The Walt Disney Company has announced that a new Disney+ series is in development based on the Kingdom of Wakanda to be helmed by “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler.
The TV series set in the “Black Panther” kingdom of Wakanda will be developed as part of a five-year, exclusive television deal the Walt Disney Co. announced Monday.
Coogler wrote and directed 2018’s “Black Panther,” a box-office hit that turned Chadwick Boseman into a superstar. Chadwick died in August of cancer.
“Ryan Coogler is a singular storyteller whose vision and range have made him one of the standout filmmakers of his generation,” Bob Iger, executive chairman of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement. “With Black Panther, Ryan brought a groundbreaking story and iconic characters to life in a real, meaningful and memorable way, creating a watershed cultural moment. We’re thrilled to strengthen our relationship and look forward to telling more great stories with Ryan and his team.”
Coogler is currently working on a follow-up to “Black Panther,” which is set to be released July 8, 2022.
Marvel Studios and Disney announced back in December that the role played by the late Chadwick Boseman would not be recast and, instead, the companies would move forward with a sequel that would “honor the legacy” that the actor helped build.
Disney+ has blocked kids under seven from watching Peter Pan, Dumbo and others over concerns they show racist stereotypes.
While the films remain available on adult accounts, they come with a disclaimer that says: ‘This programme includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.”
“Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together,” Disney said.
Disney implemented a revised content advisory in October to flag up any issues surrounding racial stereotypes and concerns were raised in relation to Peter Pan and the other productions. The decision to ban the films from children’s accounts was made by a group of external experts who were brought in to assess if the content ‘represented global audiences’.
Other long-standing family favourites – The Aristocats, Swiss Family Robinson and Dumbo – have also been removed from children’s accounts for breaching ‘content advisories’ that were recently put in place.
It is understood the main reason behind Peter Pan being blocked is because it features a Native American tribe whose members are referred to as ‘redskins’.
Meanwhile, the 1970 movie The Aristocats has a Siamese cat character called Shun Gon, whose slanted eyes and prominent teeth have been described as a caricature of East Asian people.
Swiss Family Robinson, which was made in 1960, has been criticised for its ‘yellow face’ and ‘brown face’ pirates.
Dumbo, the 1941 cartoon about a lovable flying elephant, has been accused of ridiculing enslaved African-Americans on Southern plantations. At one point during a musical interlude, faceless black workers toil away to offensive lyrics such as, ‘When we get our pay, we throw our money all away’.
The Disney website says that while it can’t change the past, “we can acknowledge it, learn from it and move forward together to create a tomorrow that today can only dream of.”
Disney has announced, all five seasons of “The Muppet Show,” which first debuted on television nearly 45 years ago, will be available for streaming on Disney+ starting next month.
The fourth and fifth seasons, Disney noted, have “never previously been released on home entertainment.”
The hit show makes it’s way to Disney+ on February 19. Take a look at the tweet below:
Play the music! Light the lights! ALL FIVE SEASONS of The Muppet Show are coming exclusively to @DisneyPlus! Why don't we get things started on February 19? pic.twitter.com/mGgWRBa9Yp
You can relive the early antics of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo and the gang, or watch them for the very first time in their hilarious variety show which features sketch comedy, original songs and guest performances from timeless and legendary stars such as Steve Martin, Elton John, Liza Minelli, Alice Cooper, Julie Andrews, Bernadette Peters, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Gene Kelly, Mark Hamill and so many more.
During the life of the series, which originally aired from 1976 to 1981, “The Muppet Show” welcomed guest stars like Steve Martin, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Diana Ross and more.
The beloved series joins other Muppets-related content like Disney+ original “Muppets Now” on the streaming service, which is also home to films like “Muppet Treasure Island” and “The Muppet Christmas Carol.”
“Not the Mama!” As we previously reported, Dinosaurs is coming to Disney+ and now Disney has officially announced, the classic ’90s sitcom is coming to the streaming service in January!
Set in the prehistoric era, the Jim Henson Productions puppet show initially ran on ABC from 1991 to 1994, was a series about the end of an entire species whixh has become a bit of a cult classic and was truly ahead of it’s time.
Disney+ revealed that all 65 episodes of the show will be available to stream on their service, starting January 29 as you can see in the post below:
Gotta love this news! Earl, Baby, and the rest of the Sinclair fam are coming to #DisneyPlus. 🦖 Start streaming Dinosaurs on January 29. pic.twitter.com/Xaz08svFPb
Dinosaurs was a joint production between Michael Jacobs Productions and Jim Henson Television, with Walt Disney Television and Buena Vista International involved as well.
