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LEGO Disney Villain Icons and Disney Duo sets revealed

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The LEGO Group has unveiled two new LEGO Disney sets: Villain Icons (43222) which includes minifigures for Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent, Snow White’s Evil Queen in Disguise, Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston, and Aladdin’s Jafar Genie; and the Disney Duo set which includes the brick-built pairings of Pua and Hei Hei from Moana, Percy and Meeko […]

The Films of 1992: A Great Year For Movies

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Tom Jolliffe ventures back 30 years to 1992, a year full of breakouts, action spectacle, iconic soundtracks and more… In my retrospective delve into the year of 1982, I boldly claimed that it might have been the greatest year of film ever. As I thrust my time machine forward a decade, I wandered the cinematic […]

LEGO Disney Princess 2023 sets include Moana, Tangled and more

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LEGO has revealed four new sets from the LEGO Disney Princess theme which are set to hit shelves on January 1st: Princess Enchanted Journey (43126), Moana’s Wayfinding Boat (43210), Aurora’s Castle (43211), and Twirling Rapunzel (43214); check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: LEGO Marvel 2023 sets include Morbius, Mechs, Ghost Rider, Avengers Quinjet […]

Live-action Aladdin movie will feature Jasmine’s pet tiger Rajah

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A few days ago it was reported that Rajah, the pet tiger of Jasmine, had been cut from Disney and Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin, leading to some outcry among fans of the animated classic. Well, fear not, as Entertainment Weekly has debunked the rumours, confirming with a source close to the production […]

Captain Marvel directors revealed, Aladdin casting update, Spider-Man in Avengers 4 and more – Daily News Roundup

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MARVELOUS Peyton Reed had let it slip earlier in the day, but Marvel and Disney officially announced Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind) are set to helm Captain Marvel. The script for the movie, written by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Meg LeFauve (Inside Out), has been praised by Marvel Studios and it was […]

The Dark Tower poster, four more Alien movies after Covenant, The Matrix prequel rumours and more – Weekend News Roundup

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Rounding up the weekend’s big news stories… THE DARK TOWER MARKETING BEGINS It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the marketing campaign for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic The Dark Tower is about to begin, with the first teaser poster arriving online on Sunday. Now, how about that trailer… […]

Disney provides updates on live-action Aladdin and Mulan adaptations

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With Beauty and the Beast raking in the cash at the box office and The Lion King gearing up to go into production this Spring, Disney’s president of Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey has been chatting to Vulture about the studio’s live-action adaptations of its animated classics, focussing on two projects in particular in Aladdin and […]

Disney’s Reboot Fascination

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Disney’s pre-occupation with reboots… The most powerful mouse on the planet,  Mickey. I’m assuming he’s the CEO at Disney, ably assisted by Goofy. Donald is head of HR. They’re the most powerful company in the world, the most recognisable brand. There’s barely a corner of the world that doesn’t know the […]

The Most Evil Classic Cartoon Villains Of All Time!

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Marvelous Videos on the most dastardly classic cartoon villains… Protagonists live and breathe by the obstacles they face – if you don’t have a tough antagonist, your hero’s adventure is boring, plain and simple. And considering how expensive animation can get, you can bet a lot of storytellers have worked to ensure their villains were […]