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Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire directors address rumours of a live-action remake

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With The Walt Disney Company continuing to release live-action remakes of their classic animated films, rumours have been circling that Atlantis: The Lost Empire could be receiving the same treatment. However, in an interview with Collider, co-directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale addressed this rumour and confirmed it is merely internet talk with nothing official happening […]

Video Review – The One and Only Ivan

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The One and Only Ivan, 2020. Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, and Bryan Cranston. Our host EJ Moreno dives into the latest film from Disney, The One and Only Ivan. From its charming story to the talented voice actors, the film is surprisingly […]

The final trailer for Mulan is here ahead of Disney+ debut

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After months and months of debate on if we’d even see the film, Disney is moving full-steam ahead with debuting Mulan exclusively on its streaming service Disney+, and following the recent confirmation that it will be skipping a theatrical release (in countries with Disney+, at least) we now have a new trailer to get us […]

Zac Efron to star in a Three Men and a Baby remake

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Disney is bringing back one of its most beloved movie franchise for a new modern remake. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the studio plans to remake Three Men and a Baby with Zac Efron set to star. Reports say the film will debut for Disney’s streaming service, Disney+. Gordon Gray, the man behind inspirational sports […]

Original Beauty and the Beast directors say Disney didn’t give them any compensation for 2017 remake

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Despite being a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the original animated film, Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, directors and executive producers on the 1991 animated Beauty and the Beast, have revealed they were given no compensation for the 2017 remake. In a recent interview with Collider, Wise and Trousdale offered their thoughts on the recent surge of […]

UK cinemas hit out at Disney over Mulan’s straight-to-Disney+ release

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UK cinemas have publicly criticised Disney regarding their decision to release Mulan straight away on Disney+. This week we learned that Disney, due to the impacts of the pandemic, has decided to skip a traditional cinema release and bring Mulan to Disney+ straight away. Subscribers will be able to stream the film for $29.99. This […]

Mulan is skipping cinemas and going straight to Disney+ for $29.99

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Having been pulled from its theatrical release indefinitely last month, Disney has announced that its live-action Mulan movie will be skipping theaters and instead making its debut on the Disney+ streaming service. Unlike Artemis Fowl however, this won’t be a freebie for subscribers, as the live-action remake of the 1998 animated film will be released […]

Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast Gaston spinoff titled The Little Town

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In March it was revealed that Disney is expanding the world of Beauty and the Beast with a TV series spinoff centred on Luke Evans Gaston and Josh Gad’s LeFou, and now it appears we know the official title for the Disney+ original. During an interview with Variety to mark his admission into the exclusive […]