Disneyland Parks have been hit especially hard by COVID-19. 28,000 employees at the parks in California and Florida received news this week that they would be losing their jobs. Disney’s parks and resorts employ over 100,000 people. The entertainment empire said that 67% of their employees that are to be laid off will be part-time […]
Walt Disney Studios have announced Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins to the head of the sequel to The Lion King. Jenkins won his Academy Award for directing Best Picture winner Moonlight. According to Deadline, The Lion King follow-up will bring back Jeff Nathanson who scripted the first film and he has finished an initial draft of […]
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Star Wars star John Boyega recently sat down with GQ magazine where he discussed his experience with the Star Wars franchise. He criticized the franchise for marketing his character just because he is Black, and for heavily promoting his character whose role in the trilogy was eventually diminished. After sitting down with GQ, Michael Rapaport […]
B5 celebrated the 15th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album over the weekend. The boy group won the hearts of many girls during the early 2000s following the release of their Jackson 5 cover, “All I Do.” They went on to contribute to Disney’s High School Musical soundtrack and toured with Bow […]
The Princess and The Frog never seem to get the same level of respect other Disney productions and that is about to finally change. Disney announced Thursday that the Splash Mountain ride at both Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida will be redesigned to feature characters from its animated movie “The Princess and […]
After voicing Nala for The Lion King remake a producing the film’s soundtrack, Beyonce is reportedly looking to continue her relationship with Disney. The Sun reports that the singer is in talks with the company to hop on three projects for a hefty $100 million bag. “Beyonce has become a major player for Disney and […]
Walt Disney is pledging $5 million dollars to social justice groups. The first group Disney is donating to is the NAACP with a donation of $2 million dollars. In a statement, Bob Chapek, CEO of Disney said he hopes his pledge will help support groups as they fight for “equality and justice.” The killing of George Floyd has […]
Last month, it was reported that well over 40,000 employees of Disney would be furloughed because of COVID-19, but soon after announced that they would stop paying 100,000 workers because of the global pandemic. Now the entertainment/vacation giant has declared that the company has lost over $1 billion due to closures surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. […]
The UFC is committed to returning sports back and it has set May 9 as its official return. The organization announced a deep pay-per-view lineup featuring two championship bouts. In the main event is Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje and the co-main features Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz. The location and venue as reported Thursday […]
Disney+ announced this week that the streaming platform is reviving a beloved classic: The Proud Family. The original show debuted 19 years ago. News of the show’s revival comes just months after Disney+ added the original show to the streaming platform. The new series entitled Proud Family: Louder and Prouder sees the return of the […]
Change is coming to the Disney empire. Bob Iger is stepping down. Chapek was Disney’s Parks, Experiences and Products chairman before being named its CEO. The transition is effective immediately, while Iger remains as executive chairman until December 31, 2021. “With the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox well […]
Lena Waithe is making history as the first gay character in the history of Disney. She will voice the character Officer Specter, a Cyclops cop in Onward. According to Yahoo News, although Waithe’s character only appears once Officer Specter enters the scene when two brothers, Ian and Barley are traveling to the magical mountains. While the brothers […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit stage musical Hamilton is finally headed to movie theaters. Disney will debut a film version of the Broadway play to release in US and Canadian theaters on October 15, 2021. The movie will include the original cast in its full glory: Miranda as Alexander Hamilton; Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson; […]
We love to see men who are supportive of their women. In a resurfaced video from the London premiere of The Lion King, we see Prince Harry chatting it up with Disney CEO Bob Iger for voice-over work for his wife, Meghan Markle. People reports, the footage, shot in July 2019, shows Harry telling Iger, […]
If you grew up watching Spongebob Squarepants then you know that Squidward is a central character but we don’t know too much about him. His grumpy personality serves as an everyday mood when we’re on our way to work. A day after Disney+ launched, Netflix announced its $200 million partnership with Netflix. Details of their […]
It’s safe to say we’re in the middle of a stream apocalypse right now. Apple TV+ recently launched and Netflix has been dominating the stream wars with their award-winning original content. But Disney+ launched today and it’s definitely going to give all the streaming platforms a run for their money. Disney’s library is mind blowing […]
Its been an eventful year so Google’s “search of the year” could’ve been anything that was trending since January. But Baby Yoda impressively took the top spot. This is also another victory for Disney+ which secured Google’s search of the year thanks to the popularity of The Mandalorian’s main character. Baby Yoda was also on […]
The mouse is getting to the bag. Disney will be the first-ever studio to make more than $10 billion in a year at the worldwide box office. Variety details through Sunday Disney had made $3.28 billion of moviegoers in North America with an additional $6.7 billion pulled in overseas. The exact total is $9.997 billion, […]
Disney’s much-anticipated streaming service has tacked warnings onto the beginnings of some movies indicating that they might include racist or otherwise offensive elements – a move that experts say begins to address the problem but fails to go far enough. A message that airs before classic films including “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan” on Disney Plus […]
Disney+ is teaming with LeBron James on a docuseries that spotlights the upbringing for athletes and celebrities, Becoming. Disney has ordered a 10 episode series titled 'BECOMING', a docuseries that focuses on the upbringing of world-class entertainers, musicians, and athletes, from Lebron James and his Springhill Entertainment, ESPN Films, Spoke Studios, and ITV America. pic.twitter.com/IguCaAFl9y […]
