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In Disney’s Golden Age, a Modernist Pioneer Designed the Perfect Animator’s Desk
Some of the coolest features of the Animator’s Desks, though, had nothing to do with the artistry and craftsmanship of animation, at least not directly. By Ben Marks.
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Amazon bids for Disney's 22 regional sports networks, including YES Network, sources say
Amazon is bidding for all of the 22 regional sports TV networks that Disney acquired from Twenty-First Century Fox. The e-commerce giant's bid includes the New York-based YES Network, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC. It is bidding for the New York network along with an unknown sovereign wealth fund and the Yankees, the sources said. YES may be sold separately from the other networks.
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Disney Is Spending More on Theme Parks Than It Did on Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm Combined
There is nothing small about Walt Disney World. It is made up of four separate theme parks in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., near Orlando, with combined annual attendance of 56 million. The resort sprawls across 25,000 acres, an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan. A steel beam needed to build an “Avatar” attraction last year was so massive that Disney had to borrow crawler-transporters from NASA.
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Homeless Edmonton man discovers rare Disney art in 'ratty old plastic bag' is worth thousands
A homeless man, who goes by the name Adam, sold an old art print he found in a dumpster to an antiques store for $20. But when shop's owner Alex Archbold realized it was worth much more than that, he set out to find Adam, and give him his fair share.
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Marvel Movie Dropped From 2020 Release Schedule
With the Disney shifting Jungle Cruise's release date to July 24, 2020, the studios simultaneously removed the scheduled July 31, 2020 Marvel Studios film from the slate. With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 having been put on hold seemingly indefinitely since the firing of its director James Gunn in July, the shift might mean only two Marvel Studios films will arrive in 2020. Whether or not the film was slated for July 31, 2020 or the May 1, 2020 date (therefore having the July film moved up) is unknown. It's unlikely Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's shift did not play a role in the shake up.
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Star Wars Fatigue : It’s Ok To Not Like Star Wars Anymore
After the recent revelation/insinuation that Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi was poorly received because of Russian Bots (?), a Solo film that no-one wanted, and the announcement of 64,000 new projects in the works – we take a look at the onset of what we like to call Star Wars Fatigue. It surely is unlike a studio to milk a franchise for all it is worth. So we were quite surprised when Disney announced they would be releasing a slew of new releases on various outlets for their acquired flagship franchise Star Wars.
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It turns out Michael Jackson really wanted to play James Bond
One of the most iconic film franchises of all time almost looked quite a bit different, with news that Michael Jackson once tried to nab the title role in a James Bond movie. While most music fans are well aware of Michael Jackson’s status as one of the world’s most successful musicians, others might not be too well-versed in his acting career.
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The Real Cost of Working in the House of Mouse
How the world’s most famous theme park became a distinctly unmagical place to make a living. By Jaeah J. Lee.
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Disney Plans to Use James Gunn's Guardians 3 Script, Confirms Sean Gunn
One of the many questions surrounding Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is whether Disney will use the script completed by writer/director James Gunn shortly before his firing in July. An early report suggested the studio likely intendds to do just that, something now confirmed by the filmmaker’s brother Sean Gunn.
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'Ducktales' Renewed for Season 3 on Disney Channel Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
The second season of Disney Channel's Ducktales premieres on Oct. 20 — and fans of the show can be assured they'll get more of Huey, Dewey and Louie in 2019. The cable channel has ordered a third season of the animated series ahead of the season two premiere. Stars Danny Pudi (Huey), Ben Schwartz (Dewey) and Bobby Moynihan (Louie) made the announcement in the video below, with a bit of help from co-star David Tennant (Scrooge McDuck).
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Creating Disneyland Was Like Building a Brand New City
Even Magic Kingdoms need urban planners.
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'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Production Put On Hold (Exclusive)
The production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is being put on hold for the time being as Marvel and Disney regroup on the project, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Sources say that crew members, at this stage a small group that was prepping for pre-production, are being dismissed and are free to look for new work.
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'Guardians 3' Star Says Working for Disney Is "Pretty Nauseating" After James Gunn Firing
Dave Bautista tweeted Sunday that he'll appear in the third film because he is "obligated" to do so, but added that it's "pretty nauseating to work for someone who'd empower a smear campaign by fascists cyber-Nazis."
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Rumors swirl about Disney rehiring James Gunn
Sources say there has been a growing feeling that Gunn could be reinstated, especially because Marvel and Disney have been unusually radio-silent on who could replace him since the firing. Production is slated to start at the top of 2019, and following Gunn’s removal from the film, it was thought that Marvel and Disney would need to move quickly to replace him, since the replacement would likely have to do some work on the script.
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Chris Pratt, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Cast Call for Reinstatement of James Gunn
Chris Pratt and his fellow Guardians of the Galaxy stars have released an open letter in support of ousted director James Gunn. "Although I don’t support James Gunn’s inappropriate jokes from years ago, he is a good man," Pratt wrote Monday in an Instagram post in which he shared a letter co-signed by the cast. "I’d personally love to see him reinstated as director of Volume 3. If you please, read the following statement- signed by our entire cast."
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Fox shareholders approve Walt Disney's $71 billion deal
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) said on Friday its shareholders voted to approve Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) $71 billion purchase of its film and television assets. Results were announced at a special shareholders’ meeting held in New York. Shares of Fox were down slightly by 0.3 percent to $45.25 in morning trading, while Disney shares were down 0.5 percent to $112.93.
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Disneyland agrees to pay its workers $15 an hour
Unions representing nearly 10,000 Disneyland workers accepted Disney's three-year contract to raise starting hourly wages to $15 an hour beginning next year. The agreement ends a lengthy labor battle over pay at Disney's Anaheim resort. Minimum wage employees at Disneyland made $11 an hour. The deal immediately raises their pay 20% to $13.25 an hour. The $15 starting rate will go into effect on January 1, 2019. It will go up to $15.45 in June of 2020.
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In Firing James Gunn, Disney Hurts All of Hollywood
James Gunn got his start writing for Troma, the Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y., schlocksploitation outfit that proudly released films like The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die and Tromeo and Juliet. They were gross and offensive and sweet and the only way those movies got any attention was if they blasted through a bland marketplace with transgression.
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Comcast drops pursuit of 21st Century Fox assets, ending bidding war with Disney
Comcast said Thursday it would not pursue its bid to buy assets of Twenty-First Century Fox, choosing to focus on its offer for Britain's Sky. Shares of Comcast jumped 2.9 percent in premarket trading, while Fox fell 1.2 percent. The announcement ends one of the biggest battles in the media industry this year, as Comcast fought with Disney to acquire Fox's movie studio and television assets. Disney had recently outbid Comcast's $65 billion all-cash offer with a $71 billion cash-and-stock offer.
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Disney Is Shutting Down Its Disneytoon Animation Studio In Glendale
The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down Glendale-based Disneytoon Studios, effective immediately. The animation division produced the studio’s B-properties like the Planes theatrical features and the Tinker Bell cg direct-to-video films. “After much consideration, we have made the decision to end production activity and close Disneytoon Studios,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement. Around 75 people will lose their jobs as a result of the closure.
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