can become what they dream." The film
4800-845: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of
4920-509: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). Corbin Bleu Corbin Bleu Reivers ( / b l uː / BLOO ; born February 21, 1989)
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5040-470: The 2017 Looking Ahead Awards, presented by The Actors Fund . In November 2017, Bleu returned to 25th season of the show and in Week 8, he performed in a trio Salsa with Jordan Fisher and his professional partner Lindsay Arnold . After the trio delivered their Salsa to audiences, they ended with a score of 30 from the judges, In January 2018, he guest starred in one episode of The Middle as Luke,
5160-666: The Broadway company of In the Heights . In 2012, he returned to Broadway in the revival of Godspell . In 2013, he was cast as Jeffrey King in the short-lived online revival of the daytime soap One Life to Live . In 2016, Bleu played Ted Hanover in the Broadway company of Holiday Inn, the New Irving Berlin Musical . He subsequently signed a recording contract with Ghostlight Records , to distribute his Holiday Inn soundtrack music, released in 2017. In 2019, he returned to play Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in
5280-502: The Broadway company of Kiss Me, Kate . He subsequently signed a recording contract with Ghostlight Records , to distribute his Kiss Me, Kate soundtrack music, released on June 7, 2019. Bleu was born in New York City , in the borough of Brooklyn , the son of Martha (née Callari) and David Reivers (born 1958), an actor. His mother is Italian-American and his father is Jamaican-American . He has three younger sisters. As
5400-464: The Debbie Allen Dance Academy. There he undertook a full gamut of dance instruction, including ballet , jazz , tap , modern , hip-hop , African, break dance , salsa , flamenco and ballroom. Allen, the choreographer who starred in the TV series Fame , told Dance Spirit magazine: "I think [Bleu] really has a career. Success is one thing, but a career is a much longer, broader journey". Bleu attended
5520-465: The Disney Channel original Jump In! , which aired on January 12, 2007. Directed by Paul Hoen , the movie revolves around a young boy, Izzy Daniels, who trains regularly to try to follow in his father's footsteps and win the Golden Glove, an amateur boxing tournament. Bleu played Daniels and Keke Palmer portrayed Mary, his friend who has a crush on him. Again, Disney scored a crossover hit with
5640-572: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in
5760-682: The RIAA three months after its release. Bleu appeared in the Atlanta group Small Change's music video "Don't Be Shy", featuring Chani and Lil' JJ . He guest starred as Johnny Collins in the premiere two episodes of Disney's Hannah Montana (2006–2008). He also had a small role as Spencer on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide , appearing in the episodes entitled Guide to: The School Play and Guide to: Revenge & School Records . and Mother Goose Parade as Grand Marshal in 2006 and 2007. While with Disney Channel, Bleu also participated in
5880-591: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of
6000-557: The U.S. alone. " I Don't Dance ", a duet with Lucas Grabeel , became his first top-40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was named the official theme song of the 2007 Little League World Series . During this time, Bleu began singing on soundtracks for the Disney Channel, and released a cover of " Two Worlds " (2007) to promote Tarzan . In 2007, Bleu starred in his next film,
6120-788: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),
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#17327833471056240-417: The album. One of those tracks was titled "Shake It Off", an ode to the musician Prince . In 2007 he toured in support of Another Side with the teen sister duo Aly & AJ . Bleu worked with Ne-Yo on "I Get Lonely", and with other performers such as Matthew Gerrard and Eric Hudson . A music video for his first single, " Push It to the Limit " premiered on the Disney Channel , and was used to promote
6360-560: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and
6480-417: The average doofus blockbuster." British television channel Film4 gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying it was "Hugely entertaining – especially for those with a thing for superheroes." While Mystery Men was not a hit during release, it has been acknowledged as a cult film. Cast members have generally expressed interest in returning to their roles for a sequel, while acknowledging the unlikelihood of such
6600-561: The cast of The Dodgers as Simon, the rational voice amid the habitually stoned chatter, and beginning January 21 at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre. In October 2016, he took part in Broadway productions notably the leading role in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical (originally titled Holiday Inn ), a musical based on the 1942 Academy Award -winning film of the same name . Returning to his tap dancing roots
