Movies & Entertainment
Disney Fanatic shares the latest Disney movies, entertainment, and beyond.
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Mar- 2023 -22 March
FIRST LOOK! Brandy and Paolo Montalban Are Cinderella and King Charming!
Twenty-five years ago, Disney shook up the entire game and released a movie that would become a cultural phenomenon — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The film was lauded for its color-blind casting and starred singer Brandy as Cinderella. Paolo Montalban played Prince Charming, Whoopi Goldberg was the Queen, and Victor Garber played the King. Bernadette Peters was cast as the evil step
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22 March
‘Mary Poppins’ Star Suffers Injuries in Car Crash
Police confirmed beloved actor Dick Van Dyke was recently involved in a car crash. The man recognized the world over for his role as Bert in Walt Disney's timeless classic Mary Poppins reportedly suffered minor injuries in a collision near his home in Malibu, California, on the morning of March 15. Police reportedly arrived at the scene to find Van Dyke's silver Lexus had collided with a gate. A s
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22 March
Good Morning America Anchor BANNED From Studio
Good Morning America reports headlines on a daily basis. They cover the breaking news as it happens that affects all of our daily lives. “GMA” as it is known by fans, is one of the most trusted news outlets in the business. Today though, they are making headlines themselves! A few months ago the internet was (and honestly still is) abuzz about two Good Morning America anchors, Amy Roba
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21 March
Pope Francis Shares Views on LGBTQ Issues, Abortion in New Disney Documentary
Disney is certainly not shying away from difficult topics. The Walt Disney Company has had a very interesting year when it comes to handling sensitive and controversial topics. When it comes to the “Don't Say Gay”—the Parental Rights in Education Act—Disney has faced a lot of backlash for the way in which they handled the situation; they've been accused of having a “gay agenda
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21 March
Longtime ABC Actor Signs On To Competitor’s New Pilot
After a decade of playing the role of Beverly Goldberg on the hit ABC show, The Goldbergs, Wendi McLendon-Covey is moving on to a brand new comedy series on a brand new channel. McLendon-Covey will be the lead, yet again, to a comedy series, but this time it will be on NBC. The pilot is titled St. Denis Medical and is a workplace mockumentary (because we don't have enough of those already!) based
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21 March
Singer Campaigns For Live-Action ‘Princess Tiana’ Role With Stunning Performance
As rumors spread regarding a live-action remake of the 2009 hit animated Disney movie The Princess and the Frog, one popular R & B singer is throwing her own hat into the ring for the role of Princess Tiana! Ari Lennox, a successful young singer from Washington D.C, has just shared her rendition of the Princess and the Frog song “Almost There” on Twitter in a bid for Disney's attention
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21 March
Josh Gad Addresses ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Casting Rumors
It's no secret that social media is a double-edged sword, and that rumors can quickly spread even if they have no basis in fact. Disney Legend and Frozen icon Josh Gad has just gotten a taste of this phenomenon, as rumors of his casting in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame live-action remake have gone viral! Josh Gad wrote in a post on Instagram that the cast list for the famously-dark movie about
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21 March
Disney-Owned Record Label Told the Jonas Brothers To Have Sex
The year is 2009. Miley Cyrus‘ “Party in the U.S.A” is released and life is good for your average tween. This is the heyday of the Disney Channel, having hit after hit. Though it seemed the company's record label would very much disagree. The record label every Disney Channel star was signed to in the 2000s (Hilary, Miley, Demi, Selena, you name it) was Hollywood Records. Just re
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20 March
Oscar Winners Set to Direct New Disney Franchise Feature
Have you wondered what it might take to direct a Disney franchise feature? Apparently, winning an Oscar gets you major brownie points and opens doors for precisely this kind of opportunity. Disney recently announced a slowdown in content production and a change of creative strategy, and Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that they wanted to focus on “quality over quantity” for the shows they w
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20 March
Disney/MCU Oscar-Nominated Actor Feels ‘Cheated’ By His Pay and Work
Our natural inclination is to believe that every person we see in movies and on television must live a glamorous lifestyle filled with expensive homes and private jets. Especially veteran actors who the audience recognizes from several different projects. Those people must be well off, right? It turns out that the audience’s view of the fabulous lifestyle of a veteran actor is far overblown. Djimo
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