Disney is thinking about shooting Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in Australia early next year, hoping to replicate the deal that saw the Australian government promise Disney $21 million for bringing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo to our shores. According to Deadline, production on 20,000 Leagues – originally set to be helmed by David Fincher – […]
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Pixar has totally retooled ‘The Good Dinosaur’
August 19, 2014 
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The team at Pixar are known for their (nearly) immaculate track record, so most would be surprised to learn of the tumult that so frequently occurs during the production of their pictures. I say that to calm the nerves of those concerned about their upcoming feature, The Good Dinosaur, which was delayed from 2014 to 2015 and had director Bob Peterson replaced […]
Continue readingThe makers of ‘Transformers’ and ‘Tron: Legacy’ get to work on a live-action ‘Dumbo’
July 9, 2014 1 Comment
Ehren Kruger, the screenwriter responsible for most of the Transformers movies, is taking the next logical step in his career: penning a live-action Dumbo remake. According to THR, Disney have tapped Kruger and Tron: Legacy producer Justin Springer to adapt their 1941 flying-elephant classic into, presumably, an explosive sci-fi extravaganza. (That last bit we’re just supposing.) Seeing as the original Dumbo is only 64 minutes […]
Continue readingTina Fey to star in ‘Untitled Witch Comedy’ for Disney
July 3, 2014 0 Comments
If your Nostalgia Sensor started flashing this morning, it was likely due to the internet becoming abuzz with news of Tina Fey developing a sequel to Hocus Pocus. Her reps have since shot down that claim, but a source has clarified to The Wrap that the 30 Rock star is indeed working on a similar-sounding Disney movie, being developed under the name Untitled […]
Continue reading‘Shrek’ screenwriters (happy) working on ‘Enchanted 2’ for Disney
July 3, 2014 0 Comments
Disney, finally listening to your Vision Boards, have set screenwriters to work on a sequel to Enchanted. According to Deadline, Shrek 2 scribes J. David Stem and David N. Weiss have begun penning the script for Enchanted 2. The first Enchanted, released a long, long time ago (2007, specifically), saw Amy Adams play Giselle, a Disney princess who accidentally wandered into New […]
Continue readingTurbulent times – Planes review
April 7, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 1, 2014 The Cars franchise is Pixar’s cash cow; a kid-pleasing collection of movies tailor-made to sell merchandise (which, at this point, totals in the billions of dollars). The adults don’t much care for them, and unabashed lovers of the studio (including myself) turn a blind eye. “If the little ones […]
Continue readingDisney Pixar announce ‘The Incredibles 2’ and ‘Cars 3’
March 19, 2014 0 Comments
Disney has made it official: there are many more Pixar sequels in the works. At an investor’s meeting, the studio revealed plans for The Incredibles 2 and Cars 3. Though director Brad Bird has been living in the world of live-action recently, he’ll return to write and likely direct the long-awaited superhero sequel. Anticipation for a third Cars film is […]
Continue readingDisney superhit Frozen headed to Broadway
January 14, 2014 0 Comments
In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Disney has decided to develop its blockbuster animated hit Frozen into a Broadway musical. Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted to CNN Fortune that discussions had begun, hinting that the show might still be a few years away. “We’re not demanding speed… We’re demanding excellence.” With songs written […]
Continue readingDisney takes over the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise
December 9, 2013 0 Comments
Disney, obsessed with owning everything you love, has taken over the Indiana Jones franchise. According to Variety, Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Pictures have “reached a distribution and marketing agreement” for the series. That agreement? Disney can distribute and market future films, and retain the ownership rights they secured back when they acquired Lucasfilm. Paramount hold onto the distribution […]
Continue readingStar Wars Episode 7 creatives asked for – and were denied – an extension
November 1, 2013 0 Comments
