Movies & Entertainment
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Jun- 2022 -21 June
Speculation: ‘Pinocchio’ Remake Will Omit ‘Controversial’ Content
Walt Disney’s second animated feature film, Pinocchio, is filled with timeless songs and a heartfelt message. But it is also filled with “controversial” content that gives the overall story a dark turn and can make hypersensitive viewers very uncomfortable today. Due to Disney’s current stance on several issues, it is very likely that the live-action remake, starring Tom Hanks as Gepetto, will omi
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21 June
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Sneak Peek Is Released
Marvel fans, get ready! Thor: Love and Thunder is almost here, and we've got a special preview of the film to tide us over until it comes to theaters in July. The Marvel movie (which brings back director Taika Waiti, who directed the movie's popular predecessor Thor: Ragnarok) explores Thor's search for a new identity that brings him away from his warrior past even as a new enemy (Gorr the God But
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21 June
‘Percy Jackson’ Actors Are Announced
Fans of the Rick Riordan book series about the demigod Percy Jackson and his friends at Camp Half-Blood have been eagerly awaiting news of the upcoming Disney+ Percy Jackson series (especially since the first two movie adaptations of the books were heavily criticized by both fans and Rick Riordan himself), and Disney has been releasing the cast list for the show little by little. Now, more actors
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21 June
Marvel Star Describes Nebula’s ‘Toxic Family Dynamic’
The Scottish Dr. Who actress Karen Gillan might be most recognizable for her roles in Dr. Who, The Bubble, and two Jumanji movies opposite Dwayne Johnson, but many Marvel fans have been seeing the famously good-natured actress and director onscreen without knowing it in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Gillan plays the blue and semi-robotic sister of Gamora (Zoe Saldana's character), and the Sc
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21 June
Julie Andrews Reflects on Fame
Dame Julie Andrews is a beloved icon in the worlds of stage, music, and film — but the award-winning soprano, Academy Award-winning actress, and children's book author revealed recently that she sometimes has to contend with preconceived notions of her just like younger celebrities do! The My Fairy Lady star is well known for her first big role in Mary Poppins back in the 1960s (in which she
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21 June
Show Creators Team Up to Criticize Disney’s Censorship Team
The creator of the Disney Channel show Gravity Falls (a show that ran from 2012 to 2016 and followed siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines as they embarked on supernatural adventures with their great-uncle, “Grunkle Stan Pines”, in a strange town) recently shared a long list of strange revisions and edits that he was told to make when writing the show. The revisions came from Disney's Standa
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21 June
Does Disney have Enough ‘Disney Adults’ to Turn Away from ‘Family Programming’?
As a writer, I do my best to be, above all else, observant, and recently I have noticed something that most of Disney's new films, television, and even Park experiences have in common: they are made for us, the childless millennials and/or “Disney adults.” Encanto was made for us. Lightyear was made for us. Turning Red was made for us. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers was made for us
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20 June
‘Camp Rock’ Celebrates 14th Anniversary
The 73rd Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock premiered in 2008, and now Camp Rock is actually 14 years old (i.e. around the age of its lead characters) as of June 20! Many Disney Channel fans will say that Camp Rock is one of the most iconic Disney Channel Original Movies, beaten perhaps only by the High School Musical series and a few other notable standalone films like Princess Protection Pr
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20 June
UPDATE: Val Kilmer Is Not Returning For ‘Willow’ Remake
Fans of the cult-favorite 1988 movie Willow (a unique fantasy adventure) will be disappointed to learn that — after some miscommunication implied that Madmartigan actor Val Kilmer was returning for the new Disney+ remake — the Top Gun actor is not actually coming back for the upcoming Disney+ Willow show after all. Val Kilmer played the disgraced swordsman and knight named Madmartigan
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20 June
Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway Reunite After ‘Princess Diaries’
Dame Julie Andrews might have said no to a third Princess Diaries movie since the first two movies' director Garry Marshall passed away, but the friendship between the iconic actress and her co-star Anne Hathaway is apparently still going strong! During the American Film Institute's awards ceremony honoring the Mary Poppins star with an AFI Life Achievement Award, Anne Hathaway was vocal about her
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