Just days after Disney+ launches, the second episode of the biggest show on the new streaming platform, The Mandalorian, hits the app. The story continues from right after the events of the last episode, with The Mandalorian taking his bounty back to his ship, only to discover the local Jawa’s have stolen from him. This […]
Disney+ launched this week with an array of different shows and series, however the upcoming Marvel live action series like Falcon and the Winter Soldier are currently in production, so the only new Original Marvel show on Disney+ to begin with, is the Marvel Hero Project. The series reveals the remarkable, positive change several young […]
In this What’s On Disney Plus Podcast episode, Roger and James discuss the launch of Disney+ including the huge technical issues that impacted on the first day operating. The guys also share their thoughts on the first episode of the Mandalorian, The Imagineering Story, The World According To Jeff Goldblum, Float, Pixar In Real Life, […]
The first episode of the first National Geographic show for Disney+ sees Jeff Goldblum set out to investigate the multi-billion dollar industry that’s transformed into an expansive phenomenon. His journey includes the basketball court, the boardroom, the country’s sneaker convention ‘Sneaker Con’, and Adidas’ high tech labs. And finally, he meets “The Shoe Surgeon” […]
The Imagineering Story is a new documentary series has been created by Academy Award nominated director, Leslie Iwerks and chronicles the sixty-seven year history of Walt Disney Imagineering department, which is a place best described as equal parts artist studio, design center, a think tank and innovation laboratory. This is where an eclectic group of […]
Disney+ launched today and it’s biggest draw is the first ever Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, which follows a lone bounty hunter across the galaxy. Set years after the fall of the Empire in the “Return of the Jedi”, we get to see a glimpse into what the universe was like, once Imperial control had […]
Pixar’s newest short, Float, is part of the SparkShorts program, which is designed to discover new storytellers, explore new storytelling techniques, and experiment with new production workflows In Float, a father discovers that his son is different from other kids in the most unusual way, in that he floats/flies. To keep them both safe from […]
Encore is one of Disney’s newest original shows for its new streaming service and follows a group of classmates from California’s Santana High School who are reunited 23 years later, to perform the Broadway classic, “Annie.” The classmates get some additional help from Broadway professionals as they return to reprise the roles of their youth. […]
Pixar In Real Life is a strange little series for Disney+, its a very tame prank show, where scenes from Pixar movies are played out in real life. The first episode is based on Inside Out and in a New York park, passers by come across a “console” with lots of buttons in it. When […]
One of the first new drama seasons for Disney+ is a spin off of the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. The series is set at the real-life East High, where the original movie was filmed and follows a group of students as they countdown to opening night of their school’s first-ever production of […]
Kitbull is part of the new Pixar SparkShort program, which is an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar to share their stories. This short is directed by Rosana Sullivan and the story reveals an unlikely connection that sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull, who […]
Disney has been on a roll with its plan to release live action versions of many of its classic animated movies, with huge hits for Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and Aladdin. Now it’s the turn of Dumbo and Tim Burton takes the helm of this live action version starring Michael Keaton, Danny […]
“Smash & Grab” is part of Pixar’s SparkShorts program, which is designed to discover new storytellers, explore new storytelling techniques and ultimately experiment with animation. This short is probably the most “Pixar” from the initial launch lineup, since its animation style is much more typical than “Purl” or “Kitbull”. The main story sees two antiquated […]
Pixar kicked off its new “SparkShorts” program with Purl, a story of an earnest ball of yarn named Purl, who gets a job at a fast-paced, high energy, male centric start-up called Bro. Things start to unravel as she tries to fit in with this close knit group. Purl must ask herself how far is […]
In this What’s On Disney Plus Podcast episode, Roger and James discuss all of this weeks Disney+ news, which includes: Disney Aligns Media Distribution Under Direct-To-Consumer & International Segment Netflix Subscriber Growth Slows Down Will Current Seasons Of Disney Channel Shows Be On Disney+? Marvel Storyboards Coming Soon To Disney+ 65% Of Brits Unaware Of […]