LucasFilm’s Kathleen Kennedy sought to delay the release of Star Wars Episode VII, but was denied by Disney. This is according to a new report by THR, who suggest the creative team are scrambling to meet the 2015 deadline. Screenwriter Michael Arndt recently exited the project, with director J.J. Abrams and The Empire Strikes Back […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Escape from Tomorrow
September 12, 2013 0 Comments
Escape from Tomorrow, the daring ‘Disney movie’ that isn’t a Disney movie at all, has a brand new teaser trailer. Filmed on the sly in both Disney World and Disneyland, Randy Moore’s surreal, guerrilla-thriller Escape from Tomorrow tells of a family man who loses his mind while on vacation in the Haus of Maus. After making […]
Continue readingPoehler, Harris, and Hader join Pixar flicks; Finding Dory ending changed after Blackfish controversy
August 12, 2013 0 Comments
Pixar has dropped a bunch of details regarding their upcoming projects at Disney’s annual D23 Expo (the Mouse House’s version of Comic-Con). As reported by Hitfix, Neil Patrick Harris, Judy Greer, Bill Hader, John Lithgow, Frances McDormand, and Lucas Neff will all lend their vocal talents to the production company’s next release, The Good Dinosaur. […]
Continue readingJohn Williams confirmed to score Star Wars: Episode VII
July 29, 2013 0 Comments
An essential component of the Star Wars franchise’s success will indeed return for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming instalment of the series. John Williams is officially confirmed to score Star Wars: Episode VII, ending speculation that Abrams would hire his regular collaborator and composer Michael Giacchino instead. The news was first broken by producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars […]
Continue readingRyan Gosling and Zac Efron rumoured for Star Wars Episode VII
July 25, 2013 0 Comments
Take this with a pinch of midichlorians. Latino Review – who are occasionally on the money when it comes to casting scoops – suggest Disney has met with both Zac Efron and Ryan Gosling for parts in Star Wars Episode VII. Though they have no info on which character Efron went in for, they insist […]
Continue readingHammer horror – The Lone Ranger review
July 2, 2013 1 Comment
By Simon Miraudo July 2, 2013 They worked so hard to make a movie out of The Lone Ranger, responding to the pleas of absolutely no one. Calls for a sequel will be even less thunderous. Director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and star Johnny Depp were just so darned keen to resurrect the long […]
Continue reading‘Muppets’ director might take over from Tim Burton on ‘Alice in Wonderland’ sequel
May 31, 2013 0 Comments
James Bobin, of The Muppets and Flight of the Conchords fame, is in talks to helm Disney’s sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Variety reports. The picture – tentatively titled Into the Looking Glass – is still being penned by Linda Woolverton, but the studio is no doubt keen to lock away principal talent, and replicate […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph)
April 18, 2013 0 Comments
John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, the stars of Disney’s blockbuster Wreck-It Ralph, chat with – and make fun of – Simon Miraudo in this epic episode. Simon wraps up the show with a review of the hit video game movie. If you would like to continue, simply press the start button (and by that […]
Continue readingAustralia offers Disney bait to shoot 20,000 Leagues down under
February 18, 2013 0 Comments
Disney’s adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea has been gestating for a number of years, but Australian Arts Minister Simon Crean has offered the studio a tantalising deal that might help make it a reality. Crean is hoping to tempt Disney with a $12.2 million one-off payment – increasing the 16.5 per cent […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Monsters University
February 14, 2013 0 Comments
In the new trailer for Pixar’s Monsters University, we see the origins of Mike and Sulley’s friendship, and it isn’t all smooth sailing. As Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) arrive for their freshman year, they discover they’re both majoring in scaring and sharing a dorm room. That’s where the similarities […]
Continue readingStar Wars spin-offs will likely feature young Han Solo and Boba Fett
February 8, 2013 0 Comments
The big Star Wars news-of-the-week was Disney’s announcement of several spin-off films in addition to the new trilogy. According to EW, first off the rank: a young Han Solo film. Reported to be set before A New Hope, it’s unknown how early they’ll take the Han Solo character. Every possible configuration of this idea sounds like […]
