EntertainmentYahoo FinanceWhat Disney's $75 million bet on 'Hamilton' means for streaming wars
The film version of Broadway’s smash hit “Hamilton” is heading exclusively to Disney+ — what the move means for the streaming wars as HBO Max preps its long-anticipated entrance.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Hamilton' film arriving on Disney+ in July as release brought forward
The hugely popular musical's filmed version was set to be released in cinemas in 2021, but its launch has been fast-tracked to Disney+.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKThe best Easter eggs and cameos in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'
'The Rise of Skywalker' is on Disney+ as part of Star Wars Day, so it's a good time to have a look through at some of these little details.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDisney pays a historic £57.6 million to release 'Hamilton' performance as a movie
Twitter is ready to be in the room where a 'Hamilton' movie happens.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKThe best Easter eggs and cameos to watch out for in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' (SPOILERS)
J.J. Abrams has smuggled in plenty of nods and cameos from the history of the 'Star Wars' franchise into this final installment.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKLin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' trailer showcases singing, dancing and a Trump critique
Movie version of Tony-winning musical gets updated to include references to DACA and the plight of Dreamers.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKLin-Manuel Miranda (and Ed Sheeran) spied in new 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' teaser
Likely the last teaser we'll be getting from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - a special look promo jam packed with nostalgic references – has a few surprises up its sleeve.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Hamilton' star Daveed Diggs in talks for Sebastian role in 'Little Mermaid' remake
The Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid may have found its crustacean sidekick.
NewsYahoo Movies UKWho is Disney's new live-action 'Little Mermaid' star Halle Bailey?
R&B singer Halle Bailey, of duo Chloe x Halle, has been unveiled as Disney's new Ariel in their latest live-action remake.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Mary Poppins Returns': How we wrote the film's Oscar-nominated songs
Scott Wittman, who co-wrote the 'Mary Poppins Returns' soundtrack with Marc Shaiman, shares how the film's songs - including 'The Place Where Lost Things Go' - came together.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK Box Sets'His Dark Materials' first look: Can Ruth Wilson and James McAvoy outdo 'The Golden Compass'?
The BBC has today revealed the first footage from its big budget adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies'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"
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDick Van Dyke says he PAID Walt Disney $4000 to play banker in 'Mary Poppins'
Dick Van Dyke so wanted to play two roles in Mary Poppins that he paid Walt Disney for the privilege. Van Dyke was already signed up to play Bert the chimney sweep in the classic children’s fantasy movie, but he also wanted to play the role of the doddering Mr Dawes Sr, the tyrannical boss of David Tomlinson’s George Banks at the Dawes Tomes Mousley Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank. In a televised interview on ABC with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who stars in the forthcoming Mary Poppins Returns, Van Dyke revealed: “When they made me up as the old man in [the original movie], I had to go to go to Walt and ask him for the part, he didn’t give it to me.
EntertainmentPeopleEmily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Praise Dick Van Dyke's Energy at 92 in Mary Poppins Returns
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt Praise Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Returns
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKHow 'Mary Poppins Returns' connects to the original 1964 film
What are the narrative threads that connect 'Mary Poppins Returns' to the original, and how come Mary hasn't aged?
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKDolphins make quite the bathtub splash in new 'Mary Poppins Return' trailer
Hear a snippet of Emily Blunt singing a brand new song too.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Mary Poppins Returns' set visit report: Disney’s sequel will be ‘a gift to the world’
Find out how Rob Marshall, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick van Dyke, and Ben Whishaw are teaming up to make the sequel to the most practically perfect movie of all time.
EntertainmentVariety‘Hamilton’ Performance Reportedly Sparks Studio Movie Rights Bidding War
Hollywood studios are bidding for the movie rights to a recorded version of a live performance of the smash hit musical “Hamilton,” with the price as much as $50 million, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal, citing two unnamed people with knowledge of the deal talks, said Tuesday that the sellers are asking […]
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKLogan star Dafne Keen for BBC's His Dark Materials from Tom Hooper
Dafne Keen, the star of X-Men spin-off Logan, has signed up for the lead role in the BBC’s big budget adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Tom Hooper, helmsman of Oscar-winners including Les Misérables and The King’s Speech, is now on board to direct, according to Deadline, after working his scheduling around a forthcoming movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats. Keen will play Lyra Belacqua in the planned eight-part series, an orphaned girl brought up in an alternate version of Oxford, who comes into possession of a valuable instrument which can answer any question asked of it.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKCheck out the first look at Mary Poppins Returns
Here we have the first look at the new Mary Poppins – with Emily Blunt as the magical nanny, and Lin-Manuel Miranda as her lamp-lighting chum Jack.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKSeven 2017 Oscar nomination stories worth celebrating
The 2017 Academy Award nominations have been announced and, as expected, Damien Chazelle’s wonderful musical ‘La La Land’ leads the pack with a record-equalling 14 nominations, with ‘Arrival’ and ‘Moonlight’ just behind it with eight nods each. As ever many of the nominations were expected, with Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis all receiving acting nominations, but what about the surprises?