Tag: Fox
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It’s a Deal! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! This week, there is a lot going on in the world of Disney. Things start off with the news that Disney will be purchasing Fox. Star Wars: Episode IX has announced casting news. Also in Disney movie news, Kim Possible is going live-action and a first photo has been released.…
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Disney and Fox Shareholders Vote to Approve Merger
Shareholders for The walt Disney’s Company and 21st Century Fox have voted to approve a merger between the two companies. The vote comes after a bidding war between Disney and Comcast for Fox threatened to disrupt the deal. The deal will include Fox’s movie and television studios along with its cable entertainment and international assets.…
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Time to Celebrate, Disney Geeks! – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to another week of Disney and geek headlines with the DISNEY Reporter. As with every week, DISNEY Reporter shares the top headlines of the week from the Disney and geek communities. This week things start off at Disney California Adventure. There, Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff is now open. The Pixar Film Festival also is…
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Disney Poised to Purchase Fox as Comcast Drops Out of Bidding War
It appears that Disney will soon be acquiring 21st century Fox after Comcast dropped out of its bidding war today. The news was announced via a statement released by Comcast. “I’d like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and respected company,”…
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Disney Buys Fox – 2017 Top 5 Disney Stories – Number 2
Is It True? Rumors began circulating the web that Disney was in talks to buy Fox. It appeared on many sites in November, but according to some sources it was petering out. As the weeks went on, it was put on hold rather than done with. No confirmation could be found, however. It’s True Then,…
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The Last Jedi and Disney Buys Fox – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter. A bulk of the stories focus on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Also covered this week includes DuckTales, Disney acquiring 21st Century Fox, and the updates to Star Wars Launch Bay at Disneyland ahead of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Last Jedi and Disney Buys Fox –…
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What Does Disney’s Fox Acquisition Mean For Marvel Films?
It has been a big deal this week that Disney has acquired 21st Century Fox. With it means that the last of the Marvel franchises are able to be in the Marvel Studios house. But, what does that really mean for the future of Marvel movies? Marvel Characters We’re Talking About Which Marvel characters are…
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21st Century Fox to Disney: 4 Questions the Acquisition Raises
This morning, it was officially announced that Disney has acquired a lion’s share of 21st Century FOX (for just over 52 Billion, plus another 10+ in assumed debt), making the Iger-led company a behemoth the likes of which Hollywood has never seen. In the buyout, Disney has acquired numerous legacy brands, brought several interesting (and…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger To Delay Retirement to 2021
Bob Iger has announced that he will be delaying his retirement again. This comes as part of a deal for Disney to acquire major elements of 21st Century Fox. Because of the complexities of this deal, Iger has extended his contract to 2021 to oversee the acquisition. Bob Iger succeeded Michael Eisner as the CEO…
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Disney Adds Two New People to Board of Directors
The Disney board has nominated two new people to join its ranks. Oracle CEO Safra Catz and Francis deSouza, president and CEO of biotechnology firm Illumina Inc. will be joining the board on February 1st. Catz said in a statement to the Los Angeles Time that she looks forward to working with the board in continuing its rich…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger to Delay Retirement Again?
Reports are coming out that Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger might not be retiring as initially thought in 2019. Due to a deal that is in the works withTwenty-First Century Fox Inc, Iger may stay at The Walt Disney Company to facilitate the integration of the Fox’s integration into the company. According to Reuters,…
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AVATAR: Discover Pandora Exhibit Opening This December!
This December fans of Avatar’s world of Pandora will be able to experience up close the environments and creatures of Pandora. AVATAR: Discover Pandora will cover 12,000 square feet and will offer both immersive educational and entertainment experiences for those who visit. This exhibit will begin a world tour on December 7 in Taipei, Taiwan. Read the press release…
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Gotham Recap- 'Penguin's Umbrella'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to this week’s Gotham Recap. Once again real life has made me quite tardy but here we are. This week’s episode was great and heavily featured Robin Lord Taylor, who plays Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin. So without even more delay, let’s get started. Oh and yes there are spoilers! The Episode This…
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Gotham Recap- 'The Spirit of the Goat'
Greetings Gothamites! Thanks for joining me for this week’s Gotham Recap. Real life took hold this week so I apologize for the delay. This week we are talking about Gotham’s spookiest episode to date, The Spirit of the Goat. So without even more delay, let’s get started. Oh yes and as usual, there are spoilers!…
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Gotham Recap- 'Viper'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to this week’s recap of this season’s 5th episode, Viper. Each week we seem to delve deeper and deeper into the Gotham underbelly and this week was no different. This week brought us another link to the Batman universe as we know it now. So without further delay, let’s get started. Oh…
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Gotham Recap- 'Arkham'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to this week’s Gotham Recap! This week I will be discussing this season’s 4th episode, Arkham. Last week’s episode was a little bit all over the place. Fortunately, tonight’s was far less so. So without further delay, let’s get started. By the way, this week I’m going to only give away minor…
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Gotham Recap- 'The Balloonman'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to this week’s Gotham Recap. The episode at hand is this season’s third episode “The Balloonman”. There is a lot going on in this episode with a lot of jumping back and forth. The episode recap is a bit longer and a bit more broken up due to this. But all that…
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Gotham Recap- 'Selina Kyle'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to this week’s Gotham Recap. This week’s recap will be about the show’s second episode, Selina Kyle. Rather than give you more intro, let us just jump in with what you are really here for and get this recap started. If like me you hate any sort of quasi-spoiler be warned, there…
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Gotham Recap- 'Pilot'
Greetings Gothamites! Welcome to the first weekly Gotham review. First and foremost I apologize for the delay. Due to time zone issues, website delays and real life I am late in posting this recap/review. From here on out the recaps will be the day after the episode airs. Gotham is being brought to us by…
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DISNEY, FOX AND JAMES CAMERON TO BRING AVATAR TO LIFE AT DISNEY PARKS
Long-term agreement will bring AVATAR themed lands to Disney parks, with the first at Walt Disney World in Orlando BURBANK, Calif., September 20, 2011 – Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide is joining forces with visionary filmmaker James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring the world of AVATAR to life at Disney parks. Through an…