Our line-up for this morning includes Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution star Paget Brewster sharing great Season 17 news, Comedy Central's South Park creating a TikTok account for Kyle & Tolkien, Hulu's The Orville stuck in limbo over Disney's streaming issues, Fox Corp flip-flops on President Joe Biden speaking with FOX Soul for the Super Bowl[...]
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But that's actually a brief rundown of the week that The Walt Disney Company & returning CEO Bob Iger had to deal with And yet… did anyone notice a difference in how those respective companies' financial woes & responses have been handled? Being in the deep end of the pool when it came to covering[...]
Earlier this week, The Walt Disney Company (owner of Disney+ and co-owner of Hulu) CEO Bob Iger had some not-so-great news to share about the financials coming out of the final quarter of 2022 While the company met expectations overall, Disney+ saw a drop in more than 2M subscribers, and its overall streaming area was[...]
On the list of upcoming Marvel Studios & Disney+ projects, the studio & streamer's Kathryn Hahn-starring "WandaVision" spinoff, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, is definitely at the top for us Last month, we got our first major tease at what's to come from series star Joe Locke, who posted an image teasing a trip to "Agnes[...]
Disney has been dishing out some truly incredible Marvel Cinematic Universe collectibles as of late Disney Parks has welcomed the MCU with open arms with attractions like Avengers Campus and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind These attractions have opened the door for plenty of new Marvel collectibles and replicas to arrive, which Hasbro has[...]
The Walt Disney Company is marking its 100th anniversary in 2023, and that includes running variant cover programmes with Marvel Comics for their Disney 100 variant cover programme with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and more reprising famous comic book covers under the banner of "What If?" And that means switching from the[...]
During an interview earlier today with CNBC's David Faber, The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger got some eyebrows arching when it came to the topic of Hulu's future with "The Mouse." Up until now, the conventional wisdom was that Disney would buy out Comcast's ownership in Hulu and then fold the streaming into "The[...]
That means it gave us a chance to hear from Dominique Thorne (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), who will be reprising her role as Riri Williams for the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart (which wrapped filming back in November).
Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams in Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER Photo by Eli Adé © 2022 MARVEL.
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Change is not just on the way for The Walt Disney Company; it's beginning now And that means, in what sounds very similar to what Warner Bros Discovery and others have undergone, a combination of major corporate restructuring, layoffs, and budget cuts Here's a look at the details:
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MAJOR CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING: Disney Media and Entertainment[...]
It's not often that we get any sort of interesting announcements during these Disney investor calls, but every now and then, they like to throw us some curveballs, and today was one of the days when they threw out a curveball Bob Iger was explaining how they would be cost-cutting at the company, including how[...]
With today's The Walt Disney Company earnings call being the first under returning CEO Bob Iger's, it all depends on how you look at things If you're a fan of the company overall and/or its theme parks, then today was a very good day If you're someone who has their finger on the pulse of[...]
The Empire is rising, and now Star Wars fans can wield the power of the Dark Side with Disney A new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge release has debuted online with another Legacy Lightsaber The Emperor is ready to take matters into his own hand, and he has the lightsaber to prove it Bring home the[...]
It looks like Disney is bringing one of these lightsabers to life right from Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge The Shadow Collective Darth Maul Legacy Lightsaber has arrived in all of its glory This hilt has never been released outside of the Disney Parks, making it a must have collectible for any Star Wars fan.
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Following that, Cox addressed why he prefers a version of Matt Murdock that's "geared towards a slightly more mature audience," why "Born Again" needs to move beyond the Netflix series, and why he's taking a realistic approach to expectations.
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Cox Prefers More "Mature" Matt Murdock: "My opinion is this character works best when he's[...]
Just before the end of the year, Disney+ shared a sneak preview of what we can expect from the second season of Marvel Studios' Tom Hiddleston & Sophia Di Martino-starring Loki (along with a number of other series) Well, just in case you think the streamer forgot once the new year rolled around, we have[...]
