The first trailer has been released for Disney’s new film Raya and The Last Dragon. Raya and The Last Dragon will hit the big screen in March 2021. Read More
Beauty and the Beast will begin a five-week tour of the UK at the Curve Leicester in May, with further dates due to be announced soon.Read More
Calls to boycott Mulan are trending on Twitter as Disney’s latest adaptation premiered last Friday. Following previous criticism surrounding the premium release of Mulan to Disney+—which saw viewers having to pay an extra £20 on top of the £60 a year subscription fee—the film has been subject to backlash via the hashtag #BoycottMulan because of […]Read More
During lockdown earlier this year, Disney launched its successful streaming site Disney+ and with that, our childhoods were unlocked. Every single Disney film, with the additions of the Star Wars and Marvel franchises all at the click of a button. But while all these films are brilliant, Disney also added an extensive range of short […]Read More
In some good news this week, Disney has released the first images from its upcoming film Raya and the Last Dragon – and they are stunning! The picture shows a powerful Raya wielding a sword, accompanied by a trusty sidekick (what is a Disney film without one?) named Tuk Tuk. The landscape is gorgeously rich in […]Read More
Tom Hanks is in early negotiations to play beloved father Geppetto in Disney’s live-action remake of Pinocchio.Read More
Disney’s live action Mulan has finally been given a firm release date after being pushed multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film will bypass cinemas to release direct to Disney+ on 4 September, but viewers will have to pay $29.99 on top of their subscription fee to watch the film (pricing outside the […]Read More
Although it looks like we might have to wait a little while longer to get our Pixar fix on the big screen with the release of Soul being delayed until 20 November, the classic animation studio is keeping fans happy with details on their newest project, Luca. A coming-of-age fantasy film, Luca feels like the […]Read More
Lockdown has provided many a theatre fan the chance to watch a whole host of their favourite stage shows on the small screen. We have seen the National Theatre broadcast sixteen of their most popular past productions for home viewing, and Disney+ has since taken the world by storm with their acquisition and distribution the […]Read More
Jude Law is in talks to play Captain Hook in Disney’s upcoming live action Peter Pan reboot, Peter Pan and Wendy. The news comes four months after Ever Anderson and Alexander Molony were confirmed to be playing Wendy and Peter respectively. David Lowery is set to direct, having previously collaborated with Disney on Pete’s Dragon. […]Read More
Tonya Harding, Harley Quinn, Sharon Tate—Margot Robbie can now add a pirate to her eclectic CV of varied characters. Over the weekend, The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that Margot Robbie would be starring and producing in a Pirates Of The Caribbean remake for Disney. The project will be separate from the already announced Pirates […]Read More
A recording of the live theatrical production of Hamilton is coming to Disney+ on the 3rd of July. If you weren’t already excited enough, there’s now an official trailer to give a little taste of the brilliance that is to come. Walt Disney Studios posted the trailer earlier yesterday morning: Whether you’ve seen the stage […]Read More
“Be mindful of your thoughts, Pinocchio, they betray you” Guillermo del Toro has set out to make a new animation based on the fantasy tale of Pinocchio. And only Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McGregor, has been announced to voice Jiminy Cricket: the morals-obsessed sidekick of the puppet who likes to tell a tall tale or […]Read More
LEGO and Star Wars go hand in hand. The Danish giant and Lucasfilm’s franchise became synonymous with each other following the launch of Star Wars related LEGO franchises in 1999, which tied in with the release of the Phantom Menace. These proved so popular that an acclaimed video game series was launched in 2005 covering […]Read More
Over the last decade, Taika Waititi has established himself as one of most interesting voices in mainstream cinema. He’s already injected his idiosyncrasies into the MCU via Thor: Ragnarok and has now been announced as the writer/director of the next original film in the Star Wars universe. The Oscar winner will co-write the film with […]Read More
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