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Jun- 2023 -13 June
Disney Doubles Down on Bob Iger’s Previously Announced Creative Shift
Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Disney would be carefully considering its creative ventures and taking steps to ensure that Disney’s investment in its film and media productions met the standard that the Mouse House has set and had going for decades now. After 2022’s fiasco (Disney lost billions during former Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s tenure, specifically when it came to stream
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13 June
Beloved ‘Hair’ and ‘Star Wars’ Actor Passes Away in Tragic Accident
A friend of the late Carrie Fisher, who talked his way into being an Echo Base Trooper in Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back, Treat Williams, has passed away tragically at 71. As tributes pour in on Twitter for the Hair (1979) actor, the Hollywood world is mourning the unexpected loss of Treat Williams. As reported by his longtime agent, Barry McPherson, Treat Williams passed away Monda
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12 June
Iconic Game Show Host to Retire After 4 Decades
For almost 50 years, viewers have been tuning in to watch everyday men and women spin that wheel to win things like money and vacations. Wheel of Fortune was created by the legendary Merv Griffin, who also created the classic game show Jeopardy. Wheel of Fortune allowed people from any social standing and background to have the chance to win money by simply playing a game of hangman. The show star
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12 June
Disney’s “Embarrassing” Move: Accidentally Cast Porn Star in ‘The Little Mermaid’
Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has been in the news repeatedly for various reasons since it was first announced through its theatrical release. Many were incredibly upset with the Mouse House for casting Black actress Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel, accusing them of “pandering to woke audiences.” The Walt Disney Company was also under fire for changing the lyrics of some songs t
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12 June
Disney Fans Lash Out After Seeing Controversial “Greatest” Song Rankings
Billboard has released an updated version of its “Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart,” and many Disney fans will probably not be happy! The Billboard song chart lists do often change, adjusting to suit what listeners are actually listening to the most, but one of Billboard's most recent new lists –featuring 100 of Disney's “greatest” songs — has Disney fans
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12 June
DeSantis Called “Grand Wizard” After Nazis Fly Flags Outside Disney World
For more than a year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been going after The Walt Disney Company with everything he has. The governor's attacks began after ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida's Parental Rights in Education Bill. Advocacy groups said that the bill was an attack on LGBTQ+ rights. Chapek said that Disney would fight to see the bill defeated. Since then, DeSantis and th
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12 June
Josh Gad Faces Backlash After Defending Disney’s Posthumous Use of Robin Williams’ Voice
Earlier today, Disney Legend and Frozen star Josh Gad revealed that the late Robin Williams was brought back to life, so to speak, to reprise his Genie role in the new Disney short called Once Upon a Studio. Robin Williams and His Controversial Return At first, responses to this news — particularly since the short was using “previously unheard audio” that Robin Williams had reco
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12 June
Disney Releases “Previously Unheard” Genie Dialogue From Robin Williams
The iconic comedian and A-list actor named Robin Williams passed away several years ago, but the actor (who was known among Disney fans for his performance as the Genie in two Aladdin films from Walt Disney Feature Animation) recently returned — in a manner of speaking — for a very heartwarming ode to Disney Animation and Walt Disney Pictures! In a new short called Once Upon a Studio
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12 June
Video: Disney Releases Trailer for New ‘Up’ Short Film Featuring the Late Ed Asner
Based on teasers and trailers released at the Annecy Film Festival, Disney fans seem to have more to look forward to from Disney’s shorts than its feature films. At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Walt Disney Animation Studios shared news of a 100th anniversary Disney short film called Once Upon a Studio premiering in theaters ahead of Disney’s new full-length film, Wish, on Nove
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12 June
Disney Premieres ‘Once Upon A Studio’ To Help Grieving Community Heal
It was an unspeakable tragedy. As the community tried to make sense of it all, the Annecy International Animation Festival began with a moment of hope and healing. Annecy's Mayor, Francois Astorg, took the stage and told the audience: The best response to this tragedy is to live even more forcefully and more intensely. With this conviction art and culture celebrates life, and enables us to change
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