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LEGO Disney Summer 2024 sets include The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Snow White

May 3, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

The LEGO Group has unveiled its LEGO Disney Summer 2024 sets which hit shelves on July 1st and includes sets inspired by Disney movies the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, The Lion King, Frozen, Encanto, and Snow White. Check out the promotional images below and take a look at the Summer […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, LEGO, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Disney, Encanto, Frozen, LEGO Disney, Sleeping Beauty, snow white, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid

Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King drops first teaser trailer

April 29, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Return to Pride Rock and discover the story behind one of the most iconic Disney characters. In a new prequel story to The Lion King, Disney has released the first look at Mufasa: The Lion King.  Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins steps into the director’s chair and takes you back to find out how Mufasa became […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Aaron Pierre, Anika Noni Rose, Barry Jenkins, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Billy Eichner, Blue Ivy Carter, Disney, Donald Glover, John Kani, Kagiso Lediga, Keith David, Kelvin Harrison Jr., mads mikkelsen, musfafa: the lion king, Preston Nyman, Seth Rogen, Thandiwe Newton, The Lion King, Tiffany Boone

Kelvin Harrison Jr. on why he joined The Lion King prequel

June 12, 2023 by EJ Moreno

The Lion King’s Scar is one of the top-tier Disney villains, and tackling the iconic character would delight any actor. That’s why Kelvin Harrison Jr. is overjoyed to play the role in Barry Jenkins’s upcoming Disney prequel. As we’ve reported, the award-winning Moonlight director is set to tackle a new spin on The Lion King […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Mufasa: The Lion King, The Lion King

Comic Book Preview – Disney Villains: Scar #1

April 2, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

The Lion King’s Scar takes centre stage in Dynamite Entertainment’s latest Disney Villains release this coming Wednesday; check out the official preview of the issue below… A startling new vision starring Disney’s greatest villain, set within the world of The Lion King! Eisner and Ringo Award-winning author Chuck Brown (Bitter Root) and stunning artist Trevor […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Disney, Disney Villains, Disney Villains: Scar, Dynamite Entertainment, The Lion King

Timon and Pumbaa cast in The Lion King, director Jon Favreau discusses the challenges of remaking the classic

April 26, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Fresh from the news that Disney has set a July 19th 2019 release date for The Lion King, THR is reporting that director Jon Favreau may have found his Timon and Pumbaa in Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street) and Seth Rogen (Sausage Party). The duo are said to be in talks with the studio […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Billy Eichner, Jon Favreau, Seth Rogen, The Lion King

Beyonce frontrunner to voice Nala in Disney’s The Lion King

April 1, 2017 by Gary Collinson

According to Variety, Beyonce has emerged as the frontrunner to voice the character of Nala in Disney’s upcoming remake of The Lion King. Apparently the Grammy-winner is yet to make a decision about whether to join the project due to her pregnancy, although the studio and director Jon Favreau are reportedly very keen for her […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Beyonce, The Lion King

The Dark Tower poster, four more Alien movies after Covenant, The Matrix prequel rumours and more – Weekend News Roundup

March 20, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Rounding up the weekend’s big news stories… THE DARK TOWER MARKETING BEGINS It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like the marketing campaign for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic The Dark Tower is about to begin, with the first teaser poster arriving online on Sunday. Now, how about that trailer… […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Aladdin, Alien, Alien: Awakening, Alien: Covenant, Beauty and the Beast, Iron Fist, Logan, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mulan, Ridley Scott, The Dark Tower, The Lion King, The Matrix, X-Men

All upcoming live-action Disney remakes

October 10, 2016 by admin

Luke Owen looks to the future of Disney’s live-action output… Following the announcement of a live-action version of The Lion King [read my thoughts on that here], I thought we should collate together all the information we have on Disney’s other upcoming live-action adaptations. To date, there are a whopping seventeen of these in development, but all […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: Beauty and the Beast, Chip n Dale, Cruella, Dumbo, Genies, Maleficent 2, Mulan, Nottingham & Hood, Peter Pan, pinocchio, Prince Charming, Rose Red, The Jungle Book 2, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Sword in the Stone, Tinker Bell, Winnie the Pooh

Why is everyone so upset about the live-action Lion King remake?

September 29, 2016 by admin

Luke Owen looks at the backlash to Disney’s live-action Lion King remake… Since Tim Burton re-imagined Alice in Wonderland in a live-action format in 2010 to an incredible box office return (the film earned over $1 billion), Disney have their new mission statement: re-telling animated classics for a new generation in live-action. This success continued with […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: Disney, Jon Favreau, The Jungle Book, The Lion King

Disney’s Reboot Fascination

August 22, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Disney’s pre-occupation with reboots… The most powerful mouse on the planet,  Mickey. I’m assuming he’s the CEO at Disney, ably assisted by Goofy. Donald is head of HR. They’re the most powerful company in the world, the most recognisable brand. There’s barely a corner of the world that doesn’t know the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aladdin, Disney, home alone, Lady and the Tramp, The Beauty and The Beast, The Lion King

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