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With the release of the record-breaking, highly anticipated film Avengers: Endgame just 10 days away, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige sat down with Variety to discuss what will happen when the dust settles. He has previously stated the company has a “five-year plan” which will go in motion after the premiere of Endgame; it’s been hinted that the movie’s […]
Star Wars universe continues with the new series, The Mandalorian, which is set to premiere later this year. During a panel at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago‘s McCormick Place, Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy along with filmmakers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni unveiled the newest addition to the successful franchise. The Mandalorian will debut on Disney+, a new streaming […]
Deborah Dugan, the CEO of the nonprofit AIDS organization (RED), will be replacing Neil Portnow as the president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the organization who puts on the annual Grammy Awards, according to Billboard. Dugan will reportedly succeed Portnow in July. Dugan brings decades of leadership experience to the Academy, including an eight-year stint (1990-98) as an […]
Details about Disney‘s upcoming streaming service have been unveiled. Kevin Mayer, head of Disney’s direct-to-consumer division, revealed at their investor event on Thursday that the company will “likely” offer a bundle that includes Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu at a discounted rate to “offer more value for consumers,” according to The Verge. Disney+ will be available for either $6.99 per month […]
Variety has learned that a TV series based on the 1993 film The Sandlot is being developed by Disney+. The show will take place in 1984, and follow the children of the movie’s original characters. Back in February, The Sandlot director and co-writer David Mickey Evans appeared on The Rain Delay podcast where he teased […]
Disney’s latest live-action revival hasn’t had a great premiere weekend. Deadline reports that Tim Burton’s Dumbo has topped the U.S. box office, bringing in an estimated $45.2 million over the weekend plus previews. The earnings fall well short of the $50 million opening Disney was hoping for. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Eva Green, Dumbo had […]
Following 15 months of back-and-forth negotiations, Disney is finally set to acquire Fox at 12:02 a.m. on Tuesday Wednesday morning. The number that made things official was $71.3 billion (up from the original $52.4 billion offer), and the assets that are heading to Disney in the merger include: Fox’s film and TV studios, FX Networks, […]
The story of Spider-Man over the last decade has been one of persistence. The friendly neighborhood crime fighter has managed to hang on by a thread, navigating botched reboots and disinterest to finally find something that works. With the release of Into The Spider-Verse and successful collaborations with Disney/Marvel‘s larger Avengers universe, Sony is finally […]
The streaming video world is set to get very, very crowded in the coming months. Apple is expected to introduce its video service on March 25 and, given its established foothold on the computers and smartphones of people around the world, experts are predicting that it could hit 100 million subscribers within 5 years. A […]
Complete with an Instagram intro from Will Smith, a.k.a. the blue Genie, Disney’s upcoming fresh take on the Aladdin tale now has a proper trailer. “I just saw the finished version of Aladdin!!” Smith told fans when introducing the new trailer Tuesday morning. “IT IS FIRE 🔥I AM HYPED!!! I can’t wait for y’all to […]
