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  • Walt Disney Studios Releases Second ‘Cruella’ Trailer

    Walt Disney Studios Releases Second ‘Cruella’ Trailer

    Disney has unleashed a new full-length trailer for it’s upcoming Cruella de Vil origin story.

    In the latest trailer, Stone’s Cruella, at first just an aspiring and daring fashion designer named Estella, gets killer advice from Thompson’s Baroness on how to make it in the industry.

    “Let me give you some advice, you can’t care about anyone else,” Baroness is seen telling then-Estella during a fancy meal at the beginning of the trailer. “Everyone else is an obstacle. You care what an obstacles wants or feels, you’re dead. If I care about anyone or thing I might’ve died.” Take a look at the trailer below:

    “You have the talent. Whether you have the killer instinct is the big question,” Baroness says, and Cruella sets out to prove she has just that in the rest of the action-packed trailer that pits the women against each other.

    The film also stars Paul Walter Hauser and Joel Fry as Cruella’s henchmen Horace and Jasper, and Emma Thompson as the Baroness, the head of a fashion house where our budding villainess gets a job. Having been announced in 2013 and cast its leading lady in 2016, the project has had a long journey to the screen, passing between multiple writers before Dana Fox and Tony McNamara wrote the final version of the screenplay.

    The Walt Disney Company releases Cruella on May 28.

  • Disney’s Live-Action Chip ‘N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers Begins Filming

    Disney’s Live-Action Chip ‘N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers Begins Filming

    Filming for Disney’s highly-anticipated Chip ’n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers is underway.

    Combining live-action and animation, the film revives the premise of a pair of chipmunk detectives from the beloved 1989-1990 Disney Channel series.

    In a post to The Lonely Island’s Instagram feed Tuesday, director Akiva Schaffer revealed a photo of a clapperboard with the film’s title and, intriguingly, “Take 5” written on it as you can see below:

    Disney revealed a few details about the project in their Investor Day presentation back in December. Disney unveiled some key plot elements, as well as hinting that some animated characters may use traditional animation, while others will be CGI. They also confirmed that Seth Rogen will make a cameo appearance, though further details are unknown.

    Joining Schaffer is fellow Lonely Island alum Andy Samberg as the voice of Dale, the laid-back, free-spirited co-founder of the titular Rescue Rangers. John Mulaney will voice Chip, Dale’s Hawaiian shirt-wearing counterpart. Think The Odd Couple, but with chipmunks. Samberg and Mulaney previously worked together on Saturday Night Live, as Mulaney used to be a writer on the sketch comedy show during Samberg’s tenure.

    Developed by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove, the animated Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers TV series premiered on the Disney Channel in 1989 and ran for three seasons. The show follows the iconic Disney chipmunks Chip and Dale as they form the Rescue Rangers detective agency, solving crimes with the assistance of an adventurous, cheese-loving Australian mouse named Monterey Jack, a brilliant inventor mouse named Gadget Hackwrench and Monterey’s faithful housefly sidekick Zipper. Rescue Rangers later became part of the famous 1990s Disney animation lineup known as the Disney Afternoon, along with Darkwing Duck, Talespin and the original DuckTales.

    Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers will be a Disney+ exclusive in the spring of 2022. Check out the on-set photo below.

  • Robert Downey Jr. Says ‘Never Say Never’ About Iron Man Return

    Robert Downey Jr. Says ‘Never Say Never’ About Iron Man Return

    Avenger’s star Robert Downey Jr is open to suiting up for a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark\Iron Man.

    Downey concluded an 11-year tenure as the armored Avenger in 2019’s box office-breaking Avengers: Endgame, where Stark sacrifices himself to defeat Thanos (Josh Brolin) and save the ever-expanding Marvel universe. After confirming in a December interview that he was moving on from Marvel, saying he’s “done all [he] could” with the franchise’s flagship character after a “creatively satisfying” reign launched with 2008’s Iron Man, Downey is leaving the door open to step back into the MCU.

    During a recent interview with GQ, Downey, who has was asked how Holland’s new film, Cherry, might affect his career. To which, he said, “Look, Tom won’t be playing Spider-Man when he’s 37. At least I hope not. And when you’re in the MCU, there’s a feeling of all life beginning with it and ending it. But there’s life outside too. I can confirm this. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. It’s funny, I bumped into Keanu [Reeves] the other day, somewhere in Malibu, I think, and he told me he’d just been filming The Matrix again; he’d stepped back into that world that he once occupied. I asked him what it felt like: ‘Like being in Australia.’

