Thanks to Digital Eclipse two of Disney’s most treasured games from the 16-bit days of gaming make their return to modern consoles today. Disney classics Aladdin and The Lion King, arrive with new features, enhancements and a variety of bonus content that will keep fans hooked. A new launch trailer can be seen below… The […]
Disney’s Ongoing Fight To Be Feminist
Kate Harrold on Disney’s ongoing fight to be feminist… The Disney Princess is an iconic film archetype and one that has been around since Snow White and the Seven Dwarves premiered in 1938 and it doesn’t seem to be a figure fading from our cultural canon anytime soon. With reinvention being a continuous process, the […]
Disney announces Aladdin and The Lion King video game HD remasters
In a year which has seen both animated classics remade for the big screen (and grossing over a billion dollars apiece in the process), Disney is looking to add a little more nostalgia with the upcoming release of Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King. The package will include HD remasters of the classic […]
Disney releases deleted Aladdin song ‘Desert Moon’
Disney has released a brand new song that was cut from the final theatrical release of Disney’s Aladdin in preparation for the home release of the film coming on 23rd September 2019. The song, titled ‘Desert Moon’, features a duet between Aladdin and Jasmine while they are physically in two different places. Although, the song isn’t […]
Disney’s Reboot Fascination
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 […]
Aladdin producer reveals why Guy Ritchie was chosen to direct
Aladdin producer Dan Lin has explained why Guy Ritchie was chosen to direct the Disney movie. Guy Ritchie, a man known for his dark, gritty, and violent action movies, isn’t the first name that comes to mind to direct a Disney movie like Aladdin. But for this year’s live-action remake of the classic film, he […]
Disney’s Aladdin producer explains what Will Smith brought to the role of Genie
The producer on Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin, Dan Lin, was impressed by Will Smith’s interpretation of the Genie and how it differentiates from Robin Williams’ iconic performance in the animated film. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Lin spoke about the casting of Smith, and he couldn’t have been more pleased with the performance. “I mean, […]
Disney considering a sequel to Aladdin
Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie, blew past the billion dollar mark this summer despite not being as positively reviewed as the original, therefore it will come as a surprise to no-one that the studio is currently exploring a sequel to the movie. Although there is nothing officially in the works right now, […]
Disney announces home entertainment release details for Aladdin
Following hot on the heels of the news that the film has passed $1 billion at the global box office, Disney has announced the home entertainment release of its smash hit live-action remake of the animated classic Aladdin, which is set to arrive on digital on August 27th and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on September […]
The Lion King helps Disney to new yearly global box office record (with five months still to go)
It seems there’s not a week goes by that Disney isn’t celebrating some box office milestone or another. Last weekend, Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame dethroned Avatar as the highest-grossing movie of all time, Aladdin hit the magical $1 billion dollar mark a few days later, and now another massive weekend for The Lion King has seen […]