Tabletop publisher Ravensburger revealed two new Disney-themed games for 2023, as we have a new card game and a board game Starting with the board game, the company will be releasing Disney Around The World, which will have you traveling around the globe and beyond as you visit Disney and Pixar characters in special worlds,[...]
And in their April 2023 solicits and solicitations, they lead with a spinoff from Disney/Pixar's Turning Red movie with the fictional boy band 4*Town…
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4*Townies are hyped to see 4*Town performing their favorite hits live, but how will[...]
Asmodee and Libellud have teamed up with Disney to create a new kind of card game within the Dixit universe as they will be launching Dixit Disney This will be a new standalone game based on the beloved themes and characters throughout both Disney and Pixar movies, utilizing the same rules and playstyles, and featuring unique[...]
It will also feature seven new songs, as well as other Disney classics The Pocketwatch will focus on Red, the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, as well as Chole, the daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming No word on if original stars Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, or BooBoo Stewart will return[...]
LEGO is not done just yet with their Disney BrickHeadz collection, as a new set has just arrived It is time for a little Disney Princess action as two new and popular heroines are on the way Coming from the movies Moana and Brave, Moana, and Merida come to life in brick format with this[...]
As if "Star Wars" fans needed a reason to celebrate May 4, 2023, but Disney+ & Lucasfilm want to make sure that their love and dedication to the franchise aren't being forgotten So on "Star Wars Day," the streamer & studio will be releasing the second volume of the animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions For[...]
And guess who brought the Darksaber to a gun fight?
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With Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa, Carl Weathers, Rachel Morrison (Black Panther DP), Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) on tap to direct this season, here's a look back at the newest teaser for Lucasfilm & Disney+'s The Mandalorian Season[...]
It is time to cook up a delicious masterpiece as Beast Kingdom has revealed a brand new Disney statue Releasing as part of their D-Stage Staging Your Dreams line, Remy is back from the hit Pixar film Ratatouille Standing roughly 5.9" tall, Remy is continuing his dream job as a top chef with this delightfully[...]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, still reeling from Marvel's first acting Oscar nomination, has dropped on Disney+ today Also starting today for Black History Month, Disney+ will be adding new sets to their existing Celebrate Black Stories collection and introducing the Black History collection, which will attempt to "dig deeper into the powerful history of Black[...]
A new space adventure awaits LEGO as they have unveiled a brand new Disney BrickHeadz set From the minds of Disney and Pixar, the world of WALLE comes to life like never before with this delightful 155 pieces set WALLE and EVE come to life and stand roughly 1.5" and 3" tall with some adorable[...]
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"Happy Days" Revenge on Fonzi Made "Splash" with Disney Execs
"I kicked Fonzie," Hanks revealed on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show "I got dressed up in a judo karate outfit And I think I'm legendarily the first guy to actually strike Fonzie I kicked him through the stained glass window of Al's[...]
And though it mostly runs on clips from the official trailer (also waiting for you below), the quick cuts in the clip you're about to see do a nice job of establishing a sense of urgency & epicness.
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With Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa, Carl Weathers, Rachel Morrison (Black Panther DP), Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into[...]
Now, here's a look at the number of times SNL hosting crossed over with the MCU:
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* Chart only includes SNL hosts that have appeared in modern MCU movies & Disney+ shows
* Does not include Bill Murray, Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Jackman or Ryan Reynolds, former hosts who are set to appear in upcoming Marvel[...]
Before Disney+ would go on to become the streaming giant that it's become and Hilary Duff would go on to find streaming success with "How I Met Your Mother" spinoff series How I Met Your Father (currently on its second season the Disney-owned Hulu), there was a concerted effort to bring back Duff's popular character Lizzie McGuire[...]
The last time we checked in with the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, he was confirming that we will be getting a Christmas present this year in the form of a special featuring Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday- which means more new "Who" after November's 60th-anniversary event[...]