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'500 Days of Summer' First Up In 'Cinemash' Debut

Microsoft Zune’s first original web series, Cinemash, debuted today with a star-studded mash up of the upcoming film 500 Days of Summer. The stars of the film, Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, mix it up for the premiere episode retooling a scene from their flick, this time in character as punk rock legend Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. The film’s director Marc Webb also helmed the first episode.

The series, announced back in February, is a collaboration with the staff of MEAN Magazine and Zune’s original content division. The series was one of the new slate of online originals out of Microsoft that was shown off in New York back in April

including the Foley Guys and the unnamed Dave Foley series.

New episodes of Cinemash are out weekly on Tuesdays and next week’s episode is set to be Cheech and Chong mashing up a scene from Tron. Full list of upcoming episodes:

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JULY 14
Cheech & Chong Cinemash Tron
Writer and Director: Kashy Khaledi

The high-flying comedy duo get into a heated debate about the price of cannabis and decide to “Tron for it,” launching themselves into the virtual world of the science fiction classic.

JULY 21
Stars of Reno 911! and Human Giant Cinemash Point Break
Director: Kashy Khaledi
Writers: Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant, Kashy Khaledi
Music: Matt Novack and Craig Wedren

Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant of the notorious fake police squad, Reno 911!, join forces with Aziz Ansari and Rob Huebel of Human Giant, the sketch comedy troupe, to recreate a pivotal scene from the cult favorite action flick.

JULY 28
Channing Tatum and Charlyne Yi Cinemash Dirty Dancing
Directors: Nicholas Jasenovec and Kashy Khaledi
Writers: Charlyne Yi and Nicholas Jasenovec
Music: Lemjay and Ryan Kattner

An appealingly off-beat couple wax romantic and can’t stop moving to the music as they mix intimacy and hilarity in a scene from the megahit movie.

AUGUST 4
Milo Ventimiglia Cinemashes Oldboy
Writer and Director: Kashy Khaledi

One of TV’s true Heroes takes revenge on a group of greedy corporate executives who are strapping on their golden parachutes to escape responsibility for their misdeeds.

AUGUST 11
Will Arnett and Xavier Cinemash Carrie
Writer and Director: Kashy Khaledi

Adult Swim’s animated character Xavier goes to the prom and Arnett, a frequent 30 Rock guest star, is there, too, to reenact the finale from one of the greatest horror movies of all time.

AUGUST 18
Common and Christopher Mintz-Plasse Cinemash Training Day
Director: Mya Stark
Writer: Kashy Khaledi
Music: Kenny “Tick” Salcido and Lemjay

On his first day as a narcotics officer, a rookie (Common) gets played by an evil veteran cop (Mintz-Plasse), whose ideas of right and wrong are all messed up.