Category: 20th Century Studios
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Disney Updates Movie Release Schedule
This last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger shared on Disney’s annual shareholder virtual meeting that there is a strong slate of movies from the company. Since returning to The Walt Disney Company as the CEO, Iger has said multiple times that the company is focusing on quality content over quantity. He has also stressed the…
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Searchlight Pictures Wins 5 Oscars
Searchlight Pictures won five awards during the 96th Oscars® Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast live on ABC. Poor Things received four of those awards, while The Last Repair Shop received one. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) Now Streaming on Hulu Watch their acceptance speeches, below: The Last Repair Shop (Searchlight Pictures) Now Streaming on Disney+ Watch…
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Tim Allen Heading Back to ABC For New Comedy, ‘Shifting Gears’
Tim Allen is heading back to ABC once again. The comedian appears to be taking on a similar but different role to those he has had in previous sitcoms The Last Man Standing and Home Improvement. The new series is called Shifting Gears and is being produced by 20th Century. 20th Century also produced The…
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‘Poor Things’ Arriving on Digital Download in February and Disc Formats in March
Poor Things, the movie with 11 Academy Award nominations, is coming to digital download and disc formats. The movie will be available from digital retailers on February 27th and on disc formats on March 12th. These releases will be including exclusive bonus content. It arrives on digital just in time to watch it before this…
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The Walt Disney Company Brings Home 37 Primetime Emmy Awards
On Monday night, The Walt Disney Company won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards. The wins came from its multiple brands and studios with The Bear and Welcome to Wrexham, both on Hulu, bringing home the home awards. In fact, 22 programs on Hulu won awards and 11 that are on Disney+. By studios and brands, the…
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Disney Earns 16 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations
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The Walt Disney Company today received 16 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. The nominations come from across its different brands and studios. These include 20th Television, ABC, ABC Signature, Disney+, FX, Hulu, Lucasfilm Ltd., Marvel Studios, National Geographic, and Searchlight Pictures. The winners will be announced on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Here is the full…
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Disney Brings Home Five Golden Globes
On Sunday night The Walt Disney Company brought home five Golden Globe Awards. The 81st Golden Globes took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian Jo Koy. Disney’s wins came from its stable of brands and studios including FX, FX Productions, Hulu Originals, and Searchlight Pictures. The Bear was…
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Here Are All The Disney Movies Coming Out in 2024
In 2023, The Walt Disney Company celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 1923, Walt and Roy Disney started the company that would become a behemoth in the entertainment industry. With humble beginnings, one has to wonder if Walt and Roy could have imagined what their company would look like a century later. Through the coming decades,…
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Four More Disney Films Added to National Film Registry
Four films from The Walt Disney Company have been added to the National Film Registry. These are among 25 films that were added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry today. This continues an annual tradition of picking 25 films each year to add to the National Film Registry. The movies that are chosen…
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Heading to ABC
Only Murders in the Building, the hit Hulu show starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, is headed to ABC this winter. The comedy series will be coming to ABC starting in January. It will be aired in two-hour blocks on Tuesday nights. This will start on January 2, 2024. For three weeks, it…
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20th Century Studios Releases First ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Trailer
The first trailer for 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was released earlier this week. A new entry in the studio’s global, epic franchise, the all-new action-adventure spectacle will open exclusively in theaters nationwide on Friday, May 24, 2024. Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations…
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‘The Creator’ Director Gareth Edwards’ Unique Take on the Future
20th Century Studios’ The Creator, now in theaters, is an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence (AI). Directed, produced, and co-written (with Chris Weitz) by acclaimed filmmaker Gareth Edwards, the story is eerily prescient in that it grapples with questions about what it…
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D23 Gold Member Advanced Screenings Announced for ‘The Creator’
