Stan Lee, the creator Marvel Comics, has died at 95.
An ambulance rushed to Lee’s Hollywood Hills home early Monday morning and he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Lee had suffered several illnesses over the last year or so — he had a bout of pneumonia and vision issues, according to TMZ.
Lee started Marvel Comics with Jack Kirby back in 1961. He started off with The Fantastic Four and went on to create Spider Man, Black Panther, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, and more.
The Disney Pixar film is the third sequel to Toy Story starring Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, but Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and the rest of the gang are joined by newcomer “Forky” in the teaser trailer.
Forky, voiced by Tony Hale, was a spork until Bonnie made him into a craft project. Since he was not originally a toy, Forky faces something of an existential crisis. Take a look below:
The story centers around Woody who has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
With the release of Toy Story 4, the beloved franchise now spans more than two decades. The original film was released in 1995, with Toy Story 2 close behind in 1999. The third film, released in 2010, featured the protagonist, Andy, all grown up and going off to college as the toys find a new home with Bonnie.
“Like most people, I assumed that Toy Story 3 was the end of the story,” director Josh Cooley said in a press release. “And it was the end of Woody’s story with Andy. But just like in life, every ending is a new beginning.”
Josh Cooley is now helming the film after John Lasseter stepped down from the project and Stephany Folsom has penned the next installment of the franchise after, actress Rashida Jones left due to “creative and philosophical differences” in November 2017.
Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” ventures to U.S. theaters on June 21, 2019.
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced yesterday during a live audio webcast of Disney’s fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results that the name of Disney’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service is Disney+.
Disney’s new DTC (direct to consumer) streaming service is meant to be a direct competitor with Netflix and hopefully give the company a serious foothold in the streaming market.
One thing this new service has is lots of content, but still Disney is planning on making more. Disney also announced its plans for a second Live action Star Wars series as well as a Marvel series centered around a fan-favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The new projects join an impressive slate of films and series planned for Disney+ that includes new stories set in the worlds of Disney•Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and Disney Channel’s High School Musical, as well as a galaxy far, far away. Earlier this year, Lucasfilm revealed that Emmy-nominated producer and actor Jon Favreau will write and executive produce The Mandalorian for Disney+.
Once ties are severed with Netflix for good, Disney will be losing an estimated $300 million in annual revenue from Netflix for pay-TV rights. Beginning in 2019, Captain Marvel and every Disney film released in theaters will no longer head to Netflix and instead will make their way to Disney+. Ant-Man and the Wasp will now be the last Marvel movie to come to Netflix.
Disney+ is scheduled to launch in the U.S. in late 2019.
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger confirmed yesterday that Marvel is in development of a live-action series for the company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service called Disney+.
To help Disney+ complete with Netflix, the company is assembling a live-action series centered around a fan-favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Iger confirmed during Disney’s latest earnings report that Marvel Studios is developing a series based on Loki and Tom Hiddleston will be reprising his role as the god of mischief.
Disney+ will debut in the United States sometime in late 2019. It’s unclear when the Loki show will debut, how many episodes there will be, or what the plot will be, but thankfully the rumor of a live-action series centered around Loki isn’t just more mischief from the demigod trickster from Asgard.
We don’t know where in Marvel’s timeline this new series will fit into, but it will be interesting to see given the character’s fate in Avengers: Infinity War.
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced yesterday that Lucasfilm is in development of a second Star Wars live-action series for the company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service called Disney+.
The series, which will go into production next year, follows the adventures of rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion and prior to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Diego Luna will reprise the role of Andor.
“Going back to the Star Wars universe is very special for me,” said Luna. “I have so many memories of the great work we did together and the relationships I made throughout the journey. We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply.”
The rousing spy thriller will explore tales filled with espionage and daring missions to restore hope to a galaxy in the grip of a ruthless Empire.
A release date for the series has not yet been announced. Stay tuned to Disney Dorks for the latest updates.
Great news for fans of Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom! The Maleficent Dragon float will soon be returning to the line up!
The float was removed from the parade back in May after it burst into flames as the parade strolled through the park. The head of the dragon spits flames and apparently malfunctioned.
The giant steampunk-inspired dragon is currently in the Magic Kingdom and has been involved in the rehearsals for the Festival of Fantasy parade, according to WDWMagic.com. Take a look at the video below to see the incident.
The fire was quickly extinguished and there were no reports of injuries. There is no word on if the float will be breathing fire again, but the good news is, she’s back!
A woman was arrested at Epcot in Walt Disney World after witnesses saw her dragging a child by a harness in an Epcot bathroom, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
A 911 call was received Tuesday night about a woman who was yelling and dragging a child by a harness he or she was wearing, according to deputies. The woman was later identified as 34-year-old Sara Villar.
As a result of being dragged, the child hit his or her head on the bathroom floor, according to authorities.
When deputies confronted Villar, she refused to give her name. She became angry and turned a stroller “in an aggressive manner”, which caused a child to fall out of the stroller, the report states.
Deputies tried to get Villar to calm down and identify herself, but she refused. She was then escorted to a patrol vehicle where she began to hit her head on the hood and dent it, according to authorities.
Disney Parks have had some amazing styles of Magicbands releasled lately and now your choices just got a lot more colorful! Disney just released five new standard Magicband colors that you can add to your collection and look awesome!
The new color choices are Lavender, Turquoise, Navy, Dark Green and White and they give you even more options to match your Magicband to whatever Disney outfit you are sporting at the moment. Unfortunately, the new colors are not available yet as choices when booking a Walt Disney World resort stay.
Currently you can find the new solid colored MagicbBands on shopDisney, and at select locations throughout the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts wherever MagicBands are sold. The price for these will run you the standard $14.99. Take a closer look at each one below:
MagicBands are colorful, waterproof wristbands – resembling a watch or bracelet – that you can quickly and easily touch to a sensor called a ”touch point.” You will receive a MagicBand 2 if you stay at a Disney Resort Hotel in Florida or you are a Walt Disney World Resort Passholder. They allow guests to connect the vacation choices they make in My Disney Experience – from effortless theme-park entry, to Online Check-In, Disney PhotoPass association and more.
A newborn baby was abandoned at Animal Kingdom Lodge early Sunday morning and according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the woman who walked into the Disney World resort claiming she’d been handed a baby by a fleeing stranger was in fact the child’s mother.
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge around 2:30 a.m. after a female guest reported that a woman approached her in the lobby, handed her the infant and then walked away.
Reedy Creek Fire Rescue responded to the resort and transported the newborn to Celebration Hospital, where the baby is reportedly in good health, according officials.
Sheriff’s office spokesman Jeff Williamson said police later determined that the woman who came into the resort’s lobby carrying the newborn was, in fact, the baby’s mom. Detectives located the woman and she was transported to a facility for evaluation and treatment.
The Florida Department of Children and Families was notified. The agency is “actively assessing and working with the family,” a DCF spokeswoman said. “The child is safe and receiving medical care.”
Florida has a Safe Haven law that allows a parent to drop off a newborn at any fire station or hospital in the state, no questions asked.
An abandoned newborn baby was found at Walt Disney World early Sunday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 2 a.m. an unknown person walked up to a guest at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and handed them a newborn while they were outside. The guest then brought it into the lobby, deputies said.
Reedy Creek firefighters were able to take the newborn baby to Celebration Hospital and the baby is in good health.
Investigators with the Department of Children and Families and the Sheriff’s Office are investigating.
There is no word if any surveillance video of the woman was recovered or if they have identified the newborn’s parents.
Florida’s Safe Haven law allows a parent to drop off a newborn at any fire station or hospital in the state, no questions asked
