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While things are going pretty well for Disney right now, there does seem to be some turbulent seas brewing for the proposed reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. According to Deadline, who cite “Disney insiders”, the writing pair of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have departed the piratical revisit. The pair had recently had tremendous success with […]

Perhaps you’ve seen some chatter in the Twitterverse or Redditsphere over the past two days regarding whether or not Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy is happening. This of course is a trilogy independant of the main saga (of which Johnson masterfully-directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and would reportedly be a whole new set of persons in the […]

Disney released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming animated Frozen 2 feature film, which will have audiences return to the Kingdom of Arendelle and the magic it’s Queen wields. There was also a new poster released, with some hidden symbols in the snowflake. The teaser features Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), Princess Anna (Kristen Bell), Olaf […]

This is one of those rumors we’re REALLY hoping turns out to be something innocuous; like a theatrical re-release or something like that because we really don’t know how we feel about Disney wanting to do “something” The Nightmare Before Christmas. According to Movie Hole (who other trusted outlets are quick to point out have been rather […]

A contest being run by Orville Redenbacher popcorn company open to Canadian residents features a piece of Avengers: End Game “promo art”, and we use that term SUPER liberally. This is art other outlets have deemed “official” promo art, and we’re seriously hoping that isn’t the case. Here’s what the website with the contest looks like- And […]

The first trailer from Pixar’s SparksShort- a program designed specifically to showcase stories from new voices with new techniques- is here, and Purl the swearin’ yarnball is your new co-worker. Director Kristen Lester commented in a “Meet the Filmmakers” video a little about where Purl came from: “It’s based on my experience being in animation,” Lester said. […]

Disney moving into streaming services seems like the perfect opportunity to find a permanent home for properties that have struggled with traditional network models, like the most recent two incarnations of The Muppets. We all expected that perhaps the felt-friends were destined to end up on Disney+, and that may yet be the case. According to […]

The MPAA has officially released their rating for Marvel Studios upcoming female-led film Captain Marvel, and we’re pretty excited. You can read the list of ratings here, but the reason for the higher-than-PG rating seems to be for “sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and brief suggestive language”. The mind boggles. The other bit of […]

Bob Iger and co. today held their 1st quarter of the year’s company earnings call for Disney and the subsidiaries of the House of Mouse. Things were mostly positive, congratulations about the historic Black Panther Oscar nominations, and the high number of subscribers to ESPN and UFC rights. You can read about the Q1 earnings […]

Taika Waititi is one of those creative minds that we just can’t get enough of. He directed one of our favorite Marvel Studios films (Thor: Ragnarok), one of our favorite mockumentaries (What We Do In The Shadows), and will be a part of the Cosmic Conflict galaxy (directing an episode of Disney+ series The Mandalorian). Waititi’s […]