Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast… Walt Disney was a visionary who created the most powerful entertainment industry the world has ever known. Since its modest, hand-drawn origins, the company has worked its way into merchandise, theme parks, television, video games, and has spent untold billions for every major pop culture franchise they […]
Liu Yifei cast as Mulan in Disney’s live action adaptation
Disney has found its actress to play the title role in the live action adaptation of Mulan. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed The Chinese Widow’s Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Lui, has been chosen to portray Mulan. Mulan is based on a Chinese legend about Hua Mulan, a young female warrior who disguises herself as a […]
Niki Caro tapped to direct Disney’s live-action Mulan
One of many upcoming live-action Disney remakes has just found its director, as The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Niki Caro will helm 2018’s Mulan. In so doing, Caro will make history, becoming only the second woman in the studio’s history (and third in all) to direct a film with a budget over $100 million. Reportedly, Disney […]
Book Review – Star Wars: Ahsoka
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Ahsoka… In 2008, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film introduced fans to Ahsoka Tano, a character who polarized viewers nearly as much as Jar Jar Binks did. Unlike the annoying Gungan though, Ahsoka eventually gained a large fanbase. Over the course of the series, gone were the mentions of […]
Ewan McGregor to headline Disney’s Christopher Robin film
Ewan McGregor will be heading to the 100 Acre Wood, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he has entered talks to star in Disney’s Christopher Robin as the title character from the Winnie the Pooh stories. The film will see McGregor as an adult Christopher Robin who who toils as a businessman and prioritizes work above his wife and […]
Disney’s Splash remake to star Channing Tatum and Jillian Bell
Just this past June, producer Brian Grazer teased during an interview that a remake of his over three-decade-old surprise hit Splash, which starred Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, was in the works with an interesting twist; today, that project has been revealed, as Deadline reports that a remake of Splash starring Jillian Bell and Channing […]
Official synopsis released for Disney’s Christopher Robin
As Disney’s Christopher Robin film continues to move towards its August 2018 release date, the studio has released an official synopsis for the upcoming live-action Winnie the Pooh movie: In the heartwarming live action adventure “Disney’s Christopher Robin,” the young boy who loved embarking on adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a band of […]
Disney eyeing Rob Marshall to direct The Little Mermaid
As Disney continues to adapt many of its classic animated films, Deadline reports that the studio is eyeing Rob Marshall to direct the live-action The Little Mermaid. Marshall has reportedly been offered the director’s chair and will decide after the holidays. This won’t be the first time Marshall will have worked for Disney if he accepts. He […]
Star Wars: Episode VIII pushed back to December 15th, 2017
Amid the rumours that production on Star Wars: Episode VIII is being delayed, Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced the film is now being released on December 15, 2017 rather than its original summer date. The sequel to the smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens was originally slated to be released on May 26, […]
Inside Out becomes 8th successive Pixar film to cross $500 million worldwide
Inside Out has been going great guns at the US box office since its release on June 19th, and this week has seen it become the eighth successive Pixar film to cross the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office. The Disney-Pixar film passed the milestone on Tuesday, and by Wednesday the film had […]