    What I am saying is there was a Spider-Man before Tom Holland and there will be a Spider-Man after Tom Holland. That’s facts, Tommo. Sorry.”

    On being asked the much-awaited question about his return to the MCU, he said, “Well, I have alighted, for now. Real-world to save. But never say never.”

    Last year, the Iron Man star did admit he would return to the MCU on one condition.

    Appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience, the comedian host asked the actor: “Is the door to Iron Man totally closed because I don’t believe it is? You guys can go through time now. You’ve already opened up that door.”

    Downey Jr said: “There would have to be a super compelling argument and a series of events that made it obvious… We all have to do what [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin Feige says.”

  • Marvel Finally Reveals Real ‘Spider-Man 3’ Title

    Marvel Finally Reveals Real ‘Spider-Man 3’ Title

    Marvel has revealed that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is the offical title for third “Spider-Man” film.

    The revelation comes after Holland and his co-stars set the Internet humming on Tuesday night with their own fake titles for the film, including Spider-Man: Phone Home, Spider-Man: Home Slice and Spider-Man-Homewrecker.

    Stars Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon revealed the title as “Spider-Man: No Way Home” as you can see in the video below posted Wednesday:

    “Spider-Man: No Way Home” also features Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel mainstay Doctor Strange and is rumored to delve into the multiverse as it will also unite separate generations of Spider-Man films. Alfred Molina, who played Doctor Octopus in Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man 2, will appear. So will Jamie Foxx, playing Electro, the villain he portrayed in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which starred Andrew Garfield. The new title adds fuel to the multiverse speculation.

    Spider-Man: No Way Home Arrives in theaters on December 17, 2021.

  • Disney Releases First ‘Cruella’ Trailer Starring Emma Stone

    Disney Releases First ‘Cruella’ Trailer Starring Emma Stone

    Disney has released the first trailer for Disney’s Cruella, the live-action adaptation of 101 Dalmations starring Emma Stone.

    Stone will portray Cruella de Vil circa the 1970s, and the film will delve into her life prior to her penchant for terrorizing the puppies of London, as was depicted in the 1961 animated original film.

    “The thing is, I was born brilliant. Born bad — and a little bit mad,” Stone’s Cruella says in the trailer as you can see below:

    The film also stars Paul Walter Hauser and Joel Fry as Cruella’s henchmen Horace and Jasper, and Emma Thompson as the Baroness, the head of a fashion house where our budding villainess gets a job. Having been announced in 2013 and cast its leading lady in 2016, the project has had a long journey to the screen, passing between multiple writers before Dana Fox and Tony McNamara wrote the final version of the screenplay.

    The Walt Disney Company releases Cruella on May 28.

  • First ‘Cruella’ Poster Arrives Ahead of Trailer Debut Tomorrow

    First ‘Cruella’ Poster Arrives Ahead of Trailer Debut Tomorrow

    Walt Disney Studios has released a teaser poster for Cruella, the company’s long-awaited origin story for the Dalmatians loving iconic villainess.

    Emma Stone, the 32-year-old actress, plays the iconic 101 Dalmatians villain in the highly anticipated film, which is a live-action prequel following a young Cruella de Vil as a designer who becomes obsessed with dogs’ skins.

    Stone rocks an ’80s look in the movie’s first poster, wearing dark lipstick and smokey eye makeup as you can see below:

    Cruella’s first trailer drops on Wednesday, and the film is scheduled to be released on May 28.

  • Walt Disney Company Receives 25 Golden Globe Nominations for 2021

    Walt Disney Company Receives 25 Golden Globe Nominations for 2021

    Films and television series from across The Walt Disney Company combined to earn a total of 25 Golden Globe nominations for 2021!

    Hulu Originals are leading the charge with 10 nods, as well as the first nominations for Disney+ since the launch of the streaming service in 2019.

    Disney+ is home to a variety of nominated content including season two of fan favorite Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian which received a nomination for Best Television Series—Drama. Walt Disney Pictures’ Broadway favorite Hamilton, also on Disney+, is nominated for Best Picture—Musical or Comedy, and Lin-Manuel Miranda is among the nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy. Disney and Pixar’s Onward and Soul are both nominated for Best Motion Picture—Animated, and Soul received an additional nod for its original score. Take a closer look at the nominations below:

    The Great (Hulu)—three nominations

    Best Television Series—Musical Or Comedy

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series—Musical Or Comedy: Elle Fanning

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series—Musical Or Comedy: Nicholas Hoult

    Hamilton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney+)—two nominations

    Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy: Lin-Manuel Miranda

    The Mandalorian (Disney+ / Lucasfilm Ltd.)—one nomination

    Best Television Series—Drama

    Mrs. America (FX on Hulu / FXP)—one nomination

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Cate Blanchett

    Nomadland (Searchlight)—four nominations

    Best Picture—Drama

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture—Drama: Frances McDormand

    Best Director—Motion Picture: Chloé Zhao

    Best Screenplay—Motion Picture: Chloé Zhao

    Normal People (Hulu)—two nominations

    Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series Or A Motion Picture Made For Television: Daisy Edgar-Jones

    Onward (Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)—one nomination

    Best Picture—Animated

    Palm Springs (Hulu)—two nominations

    Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy: Andy Samberg

    The Personal History of David Copperfield (Searchlight)—one nomination

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy: Dev Patel

    Ramy (Hulu)—one nomination

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series—Musical Or Comedy: Ramy Youssef

    Ratched (20th Television)—three nominations

    Best Television Series—Drama

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series—Drama: Sarah Paulson

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role: Cynthia Nixon

    Soul (Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney+/Disney Music Group)—two nominations

    Best Picture—Animated

    Best Score Motion Picture: Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu)—two nominations

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama: Andra Day

    Best Original Song—Motion Picture: “Tigress & Tweed”; Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq

    The 10 nominations for Hulu Originals content—a record for the streamer—include three for The Great, which includes a nod for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy, as well as two each for Palm Springs and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (premiering on February 26). FX’s Mrs. America, nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Cate Blanchett), streamed exclusively on FX on Hulu. The streamer will also be home to Searchlight’s Nomadland, debuting on February 19.

    Nomadland, from Searchlight Pictures, is Disney’s most-nominated title with nods in four categories, including Best Motion Picture—Drama. The film’s star, Frances McDormand, is recognized in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture—Drama category and Chloé Zhao received two nominations for Best Director—Motion Picture and Best Screenplay—Motion Picture.

    In addition, visionary television pioneer, political activist and philanthropist Norman Lear, who recently produced ABC’s two Emmy Award-winning Live in Front of a Studio Audience specials, will become the third-ever recipient of the Carol Burnett Award and will accept the honor at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, February 28, 2021. 

  • Disney Considering Bringing Johnny Depp Back For Pirates Of The Caribbean After Online Petitions

    Disney Considering Bringing Johnny Depp Back For Pirates Of The Caribbean After Online Petitions

    Johnny Depp’s return as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is once again reportedly being “considered” by Disney.

    The studio is considering the move “following a furious backlash from his fanbase,” according to Express.

    After Depp was reportedly dropped from the billion dollar Disney franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean, last year, following his public libel court case against a British newspaper, news reports are emerging which claim a 180 from the studio is being considered about his future in the Pirates series.

    The report states “Disney is re-considering the actor’s revival in their franchise,” following the enormous online petition that calls for his return.

    The report goes on to add: “Rumours are rife that the Change.org petitions have forced the makers to reconsider.”

    The petition in question arrived last year, and was titled: “We want JOHNNY DEPP back as CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW.” Since it arrived online, it has racked up a over 430,000 signatures.

    Integrating Jack Sparrow back into the series will not be too difficult for the company. He was last seen alive and well in the fifth movie, Salazar’s Revenge, which came out in 2017.

    In fact, the film also seemed to be kicking off yet another trilogy, set ten years after the franchise’s previous trio of films, as Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) was haunted by the ghoul Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) once again.

  • Disney+ Blocks Kids From Watching Peter Pan, Dumbo and Others Due to Racist Stereotypes

    Disney+ Blocks Kids From Watching Peter Pan, Dumbo and Others Due to Racist Stereotypes

    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.”

  • BREAKING: Chris Evans Returning to Marvel As Captain America

    BREAKING: Chris Evans Returning to Marvel As Captain America

    After Chris Evans was thought to be finished with the role of Captain America following Avengers: Endgame there are now reports that he may reprise the role in the MCU in some form.

    Evans is expected to return in at least one Marvel property with the deal leaving thee door open for him to appear in another movie later, according to a Deadline report.

    Sources add it’s unlikely to be a new Captain America installment and more likely to be like what Robert Downey Jr. did after Iron Man 3, appearing in films like Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming.

    Evans had previously indicated he was finished playing Captain America after the character’s arc had seemingly been fulfilled by the end of Avengers: Endgame. “It was a great run and we went out on such a high note that it would be risky to revisit it in my opinion. It was such a good experience and I think it’s better left that way,” Evans said in May.

    In his last appearance, Evans portrayed a version of Captain America who was handing over shield (and mantle) to Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson. Mackie brings Sam Wilson to The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney+ in March, a production which has already wrapped.