Category: Entertainment
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Bob Weis, Former President of Walt Disney Imagineering, To Be Honored By Ryman Arts
The 4th annual Marty & Leah Sklar Creative Visionary Award will be presented to Bob Weis, a philanthropist, creative leader, and longtime champion of Ryman Arts at Celebration of the Arts. The Sklar Creative Visionary Award is presented annually by Ryman Arts to an individual whose distinctive contribution to the creative community and whose leadership…
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‘Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó’ Director Sean Wang’s Path to the Oscars
Sean Wang is receiving a slew of recognition for his short documentary film, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó. It’s streaming for over 100 million subscribers on Disney+ and Hulu, it’s relaunching Disney’s classic People and Places series, and it’s been nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th annual Academy Awards®. But for the 29-year-old director, all of this is…
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‘Aladdin – The Hit Broadway Musical’ Prepares to Celebrate 10 Years on Broadway
Aladdin – The Hit Broadway Musical is preparing to celebrate 10 years on the stage. The musical will be celebrating this milestone at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2024. On this date, Aladdin will be presenting its 3,513 show, a milestone in itself. By this time, it will have welcomed nearly 6M guests to the…
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The Walt Disney Company Announces the 10th Year of the Disney Accelerator Program and its 2024 Participant Companies
The Walt Disney Company announced today the 10th year of Disney Accelerator, a business development program designed to accelerate the growth of innovative companies from around the world. As it marks a decade of investment in innovation through the Disney Accelerator, Disney also announced the five companies joining the 2024 program. These companies are focused…
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Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection Available on March 14
Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection will soon be available to play on a variety of systems. Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection will bring Star Wars Battlefront (2004) and Star Wars Battlefront II (2005) to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. It will be $35.01. Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection will allow…
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Crown Institute at the University of Colorado and Pixar Collaborate to Create ‘Inside Out’ – Kid’s Themed App
Pixar Animation Studios and the Crown Institute at the University of Colorado have come together to create a new kid’s-themed app ahead of the released of Inside Out 2. The app is called InsideU and was created to help children learn more about their emotions and relationships using characters and clips from Inside Out. This…
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Disney and Nintendo Announce ‘Epic Mickey: Rebrushed’
It’s been nearly 14 years since Epic Mickey was first released exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Now, Nintendo and Disney have announced that a new version of the game will be released later this year for the Nintendo Switch. Called Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, this version of the game will see “a variety of enhancements” from…
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FuboTV Sues Disney, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery Over Sports Streaming Platform
FuboTV has sued The Walt Disney Company, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery seeking to block a joint venture between the three companies for a sports platform. It alleges that there are antitrust issues with the three media companies coming together for the joint streaming platform. FuboTV says that it is being forced to carry…
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Sony to Take Over Physical Media Sales and Distribution for Disney
Disney is closing the Disney Movie Club. As it shuts down its sales for physical media, it turns out that Sony will be picking them up. Sony will be manufacturing, distributing, and marking DVDs and Blu-Rays for The Walt Disney Company. The deal with Sony will also allow for the company to market, sell, and…
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Here is What’s Coming to Disney+ in March 2024
Disney+ continues to add more content on a regular basis and expand its library. Since launching in November 2019, Disney’s flagship streaming service has added familiar titles, original content, and more from across its many brands and studios. In March 2024, there will be even more titles coming to Disney+. This includes Taylor Swift: The…
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Disney Closing Disney Movie Club
Disney has announced that it will be closing the Disney Movie Club. This comes as traditional disc media continues to see a decline and sales and streaming service continue to grow in influence. An email was sent out to Members stating that after 23 years, the Disney Movie Club is saying goodbye. The following email…
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Dee Bradley Baker Talks Final Season of ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’
In just a few days, the final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch will begin streaming on Disney+. Since 2008, Dee Bradley Baker has been lending his voice to Star Wars animated series. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars Baker provided voices for all of the clone troopers. Since then, he has continued to…
