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  • Jul- 2023 -
    25 July
    Randy Fullerman animator dead

    Beloved Disney Animator, Randy Fullmer, Dead at 73

    For 100 years, The Walt Disney Company has been the number-one name in animated films. Walt Disney animators changed the film game when they created Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. From there, things only went up, and Disney has created some of the most memorable animated films of all time. Out of the top ten highest-grossing animated films, Disney has seven of them — Frozen, Frozen

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  • 25 July
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    After Disney’s Latest Scandal, Critics Accuse Them of “Alienating…Audience with Political Posturing”

    Disney's newest scandal has some calling out the House of Mouse for “[alienating] half [their] audience with political posturing.” The Walt Disney Company has seen its fair share of controversy recently. From the feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and dissatisfaction when it comes to the representation of minorities in their films to the alleged “pandering to woke audiences,R

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  • 24 July

    Is Disney in Trouble? Company Ceases Sales of Physical Media in One Country

    In recent news, Disney fans from the Land Down Under will soon no longer be able to own physical copies of their favorite media. By this point, all of us in the Disney community know full well that the Walt Disney Company is currently undergoing significant restructuring. From the 7000-person layoffs that occurred earlier this year to Bob Iger announcing he’s open to selling almost one-third of th

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  • 24 July
    Disney delaying remaining 2023 releases

    Disney’s About To Take Another Hit. Company Considers Delaying Remaining 2023 Movie Releases

    This year has not been kind to the Walt Disney Studios. Its usual reliable slate of Marvel and Pixar films has fallen flat, and even its movies have failed at the box office. And now, with the actor's and writer's strikes, it seems the year is about to get much worse. Related: Disney Actors Take to Twitter to Share Their Residual Stories and Its Horrifying Fortune is reporting that Disney is looki

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  • 24 July
    Depp vs Heard Documentary

    Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Trial Becoming a Documentary

    In 2018, Johnny Depp was at the top of his game, a place he had been for years. He was still working closely with Disney on the hit Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He was also starring as Gellert Grindelwald in the Harry Potter spin-off franchise, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Not only that, but he was the face of Dior Cologne and was one of the stars of the hit film, Murder on the

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  • 24 July
    Disney rides that need a film adaptation

    ‘Haunted Mansion’ Gets A Second Movie, But What Other Disney Rides Need a Film?

    With Haunted Mansion (2023) coming out this week, it's time to take a look at some of the hits and very, very hard misses that Disney has had with making movies from its rides. There is, of course, Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), which inspired and brought about a billion-dollar franchise for Disney. The ride inspired the movie, which in turn, inspired the ride. I like the circular nature of that

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  • 24 July
    snow white dwarf casting

    Academic With Dwarfism Defends Disney Against ‘Snow White’ Haters

    In an article for Metro, academic Erin Pritchard shed a great deal of light on Disney's casting changes for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Infamous Leak Disney recently began facing a lot of backlash after some on-set photos from the set of the new Snow White movie (which stars West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler and Israeli ac

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  • 24 July
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    Johnny Depp Never Watched the Disney Movie that Earned Him an Oscar Nomination

    Despite the iconic role and series that earned him an Oscar nomination, Johnny Depp never actually watched one of his biggest films. Johnny Depp is easily one of the most talked about celebrities at the moment. After his high-profile hearing regarding the case with Amber Heard—with all the complications that came with it—the Hollywood megastar emerged victorious and has since worked to reclaim his

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  • 23 July
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    Johnny Depp Passes Out in Hotel Room, Band’s Show Canceled

    For years, actor Johnny Depp was a huge part of Hollywood. The talented actor starred in a number of iconic films, including Edward Scissorhands, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Sleepy Hollow, Murder on the Orient Express, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Crimes of Grindelwald. He became even more loved by Disney fans when he starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Carib

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  • 23 July

    Celebrate Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ With This Must-Have Merch!

    Disney Fanatic participates in affiliate advertising programs. We may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links on our site. On July 28, Disney will release its newest live-action movie, Haunted Mansion. Haunted Mansion will star Rosario Dawson as Gabbie, a woman who movies into a southern mansion with her young son Travis (played by Chase Dillon). To no one's surprise, the mansion

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