Category: Disney
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Christopher Walken Cast as King Louie in Upcoming Jungle Book Film
With the upcoming live action film, The Jungle Book, swinging into theaters October 9, 2015, more casting news has just been released. Walt Disney Studios has announced that Christopher Walken, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o and Gincarlo Esposito will be joining the cast. Recently announced, new comer Neel Sethi is to play Mowgli, the…
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Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives Extending Stay at MSI Chicago
The Treasure of the Walt Disney Archives Exhibit will be extending its stay at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago through January 4, 2015. This exhibit, presented by D23, features over 300 artifacts including things such as artwork, costumes, props and more! There are even hands on activities that guests can enjoy like…
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New Pirates of the Caribbean Film Aiming for 2017 Release Date
The fifth installment of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean film series is set to be released in theaters July 7, 2017, according to Entertainment Weekly. With the last film released back in 2011, there is much anticipation for this new project. With the projected title of the film as Dead Men Tell No Tales,…
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Haunted Mansion Animation Special In the Works
A brand new Disney Television Animation special is works, featuring the “Haunted Mansion.” This special is to air on the Disney Channel and Disney XD. Illustrator Gris Grimly is set to executive produce and work alongside Scott Peterson and Joshua Peterson whom both have worked on Phineas and Ferb. Not much is given on the…
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Mowgli Cast in Upcoming "The Jungle Book" Live Action Film
The upcoming Disney live action film, “The Jungle Book,” has cast its starring role. Ten year old Neel Sethi has been cast as Mowgli. According to Variety, this will be Sethi’s first role as an actor. Thousands from the U.K., U.S., Canada and New Zealand auditioned for this role. The live action film is to…
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Planes: Fire and Rescue – Worth Watching?
Though Planes had its flaws I enjoyed the first film of the franchise. I was looking forward to this sequel, Planes: Fire and Rescue since watching the first. But, how does it stack up? Here’s some things to consider and my conclusion on the film. Story Planes: Fire and Rescue is about overcoming failure and…
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Disney's Big Hero 6 Trailer Introduces Heroes and Villains
Disney has released a trailer for Big Hero 6, the first crossover where Disney Animation Studios feature characters from the Marvel Universe. The trailer unveils the basic plot-line for the movie, the villain, and some of the heroes who join Hiro Hamada to save the day. Big Hero 6 Trailer Big Hero 6 Description: “Big Hero…
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Doug Jones is Hatbox Ghost in Haunted Mansion Movie; Now Just Needs Script
In a recent AMA with Reddit, Guillermo del Toro revealed a few nuggets about the Haunted Mansion movie that was announced at Comic-Con in 2010. Back then, del Toro announced that he would be producing and most likely directing this movie. Now, four years and lots of speculation later, it has been confirmed that there…
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Big Hero 6 Voice Cast and Character Descriptions Revealed
Big Hero 6 is revealing more about the upcoming adventures that will come to theaters later this year. Disney has now released character photos, descriptions, and some of the cast list from the movie. While this list does not reveal the entire voice cast, it does start to develop the team that will be seen…
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Tickets Available for 2014 D23 Disney Fanniversary
Tickets are now available to the general public for the D23 Disney Fanniversary. This roadshow, stretching across the United States, will celebrate anniversaries of Disney movies, attractions, characters and more. The 105 minute show, presented by Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection, will cover many celebrations. Tributes celebrating Donald Duck’s 80th Anniversary, Sleeping Beauty, The…
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"The Music of Nashville" Begins July 18 at the Disneyland Resort
Starting July 18 at the Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree at the Disneyland Resort, guests can experience new entertainment inspired by the ABC hit show, “Nashville.” During this summer, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, enjoy “The Music of Nashville.” This concert experience will feature The Kelly Rea Band, preforming original tunes from the hit television show and…
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Voice of Pinocchio Dead at 87
Richard Percy Jones (Dick Jones), the voice of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, is dead at 87. He died at his home in Northridge, California of apparently natural causes. Jones was born in Snyder, Texas in 1927. At a very young age he began riding horses and was known as “World’s Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper”.…
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"Enchanted" Sequel In the Works
If you enjoyed Enchanted the movie, be prepared for a sequel. Deadline reported that Disney has hired two writers for the upcoming film. J. David Stem and David N. Weiss are set to write for the film. Past work includes writing for other films such as Shrek 2 and The Smurfs. Anne Fletcher will direct.…
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Georgina Haig Cast as Frozen's Elsa in Once Upon a Time
With the recent casting announcement of Anna and Kristoff for Season four of ABC’s Once Upon a Time, the newest role cast is Elsa, who will be played by Georgina Haig. Plot wise, according to TVLine, Elsa realizes how to control her powers through the use of love and bond with Anna. She is still…
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Once Upon a Time Casting for Anna and Kristoff
Exciting news for Once Upon a Time and Frozen fans. With great shock at the end of season three, we were all freaking out with the appearance of Elsa. Season four of Once Upon a Time is to have characters from Frozen added into the plot line. With recent casting, major roles of Anna and…
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Disney’s Descendants Cast
Photos of the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants, have been shared on the Official D23 website. In addition to the characters and cast, we are also getting a closer look at the plot line. Set to hit television screens in 2015, there is much anticipation. The children of some of the most recognizable evil…
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Phineas and Ferb Star Wars Crossover Episode
Disney Channel’s Phineas and Ferb will venture to another galaxy as they star in an all new episode featuring Star Wars on July 26. “Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars” will take part during Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and feature well known characters such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Han Solo, just to name a few. Eric…
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‘The Lion Guard’ Begins Production
Production for a new Disney animated television series and movie, The Lion Guard, has begun. Based off the original Disney animated movie, The Lion King, the series will be aimed towards audiences of children ages two to seven. While the series is set to debut in early 2016, the movie is said to premiere in…
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D23 ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ VIP Event
The long awaited musical of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, will soon be making its way to the La Jolla Playhouse. D23 members are invited to be some of the first to see this new show on Tuesday, November 11. Based off the 1996 Disney animated classic, guests can see the film come to life, right before their…
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2013 Disney Stories Countdown #1: Disney Infinity
It all comes down to this! The top Disney story of 2013! Here it is! Disney Infinity! What? Why Disney Infinity? I know it could seem like the odd choice of all Disney stories, but this is the little game that could. A lot was riding on this game’s success. Disney Interactive went into a…
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2013 Disney Stories Countdown #2: D23 Expo
It’s come down to the last two stories of the year. And, it’s a hard decision to make for me, but I think I’ve come to which gets what place. Number two for the year is the D23 Expo. It was a grand festivity this year. Almost all the days became sold out. And the…
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2013 Disney Stories Countdown – #5: Saving Mr. Banks and Frozen
It’s almost 2014! To commemorate the turning of the calendar here are some of the top stories (in my opinion) of this past year. Today starts it off with the movie releases of Frozen and Saving Mr. Banks. The reason for these being in the top, and specifically out of all movie releases from Disney,…
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Saving Mr. Banks – Thoughts By Mr. DAPs
Yes, I’m late to the game but I finally was able to see Saving Mr. Banks tonight. Sometimes life gets in the way of things we’d really love to do but I’m happy to say that Saving Mr. Banks was definitely worth the wait. This is a movie build around the negotiations with P.L. Travers…
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Greeting Card Short Released
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is celebrating the season in Japan this year apparently. The Walt Disney Company Japan released this short as an animated greeting card to celebrate the season. In this short, he is joined by his girlfriend Ortensia. What do you think?