Category: Entertainment
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Disney+ Previews Pixar Content Available When Streaming Service Launches November 12
Disney+ Originals “Forky Asks A Question,” “Pixar IRL,” and “Spark Shorts” will join 18 of Pixar Animation Studios’ Theatrical Films in the U.S. at Launch Today, Disney+ shared on its social media channels first looks at the Pixar content coming to the service on November 12 including original programming and its collection of library titles…
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New Trailer and Posters for The Mandalorian Released
When Disney+ arrives on November 12, one of the series that will be arriving as well is The Mandalorian. This week a new trailer was released for this Star Wars series. Along with the new trailer, there are also several posters that were released. Check them out below: The Mandalorian Domestic Trailer #2 The Mandalorian…
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Exit Star Wars Project
The trilogy that was being created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss from Game of Thrones is a no go for now. After making a nine-picture deal with Netflix, the duo has stepped back from Star Wars to focus on Netflix. Originally, their new trilogy was to begin in 2022. However, this will not be…
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Robert Zemeckis in Discussions to Direct Disney’s Live-Action Pinocchio
Robert Zemeckis is in talks to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio. While discussions are still fairly early, Zemeckis has been reportedly eyeing the project since early summer. The timing was a bit of an issue though. Now that he is wrapping up production on The Witches for Waner Bros., he can set his sights on this…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Has Longest Runtime of Any Star Wars Film
The final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer was revealed last week. With the arrival of this new trailer ticket sales also went online. With all of this also came the confirmation of the runtime. As fans were purchasing tickets, they could also see that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has a runtime…
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Craig Mazin and Ted Elliott of Chernobyl and Pirates Lore Take Stab at New Pirates of the Caribbean Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean isn’t done just quite yet. Disney has brought Pirates of the Caribbean writer Ted Elliott and Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin in to create a new story for the Pirates franchise. It is hoped that with these two, new winds can be blown into the sails of the franchise, one of the…
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Curtains will Rise Again on a Second Season of ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ on Disney+’
First Season of Highly Anticipated Series to Stream on Disney+ Beginning Nov. 12 Disney+ has renewed the highly anticipated music-filled, comedic series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” ahead of its debut on Disney+ TUESDAY, NOV. 12. Production on season two will resume early next year in Salt Lake City, Utah. Inspired by the pop…
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Puppet Talk Show For Disney+ Being Developed by Jim Henson Co.
A new puppet show is making its way to Disney+. This one won’t be the Muppets though. Instead, it will be coming from the Jim Henson Co. Earth to Ned is a comedic talk show that will be a half-hour long when it arrives on the streaming service. In it, an alien named Ned will…
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Whoopi Goldberg Set to Return to Sister Act Role in London Stage Revival
Whoopi Goldberg is set to return to the role she held in the 1992 musical movie, Sister Act. This time, instead of on the big screen though, it will be on the stage. The stage will be in London in an adapted revival of the 2006 musical. The announcement, along with other casting announcements, was…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces Commencement of Registered Exchange Offer for Notes Issued in Connection With Prior Private Exchange Offer
BURBANK, Calif., October 22, 2019 – The Walt Disney Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: DIS) announced today the commencement of its offer to exchange (the “Registered Exchange Offer”) any and all of the $14,098,439,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding senior unsecured notes (the “Private Placement Notes”) previously issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration…
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Disney+ Reunites Lizzie McGuire and Original Cast Members For New Series
BURBANK, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2019) — Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine and Jake Thomas are set to reprise their roles as Jo, Sam and Matt McGuire, joining previously announced Hilary Duff as Lizzie, in the Disney+ series “Lizzie McGuire.” This week, the cast convenes for the first time in 15 years for a read-through of the first…
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Hocus Pocus Sequel In the Works for Disney+
A sequel to Hocus Pocus is in the works for Disney+. Collider is reporting that Jen D’Angelo, who was a writer and co-producer for Workaholics, has been hired to write the script for the film. The original film was released in 1993. According to Collider, D’Angelo has been given the job of bringing back the…
