Movies & Entertainment
Disney Fanatic shares the latest Disney movies, entertainment, and beyond.
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Mar- 2023 -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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10 March
Disney Announces Bizarre Documentary Honoring Controversial Fashion Designer
First Idina Menzel, then Elton John, now…Karl Lagerfeld? Apparently, Disney+ is expanding its documentary offerings in an unexpected way! The late German fashion designer — and as one website put it, “Disney princess” — is becoming the focus of a new Disney+ documentary called Kaiser Karl. Late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is considered to be an icon in the world o
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10 March
Jon Favreau Teases New Ride
Writer/Director Jon Favreau has firmly implanted himself in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Star Wars Universe. Favreau debuted in the MCU as Tony Stark’s driver, Happy Hogan, in Iron Man (2008). He was also the director of the first two Iron Man movies and executive producer of all the Iron Man and Avengers films. In 2020, he jumped to the Star Wars Universe as the creator and writer o
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10 March
Iger Contradicts Himself With Another Unnerving Announcement
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger made waves when he returned from retirement as part of the ousting of now-former Disney CEO Bob Chapek — and is still continuing to make waves! Iger's decisions so far have had Wall Street investors sharing mixed feelings about Disney's future, and have had Disney World Cast Members up in arms over low wages. Now, Iger has recently made several other stirring
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9 March
Disney Throws Viewers For A Loop With ‘National Treasure’ Reboot
Fans of Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, or the German actress Diane Kruger will probably already be familiar with the National Treasure series that made action-adventure history as a popular Disney franchise. National Treasure (2004) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) were classic Disney staples for many millennials, as the stories followed Benjamin Gates the treasure hunter (and his pluck
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9 March
‘Star Wars’ Toy Sparks Heated Debate and Nightmares
There’s not much that Star Wars fans can agree on. Ask them who shot first; they should correctly answer Han Solo. But keep asking the question, and you may get as many Greedos as Solos. Start to ask fans about the prequels or the three most recent sequels, and there is bound to be a fist fight. That is how deep opinions on all things Star Wars-related run. However, there is one thing that nearly
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9 March
Disney Under Fire AGAIN For Diverse Casting
In recent months, Disney has come under fire from the internet for its casting choice in some of its most popular movies. The first controversy came when Disney announced the casting for its new live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (2023). Ariel will be played by Halle Bailey, who is African American. Disney and Bailey faced almost immediate backlash for the decision from the internet. To her
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9 March
Bob Iger Discusses Direction of Disney Theme Park Expansion
The continued integration of Movie characters and stories into the Disney Theme Parks has been a topic of some debate among “Disney Adults,” with many seeing the lack of Park original rides and stories reminiscent of Disneyland glory days as a sign of creative laziness. But returning Disney CEO Bob Iger has made it clear he thinks otherwise. Speaking during the Morgan Stanley Technolog
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