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Jun- 2022 -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
PHOTOS: Look in on the Only Disney World Park Still Closed
There is still one Park at the Walt Disney World Resort that remains shuttered: Blizzard Beach. For the past several months, Disney World’s second water Park has been closed for intense refurbishment, although the specifics of those refurbishment efforts have remained unclear. Aerial footage shared on Twitter by @bioreconstruct gives a glimpse into what is going on around Summit Plummet. According
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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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20 June
‘Lightyear’ Loses to ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’
Audiences are all abuzz about the new Pixar Animation Studios movie Lightyear — but apparently, they are more enraptured with dinosaurs than astronauts! The new Lightyear film has just premiered in theaters on June 17, but Jurassic World: Dominion still has the new film beat even though it premiered back on June 10. Disney and Marvel have lost several records they held in recent weeks when i
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20 June
Julie Andrews Says No to ‘Princess Diaries 3’
Dame Julie Andrews is best known by Disney fans for her role as the elegant queen of Genovia in the Princess Diaries films. Plans for a third movie in the series have gone back and forth for years, but the My Fairy Lady star (who has been described as “charming”, “gracious”, and “a little bit cheeky”) has just confirmed that Princess Diaries 3 is not happening w
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20 June
Photos: Disney’s ‘Spirit of Aloha’ Dinner Theater Destroyed
The Walt Disney World Resort has officially said its last ‘aloha’ to the iconic ‘Spirit of Aloha' dinner show at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. After enjoying a decades-long run, the show/luau was shuttered with the rest of the central Florida Resort due to covid concerns and never reopened. Earlier this year, we at Disney Fanatic shared the news that the show would not be returning and
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20 June
Video: ‘Disney Wish’ Arrives in Port Canaveral
Disney Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship arrived in her new homeport, Port Canaveral, Florida, in the early morning hours of Monday, June 20. The Disney Wish’s arrival marked the end of her first transatlantic crossing from Germany and was sounded by her horn playing “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes,” from Disney’s Cinderella. The Disney Wish is the first addition to the Disney Cruise Line
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18 June
REVIEW: ‘By the Book’ Is An Enchanting New ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Retelling
Disney is showing no signs of stopping when it comes to remakes, retellings, and live-action adaptations of its classics. After all, a new Hercules, Pinnochio, Snow White, Aristocats, and Little Mermaid are all on their way — and they were prefaced by one of the most-talked-about live-action adaptations: Beauty and the Beast, which came to theaters in 2018 and starred Emma Watson as Belle (a
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18 June
‘Ms. Marvel’ Newcomer Sends Intense Marvel Questionnaire to Kevin Feige
Iman Vellani sent in a self-taped audition for the new Disney+ show Ms. Marvel on a whim — and now that the young Pakistani-Canadian Marvel fan who was previously about to embark on a quest for an integrated media college degree has unexpectedly switched to working onscreen for Marvel, she apparently has had a lot of questions for Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige! The newcomer Iman Vella
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18 June
Guy Ritchie Will Direct Live-Action ‘Hercules’ Remake
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the award-winning and well-established crime comedy director Guy Ritchie is set to direct Disney's latest live-action remake of one of its classic animated Disney films. This time, the movie getting a live-action makeover is the 1997 animated movie Hercules! Guy Ritchie is best known for his British crime comedy films, which usually feature British characters (
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