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Disney+ Subscriber Forecast Changed After Verizon Announcement
Forecasts have been raised for the amount of Disney+ subscribers that Disney will get when it releases the streaming service in November after an announcement that Verizon will be offering current and future customers a year subscription for Disney+. While the subscriber count forecast has been increased, it will still be a long haul for…
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Disney Screens Lady and the Tramp in New York
On Tuesday Disney held a special event screening of Disney+’s Lady and the Tramp in New York. The event was hosted by The Cinema Society and included Tessa Thompson (voice of Lady), Justin Theroux (voice of Tramp), Yvette Nicole Brown (Aunt Sarah), Adrian Martinez (Elliott), F. Murray Abraham (Tony), Rose (Lady), Monte (Tramp), Director Charlie…
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Disney Channel Greenlights Live-Action Mystery Series ‘Sulphur Springs’
Disney Channel has ordered “Sulphur Springs,” a live-action, time travel mystery series from writer and executive producer Tracey Thomson (“The Young and the Restless”). Chuck Pratt (“STAR”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Jennifer Phang (Freeform’s “Cloak & Dagger”) directed the pilot episode. Production is set to begin in New Orleans in 2020. “’Sulphur…
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Verizon Announces Free Year of Disney+ For Customers
On Tuesday Verizon announced that it would be offering a year of Disney+ for free for its customers. This will include new and existing Verizon wireless unlimited customers, new Fios home internet and 5G home internet customers. For customers who have already purchased Disney+, the purchase will be put on hold until the Verizon promotion…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – A Look at the Trailers, Images, and Posters Currently Available
This week saw the arrival of the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. This is the last movie in the Skywalker Saga, a series that began in 1977. This final trailer is the second main trailer that has been released for this movie. However, there was also another look that was released…
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FIRST and Star Wars: Force for Change Launch “Build My Droid” Contest
Fans Invited to Design the Droid of Their Dreams and Enter for the Chance to See it Come to Life in a Future Star Wars Story Fans who have ever dreamed of designing a Star Wars droid will finally get their chance in the “Build My Droid” Contest*, an initiative launched by Star Wars: Force for Change and FIRST to inspire…
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Sunday Recap Report – A Birthday Celebration
Welcome back to another Sunday Recap Report! It was yet another quite warm day at the Disneyland Resort! We are in the final week and half of Halloween Time, and there’s still plenty of time to envy those Halloween treats and decorations. Speaking of holiday decorations, snow has fallen on Sleeping Beauty Castle. Every year…
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“Rise of Skywalker” Ticket Pre-Sales Beat out “Avengers: Endgame”
This evening, Star Wars fans were in for a treat as the final trailer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted during Monday Night Football. As the trailer debuted, and in some cases even earlier, tickets went on sale to eager fans that wanted to grab their opportunity to see this cinematic event! According to Atom…
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The Lion King – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
The Lion King has returned and this time it is taking a lifelike approach to storytelling. With Jon Favreau helming this movie, this animated classic is getting a similar but different retelling of Simba’s journey to become king. This version of The Lion King utilizes technology to create a feature that looks photorealistic. Once again,…
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Final Trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Released
Tonight during the halftime show for Monday Night Football on ESPN, the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released. This is the final trailer for the final Star Wars film in the Skywalker Saga. Since teasers began going out for this trailer over the weekend, it has been heavily anticipated by…
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“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” Wins the Weekend in Box Offices
This weekend, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil took the #1 spot in domestic box offices as it brought in $36M. The sequel to the Sleeping Beauty villain story was up against quite a few films, both facing opening weekends and returning to theaters for another week. This Disney sequel went into theaters against films from Sony, Warner Brothers,…
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All the Star Wars Titles Coming to Disney+ On November 12
When Disney+ arrives on November 12 for fans to enjoy, there will be quite the collection of different Star Wars titles to enjoy. Some of these titles will be from the growing Star Wars collection of movies and television. There will also be the all-new series The Mandalorian that will be exclusive to Disney+ on…