Movies & Entertainment
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Mar- 2023 -17 March
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Host Leaving After 3 Seasons
For more than 15 years, millions of viewers tuned to ABC each week to watch celebrities tango their way across the ballroom on the hit show Dancing With the Stars. Over the years, the show has featured a number of big-name celebrities like Sugar Ray Leonard, Jerry Springer, Bill Nye (the Science Guy), Toni Braxton, John Ratzenberger, and more. Over the years, the show has not only featured a ton o
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16 March
Popular Live-Action Film Unlikely to Get Sequel
For more than a decade, The Walt Disney Company has been turning some of its most classic animated films into live-action ones. While they have been doing it occasionally for a long time, it has really picked up as of late, with dozens of Disney films getting the live-action treatment. While some of the movies were hits beloved by fans — like The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beas
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16 March
Tinker Bell Actress Defends Disney Casting Amid Backlash
Two upcoming Disney movies have been at the center of entertainment news recently—The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan & Wendy. The former will see a theatrical release in May of this year, and the latter will be released directly to streaming in April. Both films have one notable thing in common—Disney cast a Black actress as a formerly white character. And this casting choice has sparked much outrag
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14 March
Disney Has Been Granted Subpoenas Against Google and Reddit. Here’s Why
The Walt Disney Company takes infringements seriously, that much is clear. And certain recent happenings are serving as proof that one should think very carefully before going up against the entertainment giant (and then preferably not do it). In news that might surprise many Disney fans, it has recently been revealed that the Walt Disney Company has been granted subpoenas against two major names
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14 March
Filmmakers Call Out Disney For Promoting ‘Little Mermaid’ During Oscars Broadcast
On March 12, Hollywood held its most star-studded event of the year — the 95th Annual Academy Awards. The show featured celebrities, hit songs, stunning outfits, and a new champagne carpet. The Oscars were broadcast on ABC, which has been broadcasting the awards show every year since 1976. While the Oscars had more viewers than it did last year — despite it being a longer show —
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14 March
Iconic Disney Star Announces First Pregnancy
One of Disney's most iconic child stars — and veritable queen of the early-aughts teen rom-com film genre — is expecting her first child! The starlet Lindsay Lohan has just announced her first pregnancy with her husband Bader Shammas, via a social media post on Instagram. Lindsay Lohan first became a star after playing twin sisters in The Parent Trap (1998), which is a cult classic (an
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13 March
Is Disney Replacing Its Animators With AI? The Truth May Be Scary
It’s no secret that Disney has been having some problems settling on a contract with its Cast Members. Walt Disney World Cast Members have been working without a contract since last October and, more recently, rejected a contract offer from Disney. CEO Bob Iger has also recently announced massive layoffs at the Walt Disney Company. It would appear to be the wrong time to be working for Disney. And
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13 March
The New ‘Little Mermaid’ Trailer Has Fans “Sobbing”
Few movies have made as much of an impact on fans before their release as The Little Mermaid. Between the controversy of casting Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel and the accusations of Disney pandering to “woke” audiences to the hype surrounding the movie as a live-action remake of the classic and beloved animated feature, fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of May when the movie
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12 March
A Special So Bad It Needed A Documentary to Explain It
In 2023, audiences fully expect and, in some cases, want studios to exploit all of the intellectual property they own fully. It is the basis of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Comics Universe. Well-known characters have movies that launch less-known characters and their films. And with everyone having a streaming service now, all those IPs can appear in movies and television shows. Then t
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12 March
Marvel Star Finally Reveals Details From Secret Wedding
The blue Guardian of the Galaxy has secretly become a bride! Scottish Jumanji, Gunpowder Milkshake, and The Bubble actress (who had her big break as Amy Pond in the British television series Doctor Who opposite Matt Smith, and who regularly undergoes a transformation to become unrecognizable as the blue semi-robotic Marvel character named Nebula) married last year in an ultra-private ceremony. The
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