Earlier this year, Disney fought off a proxy campaign by activist investor Nelson Peltz, who had acquired a large stake of over 30 million shares in the Walt Disney Company through his firm Trian Partners. He had wanted a seat on the board of directors, along with many other demands that Disney reinstate the dividend […]
This Thanksgiving, Walt Disney Animation Studios is releasing its latest animated film, “Wish”, in cinemas around the world. The film is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy […]
This coming December, Disney is releasing the first two episodes of its brand new fantasy series, “Percy Jackson And The Olympians”, which tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master lightning […]
The God of Mischief returns on his mission to help restore the timeline destroyed when Sylvie killed he who remains. Ahsoka Tano wraps up her mission to stop the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Spiritual experts investigate the Haunted Mansion. And Mickey and his friends return for a new Halloween special. Let’s take a look […]
Disney is getting in Halloween spirit with a brand new promotion for Disney+ subscribers in the United States, who can get early access on ShopDisney to select items from its Halloween-themed franchises, including “Haunted Mansiom”, “Hocus Pocus” and “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Disney+ subscribers can also get a bonus $10 offer a purchase […]
Disney has announced that all eight episodes of the upcoming UK original series “Culprits” will be available to stream on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland. from Wednesday 8th November 2023. As with other Star Originals, expect to see this series released globally across Disney’s streaming services, including Hulu in the United States and on […]
Disney has announced details on the next episode of “Dancing With The Stars”, which will have a “Motown Night” theme and for this episode only “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan will be joining the judges table. The new episode will be simulcast live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday 10th, October 2023 (8:00-10:01 […]
Disney has announced that a second season of the Latin American Disney+ Original series “Daddies on Request” aka “Papás Por Encargo” is going to be released in November. The series tells the story of California, a thirteen-year-old girl, and her three adoptive parents set out on a journey from Mexico City to Zacatecas in order […]
One of the first major announcements Bob Iger made when returning to Disney as the new CEO, was to announce a third “Frozen” film was in development at Walt Disney Animation. With many of the recent films like “Strange World”, “Encanto”, and “Lightyear” failing to ignite at the box office, Bob Iger was quick to […]
Disney has announced that the Latin American Star Original series, “How To Be A Carioca”, will be released on Disney+ around the world, including in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada on Wednesday 18th October 2023. The series will also be released on Star+ in Latin America. The series tells the story of […]
Disney has released a trailer for the upcoming German Disney+ Original series, “Deutsches Haus”, aka “German House”, which will be coming to Disney+ in Germany on the 15th of November 2023. As with other European Disney+ Originals like “Sam: A Saxon”, we will likely see this series released globally across Disney’s streaming services, including Hulu […]
With Taylor Swift fever taking over the world, Disney is getting in on the action with an upcoming episode of “Dancing With The Stars.” During a recent interview with Billboard, one of the show’s pro-dancers, Peta Murgatroyd, revealed that one of this season’s episodes is going to be themed around Taylor Swift and feature Taylor […]
Disney Branded Television has signed Jenna Boyd as the new SVP of Development and has been tasked with ramping up the division’s scripted series and finding new Disney+ global tentpoles. Her role will also include supervising the production of scripted pilots for Disney+ and the Disney Channel. Jenna Boyd has her own production company called, […]
Disney has announced that the second season of the Disney+ Original series, “Behind The Attraction”, is going to be premiering on the streaming service on November 1st 2023. The series, from Disney Branded Television, takes viewers on a ride behind Disney Parks’ most iconic and beloved attractions, featuring the Imagineers that designed them and the […]
Disney has released a teaser trailer and poster for the upcoming original Australian drama series, “The Artful Dodger”, which is going to be released on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ under the Star banner around the world on November 29th 2023. “The Artful Dodger” is an irreverent follow-up to Charles Dickens’ “Oliver […]