Category: Disney
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Disney Halts Movie Releases in Russia as Ukraine Crisis Continues
The Walt Disney Company will not be releasing movies in Russia as the crisis in Ukraine continues on. In a statement released on Monday night, Disney shared that it would be pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia. On top of that, Disney is also working with nonprofits to help with the humanitarian crisis…
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Disney’s New Haunted Mansion Movie Arriving in 2023
Disney’s new Haunted Mansion movie will be arriving in 2023. This week it was announced that the film will be arriving in March of 2023. It will be starring Danny DeVito, Tifanny Haddish, LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, and Rosario Dawson. At this time, the specifics of what each character will be doing are completely unknown.…
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Disney Shares New Key Art For Ice Age: Scrat Tales
Disney has released key art for Ice Age: Scrat Tales. This is a series of six animated shorts that will be released on Disney+. They star Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel found in the Ice Age adventures. He experiences both the ups and also the downs of fatherhood. This comes as he and Baby Scrat both…
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The Walt Disney Company Reinforces Its Commitment to Use Its Broad Global Reach and Unique Platforms to Promote Social Responsibility
Disney publishes 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report BURBANK, Calif., February 22, 2022 – At The Walt Disney Company, we strive to inspire a better world through the power of stories. Today, we released our 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which details our efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion through stories and storytellers who reflect the rich…
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Disney and State Farm Announce Multi-Year Partnership
This week Disney and State Farm announced that they will be working together for the next few years. Both companies, nearly 100 years old, tout their shared values that focus on being good neighbors and helping people to realize their dreams. Together, this will help both companies to engage with more people in new ways.…
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“Free Guy” Now Streaming on Disney+
Free Guy is now streaming on Disney+. The global blockbuster which is billed as an “epic adventure-comedy” stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi originally was released in theaters on August 13, 2021. It garnered over $330 million globally. It also received Oscar and BAFTA nominations for best…
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Check Out What’s Coming to Disney+ in March
The arrival of March will come with the arrival of several new titles on Disney+. One of the bigger arrivals for the month will be Turning Red from Disney and Pixar. A new version of Cheaper by the Dozen will also be arriving. Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story will also be arriving on Disney’s streaming…
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Disney Appoints Executive to Oversee Metaverse for House of Mouse
Mike White, an executive in the Media and Entertainment Distribution group, has been tasked with overseeing the metaverse for Disney. In a memo to staff, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that White will be the new senior vice president of Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences. In this capacity, he will lead Disney’s efforts to…
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Encanto Heading Back to Theaters
Disney’s newest animated feature is getting a second chance in the theaters. After becoming a major hit since arriving on Disney+, Encanto is heading back to theaters. Since arriving on Disney+, the animated musical has been dominating the Billboard music charts. As the movie continues to see success on Disney’s streaming service and also with…
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Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Are Back But It Isn’t a Reboot. Disney Releases First Trailer for Upcoming Disney+ Original Film.