D23 has announced another D23 Gold Member exclusive event. This time it is an advanced screening opportunity for the upcoming film The Creator. This event is being offered in multiple cities around the United States on September 26, 2023. This includes Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, and San Francisco. The details for this event…
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Season 34 of ‘The Simpsons’ Arriving on Disney+ on October 11
The 34th season of The Simpsons will be arriving on Disney+ on October 11, 2023. This new season will bring 22 episodes straight out of Springfield with the Simpsons family. The show has taken home the Emmy® Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award through its decades on the air. Season 34 will have some highlights to…
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How ‘A Haunting in Venice’ Takes 20th Century Studios’ Agatha Christie Franchise in a Daring New Direction
Today, 20th Century Studios releases A Haunting in Venice, an unsettling supernatural thriller based upon Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party. It’s the third film in the $490 million film franchise that began with Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and continued with Death on the Nile (2022). Kenneth Branagh returns as director, producer, and star of the latest installment, from a…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Breaks New Records on Streaming Services
Avatar: The Way of Water has been a very successful movie. The film is the third most successful film at the box office of all time. This comes after the original Avatar and then Avengers: Endgame. As it moved from theaters to the world of streaming, the movie’s success continued. On an earnings call last…
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It’s All About Family as “The Wonder Years” Heads to Disneyland
The finale for season two of The Wonder Years will be on 9:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and then on Hulu the following day. Ahead of this episode being broadcast on ABC and then Hulu, Daps Magic was invited to the Disneyland Resort for a preview in the Opera House of the final episode of the…
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Disney is Considering Changing Release Schedule for Several Movies
The impact of the SAG/AFTRA is beginning to be taken under consideration by Disney in terms of its release dates for upcoming movies. Bloomberg is reporting that Disney is contemplating changing the release dates for several upcoming films as the strike continues with no sign of ending anytime soon. According to Bloomberg, Disney is considering…
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20th Century Studios Debuts Chilling ‘A Haunting in Venice’ Trailer
20th Century Studios released a chilling trailer for A Haunting in Venice, an unsettling supernatural thriller directed by Oscar® winner Kenneth Branagh, based upon the novel Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie. The film, which stars Branagh as famed detective Hercule Poirot and features a brilliant acting ensemble portraying a cast of unforgettable characters—including Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan,…
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“American Born Chinese” To Air on ABC, Hulu, Roku, and YouTube
American Born Chinese is headed to ABC, Hulu, Roku, and YouTube. The series, which already can be watched on Disney+, will soon be offered elsewhere for more to see. The series has a critic score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and has been declared one of the best TV and Streaming Shows of 2023. Entertainment…
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Searchlight Pictures’ Acclaimed “Chevalier” arrives to Digital Retailers on June 16
BURBANK, CA (May 22, 2023) –Searchlight Pictures’ universally acclaimed Chevalier will be available from all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu and Movies Anywhere on June 16. A riveting exploration of the life and work of composer Joseph Bologne, this extraordinary film has been described as “a visually captivating take on a musical genius” (Robert…
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20th Century Studios Releases ‘The Creator’ Trailer
20th Century Studios, New Regency, and Entertainment One released a trailer for the epic sci-fi action thriller The Creator, opening in theaters on Friday, September 29. The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney. Amid a future war between the human race and…
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“Avatar: The Way of Water” on 4K, 3D, and Blu-ray & “Avatar” on 4K Arriving in Homes on June 20
JAMES CAMERON’S GLOBAL PHENOMENONAVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER ARRIVES ONBLU-RAY™, BLU-RAY 3D™ AND 4K ULTRA HD ON JUNE 20 PLUS: EXPERIENCE THE ORIGINAL AVATAR REMASTEREDIN STUNNING 4K AT DIGITAL RETAIL AND ON BLU-RAY DISC JUNE 20 BURBANK, CA (May 22, 2023) – On June 20, Avatar fans have double cause for celebration as Avatar: The Way of Water makes…
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Disney’s Unrivaled Commitment to Creativity and Innovation Brought to Life at 2023 Upfront Presentation
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The Walt Disney Company on Tuesday highlighted its unrivaled position in the marketplace with announcements, clips, and trailers as part of its annual Upfront presentation at the North Javits Center in New York City. The presentation celebrated Disney’s distinctive, innovative approach to dynamic storytelling backed by technology. “Storytelling is what distinguishes Disney. We’ve been cultivating…