Continue readingDisney CEO confirms standalone Star Wars spin-offs on top of new trilogy
February 6, 2013 0 Comments
It was recently revealed that J.J. Abrams would helm Star Wars Episode 7, the first instalment of the next Star Wars trilogy, for new Lucasfilm owners Disney. Considering Disney paid $4 billion for the pleasure, they’re not going to trust just those three films to make back their bank. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed this morning that the studio […]
Continue readingBird, Lindelof, and Clooney’s mysterious 1952 retitled Tomorrowland
January 30, 2013 0 Comments
We don’t have any real information on this enigmatic Brad Bird/Damon Lindelof/George Clooney collaboration, but we’ll take what we can get! According to EW, the project formerly known as 1952 has been rechristened Tomorrowland. Seeing as this is a Disney production, it’s fair to assume that this movie is somehow related to the futuristic Disneyland attraction of the same name. […]
Continue readingJ.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars Episode 7
January 29, 2013 0 Comments
We go away for the long weekend, and a massive movie development breaks. Damn this endless cycle of Star Wars news! Disney has confirmed J.J. Abrams will direct their upcoming Star Wars sequel. In a joint statement, Disney, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, and Abrams announced how excited they were to work on this film, because, you know, Star […]
Continue readingGuerilla shoot in Disney World leads to Sundance sensation
January 22, 2013 0 Comments
The most talked about film of Sundance has arrived: a bizarre black and white nightmare shot on location at Disney theme parks without permission. Randy Moore’s Escape From Tomorrow has been making international headlines after its world premiere the other night. It follows a father who begins to slowly lose his mind during a trip […]
Continue readingZack Snyder may or may not be making a Star Wars movie
January 16, 2013 0 Comments
According to an inside source at Vulture, Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) is planning to make a Star Wars film. According to Zack Snyder’s publicist, he is not. The internet went bonkers yesterday when word started to travel that Zack Snyder was planning to make a Star Wars film loosely based on the classic Kurosawa epic […]
Continue readingGuillermo Del Toro is too busy for Star Wars Episode 7
January 8, 2013 0 Comments
Guillermo Del Toro has revealed he was approached to potentially direct Disney’s Star Wars: Episode 7, but declined on account of his full schedule. Del Toro told The Playlist, “they haven’t formally approached me, [but] we got one phone call to my agent saying, ‘Is Guillermo interested?’” Unfortunately, Del Toro passed on the opportunity. “It […]
Continue readingJack White no longer scoring The Lone Ranger
December 17, 2012 0 Comments
There was a time when it didn’t seem Gore Verbinski’s ambitious, super-expensive Lone Ranger would ever see the light of day. Though Disney eventually gave it the green light, and production is now almost completed, we still won’t see Verbinski’s dream version of the project. Jack White was originally confirmed to compose music for the […]
Continue readingInterview: John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph)
December 13, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph). By Simon Miraudo. If you’ve ever wondered if Disney was truly in the business of making dreams come true, you need only look to the voice cast of their latest animated adventure, Wreck-It Ralph, for confirmation. At the wonderful world of Disney, adorable character actor John C. Reilly, crude comic genius […]
Continue readingDisney plot Alice in Wonderland sequel
December 12, 2012 0 Comments
Disney is preparing to send Alice back down the rabbit hole as Variety announces a sequel to the 2010 blockbuster Alice in Wonderland is in the works. Despite some critical backlash, Tim Burton’s epic CGI adaptation of the much-loved Lewis Carroll book went on to make $1 billion worldwide, and the audience’s thirst for all […]
Continue readingThe game is the game – Wreck-It Ralph review
December 11, 2012 0 Comments
Wreck-It Ralph – Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, and Jack McBrayer. Directed by Rich Moore. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Star Wars purists panicked when Disney announced they had been handed the keys to their beloved space saga, and were planning a seventh instalment for release in 2015. Though cries of […]
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