Today Disney+ released the first trailer and poster for its original movie Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. The movie is being billed as a comeback and not a reboot, that is 30 years in the making. It mixes both live-action and CGI for a hybrid animated adventure comedy. The film catches up with the former…
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Disney+ Has All The GOATs
BURBANK, Calif. (February 13, 2022) – Disney+ debuted a new spot during today’s Big Game where Awkwafina shared that the streamer has the greatest movies and shows of all time – the GOATs, literally. The promo takes fans through the Disney+ offices, which are revealed to be the home of the GOATs from Disney, Pixar, Marvel,…
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Beauty and the Beast Prequel Series Put on Hold for Disney+
The prequel series for Beauty and the Beast has been put on hold the Hollywood Reporter is reporting. The series, starring Josh Gad and Luke Evans, has found itself seeing delays due to scheduling conflicts with the cast and some creative elements. While this series is still expected to be made, it is unknown if…
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Disney+ Beats Expectations With Subscription Growth
Disney+ has beat subscription expectations in the last quarter. The announcement came from an earnings call on February 9. 2022. This comes in contrast with the quarter before where subscription numbers were soft. Instead, Disney+ gained 11.8 million new subscribers in the last quarter. According to StreetAccount, an average of analysts expected that Disney+ would…
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The Walt Disney Company Reports First Quarter Earnings for Fiscal 2022
BURBANK, Calif.–The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2022. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the quarter increased to $0.63 from $0.02 in the prior-year quarter. Excluding certain items(1), diluted EPS for the quarter increased to $1.06 from $0.32 in the prior-year…
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“West Side Story” Coming to Disney+ in March
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story will soon be on Disney+. The movie will arrive on Disney+ in the United States and many overseas markets on March 2nd. This will be followed by its arrival on Disney+ in Taiwan on March 9th and Japan on March 20th. The ABC special, Something’s Coming: West Side Story –…
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The Walt Disney Company Brings Home 23 Oscar Nominations
We are just under two months away from the 94th Annual Academy Awards and this year promises to be big for The Walt Disney Company! As Oscar nominations were announced this morning, Disney fans were thrilled to see so many familiar titles listed, including three for Best Animated Feature Film! Of the ten movies that…
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Disney+ Announces Catherine Zeta-Jones Joins Cast of “National Treasure”
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the cast of the Disney+ Original series National Treasure. She joins the series that is starring Lisette Alexis who portrays a young heroine named Jess. Jess is a DREAMer who also happens to be brilliant and resourceful and is also trying to find the truth about her family’s mysterious past and…
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Disney+ Releases Trailer and Poster for “Cheaper by the Dozen”
Disney+ has released a new trailer and poster for its remake of 2003’s Cheaper by the Dozen. This Disney+ Original movie stars Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff and is set to premiere on March 18, 2022. The trailer released today gives a look at the blended family of 12, the Bakers, and the craziness that…
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Celebrate Walt Disney’s Marceline with D23
Marceline, Missouri is one of those places that should be on every Walt Disney fans’ bucket list to visit. This is the small town that inspired not only Walt’s career but of course, Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland as well. Walt once said, “I’m glad I’m a small-town boy, and I’m glad Marceline was my…
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Disney Twenty-Three Cover to Feature Turning Red!
STAR SANDRA OH AND DIRECTOR DOMEE SHI DISCUSS THE MAGIC BEHIND DISNEY AND PIXAR’S NEWEST COLORFUL CREATION ALSO IN THE SPRING ISSUE: UNTANGLING THE MYSTERIES OF THE UPCOMING DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF AN ADVENTURE ABOARD THE STAR WARS: GALACTIC STARCRUISER, AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES ON THE MAKING OF THE NEW GUARDIANS OF THE…
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Disney+ Celebrates Black History Month With New Titles and Collections
February is Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, Disney+ is adding new titles and adding a Celebrating Black Stories collection as well. This is part of an effort by Disney to amplify Black stories. Hulu and ESPN+ will also be adding content as well. New content will appear on the Black Stories…
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Disney+ Original Documentary “More Than Robots” To Premiere At SXSW Film Festival 2022
Documentary Film from Gillian Jacobs and Supper Club Streams Exclusively on Disney+ March 18 Today, Disney+ announced that the Gillian Jacobs-directed film “More Than Robots,” an original documentary presented by Supper Club and Disney+ and made in partnership with FIRST®, will premiere at the world-renowned SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival on March 14. On…
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Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Complete Series Coming to Blu-Ray and Digital Download
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Complete Series will soon be available for fans to watch whenever they choose. All 65 of the original episode of the beloved series will be released for Digital Download and Blu-Ray on February 15, 2022. Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers originally ran for three seasons from 1989 through 1990 on the Disney…
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Disney’s Encanto Tune Hits #1 on Billboard Hot 100
We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Disney’s animated movie Encanto has hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the first time that a Disney tune has done this since 1993’s A Whole New World from Aladdin. This is the first time that a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda has reached the…