– by ELI COLON – Disney and director Rob Marshall (“Chicago”) have furiously been casting their upcoming adaptation of the Broadway musical “Into the Woods” over the past few weeks and now comes some more casting news. Emily Blunt is in talks to play the female lead in the film, [...]
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Monsters University: Mother’s Day Promo
– by SHERICE ANTOINETTE – Just in time for Mother’s Day, here’s a cute promotional clip from the “Monsters University” gang. The spot not only has new footage, it also features a brand new character we haven’t seen before named Mrs. Squibbles, voiced by Julia Sweeney. M[...]
Depp and Streep heading Into the Woods
– by ELI COLON – Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep are in talks to star in director Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods,” according to Variety. This Disney film is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award winning musical about a baker, his family and a witch who places a curse on the[...]
Lily James is Disney’s Cinderella
– by ELI COLON – Disney’s live-action retelling of “Cinderella” has been coming together over the past few months, with Kenneth Branagh stepping in to direct after Mark Romanek moved on and Cate Blanchett being cast as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother. Now, after a long casting sea[...]
The Lone Ranger: New Trailer
– by ELI COLON – If one trailer for Gore Verbinski’s “The Long Ranger” wasn’t enough this week, Disney has now released a new international trailer to the film that stars Armie Hammer (“The Social Network”) as the masked cowboy vigilante John Reid and Johnny Depp as the Ameri[...]
Emma Watson Drops Out of Two Films
– by ELI COLON – If you’re an Emma Watson fan, we have some news for you involving the young actress dropping out of two films, one of which had her playing a journalist and the other, more notable role, has her deciding not to put on the glass slipper. First up is Disney’s “Cinder[...]
Oz The Great and Powerful: Sequel Planned
– by ELI COLON – Sam Raimi’s “Oz The Great and Powerful” opened today and from all of the box office prognosticators, they expect the film to receive a massive box office number in the range of $80 to $90 million come Monday. Therefore, as a shock to no one, Disney is quickly movin[...]
Tomorrowland: Possible Plot Details
– by ELI COLON – When news came out that director Brad Bird (“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”) and “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof were working together on a project for Disney entitled “1952,” geeks everywhere were literally perking up — especially when la[...]
Oz The Great and Powerful: Final Trailer
– by ELI COLON – Disney has released the final trailer for Sam Raimi’s “Oz The Great and Powerful.” With the exception of a laugh at the end, there is no inside look into which witch is the Wicked Witch of the West from this latest trailer and really why would Raimi and Disney want[...]
Emma Watson Eyeing Cinderella
– by ELI COLON – Emma Watson is in early talks to play the title role in Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming live-action take of “Cinderella,” according to Variety. Before Watson was being considered for the role, Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander and Gabriella Wilde were reportedly the on[...]
Short Film: Paperman
– by ADAM POYNTER – Fresh off its win at the 85th Annual Academy Awards for Best Animated Short, “Paperman” is available to watch online now. “Paperman” tells the story of love and the magic that surrounds it. Set in 1940s New York City, we meet a young man waiting on an elevated[...]
Oz The Great and Powerful: Motion Poster
– by CHERRY BELL – From Walt Disney Pictures, we have a new motion poster of the Wicked Witch with a tornado in the background. We all know that tornados are the main cause of visitors from our realm getting “dropped” into the magical land of Oz and this motion poster is a gr[...]
Oz The Great and Powerful: New TV Ads
– by ELI COLON – Disney has debuted two new TV ads for Sam Raimi’s “Oz The Great and Powerful.” There are a few bits of new footage in both of these TV spots, but nothing revealing. While I’m looking forward to seeing this fantasy adventure film, I do worry after watching these T[...]
Iron Man 3: Iron Patriot Poster
– by ELI COLON – Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios have unveiled a new poster for Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3” featuring Don Cheadle wearing the Iron Patriot armor. It’s nice to see Cheadle front and center on this poster and its background looks strikingly similar to the “[...]