6720-537: The city. On a stakeout of Casanova Frankenstein's mansion, Mr. Furious observes Amazing's capture and informs his team. After an unsuccessful rescue attempt, the three realize that they need more allies. Through word-of-mouth and auditions they recruit Invisible Boy, the Spleen, and the Bowler. The emboldened team ambush Casanova's limousine, but merely succeed in annoying him. While drunk from celebrating their “victory,”
6840-474: The city. While the team works to disable the device, Mr. Furious takes on Casanova Frankenstein, unleashes his inner rage and fights effectively for the first time. Mr. Furious throws Casanova Frankenstein into the core of the Psycho-frakulator which kills him with its reality-bending powers. The rest of the team helps The Bowler to destroy the device and escape the mansion as it implodes. The team
6960-552: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced
7080-443: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid
7200-498: The creation of these pages unusual. Years later, a Reddit user found that these translations were likely done by a single user whose IP addresses on Misplaced Pages locate to Saudi Arabia . By 2019, Bleu had dropped to #5 on the list of biographies, but increased in Misplaced Pages notability, by then being available in 213 languages. Bleu has supported various charitable organizations and causes during his career. In 2011, Bleu worked for charities such as Starlight Children's Foundation ,
7320-454: The day, or itself." Newsday wrote, "'Mystery Men' manages to exalt both the terminally weird and the frighteningly mundane with such flamboyant good spirits that you overlook its occasional dead zones and dull patches. Try as it might to prop up its static plot, the movie is more comic revue than action comedy. Viewed within these parameters, 'Mystery Men' is as satisfying as a heaping helping of Abbott-and-Costello shorts. And much smarter than
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#17327833471057440-449: The drama film Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story , alongside Keith David , Vanessa Williams and Columbus Short , directed by Denise Dowse . In 2023, he was cast in the comedy film Camp Hideout (2023), with Christopher Lloyd , and directed by Sean Olson . Starting in the summer of 2023, he starred in the world premiere of the musical Summer Stock at the Goodspeed Opera House . On September 26, 2023, Bleu performed in
7560-412: The evil Frat Boys. Composer Mark Mothersbaugh appears as the band leader at the beginning of the film while a then unknown Sung Kang has a brief appearance. During the superhero auditions, Dane Cook , Doug Jones , Vincent Bowman, and Dana Gould make cameo appearances as The Waffler, Pencilhead, Son of Pencilhead, and Squeegeeman. In 1997, Mike Richardson , publisher of Dark Horse Comics , pitched
7680-423: The film To Write Love on Her Arms (2015). He competed in the 17th season of Dancing with the Stars . Bleu has also pursued a music career and his debut album Another Side was released in 2007, which included the hit " Push It to the Limit ". The album debuted and peaked at number 36 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, selling 18,000 copies in its first week. His second album, Speed of Light ,
7800-557: The film has a 65 out of 100 rating based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Godfrey Cheshire for Variety thought the film "may contain more yuks than the summer's other big pop sendup, the second ' Austin Powers ,' but it also spreads them over an ultimately tiresome two hours...Though pic boasts several action sequences that are expertly handled and laden with dazzling effects, its most engaging passages by far are
7920-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video . Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced
8040-471: The film, work on the second film in the series began, and Bleu was confirmed to be returning for the sequel. High School Musical 2 (2007) was released on August 17, 2007. The premiere was seen by over 17.2 million viewers in the U.S., almost 10 million more than its predecessor, making it the highest-rated Disney Channel Movie of all time. Disney Channel aired a weekly program called Road to High School Musical 2 , beginning on June 8, 2007, and leading up to
8160-433: The film. "I met Kinka and he was nice and funny and the money was good, so I decided to do it," she said. "I had to twist Ben's arm because he's always so busy." Stiller was originally offered the Blue Raja role, but was not interested in playing what he called a "nerdy guy" again. "The minute you start doing the same thing in comedy, people go, 'Oh, I've seen that,'" he said. He took the role of Mr. Furious but explained, "In
8280-460: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film
