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Hollywood Eyes Popular Actress to Play Female James Bond
The recent April Fool’s joke claiming that Jesse Buckley (Hamnet, 2025) had been cast as James Bond has reignited discussion about a female taking on the role. While the report was a prank, the conversation around a female Bond has gained renewed attention. Talk of a female Bond is nothing new, though it remains controversial. Daniel Crai
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Disney Parks
Disney Is Cutting Transportation Access at Fan Favorite Resort
The Polynesian Village Resort charges Deluxe Resort prices, and one of the things those prices cover is location. Specifically, the location means direct access to Magic Kingdom via two separate transportation modes that most of the Walt Disney World Resort portfolio simply cannot offer. The monorail that loops through the Magic Kingdom r
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Movies & Entertainment
Disney Has Officially Banned Mara Jade’s ‘Star Wars’ Return, Writers Reveal
Lucasfilm has reportedly shut down attempts to bring Mara Jade into modern Star Wars canon. The character has long held a unique place in the franchise’s history. For fans of the Expanded Universe — now branded Star Wars Legends — Mara Jade became one of the most important figures in Luke Skywalker’s post–original trilogy story. Her absen
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Merchandise
Disney Moves Retail to TikTok, Leaving the Disney Store Behind
A quiet shift is underway in the way Disney sells its merchandise. For decades, the Disney Store was synonymous with malls. Plush toys, princess dresses, and character collectibles filled brightly lit locations around the world, turning the retail arm of The Walt Disney Company into an extension of its theme parks and films. But the retai
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Goodbye, Skywalker Saga: Disney Confirms New ‘Star Wars’ in 2027
Lucasfilm is preparing to take Star Wars in a markedly different direction. Nearly 50 years after George Lucas introduced audiences to his space opera, the studio is looking beyond the Skywalker saga and into a future built on new characters and timelines. The shift comes as Star Wars returns to theaters following a multi-year focus on st
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Disney Parks
Disney Just Decided the Fate of Its 48-Year-Old Coaster With This New Permit
Space Mountain at Disneyland has been running since May 27, 1977. That makes it 48 years old and approaching its 49th birthday in a few weeks. For nearly five decades, Disney guests have been boarding that ride in the dark, and the experience has remained compelling through every era of theme park development that followed its debut. That
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Movies & Entertainment
Pixar Project Killed After Disney Pushback Over “Girl Power” Storyline
Pixar’s creative legacy has always rested on the belief that audiences will embrace something new. For decades, the studio proved that assumption correct. Films like Toy Story (1995), Finding Nemo (2003), and Up (2009) demonstrated that original animated stories could become global cultural moments when paired with emotional storytelling.
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ May Cause Cancellation of Mando-Verse Series
Lucasfilm is steering its Mandalorian-era storytelling into uncharted territory, and while The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) remains one of the studio’s most closely watched projects, the conversation surrounding it is becoming increasingly complicated. Since its debut in 2019, The Mandalorian has been central to Disney’s Star Wars ambitio
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Disney Parks
The Nicest Guy in Rock: Why the Internet Rallied to Defend Mark McGrath After a Viral Disney Jab
The World Showcase at EPCOT is known for many things: the scent of fresh poutine in Canada, the intricate architecture of Morocco, and the vibrant blooms of the annual Flower and Garden Festival. But for music fans of a certain vintage, the real draw in April 2026 was the Garden Rocks Concert Series at the America Gardens Theatre. It is a
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Movies & Entertainment
‘Harry Potter’ Legend Praises Controversial Casting of Female Actress as Lord Voldemort
Lord Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes has praised casting a woman as the next He Who Must Not Be Named. Few villains loom as large over modern fantasy as Voldemort. Introduced as the central antagonist of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter saga, the dark wizard — born Tom Marvolo Riddle — built a reputation for terror long before readers ever saw h
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