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Teaser Trailer for Disney’s Tangled

Published on: 28th February, 2010

The March 16 DVD/Blu-ray release of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (which was excellent, by the way) will feature the first footage from their next non-Pixar project Tangled.  The 3D fairy tale was originally titled Rapunzel after its main character, voiced by Mandy Moore, but the Mouse House recently changed the name for unknown reasons.
Perhaps [...]

Disney Dreaming Up ‘Enchanted 2′

Published on: 4th February, 2010

Disney’s Enchanted was a surprisingly pleasant experience, I suppose.  It was at the very least a clever way to revisit the classic Mouse House fairy tales by mashing together the animated and “real” worlds.  Of course, the studio isn’t accustomed to leaving their cute meta film alone.
Unfortunately for fans of the 2007 film, Disney is [...]

Disney Closes Miramax, Summit Interested?

Published on: 28th January, 2010

Walt Disney Studios closed down the arthouse studio Miramax Films today after 31 years of developing indie films.
New York and Los Angeles offices were shut down and 80 employees are out of a job.  A representative for Disney told The Wrap the studio isn’t entirely dead, but will be rolled into the operations of Walt [...]

Marvel/Disney Deal Done, Plus Stan Lee’s POW

Published on: 3rd January, 2010

Just four months after making the shocking announcement, Walt Disney Co’s $4.24 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment is complete.  Thursday morning (December 31, 2009) stockholders approved the merger that would make Marvel a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney, according to the AP.
The deal gives Disney the rights to roughly 5,000 characters created in the Marvel comic [...]

New Image from Disney’s Rapunzel

Published on: 31st December, 2009

With their 50th Walt Disney Animated Classic (not including Pixar movies), the Mouse House is returning to what they do best: fairy tale musicals.  Based on the story by the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel tells the story of a fair maiden (Mandy Moore) banished to a high tower with a single window.  The witch (Donna Murphy) [...]

Disney Details on Cars 2, Toy Story 3, Rapunzel

Published on: 10th September, 2009

Disney’s D23 Expo gets underway today in Anaheim featuring all things Mouse House for three straight days.  This year is of special interest because of the recent acquisition of Marvel, plus possible details on Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Tron Legacy, and of course more family-friendly cartoons.
The official plot synopsis for Cars 2 is available [...]

Clever Disney/Marvel Photoshops

Published on: 4th September, 2009

After Disney announced their $4 billion acquisition of Marvel on Monday, the rest of the week was a lot of corny jokes, crossover lists, and speculation. It read like a lot of opener-mic comedians testing out new material. “What if Goofy played a Spider-Man villain? I think it would go a little [...]

Disney Acquires Marvel for $4 Billion

Published on: 31st August, 2009

In a shocking industry development, the Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a deal worth approximately $4 billion in cash and stock.  Both boards approved of the transaction, but it requires an antitrust review and approval by Marvel’s shareholders to officially complete.
Under the agreement, Disney would gather ownership over Marvels 5,000 [...]

David Mamet Writing About Anne Frank

Published on: 13th August, 2009

Playwright and screenwriter David Mamet is working a screenplay based on the diary of Anne Frank.  The Disney film will be based on her writing, a 1950’s play about her, and Mamet’s take on the story.
The diary of Anne Frank was given to her on June 12, 1942 (her 13th birthday) and chronicles her life [...]

Rob Marshall Directing Pirates 4?

Published on: 31st July, 2009

Last week Disney’s head of production, Oren Aviv, said the studio was planning to shoot a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean sometime in April or May with a possible release in 2011.  If Disney wants to live up to that promise, they will need to lock in a new director for the next installment soon.
Today [...]

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