8400-420: The first ever Disney Channel Games and co-captained the blue team along with Jake T. Austin , Maiara Walsh , Cole Sprouse and Kiely Williams . A year before, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the blue team with Brenda Song , Vanessa Hudgens , Monique Coleman and Jason Earles . In August 2007, Bleu starred in Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango , a teen drama film version of the television series of
8520-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office. 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking
8640-409: The heights of media celebrity while still in his teens. For his role as Chad Danforth, the team captain of the school's basketball team, he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a Young Artist Award and Teen Choice Awards in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Bleu lent his voice for the role of Chad Danforth in High School Musical video games , a video game. The following year, Bleu played
8760-495: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,
8880-592: The host of the 2021 Jimmy Awards , in honor of legendary Broadway producer and theater owner James M. Nederlander . In 2021, he guest starred as Blaine in the premiere two episodes on The CW Television Network soap opera Dynasty . In July 2021, he was cast in the Hallmark Channel original entitled Love, for Real (2021), alongside Chloe Bridges , Camille Kostek and Scott Michael Foster , directed by Maclain Nelson. In December 2021, he appeared as
9000-404: The idea. I hadn't seen it before. I loved the cast that was assembled by the time I came into it, and I thought the script was fun, smart and goofy all at the same time." Regarding his character, he said, "I felt I was playing the character as kind of slow, but when I saw the movie it didn't seem like that at all. I don't know what that says." According to Stiller, the script was fluid. "The script
9120-544: The lead role in the film called Free Style (2009). It concerns Cale Bryant, an eighteen-year-old man who tries to find himself by winning the Amateur National Motocross Championships. Free Style performed poorly in the box office, having only grossed $ 720,000 from a $ 10 million budget. Over the next few years, Bleu's television roles included the drama series The CW Television Network 's show The Beautiful Life: TBL . The series
9240-697: The male lead in the a Lifetime Christmas movie, titled A Christmas Dance Reunion (2021), alongside Monique Coleman , directed by Brian Herzlinger . During this time, Bleu began song on soundtracks for the Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation , and released a cover of " Winnie the Pooh " (2021). In July 2022, he was cast in the Hallmark Channel original entitled Campfire Christmas (2022), alongside Tori Anderson and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman , directed by David I. Strasser. He
9360-787: The movie Jump In! "Push It to the Limit" reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and his second single, "Deal With It", was originally written and sung by Jay Sean . He later gave it to Bleu, whose version of the song features background vocals by Sean. The song went on to earn Sean a BMI Songwriter Award . Bleu sang the duet "Still There for Me" with Vanessa Hudgens for his debut album Another Side . Bleu toured with fellow High School Musical cast members from late November 2006 to late January 2007 in High School Musical: The Concert , and with Drake Bell and Aly & AJ performing in about 40 different cities. To promote his debut album, Bleu performed at
9480-570: The movie) became a critically and massively successful international hit after their manager Robert Hayes licensed it for the film’s official soundtrack. And to promote it, a music video directed by McG was made featuring footage from the film. It became their signature song, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, nominated for the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, and it
9600-666: The musical theatre program with She Loves Me in 1993. In an interview with Paul Wontorek , Bleu said he is naturally a lyric baritone . He added that he is a fan of Brian d'Arcy James and gets vocal influences from him. Bleu has been a supporter of Do Something . On March 16, 2010, he was added to the "Broadway Wall of Fame". His portrait was unveiled at Tony's Di Napoli Restaurant in New York City. In 2011, Bleu began dating actress Sasha Clements . On October 15, 2014, they became engaged, and they married on July 23, 2016. In 2013, an MIT study discovered that Bleu
9720-679: The ones focusing on the central sextets' banter and interaction." Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Watching 'Mystery Men' is a bit like sitting next to a brilliant person at a dinner party who just won't shut up. Because this film is so self-conscious and, like Mr. Furious and friends, has a tendency to try too hard, it's an effort you end up admiring more than completely loving. Influenced by its betters, films such as Brazil , Buckaroo Banzai and even Blade Runner , it's destined to join them all in cult film heaven." Jonathan Romney for Sight & Sound said that it
