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Disney world defies Ron DeSantis by hosting gay rights summit in Florida
In February 2022 Disney came out in opposition to the Florida GOP's "don't say gay" bill, sparking a backlash from DeSantis.
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Is The Mandalorian Even Interested in Being Television?
Season 3 is a pivotal time for The Mandalorian to reestablish itself; so far it's just not trying hard enough.
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‘Willow’ Canceled After One Season On Disney+
There will be no second season of Willow, Disney+’s live-action original series based on the 1988 fantasy film directed by Ron Howard.
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Daniel Brühl to Star as Late Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+ Original Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Daniel Brühl (“All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Captain America: Civil War”) is set to star as late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in “Kaiser Karl,” the anticipated Disney+ original series which Gaumont (“Lupin”) is currently producing. The show is currently shooting in France, Monaco and Italy.
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Disney to cut 7,000 jobs as streaming numbers fall for first time
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has announced sequels for Toy Story, Frozen and Zootopia as he detailed plans to turn around its streaming business. Mr Iger said that Disney's animation studio has sequels "in the works". Meanwhile, the firm revealed its first fall in subscriber numbers since its Disney+ streaming service launched in 2019.
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Disney to cut 7,000 jobs and slash $5.5 billion in costs as it unveils vast restructuring
Disney unveiled a vast corporate restructuring, and CEO Bob Iger said the company isn't considering a spinoff of ESPN.
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The Disney empire was built on 100 years of near implosions
The Walt Disney Company’s massive modern empire is a far cry from the small animation studio Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded in 1923. One hundred years ago, the two brothers took a train from their hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, to Los Angeles, where they worked out of their uncle’s garage before purchasing a tiny studio space on Kingswell Avenue.
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Disney is bringing Tron back from the dead, with Jared Leto starring
Tron, a series about people who wear electronic pyjamas and ride motorcycles that is cursed to spring back to life once every decade or so, is returning once again. Deadline reports(opens in new tab) that Disney is in early talks with Joachim Rønning to direct Tron: Ares, the third entry in the film series that will apparently, god help us, star Jared Leto.
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Rachel Zegler Admits She’s ‘Afraid’ of Paparazzi and Warns They Won’t Make Money Off Her: ‘I’m Not J.Lo’
“West Side Story” breakout Rachel Zegler has some things to say to the paparazzi. The star of Disney’s upcoming “Snow White” shared a message on social media for the groups of photographers who follow her around New York City. She explained how the media’s constant pursuit of candid photos of her has begun to make her feel unsafe, and revealed that she plans to wear the same coat every day to render the photos worthless (a strategy famously used by Daniel Radcliffe during his Broadway days).
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The latest 'Mandalorian' season three trailer is all about redemption
Disney+ has released a new trailer for The Mandalorian during the NFL Wild Card Game on ESPN and ABC Network. It shows Pedro Pascal's character Din Djarin and Grogu reunited and going on their next adventure. Din also reveals in the trailer that he's going back to the planet Mandalore in an effort to redeem himself after removing his helmet and showing his face to other people by the end of season 2.
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Disney Plus with ads isn’t a very good deal
Disney Plus’ new ad-supported tier, Disney Plus Basic, is now available, which means I’m back for another blog about what ads look like in your streaming services. The tier itself didn’t surprise me too much; if you’ve seen ads on other web videos, actually watching Disney Plus’ ads won’t feel much different. But the service’s new pricing, including a price jump for no ads, means the ad plan isn’t a very good deal.
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Disney’s Willow puts a queer romance front and center — and it was ‘just organic,’ says creator
Ron Howard and George Lucas’ 1988 fantasy epic Willow aimed to do for fantasy cinema what Star Wars had done for science fiction. While it didn’t quite live up to that lofty promise, Willow remains a cult favorite, a pillar of the crop of 1980s fantasy films that delighted adults and both terrified and enthralled children.
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"Andor" disrupts the Star Wars fairy tale
Cassian Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi may be two men who eventually fight for the same side, but that's about all they have in common. The version Cassian we meet five years before the events of "Rogue One" is an outlaw sought by Imperial force, doing whatever he can to survive and stay off the radar. Sometimes that means shooting traitors before they can even think about drawing a weapon.
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Tim Burton says he probably won't work for Disney again
Tim Burton is sounding off on his previous working relationship with Disney, saying he is unlikely to return to the company as a director in the future. The filmmaker attended the Lumiere Festival in France over the weekend, where he received the honorary Prix Lumière award. He spoke at a press conference on Saturday where he likened working for the company to the character Dumbo being trapped in “this horrible big circus.”
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‘Andor’ Proves Disney Can Do ‘Star Wars’ Right
‘Andor,’ on Disney+, is already the best of the new ‘Star Wars’ shows.
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Halle Bailey Is “Truly In Awe” As Black Girls React To ‘The Little Mermaid’ Teaser
Halle Bailey is the star of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. A teaser for the film directed by Rob Marshall was released during the D23 Expo.
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Let Pinocchio Be the End of Disney's Lazy CGI Remakes
The terrible Pinocchio remake is the latest and worst of Disney's "live-action" attempts to cash in on its classics. It should be the final nail in the coffin.
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Disney+ To Become A Experiential Lifestyle Platform.
This weekend, Disney is hosting its D23 Expo, and the Walt Disney Company’s CEO Bob Chapek hinted during the Legends Ceremony that Disney+ is going to become more interactive. In previous corporate presentations, Bob Chapek has spoken about Disney’s desire to build it’s own Metaverse, which often leaves people scratching their heads about what Disney is up to.
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Get your first look at Halle Bailey as Ariel in 'The Little Mermaid'
Our first look at Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has finally made its way to the surface. A teaser for the long-awaited movie starring Halle Bailey as Ariel was released Friday during the studio's D23 fan expo. The clip shows Bailey in mermaid form swimming around and longing to "be where the people are" while belting out the beloved song "Part of Your World" from the 1989 animated classic.
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National Treasure Sequel Series Gets Disney+ Premiere Date
The National Treasure sequel series won’t stay buried much longer.
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