Disney’s Captain Marvel is looking to go higher, further, faster during its second weekend in theaters. The superhero tentpole starring Brie Larson, which crossed $500 million in ticket sales worldwide in under a week, will easily dominate domestic box office charts again. Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel could generate […]
Oscar winning-director Brad Bird (Incredibles 2, Ratatouille, The Incredibles) revealed at the BAFTA Tea Party that his next project will be “an original project” which he described as a musical with “about 20 minutes of animation in it.” “I don’t know anything about musicals so I figured I should do this, because I’m deathly afraid of it […]
Disney Pictures is putting all its efforts into its two family fantasy features opening this Fall. Nutcracker and the Four Realms and the five decades later sequel – Mary Poppins Returns. Emily Blunt takes on the iconic role from P.L. Travers’ books made famous by Julie Andrews in the original 1964 film. Rob Marshall helms […]
Lady Gaga has reportedly been approached by about taking on the role of the villainess Ursula in their live-action adaptation of their 1989 animated feature The Little Mermaid. Gaga is coming off rave reviews for her performance in Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born which is now in theaters and she has been sought for several […]
Allison Schroeder (Hidden Figures) has signed on to co-write the long-awaited sequel to 2013’s movie phenomenon Frozen at Disney Pictures. Jennifer Lee, who scripted and co-directed the first film, will remain as the primary writer on the film. However Schroeder will offer assistance on the scripting duties, and has been enlisted following Lee’s promotion to chief […]
Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming) has reportedly been offered the lead role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, the upcoming live-action remake of the animated Disney Pictures feature. That Hashtag Show broke the news about the film which will boast songs from Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with Rob Marshall slated to be director from a […]
Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have set a September 14th 4K Ultra HD and Digital HD release, and a September 25th 4K Blu-ray Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and VOD release for Solo: A Star Wars Story. The Ron Howard-directed newest Star Wars anthology film opened in May to solid reviews but weak box-office. It’s expected that home […]
Disney’s first teaser trailer for its live-action Dumbo has landed! The flight takes place at the very end of the 80 seconds of footage after the teaser promises, “A beloved tale will take you to new heights.” Dumbo directed by Tim Burton and loosely inspired by the 1941 animated film, stars Danny DeVito as the owner […]
12 Years a Slave and Doctor Strange star Chiwetel Ejiofor is rumored to be in discussions to appear in the live-action fantasy sequel Maleficent 2 at Disney Pictures. The Hashtag Show broke the news, saying Ejiofor’s role will be a potential romantic foil for Angelina Jolie’s titular character and if confirmed it will see him join other cast members […]
Deadpool and Game of Thrones actor Ed Skrein is in final negotiations to join the Maleficent sequel at Disney Pictures. Skrein plays a villain role, but specifics are under wraps. It is not clear where this film will pick up following the first film which was a revisionist take on Sleeping Beauty. Angelina Jolie and Elle […]