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Movie Review – Mulan (2020)

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Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Yifei Liu, Yoson An, Gong Li, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Ron Yuan, Jet Li, Tzi Ma, Jimmy Wong, Doua Moua, Chen Tang, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Chum Ehelepola, Rosalind Chao, Susana Tang, Nelson Lee, Cheng Pei-Pei, Radhesh Aria, Hoon Lee, and Crystal Rao. SYNOPSIS: A young Chinese maiden disguises […]

New Haunted Mansion movie is in early development at Disney with Ghostbusters writer Katie Dippold

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A brand new Haunted Mansion live-action movie, based on its 51-year-old Disneyland theme park ride, is currently in early development at Disney. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Katie Dippold, best known for writing the recent Ghostbusters (2016) reboot and comedy The Heat, will be writing the script for the feature film with Dan Lin and […]

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 […]