- MoviesHanna Flint
Every live-action Disney remake currently in development
There are numerous remakes in the works at Walt Disney Studios and this is when they're coming out.
- MoviesVariety
‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Live-Action Reboot in the Works at Disney
Disney is in early development on a live-action "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" movie, based on Disney's animated film and Victor Hugo's 1831 novel "Notre-Dame de Paris." Playwright David Henry Hwang is attached to write the script, with Mandeville Films and Josh Gad set to produce. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will pen the music. […]
- MoviesBen Arnold
Ex-Pixar boss accused of harassment grilled by employees at new company
John Lasseter, the Pixar co-founder who quit the company following numerous allegtions of sexually inappropriate behaviour, was grilled by employees at his new company, according to reports.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Backlash brews over John Lasseter's big new Hollywood job
A backlash is brewing following news that former Pixar head John Lasseter has been given a new job, heading indie studio Skydance’s animation arm. Lasseter, who directed Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and produced movies like Frozen and Finding Dory, took an extended sabbatical from Pixar last year, following multiple accusations of sexually improper behaviour over his long tenure at the award-winning animation house. Lasseter officially left Disney on 31 December, 2018 after serving briefly in a reduced role as consultant.
- CelebrityDigital Spy
Mary Poppins Returns sequel in "early stages" at Disney
Practically perfect news.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Samuel L. Jackson just dropped a major 'Avengers: Endgame' spoiler
Samuel L. Jackson may have just accidentally let slip how Captain Marvel will foil finger-clicking mass murderer Thanos in Avengers: Endgame.
- MoviesRaechal Shewfelt
Disneyland fans decry hike in ticket price: 'Disney is run by Scrooge McDuck'
"The Happiest Place on Earth" has never been cheap, but a ticket to the Disneyland theme park just became even more expensive.
- MoviesVariety
2018 Worldwide Box Office Hits Record as Disney Dominates
2018's movie business hit all-time benchmarks of $11.9 billion in North America and $41.7 billion globally, with Disney taking in nearly a fifth of that figure. ComScore announced the official 2018 final figures Wednesday with Disney taking in $7.33 billion globally last year -- the second-biggest year for a studio in industry history, behind only […]
- MoviesHanna Flint
Carrie Fisher's brother Todd discusses Leia footage to be used in 'Star Wars Episode IX'
The late actress died in December 2016.
- MoviesThe Wrap
‘Captain Marvel': Jude Law Is Playing Exactly Who You Thought
In shocker-not-shocker news, Disney has finally announced who it is Jude Law is playing in “Captain Marvel.” And yep, it’s exactly what fans have assumed to be the case ever since Law joined the cast. A photo posted Thursday to Disney Movies spells it out plainly: “Jude Law as Mar-Vell, the leader of Starforce.” See the photo for yourself above. Created in 1967 by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, in the comics he’s the original Captain Marvel, a celebrated Kree warrior who comes to earth in order to to observe humanity and assess if we are a threat to the Kree.
- MoviesHanna Flint
Disney faces backlash over its trademark of African phrase 'Hakuna Matata'
There's a petition to stop the Walt Disney Company from culturally appropriating the East African phrase.
- MoviesGwynne Watkins
'Mary Poppins Returns' greatest Easter eggs — including the key callback that unlocks the film's ending (SPOILERS!)
Director Rob Marshall highlights some of the surprising references to the classic Disney film. Plus, why he cut the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
- MoviesIndiewire
Disney Once Feared Superheroes, Told M. Night Shyamalan Not to Market ‘Unbreakable’ as Comic Book Film
Shyamalan's wish to market his 2000 movie as a superhero origin story was rejected by Disney executives.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Will Smith reassures 'Aladdin' fans that his Genie will be BLUE
Hoping to calm things on the internet down a bit, Will Smith has confirmed that his Genie in Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin will be blue after all.
- MoviesHanna Flint
First official photos from 'Aladdin' unveiled and Will Smith's Genie is definitely not blue
The live-action Disney remake is heading to cinemas next May.
- MoviesBen Arnold
Judge forces convicted deer poacher to watch 'Bambi' once a month in jail
A deer poacher sentenced to a year in prison will have to watch the Disney classic Bambi at least once a month for the duration of his incarceration, a judge in Missouri has ruled.
- MoviesTom Butler
'Mary Poppins Returns' breakout Kobna Holdbrook-Smith shares his journey from 'struggling actor' to blockbusters
British actor Kobna Holdbrook-Smith says hard work and determination propelled him from theatre education to starring alongside Emily Blunt in 'Mary Poppins Returns'.
- MoviesVariety
Disney Channel Fires ‘Andi Mack’ Actor Arrested for Plotting Sex With Minor
Disney Channel has severed ties with “Andi Mack” actor Stoney Westmoreland following his arrest for allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old. “Stoney Westmoreland, an actor working on the series ‘Andi Mack,’ was arrested in Salt Lake City today,” a Disney Channel spokesperson said in a statement Friday. “Given the nature of […]
- MoviesBen Arnold
Pixar reveals new movie 'Onward'
The Disney-owned animation giant has unveiled the name, some graphics, and an all-star cast including two Avengers.
- MoviesVariety
Don’t Expect ‘The Defenders’ on Disney Streaming Service Any Time Soon (EXCLUSIVE)
Fans of the Marvel Television series recently canceled by Netflix who hope to see the shows revived on Disney+ may be out of luck. Sources tell Variety that the deal for the original four Marvel shows includes a clause that prevents the characters from appearing in any non-Netflix series or film for at least two years after […]
- MoviesBen Arnold
Princeton a capella group will stop singing 'misogynist' Kiss The Girl from 'The Little Mermaid'
A famous a cappella group from Princeton University in the US is to cut the song Kiss The Girl from the Disney movie The Little Mermaid from its repertoire after complaints of misogyny. The song from the 1989 animation, penned by the legendary Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, finds Sebastian, the talking crab, suggest that smitten Prince Eric just go ahead and kiss the mermaid Ariel, despite not having asked for her consent. In an editorial by sophomore student Noa Wollstein in the Daily Princetonian magazine, published on November 26 and entitled ‘Dear Tigertones, please stop singing Kiss The Girl’, the song stood accused of being ‘misogynistic and dismissive of consent’.
- MoviesBen Arnold
The two-hour movie's days are numbered, says 'Avengers: Infinity War' director
The age of the two-hour movie could be coming to an end, reckons Joe Russo, one of the directors of Avengers: Infinity War.
- MoviesDeadline
‘Daredevil’: Netflix Turned A Blind Eye To Viewer Demand By Canceling Marvel Series
When Netflix executives decided to cancel the Marvel series Daredevil they turned a blind eye to viewer demand. That's evident in the latest numbers from Parrot Analytics which reveal that Daredevil ranked fourth last week in viewer demand among all digital originals in the United States across all streaming platforms. Demand for the sightless superhero series was surpassed only by three shows (Narcos, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Stranger Things, all from…
- MoviesYahoo Movies UK
Exclusive look at 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Easter eggs, including Disney deep cuts you missed
There are more than hidden Mickeys in Disney's smash-hit sequel 'Ralph Breaks the Internet', and we have the photographic evidence to prove it.