9840-614: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army , a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to
9960-761: The original script, he was just angry all the time, but I thought that would be boring, so one of the changes I made is that he has the least power. Like if we're a band, I'm the guy who started the band but who's also the least talented." Geoffrey Rush was cast in what was his first Hollywood film in July, followed by Azaria, Reubens, Forlani and Macy. Lena Olin was added in August; Greg Kinnear in October; and Eddie Izzard in November. Others in consideration for roles included Ving Rhames and Vince Vaughn . Reubens said, "I liked
10080-571: The premiere of High School Musical 2 in August. The show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the movie's production. The world premiere of the opening number " What Time Is It " was on Radio Disney on May 25, 2007, and " I Don't Dance " premiered on August 14, 2007. The film was generally well received by critics, gaining a score of 77/100 at Metacritic and 82% on Rotten Tomatoes . It broke opening-weekend records and grossed over $ 250 million worldwide. Its soundtrack, featuring many contributions from Bleu, sold over three million copies in
10200-555: The premiere two episodes of Disney's Phineas and Ferb . Corbin Bleu made his Broadway stage debut in 2010 as the lead character, bodega-owner Usnavi, in the critically acclaimed musical In the Heights . and guest starred in one episode of The Good Wife as DJ Javier Berlin in October 2010. in 2010, Corbin starred in the short comedy film I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu , alongside Andrew Caldwell , Drake Bell , Sarah Hyland , Ryan Pinkston , Sterling Knight , Matt Prokop , Matt Shively and Josh Sussman . In 2011, he performed
10320-513: The record previously held by Mamma Mia! for the biggest opening by a musical. The film finished with $ 252 million worldwide, which exceeded Disney's expectations. The song "The Boys Are Back" (2008), a duet with Zac Efron , became his second top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The phenomenon of High School Musical has changed Bleu's life, delivering him to
10440-592: The red team along with Joey Lawrence , Nolan Gould , Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields , with Ronda Rousey as the captain. The series premiered on June 29, 2017. From July 28–30, Bleu performed in the musical Mamma Mia! as Sky at the Hollywood Bowl , alongside Dove Cameron , Lea DeLaria and Jennifer Nettles . The theatre premiered on July 28, 2017. Corbin Bleu's career also included voice over work with Breathe Bible . In December 2017, Corbin Bleu hosted
10560-570: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)
10680-634: The same name . Also in 2007, he is voice in The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007), He appeared on The Tyra Banks Show in 2008. Bleu went on to reprise his role of Chad Danforth in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), the first film in the High School Musical franchise to receive a theatrical release. It opened at number one at the North American box office in October 2008, earning $ 42 million in its first weekend, which broke
10800-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of
10920-480: The soundtrack. "It was a big deal for me," DeVito said. "I really wanted it, so I walked away from the project." Ben Stiller was then approached to rewrite the script and direct but eventually turned it down. "I decided I didn't want to do it," he explained, "because it was just too much. It was a huge movie I'd be taking on." Commercial director Kinka Usher was signed in April 1998 to direct. Usher had won awards for
11040-581: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as
11160-482: The story of a team of lesser superheroes with unimpressive powers who are required to save the day from a criminal genius when Champion City's resident superhero gets captured. Mystery Men received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $ 33 million worldwide against a $ 68 million budget. In Champion City, the amateur superhero team of Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja attempt to make
11280-721: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the " Avengers Initiative " in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated
11400-556: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated
11520-452: The team despairs of saving the city, but the Shoveler delivers a pep talk which inspires them to continue. With new resolve, the team assaults the mansion again. This time, through a mix of surprise, teamwork, maximizing their quasi-superpowers, and use of Heller's quirky weapons, they subdue Casanova Frankenstein's henchmen. However, Casanova Frankenstein holds Monica hostage and activates the Psycho-frakulator, which begins to wreak havoc upon