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Justice Department Scrutinizing Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Joint Sports Streaming Service
The Justice Department is scrutinizing the joint sports streaming service that was announced by Disney, Fox Corp, and Warner Bros. Discovery over concerns about potential harm to consumers, media competitors, and sports leagues. There will be a regulatory review that will happen once the joint venture venture agreement is completed. At this point, the companies…
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Meryl Streep Returning to ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4
After joining the cast of Only Murders in the Building in season 3 as Loretta Durkin, Meryl Streep will be returning in the 4th season as well. Loretta was in Oliver Putnum’s (Martin Short) musical and also became his love interest. At the end of the third season, she was offered a job in Los…
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Score Released on Vinyl on ‘Only Music in the Building’
The score for Only Murders in the Building is now available on vinyl record on an album called Only Music in the Building. This vinyl record has the score from all three seasons of the hit Hulu series that stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. The music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla. It…
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JJ Redick Joins Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Lisa Salters on ESPN’s Lead NBA Broadcast Team
ESPN on Thursday announced that analyst JJ Redick will join Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcasters Mike Breen and Doris Burke to form ESPN and ABC’s new, lead NBA broadcast team. The trio will be joined by veteran reporter Lisa Salters. The team will call the NBA Finals on ABC, the Eastern Conference Finals, and marquee NBA…
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D23 Kicks Off 15th Year of Fandom With Even More Magic and Appreciation for D23 Members
Experience a spectacular slate of exciting events celebrating beloved stories Discover exclusive behind-the-scenes content from World of Frozen to Disney on Broadway in the new issue of Disney twenty-three Plus, a sneak peek at the Magic & Mystery of the 2024 Gold Member Collector Set BURBANK, California – February 15, 2024 – In celebration of the 15th…
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New Trailer Released For X-Men ’97 Ahead of Arrival on Disney+
A new trailer has been released for X-Men ’97 from Marvel Animation. This comes ahead of the series arrival on Disney+ on March 20. This new series picks up right after the events of the X-Men: The Animated Series finale almost thirty years ago. X-Men ’97 will continue the individual stories of the mutants left…
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Molly Shannon Joins Season 4 Cast of ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Since its first season, Only Murders in the Building has had some pretty incredible guest stars. Previous seasons have seen incredible acting talent from stars like Nathan Lane, Meryl Streep, Matthew Broderick, and Paul Rudd to name a few. While season 4 of Only Murders in the Building is still quite a ways off, some…
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Debra OConnell Named President, News Group and Networks
Debra OConnell has been elevated to the new role of president, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment, it was announced today by Dana Walden, co-chairman, Disney Entertainment, to whom OConnell will continue to report. Kim Godwin, president, ABC News, will join Chad Matthews, president, ABC Owned Television Stations, in reporting to OConnell, aligning the nation’s…
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Final Season Premiere Date Revealed for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
The premiere date for the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery has been announced. The final season will debut globally on April 4, 2024. The premiere will include the first two episodes of the seasons. Following this, new episodes will be released on Thursdays. The series will see Captain Burnham and the crew…
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Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Accuses Disney of Throwing “Spaghetti Against The Wall” With Recent News Releases
Activist investor Nelson Peltz wants a seat on Disney’s Board of Directors. He also wants former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to have one. With his Trian Partners, Peltz is pushing for just that. This last week it appeared that these efforts got quite a bit harder. With Disney announcing stronger than expected earnings coupled with…
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Marvel Shares Updated Full Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline
With the release of The Marvels, Marvel Studios has once again updated its Marvel Cinematic Universe Complete Timeline. It also has released the Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie Timeline. The Complete Timeline includes all movies, features, and televisions shows that are broken out by season. The Movie Timeline has all of the movies in the Marvel…
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Marvel Studios Announces Cast of ‘The Fantastic Four’ via Valentine’s Day Card
Today Marvel Studios gave a Valentine’s Day card to its fans. This card showcased the cast of its new The Fantastic Four film. It also shared the release date as July 25, 2025. The card shows the cast sitting in a living room with a big sign above them saying “Happy Valentine’s Day!” It is…