Movies & Entertainment
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Sep- 2023 -1 September
Spectrum Wants to “Blow Up” TV Deal With Disney
If your cable provider is Spectrum TV, then you may have noticed that on the evening of August 31, 2023, all Disney and Disney-owned channels ceased to be. If you were watching a football game, then the screen may have cut to black in the middle of it. This is not because there was some power outage or because there was a problem with Spectrum. It was because Disney pulled everything they owned of
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1 September
Does This Violent ‘Prey’ Heroine Count as a “Disney Princess”?
As we have previously established, Prey is absolutely not a child-friendly Disney movie. The gory and violent movie follows a Native American woman named Naru as she engages in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with a murderous alien who arrives in the Great Plains back in 1719. The Comanche woman proves herself to be an admirable warrior, and she is portrayed by actress Amber Midthunder. Howeve
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1 September
Even Before Her Disney Feud, Scarlett Johansson Worried Disney Would Kill Her $90M Movie
Even prior to her public feud with the Walt Disney Company, Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson was once worried the company would cancel her $90M film. ScarJo’s feud with Disney during former Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s tenure is well-known. The actress sued the company over the Marvel Cinematic Universe Black Widow film release for a breach of contract when Disney released the movie on Disney’s s
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Aug- 2023 -31 August
Disney, Give Us a New ‘Wish’ Trailer Already!
If this article were a meme, it would be the endearing old Rose from Titanic, in which she laments 84 years of waiting. Walt Disney Animation Studios dropped a teaser trailer showing snippets from their next animated movie, Wish, four months ago in April. Since then, news on the film has been rather quiet. However, the initial trailer's interesting new design and powerhouse song instantly intrigue
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31 August
Prominent Marvel and Star Wars Filmmaker Passes Away Tragically
Hollywood is feeling the pain of an unexpected and tragic loss right now. Jamie Christopher, a cherished filmmaker who worked on many high-profile franchises, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Harry Potter, has sadly passed away. Friends and family have shared touching memories of the assistant director across social media. Jamie Christopher passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, due to
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31 August
Pixar Developing ‘Elemental’ Disney+ Project Amid Streaming Content Purge
Disney and Pixar's Elemental film has been one of the biggest contenders for this summer's “Little Engine That Could” award. While the movie started out with a measly opening box office showing, it proved all analysts wrong and held strong all summer. The film has now turned a profit for the Walt Disney Company, and the entertainment giant has yet to bring it to its Disney+ streaming p
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30 August
Americans Support Strikes, Not Disney and Studios, In New Poll
For more than three months, the writers of Hollywood have been standing strong on the picket lines. The WGA strike began on May 2, with writers demanding the studios compromise with them with regard to the use of artificial intelligence. Writers do not want to be replaced with machines. The writers also want the studios to be more transparent about streaming numbers, and they want big changes made
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30 August
Fans Fed Up, Find Older Disney Content “Offensive” and “Outdated”
Disney fans are tired of seeing the company rehash old content repeatedly and want to see the studio tell new and contemporary stories. Disney seems to be losing favor with its audiences on all ends of the spectrum. Many have complained for a few years now that the company is pandering to woke audiences with its recent decisions, whether that is with the retheming of the ride Splash Mountain to T
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30 August
Disney Gambles BIG in Last Ditch Effort to Salvage Performance in One of its Largest Markets
After facing some major setbacks in the streaming wars in India, Disney is now giving the market a well-placed perk with free cricket on smartphones and tablets. The Walt Disney Company has had its fair share of troubles recently, between the issues with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, and Disney CEO Bob Iger's less-than-savory comments, which have resulted in him getting roasted online
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29 August
Disney Slapped With Second Lawsuit For Chapek-Era “Cost-Shifting Scheme”
In February 2020, Bob Iger stepped down as CEO of The Walt Disney Company and Bob Chapek took over the role. To say that things did not go smoothly would be an understatement. Less than three years after taking the job, Chapek was fired “without cause.” Bob Iger came back to take over as CEO once again and was only supposed to stay through 2024, but his contract was recently extended t
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