11640-630: The team is nearly killed in retaliation by Tony P and the Disco Boys. They are saved by the Sphinx, an enigmatic superhero who agrees to train them. The Sphinx's unconventional team-building exercises and antimetabole rhetoric annoy Mr. Furious, who quits the group, but the others flourish under his tutelage. Knowing that they will still be outgunned, the group seek out Doc Heller, who specializes in non-lethal weaponry, to equip them for their battle. Furious, encouraged by his new girlfriend, Monica, rejoins
11760-706: The team. The team break into Casanova's mansion during a summit of several of the city's gangs like the Disco Boys, the Furriers, the Frat Boys, the Not-So-Goody Mob, the Suits, and the Susies. While attempting to free Captain Amazing, they become confused by his instructions as well as agitated by his condescending attitude, and inadvertently set off the Psycho-frakulator; graphically killing him. Without Amazing,
11880-630: The voice Drew in Twinkle Toes , Bleu starred in the drama film To Write Love on Her Arms (originally titled Renee ) in 2012, with Kat Dennings , Chad Michael Murray and Rupert Friend . The film began production in Orlando, Florida , in February 2011. In March 2013, Bleu had a role in the horror film The Monkey's Paw (2013). and guest starred in one episode of Franklin & Bash as Jordan Allen French in 2013. In April 2013, Bleu
12000-577: The voice Lou in The Little Engine That Could (2011). From August 5–7, Bleu performed in the musical Hairspray as Seaweed at the Hollywood Bowl , alongside Nick Jonas , Harvey Fierstein , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Drew Carey and Darlene Love . and he performed the voice Flip in Tonka Chuck and Friends: Big Air Dare . In 2012, Bleu also had a role in and co-produced the indie horror anthology Scary or Die (2012),
12120-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,
12240-399: Was "a desperately hit-and-miss affair". Michael Dequina of The Movie Report said that it "fails to come up with worthy gags and one-liners for the able cast." Steve Murray of Cox News Service gave it a negative review, saying " Mystery Men is like its hapless heroes. It's a wannabe that has the best intentions – including a pronounced anti-gun stance – but none of the knack it takes to save
12360-634: Was "like riding a bike". His former Disney co-stars attended a performance in October 2016. The Broadway alum and High School Musical favorite grabbed a camera as Broadway websites' newest vlogger, resulting in Bleu Skies : Backstage at Holiday Inn with Corbin Bleu. Bleu, who played Ted in the new Irving Berlin musical, gave a glimpse of backstage life at Studio 54 , where he and his co-stars (including former vlogger Bryce Pinkham , Lora Lee Gayer , Megan Lawrence and Megan Sikora ) celebrated an entire year's worth of special occasions eight times
12480-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during
12600-471: Was admitted to Stanford University , but declined to matriculate. Bleu moved with his family from New York to Los Angeles in 1996. He worked steadily in episodic television and feature film roles, including a recurring role on the short-lived ABC police drama High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER . He also appeared in some films, like Beach Movie (1998) and the sci-fi thriller Soldier (1998). His feature films from this period include
12720-414: Was announced in mid-1997 along with a raft of comic book adaptations including Blade, Virus, Superman Lives, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Captain America, The Sub-Mariner, Iron Man, Daredevil and Silver Surfer, Hellboy, Concrete, Green Hornet and 26 other titles. That fall, Danny DeVito was in talks for a $ 13-million deal to both star and direct, but negotiations broke down over who would produce
12840-410: Was being reworked all the time by... everybody! Because everybody kind of wanted to personalize their part, and try to make it as funny as possible. So yeah, that was welcome. That was the idea we had going in, to just have everybody kind of get together and try to make it as funny as we could. Especially in the context of a big action, special effects type movie. You know, a lot of the time what gets lost
12960-470: Was brought in to create additional music and rearrange Warbeck's score to fit the new running time. A soundtrack album was released on July 6, 1999, by Interscope Records . the album spawned two singles, "All Star", and "Who Are Those Mystery Men". The soundtrack album’s first single, the recently recorded "All Star" by the California rock band Smash Mouth (which was heard during the end credits of
