Disney Plus and Matt Groening are hoping some fresh servings of The Simpsons will be exactly the kind of thing to keep families entertained as home lockdowns continue. On Friday, April 10, the streamer and creative team behind the long-running FOX animated series are set to drop Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny" on the […]
Even before its service became streaming-aware last fall, Disney's known the importance of the phrase, "content is king" (though in 2020, it's more like "rights to intellectual properties are king"). Disney+ subscribers learned that again on Wednesday with news that ABC's 1989 half-hour medical comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D. will be getting a reboot and […]
Almost two months after news broke that production on Disney+'s Star Wars spinoff Obi-Wan was suspended over Lucasfilm president and Obi-Wan producer Kathleen Kennedy's dissatisfaction with writer Hossein Amini's (Drive) scripts, Joby Harold (Army of the Dead) has been tapped to step in as the four-episode, live-action series' writer (Variety first reported). Reportedly, Kennedy was […]
Disney+ has a heavy couple of months ahead when it comes to the Marvel Studios side of the universe. With television and streaming productions shuttered left and right over the coronavirus pandemic, the relatively new streaming service is only months away from premiering it's first two live-action series: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and […]
Just last week, beloved Star Wars character Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) returned to television in Season 7 of The Clone Wars on Disney+. Now, Ahsoka Tano will be available in book form to a new generation of young fans. Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka, wrote a Little Golden Book called I Am A Padawan. The book, […]
In February, Star Wars: The Clone Wars returned to Disney+ for a long-awaited seventh, and final, season. Last week, Anakin Skywalker's epically popular former padawan, Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) crashed back onto the show. Now, there are rumors that Ahsoka might soon make the jump to live-action in Mandalorian. Just when the world needs hope, and […]
Nostalgia is hitting hard right now – thankfully Disney+ has just what we need: a near-endless supply of Disney Channel programming, like Lizzie McGuire, Recess, The Proud Family, Darkwing Duck, and That's So Raven!. Some of these I watched as a kid, while others came out as I got older – but that doesn't diminish […]
By now you all know how I feel about the Disney Parks. I love them. Granted it's been over a year since I've been, but I still love them. While we're all (hopefully) practicing social distancing and staying at home, here are some shows on Disney+ that have helped me get my Disney Parks "fix": […]
Disney +'s The Mandalorian is set to return for a second season in October 2020 with Jon Favreau back, and viewers counting down the days since filming wrapped. In this time of production shutdowns, self-isolation, and social distancing, it almost feels like the live-action Star Wars series actually did exist "in a galaxy far, far […]
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet (Daisy Johnson) wants to make one thing clear to Donald Trump and his administration: she sees what they're doing and she's calling them out on it. Taking to Instagram, the Chinese-American actor posted a five-page open letter where she condemns the White House for continuing to use the […]
Disney +'s The Mandalorian is set to return for a second season in October 2020 with Jon Favreau back in charge, and viewers are already counting the days down – especially now that filming has wrapped. Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon) has been talking about the possibility of his Darksaber-wielding bad guy making a turn towards […]
Disney+ has been my go-to streaming service since I've been working from home. Right now, we need escapism more than anything, and Disney+ is giving us just that. Looking to jump into some classic Disney cartoons? Here are some of my favorites that I think you and your family will enjoy! So let's get […]
With Disney +'s The Mandalorian set to return for a second season in October 2020 and Jon Favreau's back in charge, we've heard from Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon) about the possibility of his Darksaber-wielding bad guy making a turn towards the light in the near future, and that pilot episode director Dave Filoni will be back to direct. Now […]
When Disney+ subscribers jump on to the streaming service at its debut on March 24, they're going to be treated to a double-dose on The Mandalorian. The live-action Star Wars spinoff series will be one of 26 original series and films debuting in the UK on launch date, offering the first two episodes (with the […]
Crappy St. Patrick's Day, everyone. If you were planning to stream Darby O'Gill and the Little People on Disney+, I have some bad news. The version available to stream is terrible. And there's no reason for it, similar to their (ongoing) problem with The Simpsons on the platform. It's a tragedy on top of so […]
Marvel Studios confirmed that Disney+ live-action series Loki and WandaVision are shutting down their respective productions over coronavirus pandemic concerns. The move comes less than 48 hours after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier shut down production in Prague and sent the crew home. For shows that are still in pre-production, work will continue remotely. […]
A day after news came down that Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was shutting down production in Prague out of growing concern over the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, series co-star Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier) took to Instagram to lament having to leave the city, while complimenting the people of Prague and […]
Looks like Loki star Tom Hiddleston will be getting his own set of "dispatches" – but these won't be from either Elsewhere or JeJune (if you're watching AMC's Dispatches From Elsewhere, then you're so getting that reference). British actor Richard E. Grant (Logan, Doctor Who) is set to join the Disney+ series, though details on […]
Disney +'s The Mandalorian isn't wasting any time getting excitement rolling for the second season (set to return in October 2020). Jon Favreau's back in charge for the second season, WWE pro-wrestler Sasha Banks has a part this season, Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon) believes his Darksaber-wielding bad guy could make a turn towards the light […]
Marvel Studios has found the animation studio to bring The Watcher's tales to life, with Québec City-based animation studio Squeeze (Cracké) officially on board to create five episodes of Disney+'s What If…?, set to premiere on the streaming service in Summer 2021. Based on the popular and continually "reincarnated" comic book series of the same name […]
