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Disney Imagineering has created autonomous robot stunt doubles
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“Solo” is officially a flop — what does that mean for the future of “Star Wars”?
Latest "Star Wars" prequel movie couldn't overcome its lukewarm reviews. Is the entire franchise in trouble?
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A Boba Fett movie is reportedly on the way with the ‘Logan’ director attached
The Star Wars universe will never stop expanding, if Disney and Lucasfilm have anything to say about it. Reports indicate a stand-alone Boba Fett film is currently in the works, with Logan director James Mangold attached. Perhaps he'll say more than 27 words this time around?
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Disney CEO Bob Iger: Confident deal with Fox will close
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC on Tuesday that he remains "confident" the deal with Twenty-First Century Fox will move forward. Disney's $52 billion bid for Fox was announced in December. On Monday, sources told CNBC that Comcast is planning a $60 billion all-cash bid to acquire Fox's assets if the U.S. government approves AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner.
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Disney's 'Moana' to make its worldwide debut in Olelo Hawaii
The Polynesian-themed Disney hit "Moana" is making its worldwide debut — again. Only this time, everything is in the Hawaiian language. The Olelo Hawaii version of the popular animated film will premiere on June 10 at the Ko Olina Resort's second-annual World Oceans Day celebration. Festivities will include live entertainment, ocean education, and food for purchase.
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Disney made a jacket to simulate physical experiences, like a snake slithering across your body
Disney Research, MIT Media Lab, and Carnegie Mellon University have unveiled a new conceptual haptic “force jacket” that simulates physical experiences to people wearing the device. The force jacket is lined with airbags controlled by a computer that inflates and deflates the bags. Disney envisions the jacket will be used with VR headsets for more immersive experiences, given it’s able to simulates hugs, being hit or punched, and peculiarly, the sensation of a snake slithering across your body. The jacket is made up of airbags with sensors attached that direct force and vibrations to specific locations on your body.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Could Earn Up To $423 Million In Compensation, Advisory Firm Says
UPDATED with additional information, 9:12 AM: Disney CEO Bob Iger stands to be richly rewarded for his decision to postpone his retirement to 2021. Bob "Xi" Iger
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John Musker, Co-Director Of 'Aladdin' And 'Moana,' Retires From Disney After 40 Years
A Disney legend is stepping down after 40 years at the studio.
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Disney Marks Black Panther's Success By Donating $1 Million To STEM Programs
Disney has decided to place even more emphasis behind its Black Panther movie by putting their money where their mouth is. They will be making a $1 million donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America so that they can expand their STEM programs. They're also founding 12 STEM Centers of Innovation across the nation. They will serve as a place where kids can get hands-on experience in the different fields and hopefully become inspired to pursue careers of their own.
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Disneyland Resort workers struggle to pay for food, housing and medical care, union survey finds
In an unprecedented challenge to Walt Disney Co., a coalition of 11 Disneyland unions is calling on the resort to raise its base wage to $20 an hour after a survey of 5,000 workers found many were hard-pressed to pay for food and medical expenses and 11 percent said they experienced homelessness in the past two years. According to a 125-page report “Working for the Mouse,” to be unveiled at a town hall of union members at the Anaheim Sheraton Park Hotel on Wednesday, Feb. 28, federal census and economic data show the average hourly wage...
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Disney celebrates 'Black Panther's success by donating $1 million to kids in STEM
Yes, Black Panther's Wakanda isn't real — technically. But life continues to mimic art, as the film inspires more real-world activism tackling the film's underlying themes of black empowerment. To celebrate the Marvel movie's unprecedented, record-breaking box office success, Disney is donating $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. According to a press release, the organization is dedicated to supporting young people in STEM, with a specific focus on underserved communities.
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‘Black Panther’ Smashes Records With $218 Million at Holiday Weekend Box Office
Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” is heading for a super-heroic $218 million debut over the four-day President’s Day weekend at 4,020 North American locations, estimates showed Sunday. That number means that “Black Panther,” starring Chadwick Boseman and directed by Ryan Coogler, has doubled its original tracking in less than a month. The film, which carries an estimated $200 million production cost, had been tracking to bring in between an impressive $100 and $120 million when first estimates emerged on Jan. 25...
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Bye, childhood memories.
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Disney Might Take Star Wars License Away from Electronic Arts
In May 2013, Disney licensed the rights to make Star Wars video games to Electronic Arts, and the company immediately assigned projects based on the franchise to some of its top studios. However, rumors are circulating that Disney is not happy with how Electronic Arts has handled the Star Wars license, and may license the brand out to some of the company’s competitors, particularly Activision and Ubisoft.
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Disney Streaming Service to Launch in Late 2019
One of the bigger surprises in entertainment last year was the announcment that Disney has plans to star its own streaming service to compete with Netflix and while the target for that service has been set for 2019, we now have a little bit better of an idea when next year. During an earnings call today, Disney CEO Robert Iger revealed that Disney's direct-to-consumer service will launch "late 2019."
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Disney Will Acquire 21st Century Fox For $52.4 Billion
Fox’s TV and film studios, FX, National Geographic and Hulu stake are included, but not Fox Broadcasting or Fox News.
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A Disney Deal for Fox Is Coming Within Days
Walt Disney Co. may announce a deal as soon as this week to acquire a large piece of 21st Century Fox Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter, transferring legendary Hollywood properties to new owners. Comcast Corp., the other major contender for the Fox assets, said Monday it’s no longer in the running.
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Bob Iger To Reportedly Stay On As Disney CEO Past 2019 To Help With Fox Transition As Talks Advance
Originally, Disney CEO Bob Iger was planning on stepping down in 2019, with some early reports hinting at the possibility of running for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Well, any rumors of that will certainly be dead now, as it seems that Iger isn't going quite just yet. CNBC is reporting that Iger will be sticking around to help for 2-3 years, extending his tenure into 2021-22.
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Disney Is Said to Have Resumed Talks to Buy Parts of Fox
The Walt Disney Company has resumed talks with 21st Century Fox about buying at least part of the company, as Fox weighs whether to shrink its empire, two people briefed on the matter said on Saturday. Fox is still in talks with Comcast about a potential deal, added these people, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the negotiations. The Murdochs, who control Fox, are expected to make a decision about whether to pursue a sale by the end of the year, one person added.
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Disney Re-Engages in Talks to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets [Paywall]
Walt Disney Co. has re-engaged in discussions with 21st Century Fox to purchase some of the media giant’s assets, and Comcast Corp. remains in the mix, with deal talks gaining momentum, according to people familiar with the situation. The talks center on the Twentieth Century Fox movie and TV studio, international assets such as Fox’s 39% holding in U.K. satellite TV provider Sky PLC and India’s Star TV, along with some U.S. cable networks. Fox News, the Fox broadcast network...
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