13080-689: Was cast in the role of Jeffrey King on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live . In 2013, Bleu starred in the film Sugar (2013), alongside Shenae Grimes and Marshall Allman . about a runaway girl living on the streets of Venice, Los Angeles. The film began production in Venice, Los Angeles , on November 30, 2010. Also in 2013, Bleu appeared in the horror films Nurse 3D (2013), alongside Paz de la Huerta and Katrina Bowden . The film began production in Toronto , on September 6, 2011 and wrapped on October 21, 2011. In 2014 he also appeared as
13200-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,
13320-468: Was later licensed to be used in many films, TV shows, commercials and more. Additional songs featured in the film include: Universal delayed the film's release one week to avoid competing with the opening of The Blair Witch Project . In its opening weekend, Mystery Men grossed $ 10,017,865, ranking number six at the domestic box office. By the end of its run, on October 14, the film had grossed $ 29,762,011 domestically and $ 3,699,000 internationally, for
13440-419: Was on the set for some of the shoot, answering questions that came up about his creations. "There were times when we were kind of stumped in a scene and we asked him what he thought," Levin said. "The great thing about him is that 10 minutes later, we'd get 30 pages in the fax machine with probably 29 pages filled with the lousiest ideas that you've ever read but that one page of pure genius." The original ending
13560-418: Was released digitally on June 2, 2017. The album featured twenty-one songs, and was produced by Kurt Deutsch with Todd Whitelock serving as coproducer and Universal Stage Productions as executive producer. Bleu released his two-album recording contract with Ghostlight Records to distribute his Kiss Me, Kate soundtrack music, the 24th cast album recording for Roundabout Theatre Company , since launching
13680-493: Was released in 2009. He returned to television, starring in the short-lived Ashton Kutcher –produced CW series The Beautiful Life: TBL (2009) and the movie Free Style (2009). He has appeared in the films The Little Engine That Could (2011), Scary or Die (2012), Nurse 3D (2013), Sugar (2013), The Monkey's Paw (2013), Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019), Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022), and Camp Hideout (2023). In 2010, Bleu played Usnavi in
13800-479: Was subsequently cancelled on September 25, 2009 after televising 2 episodes. In December 2009, the technology company HP became the show's sponsor and began airing the show's five episodes on YouTube . Also in 2009, he was a voice actor in Beyond All Boundaries , and appeared on Entertainment Tonight and The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet . Also in 2009, he was the voice of Coltrane in
13920-469: Was the Disney Channel 's most successful TV movie up to that point. The film, which also starred Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Vanessa Hudgens , and Monique Coleman , was a major success and helped Bleu gain recognition among teenage audiences. The film's soundtrack was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He joined co-stars on the 51-date High School Musical: The Concert (2006–2007) tour to promote
14040-526: Was the basis for a liberally adapted 1953 film of the same name. The production, directed by Scott Ellis , began previewing on February 14, 2019. The limited engagement is scheduled to continue through June 30 at Studio 54 . For his performance, Bleu was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical . Bleu was also nominated for a 2019 Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography , for Outstanding Male Dancer in
14160-417: Was the third most-common biography article subject among all the different language versions of Misplaced Pages ; pages on him were available in 194 languages, placing below only Jesus (214) and Barack Obama (200), and above Confucius (192) and Isaac Newton (191). The contradiction between Bleu's high notability on Misplaced Pages and low real-life notability comparative to the aforementioned historical figures made
14280-635: Was titled "Circles" or "Circles in My Mind" for his then TV show, Flight 29 Down . Bleu signed a contract with Hollywood Records , a Disney -owned label. His debut album Another Side , was released in May 2007. The album debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200 album charts, selling 18,000 in its first week. Bleu, who admires Prince , Michael Jackson , and Justin Timberlake , cowrote five songs on
14400-479: Was unpopular with test audiences, so Usher shot a new one with what he called "a big-cheer finish." The musical score for Mystery Men was composed by Stephen Warbeck . Written within a 28-day time span, the score was recorded on the Sony Scoring Stage. "I was quite liberal in the choice of instruments, because I've chosen a couple of Hungarian instruments, the tárogató and the cimbalom , and also
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