The show debuted in 1991 — one year after the death of Henson — and focused on the life of a family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs as they go about their daily lives and navigate the highs and lows of society and culture in 60,000,003 BC Pangaea.
The show ran for four seasons on ABC, eventually airing its finale on Oct. 19, 1994. While it was fan-loved series during its run, the show became somewhat of a cult classic, finding a steady audience once it landed on DVD and streaming services.
While the show is not currently streaming anywhere other than for purchase, it was previously available on Hulu.
During Disney’s Investor Day event, the studio confirmed that the 2016 animated hit film Moana is getting a sequel series on Disney+.
Moana brought to the screen the story of a 16-year-old strong-willed daughter of Polynesian village chief, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people.
The Moana series was announced with a number of other animated series in development for the streaming platform, including the Big Hero 6 spinoff Baymax!, Tiana, and Zootopia+ as you can see in the post below:
The Moana animated series will reportedly follow the titular spirited voyagers as she once again ventures beyond the safety of her Polynesian island home of Motunui, and will see Walt Disney Animation bringing in storytellers from Moana’s home region of the Pacific Islands in order to faithfully continue to tell authentic stories of wayfinding and other traditions brought to life for generations through oral storytelling.
The movie was a huge success for Disney, receiving two nominations at the 89th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, and Best Original Song for the inspirational “How Far I’ll Go”. Moana went on to gross $690 million at the box office on its estimated $175 million budget.
The Moana sequel is set to come to Disney+ sometime in 2023.
Harrison Ford will be putting on his fedora and cracking his whip once again as Disney has announced that Ford will be reprising his iconic role in a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie.
Disney said on Friday that the movie would be produced by its production arm Lucasfilm and released in July 2022, and that “Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character’s journey.”
The entertainment giant also confirmed the news in an investor presentation, tweeting the movie was currently in “pre-production,” as you can see below:
Lucasfilm is in pre-production on the next installment of Indiana Jones. At the helm is James @Mang0ld, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character’s journey. Adventure arrives July 2022.
In a 2013 interview, Harrison Ford said it was “perfectly appropriate” for him to return as the adventurer .
“We’ve seen the character develop and grow over a period of time and it’s perfectly appropriate and OK for him to come back again with a great movie around him,” he said at the time, stressing that Indiana Jones did not have to be so action-orientated.
Directed by James Mangold, the latest installment, slated for July 2022, will be released on Disney+.
During Thursday’s Disney Investor Day, the studio confirmed plans for a Beauty and the Beast prequel series on Disney+.
The six-part musical live-action series will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their roles from Disney’s 2017 live-action big screen adaption of Beauty and the Beast.
Gad took to Twitter shortly after the news was announced, and promised fans something fun as you can see below:
The show will expand the world of the film, and give fans a look at the backstory behind the two antagonists before the events of the movie.
The streaming service Disney+ is teaming with Once Upon a Time creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz as well as composer Alan Menken.
The 2017 Beauty and the Beast film, directed by Bill Condon, grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Kevin Kline also starred.
In honor of what would have been Chadwick Boseman’s 44th birthday, Disney Plus has updated the Marvel logo introduction to “Black Panther.”
Boseman who brought King T’Challa of Wakanda to life in four different Marvel Studios films tragically died after a four-year battle with cancer on August 28.
Walt Disney executive Bob Iger took to Twitter to announce that a special tribute to Boseman would be featured as part of “Black Panther” on Disney Plus as you can see below:
To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film on #DisneyPlus late tonight, for a special tribute to someone that was and will always be near and dear to our hearts.
He wrote, “To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film on #DisneyPlus late tonight, for a special tribute to someone that was and will always be near and dear to our hearts.”
The updated intro keeps the classic Marvel page-turning opening before showing concept art and images from “Black Panther.”
The tribute shows footage from Boseman’s appearances in “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.”
For those who don’t subscribe to Disney+, however, Marvel has made the tribute available for all to watch through their Twitter account.
Get your television screens ready! WandaVision, the highly anticipated Marvel Studios Original Series, will premiere on Disney+ starting January 15!
The captivating new series WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, marks the first series from Marvel Studios streaming exclusively on Disney+.
