Disney’s new streaming service is warning fans that they may encounter “outdated cultural depictions” while watching some of its older content, it’s a sign of the changing times. According to Fox News, after its launch yesterday, Disney+ users noticed that some of the company’s classic content such as “Dumbo” (1941), …
Read More »Hulu Set To Become Streaming Home For FX Shows in 2020
Disney+ is launching in a few days, but in the fourth-quarter earnings call, Disney CEO, Bob Iger, spent a large portion of time talking about another major streaming service the company owns — Hulu. Hulu is set to become the premiere streaming home for FX titles beginning in March 2020, …
Read More »“High School Musical” Series To Premiere On ABC, Disney Channel And Freeform
”High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” an adaptation of the classic Disney film is being made into a series, airing across three Disney-owned networks just a week before it debuts at the launch of Disney Plus. According to Variety, The series premiere will air on ABC, Disney Channel, and …
Read More »Disney Bans Netflix Ads From Appearing On Their Streaming Service
Disney is banning Netflix from advertising on its all TV properties, except for ESPN, according to The Wall Street Journal. As the company prepares for the November 12th launch of Disney+, the company’s Netflix competitor, they have decided to no longer allow ads from Netflix to appear on their channels. …
Read More »Disney Set To Re-release Classic “Lion King” And “Aladdin” Video Games
Disney is re-releasing some of their classic video games with a twist. The video games for “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” that were initially released on the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo consoles in 1993 and 1994, respectively, are going to be launched as tie-ins to this year’s big-screen, …
Read More »Pixar’s New Movie ‘Soul’ Lands Star-Studded Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Questlove, Daveed Diggs
– Blogged By @DanielleBTV The cast of Pixar’s star-studded new movie has a lot of soul, that’s for sure. Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey will lead the voice cast for Pixar’s upcoming animated feature ‘Soul,’ an original film, which is also Pixar’s first black-led animated film. ‘Soul’ aims to crack …
Read More »Stan Lee’s Daughter Co-Signs The Spider-Man Deal, Says No One Could Treat Her Father Worse Than Disney And Marvel
Written by @saywooord The daughter of the late great Stan Lee didn’t hold back her opinion on Marvel and Disney’s short stewardship of Spider-Man. Now that a deal between the two has fallen apart, JC Lee is speaking out against Sony for failing to honor her father’s work. Lee started …
Read More »Spider-Man Leaves MCU As Sony and Marvel Studios End Partnership For Future Spider-Man Films
It looks like Disney’s Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are stuck in a web of problems regarding the SpiderMan, as the two companies can’t agree on new financing terms for upcoming Spider-Man films. After some back-and-forth, it looks like Marvel Studios and Sony have ended their partnership, and will no …
Read More »#BoycottMulan: ‘Mulan’ Star’s Support For Hong Kong Police Sparks Boycott
– Blogged by @DanielleBTV Whew! Another day, another boycott, and this time, Disney is caught right in the middle of it. The hashtag #BoycottMulan is trending worldwide after the “Mulan” star, Chinese-American actress Liu Yifei, voiced her support for the police crackdown in #HongKong this week. Protesters in Hong Kong …
Read More »Disney Is Now The First Studio Ever To Have Five Films Gross Over $1 Billion in a Single Year
Written by @saywooord Disney/Pixar’s ’Toy Story 4’ finally crossed the $1 billion mark, putting Disney in a position no other major studio has even reached: five films grossing over $1B in a single year. Projections show that ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ will bring the count …
Read More »That’s Baller: The Lion King Is The Highest Grossing Animated Film Ever Made
’The Lion King’ was expected to be a box office hit, but none of the buzz surrounding this film could have predicted its massive success. Grossing worldwide sales of $1.3 billion, ’The Lion King’ surpassed Disney’s box office smash ’Frozen,’ which grossed $1.27 billion in 2013. Disney execs are relishing …
Read More »That’s Baller- Disney Breaks Its Own Global Revenue Record With More Than $7 Billion and Counting
To say it’s been a good year for the Disney powerhouse is an understatement. To date, the global earnings for the films released thus far are at $7.67 billion and counting. This tops the previous record of $7.61 billion also set by Disney in 2016. With the success of ”Avengers …
Read More »Disney Heiress Says She Was “Livid” At Worker Conditions During Undercover Visit To Disneyland
Granddaughter of The Walt Disney Company’s co-founder, Roy Disney (Walt’s older brother), recently went undercover to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., after an employee sent her a disheartening Facebook message against the company. Abigail Disney appeared on Monday’s episode of the Yahoo News podcast “Through Her Eyes” and said every employee …
Read More »Lizzo Proclaims She Should Portray The Little Mermaid’s Ursula ; Twitter Erupts With Debate
Last week, Disney announced that Melissa McCarthy was in talks to play the infamous sea witch, Ursula, in the highly anticipated live-action version of ‘The Little Mermaid.’ In response, singer Lizzo let it be known that she needs to be in the running as well, for a number of reasons.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …
Read More »Disney CEO Says It Would Be “Very Difficult” for Studio To Continue To Work In Georgia If New Abortion Law Goes Into Effect
Bob Iger, the CEO Of the Walt Disney Co, sat down with Reuters and shared his concerns over continuing production in Georgia if the controversial ban on abortion in the state goes into effect. “I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we …
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