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Long-delayed Artemis Fowl to debut directly on Disney+

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The Kenneth Branagh-directed Artemis Fowl will no longer see a big-screen release as Disney will now debut the movie exclusively on its Disney+ streaming service. “With audiences largely unable to attend theatres in the current environment, we are thrilled to offer the premiere of ‘Artemis Fowl’ on Disney+,” said Ricky Strauss, President, Content & Marketing, […]

Disney and Pixar characters to join forces in Disney Mirrorverse action RPG

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Disney and Kabam have announced the upcoming release of Disney Mirrorverse, an action RPG for mobile devices which promises to will transport players to a brand new action-ready universe, featuring evolved and amplified versions of classic Disney and Pixar characters and worlds. In Disney Mirrorverse, players will assemble a team of powerful guardians that have […]

Disney chairman Bob Iger to forgo salary and other execs take pay cuts due to global health crisis

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Bob Iger, the chairman of Disney is giving up his salary due to the impacts of the global health crisis. Disney’s new CEO is also taking a pay cut. Hollywood, like the rest of the world, is reeling from the impacts of the global health crisis and the resulting shutdowns. With films being delayed and […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 6 Review – ‘Deal No Deal’

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Ricky Church reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7… Ahsoka Tano’s journey into the underworld of Coruscant took a pretty interesting turn as she travelled offworld with Trace and Rafa on a big scheme hatched by the elder sister. For an episode that didn’t feature any action, ‘Deal No Deal’ […]

Bill Burr returning as mercenary Mayfield in The Mandalorian Season 2

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The Mandalorian will be seeing the return of another antagonist to plague the title hero as Deadline reports Bill Burr will reprise his role as the mercenary for hire Mayfield in the upcoming second season. Burr appeared in the sixth episode of The Mandalorian when Mando joined a group of mercenaries and bounty hunters for a job which […]

Disney’s live action The Little Mermaid to include 4 new songs, reveals Alan Menken

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Initially scheduled to start production in April, The Little Mermaid is just one of the countless projects put on hold due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, Alan Menken has taken to social media to reveal some details about the upcoming remake. The legendary composer was recently on a live stream with Rosie O’Donnell, where he […]

Disney+ lowering streaming bandwidth in all European markets by 25% when the service launches on Tuesday

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With both YouTube and Netflix agreeing to lower streaming quality to standard definition across Europe to help ease the bandwidth strain due to increased levels of online traffic, Disney has announced a similar route with Disney+ when it launches on March 24th. According to a recent report by The Hollywood Reporter, Disney’s chairman direct-to-consumer and […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 5 Review – ‘Gone With a Trace’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 7… Barring her appearances in Star Wars Rebels, the latest episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars marks the first new footage of Ahsoka Tano in the Clone Wars era in six years and is a direct continuation of Ahsoka’s journey following the original Clone Wars series […]

Disney+ confirms UK release plans for The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Star Wars fans in the UK have faced a lengthy wait for the arrival The Mandalorian, and while we’re now just days away from the launch of Disney+, that doesn’t mean you’ll soon be able to binge watch the entire first season of the live-action show. Disney has today confirmed their content release strategy in […]