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Star Wars: Road to the Siege of Mandalore

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Ricky Church looks at the key stories on the road to the Siege of Mandalore… Back in 2012, just after Disney bought Lucasfilm and began plans on the next trilogy in the Star Wars saga along with spin-offs, television series and comics, an unfortunate casualty of Disney’s purchase was Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The beloved series […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 9 Review – ‘Old Friends Not Forgotten’

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Ricky Church reviews the ninth episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7… After years of teases and anticipation, the Siege of Mandalore has begun and if ‘Old Friends Not Forgotten’ is any indication, this final arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is going to be something special not just for the series, but for […]

New Artemis Fowl trailer reveals Disney+ premiere date

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After Disney pulled Artemis Fowl from its theatrical release, the studio decided to debut the film on Disney+ at a future date. Now a new trailer for the sci-fi fantasy adaptation has revealed that the movie will arrive on the streaming service on June 12th 2020. Watch the new trailer below… Artemis Fowl initially saw a release […]

Disney delays Soul and Raya and the Last Dragon

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With uncertainty still surrounding the current global health crisis, Disney has announced that Pixar’s Soul and Disney Animation’s Raya and the Last Dragon have both had their release dates pushed back. Soul, which features a voice cast led by Jamie Foxx, was originally set to open in the States on June 19th, and will instead […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 8 Review – ‘Together Again’

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Ricky Church reviews the eighth episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7… The conclusion of Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ arc with the Martez sisters brought a lot of excitement and catharsis to the story as Ahsoka, Trace and Rafa worked together to escape the Pykes for good. The revelations surrounding Ahsoka’s past and […]

Disney+ has surpassed 50 million global subscribers

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It has been revealed that Disney+ has passed 50 million global subscribes – a significant milestone for the new platform. If anyone could enter the hyper-competitive streaming platform space and find immediate success it was Disney. And this is just what they have done with Disney+. The company has announced that it has passed 50 […]

The Simpsons short Maggie Simpson in ‘Playdate with Destiny’ to hit Disney+ this Friday

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Following its brief theatrical run alongside Pixar’s Onward, Disney+ has announced that The Simpsons short film Maggie Simpson in ‘Playdate with Destiny’ is set to hit the streaming service this Friday, April 10th. Maggie Simpson in ‘Playdate with Destiny’ builds on the success of the franchise’s 2012 Academy Award-nominated film Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest […]

Bob Iger hints more theatrical films could follow Artemis Fowl and move directly to Disney+

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Disney recently announced that the long-delayed Artemis Fowl, directed by Kenneth Branagh, will no longer receive a theatrical release and will now debut exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service. However, in a recent interview with Barron’s, Disney’s Bob Iger has hinted that Artemis Fowl may not be the only title to skip theatrical releases and move directly […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 7 Review – ‘Dangerous Debt’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7… Where the previous two episodes in the latest Star Wars: The Clone Wars arc lacked much action, ‘Dangerous Debt’ more than made up for it as Ahsoka, Trace and Rafa tried escaping from the Pykes’ clutches. It was an entertaining episode that not […]