One of the most talented actresses of recent times, Cynthia Erivo, is set to portray the Blue Fairy in Disney’s live-action “Pinocchio”, The Wrap reports. Additionally, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will voice the title character of Pinocchio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt will voice Jiminy Cricket, Keegan-Michael Key will voice Honest John and Lorraine Bracco will voice a new… Continue reading
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Last week in pop culture: “Blue Beetle film”, Play Station announcements and more
Angel Manuel Soto, the director behind “Charm City Knights”, will helm “Blue Beetle” for Warner Bros. The film will be based on the comic book character of Jamie Reyes, the third Blue Beetle introduced on the pages of the comic books published by DC Comics. The Wrap reports that the film will be written by… Continue reading
Cruella arrives in a crazy trailer
Disney has released the trailer for “Cruella”. It’s another one of these live-action versions of the evil corporation’s animated features. But instead of a shot-by-shot remake, we’ll get more of a villain origin story in the vein of “Maleficent”. The film will be directed by “I, Tonya’s” Craig Gillespie and it looks like Disney gave… Continue reading
Onward – a step backward?
Onward – a step backwards? Disney Pixar has been riding a rocky road lately. Other than the cash cow that is Frozen 2, there haven’t really been any memorable films lately that have grabbed our attention since Toy Story 4 last year. So when I first saw the trailer for Onward I had high hopes…. Continue reading
Pixar’s Coco Review
Coco is a new animated movie by Disney’s Pixar, the same people that brought us Toy Story released on Thanksgiving. It has received an excellent reception from viewers. The main character is a boy named Miguel with the dream to play music in a family that has forbidden. Whereas most of the time there is… Continue reading
Two new Disney books that glitter are gold
Dear Disney Publishing, Thank You for Being a Friend!* You’ve opened A Whole New World!** No April fool’s gold here: “Disney Aladdin: A Whole New World – The Road to Broadway and Beyond” and “Art of Coloring The Golden Girls” are book equivalents of bling! As follow up to its 2016 retail bonanza, Disney Publishing… Continue reading
A Disney gift for every geek!
Santa’s erudite elves, particularly those working the Disney beat, have outdone themselves this year! The current Disney literary (a.k.a. Disney Publishing Worldwide or Disney Book Group) offerings – from Disney Editions, Disney Press, Hyperion, Marvel Kids, and others of their ilk – are an impressive bunch. The 2016 Disney reading list ranges from splashy coffee… Continue reading
Once Upon a Time Season 6 – What is coming?
Once Upon a Time season 6 premieres today. As a huge fan of the show (I love, how they re-imagine source material, taking cues from both Disney movies and folklore), I can’t wait for the further adventures of Emma Swan and co. So, mere houres before the season begins, let’s take a look at what… Continue reading
Disney orders re-shoots for “Rogue One. A Star Wars Story”
Various media outlets report that the first Star Wars spin-off, Rogue One, will be undergoing re-shoots this summer. Although it was first suggested that the film is in serious trouble and the re-shoots will be very expensive (and extensive), later reports made it clear that it is not as catastrophic as it seemed. So what… Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast – Tale as old as time comes to life
With the success of this year’s Jungle Book and Alice Through The Looking Glass released today, Disney is busy working on more live-action adaptations (and re-imaginings) of its classic animated films. One of the many announced films is Beauty and the Beast coming next year on March 17th. Unlike previous successful projects such as Maleficent and… Continue reading
Zootopia (Zootropolis) movie review
Zootopia, known as Zootropolis in the UK (why?) has finally landed. Yes the much-anticipated movie from Disney has launched for the Easter holidays has drawn fans to the cinema in herds – see what I did there? Disney’s last outing saw Inside Out meet overwhelmingly positive feedback but was not enough to knock Frozen off… Continue reading