Category: Entertainment
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Here’s What is Coming to Disney+ in February 2024
Disney+ continues to add more content on a monthly ( and often weekly) basis. Since launching in November 2019, Disney+ has become the hub for Disney content and February 2024 will be no exception. The month will see movies like The Marvels arriving on the streaming service, along with other titles like the third and…
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Trailer and Poster Revealed for Final Season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch
The final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch will be arriving on Disney+ on February 21, 2024. Today, a new trailer and poster were released for the final season. It shows the mission for this season and the stakes couldn’t be higher for both the Bad Batch and the Empire it appears. Check out…
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‘The Marvels’ Heads to Disney+ in February
Marvel Studios has announced when The Marvels will be released on Disney+. Today it was announced that this movie will be arriving on Disney+ on February 7, 2024. In this Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) has taken back her identity from the Kree and then taken revenge on the…
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Jerk Gustafsson Shares About ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’
This last week, the gameplay trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was released. Following the release of the trailer, Jerk Gustafsson, game director at MachineGames, spoke with Lucasfilm about this new Indiana Jones adventure that takes place after the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Read this interview about this new Indiana…
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Filming Officially Begins on ‘Tron: Ares’
Tron: Ares has officially begun filming. Under the direction of Joachim Rønning, the film was confirmed to have gone into production last month. Yesterday, Rønning took to Instagram to show that filming had begun. He posted, “WEEK 1 ON THE GRID🥏🥏🥏 #Tron” along with the following photo: While there hasn’t been a ton of information released…
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Nelson Peltz Attacks Disney After Bid to Join Board is Rejected
After Disney rejected Nelson Peltz’s efforts to join the board (shareholders could still choose otherwise), the activist investor is lashing out at the company. Peltz said that the company is suffering from “self-inflicted wounds” and should be aiming for “Netflix-like margins.” On Thursday in a proxy statement, Peltz said that Disney needs an overhaul of…
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Disney Orders Pilot For ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Sequel
Disney Branded Television has ordered a pilot for a sequel to the popular Wizards of Waverly Place. The pilot will be executive produced by Selena Gomez and David Henrie, who played her on screen sibling in the original series. Gomez is also set to guest star in the pilot as Alex Russo, the character that…
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John Tartaglia Hired by The Jim Henson Company to Oversee Fraggles
Today The Jim Henson Company announced that it had hired John Tartaglia as the Creative Supervisor of Fraggle Rock. In this new role, Tartaglia will be overseeing the Emmy-winning Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (currently streaming on Apple TV+), and initiatives across consumer products, social media, live shows, podcasts, and location-based entertainment. He will also…
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Trailer Released for ‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’
A gameplay trailer has been released for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. This gives fans of Indiana Jones a chance to see him in action before playing this game from MachineGames and LucasFilm Games, and published by Bethesda Softworks. . The trailer shows Indiana Jones on an adventure that includes everything one would expect. The…
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New Episode of ‘Playdate with Winnie the Pooh’ Premieres on National Winnie the Pooh Day
To celebrate National Winnie the Pooh Day, a new episode titled “Piglet, Rabbit and the Picnic” premiered on Disney Junior and Disney Channel, adding to the Annie Award-nominated series, Playdate with Winnie the Pooh. The series, which debuted last August, evolves the Hundred Acre Wood narratives with preschool-aged characters. Fans can also enjoy a newly…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Earned $31.6 Million in 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger made $31.6 million in 2023 in all forms of income. This was a significant increase from the year before. Iger earned $865,385 for his base pay in 2023. Stock awards added an extra $16.1 million, stock options awards added $10 million, performance based compensation added $2.1 million, and he also earned…
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Disney Makes Case for Rejection of Nelson Peltz’s Board Nominations
On Tuesday, The Walt Disney Company rejected Nelson Peltz’s nominations for its board of directors. The Nelson Peltz-led Trian Fund Management, L.P. and its affiliates had nominated Nelson Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the board. This effort was also backed by former Disney executive Isaac Perlmutter, who was let go during cuts made…
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The Walt Disney Company Nominates 12 Directors For Election At Upcoming Annual Meeting Of Shareholders
BURBANK, Calif., January 16, 2024— The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors disclosed its recommended slate of 12 nominees for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in preliminary proxy materials filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board has unanimously recommended that shareholders vote for Mary T. Barra, Safra…
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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Joins Board of Masimo Medical Device Firm
After being fired from Disney in November of 2022, former Disney CEO Bob Chapek has found a new gig. Today it was announced that Chapek has joined the board of directors for Masimo, a medical device company. Just like Chapek, this company is no stranger to controversy. It is currently in a dispute with Apple…
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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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51st Saturn Awards to Honor Dave Filoni
Dave Filoni, the Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm, will be honored at the 51st Saturn Awards. He will be honored for his career achievements in animation and beyond with the George Pal Memorial Award. “Dave’s work has had a profound impact on the Star Wars franchise, breathing new life into beloved characters and expanding the universe in exciting…
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Disney+ Available on Apple Vision Pro on February 2
Today Disney announced that Disney+ will be available on Apple Vision Pro starting on February 2nd. When it arrives, Disney+ subscribers will get to experience the streaming service in a completely new and immersive way. This will be a new immersive 3-D viewing experience that will transform user spaces into landscapes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel,…
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Disney Eats Snack Collection Arrives on shopDisney!
Perhaps the most delicious collection to arrive on shopDisney is now available. The Disney Eats Snack Collection debuted on shopDisney today. This kicks off a monthly release of delicious looking merchandise that will last throughout the year. January kicks off with the Disney Eats Collection, this will be followed by 11 other delicious months that…
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Disney Takes Home 7 Critics Choice Awards
Over the weekend, The Walt Disney Company took home 7 Critics Choice Awards. The awards were given on Sunday by the Critics Choice Association. The awards went to five of Disney’s content brands and studios: 20th Century Studios, 20th Television, FX, Hulu, and Searchlight Pictures. Along with the awards that were given out, Harrison Ford…
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NFL Reportedly in Advanced Talks With Disney For Stake in ESPN
Disney may have found a partner for ESPN. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the NFL and Disney are in advanced talks for the National Football League to take a stake in ESPN. If the deal were to go through, it would give Disney control over the NFL Network and other NFL media properties.…
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‘Star Trek 4’ Still in Development Alongside New ‘Star Trek’ After Film Announcement
With the announcement of a new original Star Trek film being made, many people are now asking… what about Star Trek 4 with the crew of the Enterprise in the Kelvin Universe? In short, it’s still happening. Both films are being producted by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot under the Paramount banner. Star Trek 4 is…
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Walt Disney Inducted Into Orange County Hall of Fame
On Friday, Walt Disney was inducted into the inaugural class of the Orange County Hall of Fame. He was one of ten inductees who included Olympians Greg Louganis and Amanda Beard, golfer Tiger Woods, L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Gwen Stefani, singer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, and three developers: Frank Jao, Henry Segerstrom…
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New ‘Star Trek’ Film Coming From ‘Andor’ Director
Another new Star Trek film is reportedly in the works. This one is set to be directed by Andor director Toby Haynes. Haynes will be directing this new original Star Trek film that is going to have a script written by Seth Grahame-Smith. The film is said to be a new “origin story” that will…
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‘Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin’ Coming to Apple TV+ in February
A new special with the Peanuts in it will be arriving on Apple TV+ in February. Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin will be arriving on the streaming service on February 16, 2024. This special tells the origin story of Franklin and how he became a part of the Peanuts gang. It all revolves around a…