Tag: Casting
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Auli’i Cravalho Won’t Be Reprising the Role of Moana in Live-Action Remake
Today Auli’i Cravalho announced that she won’t be reprising the role of Moana when the movie is made into a live-action film. The movie was initially announced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and both Johnson and Cravalho had been attached to the film, with Cravalho as an executive producer. In an Instagram video today, Auli’i…
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Jonathan Groff Joins ‘Doctor Who’ Cast
Jonathan Groff, the award-winning actor on stage and screen is joining the cast of Doctor Who. While the role isn’t known yet, it is said to be key. Jonathan Groff has quite the career that has put him in some iconic roles both on stage, on the small screen, and also on the big screen.…
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Finds Its Lilo
Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch has found its Lilo. For the remake of the 2002 animated film, Maia Kealoha has been cast as Lilo. The film is being directed by Dean Fleischer Camp. Camp is known as an India director and for directing the best animated feature Oscar nominee Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. Kealoha…
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Disney+ Announce Casting For UK Original Adventure Series ‘The Ballad Of Renegade Nell’
LONDON, UK (26 August 2022) Disney+ today announced casting for “The Ballad of Renegade Nell,” a Lookout Point original adventure series for Disney+, directed by Ben Taylor (“Sex Education,” “Catastrophe”). Louisa Harland (“Derry Girls”) plays the title role of Nell, a quick-witted and courageous young woman who finds herself framed for murder and unexpectedly becomes the…
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Natasha Liu Bordizzo Cast as Sabine Wren in Ahsoka Tano Series for Disney+
There is new casting news for the upcoming Ahsoka Tano series that will be on Disney+. Natasha Liu Bordizzo has been cast as Sabine Wren Deadline is reporting. She joins Rosario Dawson who portrays Ahsoka in the Disney+ Star Wars series. Sabine Wren was originally introduced to Star Wars fans in Star Wars: Rebels. In…
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Tom Hanks in Discussions to Portray Geppetto in Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio
Tom Hanks is reportedly in early discussions to play Geppetto in a new version of Pinocchio being directed by Robert Zemeckis. The news, being reported by Deadline, has Tom Hanks reaching out to Zemeckis to express interest after reading the script. The Disney remake has wanted Tom Hanks for the role of Geppetto for quite…
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Disney Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel in Upcoming Live-Action The Little Mermaid Movie
Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film will feature beloved songs from the animated classic by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as new songs by Menken…
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Paul Rudd Joins Ghostbusters 2020 Cast!
The Ghostbusters made a call and the call was answered by Paul Rudd. Rudd will be joining the cast of Ghostbusters 2020 as a teacher in a small town. The news came via a video released by Sony in front of the original Ghostbusters HQ in New York City. “When I heard they were gonna…
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Disney’s Christopher Robin Casts Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore
Disney’s Christopher Robin continues to fill out its cast roster. Already it has been known that Ewan McGregor will be portraying Christopher Robin with Hayley Atwell playing his wife. Now more of the cast has been unveiled. Jim Cummings, the current voice of Winnie the Pooh, will continue to voice the role he has held…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins DuckTales Cast
The cast for the reboot of DuckTales has just gotten even more awesome! Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on twitter that he will be voicing Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera, otherwise known as Gizmoduck! In Disney XD’s DuckTales Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera will be an intern for Scrooge McDuck’s in-house scientist Gyro Gearloose. Co-producer and story editor Francisco Angones told D23, “Growing up as…
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Marvel Commemorates the Release of Doctor Strange on Blu Ray With Benedict Cumberbatch Behind the Scenes
Doctor Strange is out on Blu Ray and DVD today in several stores. To commemorate the release of the movie to homes, Marvel has released a behind the scenes look at the casting of Benedict Cumberbatch. It also shows how he made the role his own and the making of his costume. Over in a…
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There is Only ONE Indiana Jones. Producer Says No Plan to Recast Indy for 5th Movie
There is only one Indiana Jones. At least according to producer Frank Marshall. Ever since Lucasfilm was purchased by The Walt Disney Company, speculation has run rampant about the future of the series. Details have been few and far between, however. At different times names like Chris Pratt have been rumored to be in the running to…
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Casting Agency Seeking People for Upcoming Disney Holiday Special
The holiday season is quickly approaching! The entertainment industry is preparing for a busy season filled with fun shows, movies and network specials. Even more so, now is the time to cast for these said projects. We would like to share with you that casting is now open for a Disney holiday special. The Casting Firm…
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Walt Disney World is Hiring
Walt Disney World is looking to hire more Cast Members after the opening of New Fantasyland and other growth. According to a recent release, there are 1,000 full-time and part-time positions that are looking to be filled. This includes jobs in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. For those that don’t…
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Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen Join Star Wars Episode VII Cast
Things continue to move forward with Star Wars Episode VII despite Harrison Ford’s well publicized leg injury. The most recent update comes from starwars.com where the announcement was made that Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen would be joining the cast of Star Wars Episode VII. The casting of these two young actors apparently came from…