The collapse of negotiations between the Walt Disney Co. and the Weinstein Brothers for the sale of Miramax is being attributed to the complicated financial relationship between the Weinsteins and their principal backer, billionaire Ron...
Britney Spears wants to be frozen after she dies. The 'Break the Ice' superstar is reportedly obsessed with cryogenic freezing technology, and wants her body preserved in liquid nitrogen after her death.A friend of Britney's...
Drew Barrymore is to direct a 'Wizard of Oz' sequel.The actress - who marked her directorial debut earlier this year with 'Whip It' - is set to go behind the camera for 'Surrender Dorothy', a...
Power Rangers are morphing into Haim Saban characters again. The media mogul, who once cornered the market on kids shows aimed at young boys -- many of them American versions of popular Japanese productions --...
Jake Gyllenhaal is scared of ostriches.His 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time' co-star Gemma Arterton has revealed the Oscar nominated actor - who plays lead character Prince Dastan - was left terrified after being chased...
Sam Mendes is the "front-runner" to direct a 'Wizard of Oz' prequel. The British filmmaker - who has now found himself out of work due to the suspension of 'Bond 23' - is Disney's favourite...
Ashley Tisdale is set to return as 'High School Musical' character Sharpay Evans in a new film. The actress will return to the Disney channel for the film 'Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure', a spin-off from the...
Angelina Jolie is set to star in a remake of Disney classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. The 34-year-old actress would play the lead role in a reimagining of the film entitled 'Maleficent', which would re-tell the classic...
Walt Disney Co. chief Robert Iger stunned company shareholders Wednesday when he said that while Disney is currently "comfortable" with its current mix of assets, it's keeping its options open regarding a possible spin-off of...
Just as the queen in Lewis Carroll's classic children's tale never made good on her threat to chop off Alice's head, the Odeon theater chain in the U.K. -- the country's largest -- has backed...
Odeon and UCI Cinemas, the largest movie theater chain in Europe, said Monday that it will refuse to screen Walt Disney's upcoming Alice in Wonderland in the U.K., Ireland, and Italy. It had previously indicated...
Cineworld has broken ranks with other theater chains in the U.K. and has agreed to screen Disney's Alice in Wonderland , the London Times reported today (Thursday). Earlier this week all of the U.K.'s exhibitors...
Cineworld has reached a deal with Disney about showing 'Alice in Wonderland'. A dispute had been brewing about the window between the release of the movie to cinemas and its DVD format, but Cineworld has...
Lionsgate, which has already shown interest in acquiring MGM, is about to switch its attention to smaller fry -- Miramax, which Disney has placed on the market for a reported price of $700 milliion, the...
Mackenzie Crook will not star in the fourth 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film. The British actor, who played the role of Ragetti in the first three instalments of the Disney franchise, has not been asked...
Avatar continued to tear down box-office records in its second weekend. Dropping just 2 percent from its opening weekend, the James Cameron film earned $75.62 million, substantially upsetting the previous second-week record set by The...
In their first day of head-to-head competition Alvin beat Avatar by a wide margin. Early reports indicate that on Wednesday, Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel with a first-day estimated total of $20 million bested...
Miley Cyrus has broken the record for the largest ever attendance at London's O2 Arena.The actress-and-singer played to 16,196 fans at the venue when she played the third of her five sold-out concerts there earlier...
Heidi Klum admits it's "tough" having four children.The German supermodel - who gave birth to daughter Lou last month - is struggling to adapt because her newborn baby demands a lot of her time and...
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people are angered by Disney's decision to remove closed-captioning from DVDs of the animated Up that are being distributed to online, brick-and-mortar, and kiosk rental outlets. The website consumerist.com quoted a reader...
News Corp President and COO Chase Carey has acknowledged that he is "thinking about" getting into the bidding for a stake in NBC Universal. Speaking at a media conference in New York Wednesday, Carey said...
Where the Wild Things Are wound up with $32.7 million over the weekend -- $3.1 million from IMAX locations -- slightly higher than Warner Bros.' original estimate. The big haul for the PG-rated movie helped...
Saying that the movie industry "is changing right before our eyes in profound ways," Disney chief Robert Iger said Saturday that those running the business will also have to make profound changes "or you will...
The strategy by many studios to offer as part of its home-video packages both a standard DVD and a Blu-ray disc got a new lift last week when Disney's newly restored Snow White and the...
Rich Ross, appointed this week as the new head of Disney Studios, has become the first openly gay studio chief in Hollywood history, the Los Angeles Times observed today (Wednesday). In an interview with Times...
Androids are expected to rule at the box office this weekend, as Disney's sci-fi flick Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis arrives with little competition. The film is likely to benefit from the fact that it runs...
Michael Jackson is to be honoured at Disneyland.Bosses at the Californian theme park are considering bringing back 'Captain EO', a 17-minute 3D movie starring the late 'King of Pop' which was originally shown at the...
Kristen Stewart rehearses her interviews.The 'Twilight' actress admits she finds being quizzed by reporters nerve-wracking and the only way she can calm her fears is by running through the scenario beforehand.She admitted: "Practice helps a...
The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas wants to launch his debut solo album with a series of over-the-top "Disney-style" concerts.The 'Last Nite' singer is planning to tour Britain and America in October to promote 'Phrazes For...
Simon Cowell is set to become the highest-paid TV star in history.The music mogul is in talks with US TV network FOX to receive a staggering £100 million-a-year deal to appear on hit talent show...