The series is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Take a look at the new teaser below:
Joining Olsen and Bettany are Kat Dennings, who reprises her role as Darcy Lewis from Marvel Studios’ Thor and Thor: The Dark World; Randall Park, who reprises his role as Agent Jimmy Woo from Ant-Man and The Wasp; and newcomers Kathryn Hahn, who plays their plucky neighbor, and Teyonah Parris, who plays the adult Monica Rambeau, who was first introduced in Captain Marvel. The series is directed by Matt Shakman.
Adidas has released a new line of Star Wars sneakers inspired by Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and it is strong with the force.
The Mandalorian x adidas Originals collection ranges from $70 to $150 USD and releases on November 4 at the adidas website.
The collection includes designs based on The Mandalorian’s armor, the Darksaber, and, of course, Baby Yoda. As you’ll see in the images below, several of the designs reference key moments from Season 1.
NMD_R1 The Mandalorian Shoes
“Upgrade your armor just like the Mandalorian with these beskar steel Mandalore inspired NMD shoes. Part of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Collection, where iconic adidas silhouettes are transformed into the galaxy’s greatest characters and moments. Designed with silver details and tongue logo, reflecting his durable armor. Inside, see the sockliner show off a special print to celebrate the series.”
The NMD_R1 The Mandalorian Shoes will be available here at adidas for $140.
NMD_R1 The Mandalorian Shoes #2
“The Mandalore is a creed, a way of life when you decide to put the uniform on. A collaboration with Star Wars and Lucasfilm that brings together a collection from Star Wars: The Mandalorian. These NMD_R1 shoes are based on the galaxy’s most formidable bounty hunter, Mando. The heel tab confirms this is the way of life, with a helmet inspired design and all-over armor print.”
The NMD_R1 Mando shoes will be available here at adidas for $120.
ZX 2K Boost Mudhorn Shoes
“The symbolic creature that paved the way, the Mudhorn proved to be a mighty challenge for the Mandalorian. This ZX 2K Boost takes inspiration from the Child and Mandalorian’s epic battle and a story so true to finding the way. Shades of brown, green and speckled print bring these characters together and symbolize the bond between the clan of the two. Made with a unique sockliner that tributes the iconic scene. Bestow the Mudhorn signet, just like Mando with the tongue logo.”
ZX 2K Boost Mudhorn Shoes will be available here at adidas for $150.
Gazelle Darksaber Shoes
“From the Star Wars: The Mandalorian Collection, debuting nine shoes tributed to the galaxy’s greatest characters and moments from the series, see the Gazelle shoes appear as if they are the Darksaber. Making an unexpected return, the Darksaber is a one of a kind black bladed lightsaber. Designed with glowing 3-Stripes that honor the sword. If you know, you know.”
The Gazelle Darksaber shoes will be available here at adidas for $100.
The Child Superstar Shoes
“From Star Wars: The Mandalorian Collection, these Superstar shoes join a collection of nine silhouettes dedicated to the galaxy’s greatest characters and moments. Though 50 years old, the cutest bounty in the galaxy brings curiosity and mystery to the galaxy. Now, not all species or shoes age the same. This Superstar celebrates 50 years of it’s iconic design with inspiration from the most adorable 50 year old you’ll ever see and says “The Child, 50th anniversary” in Aurebesh.”
The Child Superstar shoes will be available here at adidas for $90.
Top Ten The Child Shoes
“As part of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Collection, these Top Ten shoes are transformed into the galaxy’s cutest bounty, the Child. Undoubtedly the most adorable, mysterious and sought after with his new-found force powers. Designed with a suede upper and canvas heel collar, inspired by the Child’s outfit. His picture on the tongue and iconic line “The force is strong with this little one” remind us, just how much of an impact the Child has on everyone that encounters him. Walk a similar path in the Top Ten shoes.”
Top Ten The Child shoes will be available here at adidas for $90.
Top Ten The Child Shoes
“Feel the force as much as the Child does. The Top Ten shoes are all about the galaxy’s cutest and cheekiest creature. Joining the Star Wars™: The Mandalorian™ Collection, debuting nine shoes celebrating the series greatest characters and moments. See the Child’s little face printed on the tongue logo. These shoes are designed with a colorway inspired by it’s favorite place, his pod. Look inside and see a special sockliner print that gives a nod to the starting point of the duo’s journey.”
Top Ten The Child shoes will be available here at adidas for $80.
