Memorial Day Weekend in the United States is often celebrated as a time marking the official return of warm-weather activities. These often include spending more time outdoors for a much-needed reprieve, getting back to backyard cookouts with friends and family, and the welcome reprisal of everyone’s favorite summer pastime—swimming. If you and your family have plans this Memorial Day Weekend, ...
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Research Predicts Netflix Will Still Outpace Disney+ For Years
The UK media consultancy Omdia has just shared the results of a research study about streaming service subscriptions, and it looks like the Walt Disney Company streaming service Disney+ still has plenty of competitors even as more and more people cancel subscriptions! According to Deadline, the Omdia study “found 45% more streaming services were cancelled in the UK in the ...
Read More »No Booze, No Politics, No Kids: Clarity on Disney+ Ads Expectations Emerges
Earlier this week, reports came out that The Walt Disney Company has specified its plans for incorporating paid ads onto its streaming platform Disney+, seemingly reaffirming its commitment to maintaining a family-friendly atmosphere. According to Variety, Disney has already signaled to agencies that the new version of Disney+ will not accept alcohol or political advertising at its launch… According to ...
Read More »‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Prevails as Our Perfect Pre-Summer Pick for Family Movie Night
It may technically still be springtime for another month, but it feels like summer is just around the corner. And for many folks, this is the time of year when that strong, yearning desire to escape on an action-packed adventure based in a warm, tropical setting is at an all-time high. Fortunately, we have movies to help us out in ...
Read More »Disney+ Update: ‘Baymax!’ Series Gets Release Date
It appears there is some Disney+ series news that does not involve the MCU or Star Wars. Disney’s Big Hero 6 spinoff animated series, Baymax! finally has a release date. According to an update on Disney’s streaming service, the series will debut on June 29, 2022. Aside from the trailer seen above, there has been little to no word on the streaming series since ...
Read More »‘Prey’ Teaser Trailer Is Released
Many Disney fans will associate the Walt Disney Company with cheerful Disney princesses, fairies like Tinker Bell, and endearing animated characters. However, since 20th Century Studios is under Disney’s umbrella, some unexpectedly dark or violent films are coming from Disney — and the next 20th Century Studios action-packed thriller, Prey, definitely fits the bill! Prey is the newest installment in the ...
Read More »Disney+ Leaks ‘She-Hulk’ Premiere Date
There have been some leaks and some accidental reveals lately in Disney’s camp, and it looks like the UK branch of Disney+ might have just created another for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! The premiere date for the upcoming Marvel series She-Hulk (which is about Bruce Banner’s cousin Jennifer Walters) was unannounced, but Disney+ seems to have accidentally revealed the release date ...
Read More »Marvel Edits ‘Iron Man’ Spin-Off to Remove Offensive Content
Even though the Walt Disney Company has received some negative attention lately for revising old content in an effort to be less “problematic”, Disney is continuing to examine and alter its previous movies or shows. The most recent show to be edited years later is the Iron Man One-Shot called All Hail the King, starring Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery. Marvel One-Shots were ...
Read More »Disney’s ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’ Adaptation Gets a Marvel Director
Remakes and reboots abound as Disney continues to bring back previous movies or shows, and the next upcoming remake involves the popular children’s book series The Spiderwick Chronicles. The books (which were written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black) have already had a well-received movie adaptation in the form of a 2008 film starring English actor Freddie Highmore as the ...
Read More »Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Remains a Family-Film Favorite That Tackles Age-Old Sentiments About Overcoming Life’s Challenges, Beating the Odds, and Breaking Down Stereotypes
Can you believe it’s already been seven years since Walt Disney Animation Studios released its CGI anthropomorphic animal hit Zootopia? A true motion picture marvel in so many ways, Zootopia keeps with a forever-current theme focused on overcoming life’s challenges, beating the odds, and breaking down stereotypes. What’s more, it may very well be the most universally-relevant movie for all ...
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