Movies & Entertainment
Disney Fanatic shares the latest Disney movies, entertainment, and beyond.
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Jun- 2023 -4 June
Iger Was So Angry About ‘Lightyear’ He Fired the Execs Behind It
When you make one of the most disappointing movies of the year, heads are bound to roll. But before this week, Pixar Studios was mostly spared from Disney CEO Bob Iger's 7,500 job cuts across the Walt Disney Company. Most of those cuts came from the television and movie departments at Disney. But now, the cuts have come to Pixar for the first time in a decade, and they mainly targeted the team beh
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3 June
Who is Ariel’s Sister, Indira from ‘The Little Mermaid’?
Disney’s The Little Mermaid has been winning hearts ever since its release. Featuring actress Halle Bailey in the lead role of Princess Ariel, the movie faced many controversies prior to its official theatrical debut due to the casting of Halle Bailey herself, among other changes Disney made to the film (like adding consent to the lyrics of a beloved song, to name a few). While many are still upse
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3 June
Disney World Solves ‘Two Mermaids, One Park’ Problem
One of the biggest questions that have occupied Disney Fanatics' minds since the premiere of the new live-action Little Mermaid movie — besides, of course, whether or not this new “Scuttlebutt” rap is as bad as everyone says that it is — has been how the Disney Parks are planning to operate with two very different versions of Ariel the little mermaid swanning through Charac
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2 June
‘The Little Mermaid’ Called Out For “Borderline Dangerous” Erasure of Slavery
On May 26, Disney released its newest live-action remake, The Little Mermaid. The film starred Halle Bailey as the titular mermaid, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. From the moment Bailey's casting was announced, the remake was a controversial one. Halle Bailey is a young, talented black
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2 June
“I’m Certainly Not Princess Material”: The Story Behind the Real-Life Princess Tiana
Princess Tiana is top of mind with Splash Mountain taking its final plunge. Although construction walls marked with the jazz-playing alligator Louis and friends slinging soulful songs (or so we imagine) around Disney's new attraction, there's more work to do on developing the whimsical world of the Bayou. The wheels are turning for Imagineers, looping in award-winning artists PJ Morton and Terence
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2 June
Jodi Benson Surprises Halle Bailey With Generous Gesture
Warning: there are spoilers ahead for the new Little Mermaid film! Even though the story of Ariel the little mermaid mainly takes place “under the sea,” Halle Bailey does spend some time on dry land while playing Ariel in the new live-action reimagining of the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid. During said time on “dry land,” Halle Bailey meets someone unexpected whi
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2 June
Imagineer Personally Mourns Splash Mountain
It's no secret that many Disney Fanatics have made quite a fuss about the permanent closure of the Splash Mountain ride in Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park. Whether they've been selling containers of water for thousands of dollars with claims that it's water from the classic ride's two locations, frantically collecting Br'er Rabbit memorabilia, very foolishly drinking the theme par
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2 June
Renowned ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Actor Passes Away Tragically
A renowned actor who has starred in more than 40 movies on the silver screen, and been working his way up in Hollywood for many decades, has sadly passed away. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mexican actor Sergio Calderón has died at the age of 77 in a Los Angeles hospital, in the company of his loved ones. Calderón played a crucial Pirate Lord in the movie that completed one of Disney's mos
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2 June
Dwayne Johnson Confirms Return to Film Franchise After Claiming His Permanent Exit
The Moana star has been ruffling internet feathers with multiple projects in the last few months. With movie accolades, adorable videos with his daughters, and box-office film roles, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had been on a roll. His foray into the animated film Moana (2016) earned him a fan base fit for a demigod, and his recurring presence in films like The Fast and the Furious and Ju
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2 June
Disney Writer Supports His Show Being Removed From Disney+
In 2019, Disney launched its very own streaming service, Disney+. Disney+ quickly became the ultimate streamer for lovers of all things Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars. While nearly every classic Disney movie can be found on Disney+ — along with memorable Disney Channel shows –, there is also tons of original content. From the beginning, Disney said that it would put a lot of effo
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