Movies & Entertainment

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  • May- 2023 -
    30 May
    Maui and Hamilton

    Dwayne Johnson’s Live-Action Remake Set to Include ‘Hamilton’ Director

    With Hamilton and In the Heights on his resume, will this director “know the way” for one of Disney’s newest live-action remakes? When Dwayne Johnson sailed through with an announcement of one of Disney’s most beloved film remakes, Disney fans’ ears perked up to hear if their favorite actors would join the cast. The 2016 animated film Moana introduced a certified classic Disney princess with house

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  • 30 May
    halle bailey as ariel and jonah hauer-king as prince eric

    ‘The Little Mermaid’ Is Not “Kinky” Enough, According to This Critic

    The new Little Mermaid live-action movie has been receiving rave reviews when it comes to the performance of lead actress Halle Bailey in the role of Ariel, and mixed reviews when it comes to almost everything else — but one prestigious newspaper's review of the movie has sparked some serious backlash! What's That Word Again? “Kink”! New York Times writer Wesley Morris recently s

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  • 30 May
    halle bailey as ariel and a sad ariel from the animated movie

    ‘Little Mermaid’ Fans Clash Violently, Begin Fighting in Movie Theater

    They're at it again! Disney fans — particularly Disney Guests in the Disney Parks at Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort, or Disneyland Paris — are getting worse and worse when it comes to their behavior. Disney Vacations Are Bloody Business Verbal threats, fistfights, mutilation, and all-out brawls have unfortunately become commonplace at the Disney theme parks, leading to arr

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  • 30 May
    Ember and Wade in Elemental

    First Look: Pixar Releases Official Clip of ‘Elemental’

    With the most complex animated character Pixar has ever created lighting up the screen for its brand-new film, will its other elements mix well with audiences? Starring Leah Lewis as Ember Lumen and Mamoudou Athie as Wade Ripple, Pixar’s film Elemental personifies the elements as they converge in Element City for the first time. Fire, water, air, and land each have respective neighborhoods conduci

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  • 29 May
    aurora gapes at odettecrystal the cosplayer

    Disney Adult Takes Aurora Fandom to Another Level

    It can be challenging to portray a Disney princess and express one's love for Disney without being accused of violating Disney dress codes (if you're visiting the Disney Parks, that is) and without feeling like a cookie-cutter copy of other Disney fans after buying a run-of-the-mill Disney princess costume for Halloween. However, sometimes a Disney Adult or Disney princess enthusiast meets this ch

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  • 29 May
    halle bailey smiles at a scene from little mermaid 2 return to the sea

    ‘Little Mermaid’ Stars Confirm Interest in Sequel About Ariel’s Child

    The new Little Mermaid Disney princess might leave something to be desired when fans meet her in person at the Disney Parks, but the film's star Halle Bailey has blown audiences away with record-breaking success this past weekend — and apparently, she and her co-star Jonah Hauer-King are already eager for a sequel! In a recent Youtube interview with Narcity (shown below), the actors (who pla

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  • 29 May
    Vanessa Little Mermaid

    Break-out ‘Little Mermaid’ Star Blocks Fans Suggesting “She Should Have Played Ariel”

    The Little Mermaid cast member only had a few minutes of screen time—and zero time for internet trolls. Crafty Disney fans have been uncovering clips of the highly-anticipated movie, the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, for months leading up to its Memorial Day Weekend debut. With crabby responses to a realistic Sebastian (Daveed Diggs), lukewarm reactions to Scuttle’s (Awkwafina) “Scuttl

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  • 28 May
    Ariel Halle Bailey

    Halle Bailey’s ‘Little Mermaid’ Creates Dress Code Problems for Park Guests

    The new Little Mermaid has caused quite a stir in the Disney Fanatic community — with some Disney fans flocking to theaters to see the new Halle Bailey version of the 1989 animated Disney movie simply because they love Ariel, and plenty of Disney fans also deliberately flocking to theaters specifically to support the film after Halle Bailey faced a shocking amount of racist hate when she was

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  • 28 May
    josh gad giving his disney legend acceptance speech at d23

    Is Disney Trapping Its Legendary Actors With These False Promises?

    Being a Disney celebrity or Disney Channel actor has never apparently been easy — but these days, it seems particularly tricky to be a Disney star. According to this recent report from a supposedly reliable source, the Walt Disney Company has allegedly been systematically restricting its A-list stars by tying them to contracts with no intention of following through on their promises. This ac

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  • 28 May
    Trolls are hurting the Little Mermaid box office

    Online Racist Trolls Are Sinking ‘The Little Mermaid’s’ Box Office

    How's your Memorial Day Weekend going? The Little Mermaid is having a great weekend if you only look at what it's doing domestically. So far this weekend, Disney's newest live-action film has earned $95.5 million in just under three full days. That ups the projected opening weekend box office to $117.5 million, well above the projections before the movie opened. Related: ‘The Little Mermaid'

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