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Lucasfilm Looking To Set Down In China
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy is the latest top U.S. studio executive to make the pilgrimage to China to discuss ways in which the burgeoning Chinese film industry and Hollywood can cooperate to their mutual benefit....
By Lew Irwin on 26 April 2013
George Clooney Confirmed For Disney's Tomorrowland
George Clooney's mysterious Disney movie has been renamed 'Tomorrowland'.The 51-year-old actor has been confirmed to star in Brad Bird's ''ultra-secret sci-fi project'', which was originally known by the working title '1952', according to Entertainment Weekly.Jeff...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 January 2013
Walt Disney Sued By Stan Lee Media Over Marvel Character Rights
An internet company co-founded by Marvel comic character creator Stan Lee is attempting to sue Walt Disney Co. for several billion dollars.Stan Lee Media closed down over 10 years ago but are now claiming that...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 October 2012
Stan Lee Media In Lawsuit Against Disney Over Marvel Characters
Stan Lee Media are to enter litigation against Disney over the rights to some Marvel characters, including Spider Man and Iron Man. The lawsuit is seeking seeking "billions of dollars of profits,” reports Reuters.Disney bought...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 October 2012
Ginnifer Goodwin Gains Access To Walt Disney's Secret Club
Disneyland superfan Ginnifer Goodwin's dreams have come true - she has been welcomed into Walt Disney's exclusive Club 33.The actress, who plays Snow White in hit TV show Once Upon a Time, tried to get...
By WENN on 27 September 2012
Avengers 2 Confirmed For May 2015 Release
'Avengers 2' will be released on May 1, 2015.The sequel to the superhero film will once again be written and directed by Joss Whedon and now Marvel have confirmed when it will come out after...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 August 2012
Disney Records Its Best Quarter Ever
The Walt Disney Co. said that it had recorded "the largest quarterly earnings in this history of or company" with net income rising to $1.83 billion during its third quarter, versus $1.48 billion during the...
By Lew Irwin on 08 August 2012
Christian Louboutin To Make Cinderella Slipper
Christian Louboutin is to create his own version of Cinderella's glass slipper.The legendary shoe designer will celebrate Walt Disney's re-release of the iconic fairy tale on Blu-ray and DVD later this year by making his...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 April 2012
Julie Andrews Loves Tom Hanks As Disney
Beloved actress Julie Andrews has applauded casting bosses for landing Tom Hanks as Walt Disney in a new film about the making of Mary Poppins - because the Oscar winner personifies what was special about...
By WENN on 24 April 2012
Gcb Uproar Will It Help Or Hurt?
Conservatives have ignited a firestorm of controversy over ABC's new drama GCB, based on the novel Good Christian Bitches. On his radio show Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh commented that the show represented "slime disguised as sophistication"...
By Lew Irwin on 08 March 2012
Lady, Tramp To Romance Audiences Again
The Walt Disney Co. is staggering the release of a digitally restored Lady and the Tramp in February and March. The 1955 feature will make its first appearance in selected theaters on February 2, but...
By Lew Irwin on 09 January 2012
Walt Disney's Pre-mickey Sketch To Be Auctioned
An autographed sketch by Walt Disney before he hit the bigtime is set to go under the hammer in Reno, Nevada later this week (begs28Nov11).The image of a cigar-smoking man in a derby hat is...
By WENN on 28 November 2011
Avatar Theme Park Ride Coming To Disney World
Get set for Avatar The Theme-Park Ride. The Walt Disney Co. announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with director James Cameron, his producing partner Jon Landau, and 20th Century Fox to develop...
By Lew Irwin on 21 September 2011
James Cameron Announces 'Avatar' Theme Park
'Titanic' director James Cameron has announced plans to develop an 'Avatar'-style theme park. The amusement park - which will be based on the 2009 movie that tells the story of an alien race under attack...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 September 2011
Pixar Announce Dinosaur Movie
Pixar has announced details of two new projects lined up for the big screen in 2013 and 2014.The Walt Disney Company - which has been responsible for animated movies 'Toy Story', 'Finding Nemo' and 'Cars'...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 August 2011
Disney Exec Moviegoers Want Spectacle, Not Story
Walt Disney Animation Studios chief technical officer Andy Hendrickson has argued that the notion that what draws moviegoers to the theater is a good script is utter "bull***t." Daily Variety reported today (Tuesday) that on...
By Lew Irwin on 09 August 2011
Emma Watson Signs Up For Beauty And The Beast
Emma Watson will star in a film adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast'.The 'Harry Potter' actress will take the lead role in a new version of the traditional fairy tale, to be made by 'Lord...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 July 2011
Cbs Library Coming To Netflix
Netflix on Tuesday took another step to transform itself from a company that rents movies and TV shows via the Internet, then sends them out by mail to a company that eliminates the mail service...
By Lew Irwin on 23 February 2011
Disney Going All-out To Win Oscar For Toy Story 3
The mediocre box-office showing of The Social Network over the weekend may redound to the benefit of the Walt Disney Company, which is reportedly planning an extensive campaign to win the best picture Oscar for...
By Lew Irwin on 06 October 2010
Natalie Portman Set For Edgy Snow White?
Natalie Portman is "interested" in playing an edgy Snow White.The 'Black Swan' actress is reportedly eyeing up the lead role in 'Brothers Grimm: Snow White', producer Brett Ratner's reimagining of the classic fairytale, Pajiba reports....
By Bang Showbiz on 22 September 2010
Winona Ryder Lands Frankenweenie
Winona Ryder has been cast in Tim Burton's upcoming movie 'Frankenweenie'.The 'Star Trek' actress is set to provide the voice for the role of Elsa in the feature-length version of Burton's 1984 short film. She...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 September 2010
Disney's Profits Soar 40 Percent
The combination of Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and Alice in Wonderland 3D lifted Walt Disney Co.'s third-quarter profits 40 percent, according to the company's quarterly earnings report, beating analysts' forecasts by a wide...
By Lew Irwin on 11 August 2010
Disney Finally Sells Miramax
It's finally a done deal -- Walt Disney's sale of Miramax to an investors group led by construction magnate Ron Tutor, that is. The group, which includes real-estate firm Colony Capital, gave itself a new...
By Lew Irwin on 30 July 2010
Pirates 4 Script Found In Cafe
The 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' script has been found in a London cafe.A copy of the top-secret storyline was found in the British eatery by a fan, after film bosses stopped for...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 June 2010
Report "Complicated" Relationship Killed Miramax Deal
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...
By Lew Irwin on 26 May 2010
Britney Spears' Frozen Afterlife
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...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 May 2010
Saban Buys Back Power Rangers For $100 Million
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 --...
By Lew Irwin on 13 May 2010
Will Disney Spin Off Abc?
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...
By Lew Irwin on 11 March 2010
Theater Chain Shuts Out Alice
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...
By Lew Irwin on 23 February 2010
Winnie The Pooh Royalties Battle Resurfaces
WALT DISNEY bosses are facing the prospect of further legal action over WINNIE THE POOH - relatives of the man who helped make the honey-loving bear famous claim they are owed "hundreds of millions of...
By WENN on 13 November 2009
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