The Walt Disney Company had a lot of reasons to celebrate today as the company’s stock price jumped more than 4% and closed at $184.38 a share, the highest the stock has been since early May. The stock opened this morning at $177.71 a share and grew steadily throughout the day, nearly hitting $185 a
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It seems like it’s been forever since we last saw Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios grace the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic Con, but now it appears that we’ll just have to continue to wait. According to Deadline, for a second year in a row, the studio does not have plans to attend
Disney CEO Bob Chapek was among the 395 new members invited into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy announced the newly invited members earlier today, which included actors, directors, cinematographers, and other artists, along with executives, within the film industry. This years invitees also included a number of persons who have
On June 9th, thieves broke into the Tom Davies Bespoke Opticians in Sloane Square, London, and managed to make off with a large number of designer glasses, including some made for the recent Disney flick, Cruella. The thieves broke into the store in the early morning of June 9th and, within 50 seconds, successfully filled
Marvel’s Avengers has had a shaky reception since it was released last September, with many criticising its repetition, lack of content, and many bugs. But Square Enix is working hard to improve the game with new expansions like Operation: Kate Bishop – Taking A.I.M, released on December 8th 2020, and Operation: Hawkeye – Future Imperfect,
The Square Enix E3 panel has started with a bang! And what a bang! They didn’t just kick things off with any old trailer, but a trailer for a brand new Guardians of the Galaxy game! Developed by Eidos-Montréal, the game will be a single-player experience inspired by both the Guardians of the Galaxy comics
At the time of writing, Microsoft’s E3 panel is still ongoing with new games being announced by the minute, and they dropped a huge surprise for Sea of Thieves players, and that’s that next expansion for the game will be a Pirates of Caribbean! READ: BREAKING: Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Announced Developed by Rare
It may have been a slow start, but Ubisoft ended their E32021 panel with a bang by showing off footage of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora! Originally announced all the way back in 2017, many had assumed the game had been quietly cancelled, but it is very much alive and in development. During their panel, Ubisoft
According to a new Wall Street report released by Wells Fargo last week, Disney is ready to turbo boost spending on new content from an already unprecedented level in fiscal year 2020. Wells Fargo estimates that Disney spent $28.9 billion on new content for their direct to consumer (dtc) division in 2020, this includes projects
This is not a drill people! I repeat this is not a drill! Mark your calendars because the famous hit sitcom The Golden Girls is coming to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland! Following the lives of four women in their “golden years”, The Golden Girls ran for seven seasons from 1985 to 1992. It
Inspired by a true story and based upon the musical of the same name, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie tells the story of Jamie, a teenager who has big dreams of becoming a drag queen. The musical opened in London’s West End back in 2017 and continues to play to this day. It’s been such a
Disney has a huge catalogue of IP’s that they own and can use as they see fit, and since they purchased 20th Century Fox, that catalogue has grown exponentially with Predator, Alien, and even Die Hard. It remains to be seen whether characters from their newly expanded library will ever make it into the Disney
Talk about cashing out… According to a regulatory filing late Thursday night, Former Disney CEO Bob Iger – and current Chairman – has sold off an estimated $98.7 million worth of company shares. With Iger slated to retire at the end of the year, the move might seem shady, but according to The DisInsider’s legal
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is the next film-to-stage adaptation from Disney, and the cast has finally been revealed. The musical will be based on the 1971 film of the same name, which starred Dame Angela Lansbury as Miss Eglantine Price, a witch in training who has to take in three young children fleeing the Blitz of World War
On the heels of the announcement that it would be restructuring and expanding its Digital Media & Entertainment Distribution team earlier this week, it appears that yet another major corporate decision has been made at Disney. Thursday, The Walt Disney Company appointed veteran entrepreneurs Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald to its Board of Directors. This
Monday, Disney announced that it would be restructuring and expanding its Media & Entertainment Distribution Technology team to support its ongoing and exponentialy digital growth. According to Deadline in addition to hiring new executives, the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) office also promoted several workers. Originally responsible for a handful of operations, the new
Based upon his novella The Hellbound Heart, the Hellraiser series has been a cult favourite within the horror community since the first film debuted in 1987. It has spawned nine sequels, with the latest being released as recently as 2018, books, games, comics, and now, finally, its long-awaited reboot is officially moving forward at Hulu.
The other day, it was announced that Disney would be closing down the UK & Irish Fox channels, just like they did their Disney Channels to focus their attention on Disney+. The streaming service launched in the UK and Ireland on March 24th 2020, to glowing reviews. However, those reviews slowly turned sour due to
Production on Hocus Pocus 2 is teetering closer to starting, and it seems the cast is coming together if Thora Birch’s recent tweet is anything to go by. Birch played Dani in the original film, one of the leading protagonists who assists in vanquishing the newly resurrected Sanderson Sisters, a trio of witches who were
Following the huge success of HBO’s adaptation of Big Little Lies, Disney is set to adapt another one of Liane Moriarty’s popular novels, this time being Nine Perfect Strangers. The miniseries will follow nine people who attend an expensive 10-day mind and body retreat at the Tranquillum House, which is ran by a mysterious woman
Monday, Disney unveiled a new content brand meant to showcase work from underrepresented creatives, including creators of color. It’s called Onyx Collective, and most titles that fall under its umbrella will arrive on Hulu. Disney has clarified that some of its other platforms will feature content from the brand too. Freeform President Tara Duncan will
With Disney+ continuing to gain more dominance in the streaming world, Disney has closed a number of their broadcast channels, including Disney Channel UK, the second oldest Disney Channel globally, running from October 1st 1995, to September 30th 2020. And they’re not stopping there. Since the introduction of the Star tile in February, Disney+ has
Yesterday, we reported that Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania had begun open casting for roles in the UK. While that much is true, we are sad to say that Marvel has not listed any public casting calls at this time. After several Backstage users mentioned on Twitter that they could not find the film’s listing
This is an op-ed piece discussing the release of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Walt Disney Studios’ relationship with the LGBTQ+ community. Due to the ongoing pandemic, many movies were either delayed or sent straight to PVOD or streaming. Many of those that were delayed still don’t have new release dates, and one of those
Adam Shankman is hard at work getting things ready for Disenchanted, which begins filming in Ireland in just a few weeks. Sets are being built, and casting is underway as we speak. But the stress that comes with making a big-budget (and highly-anticipated) sequel hasn’t put a stop to Shankman’s excitement. On April 15th, Shankman
Update (17/5/2021): Marvel is not currently casting for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. For more information, please read our update here. Since filming is just around the corner, it’s no surprise to see that casting calls have started to go out for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Backstage, an online casting directory used by filmmakers
Following yesterday’s theatrical updates from Disney, Deadline has reported that Cineworld/Regal has just made a deal with Disney to show their films in theaters. Read: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Will Hit Theaters and Disney+ With Premier Access Many upcoming Disney films will be making their debut both theatrically and on Disney+’s Premier Access platform, including Cruella, Black
Today, during Disney’s quarterly earnings call CEO Bob Chapek had a few announcements regarding the company’s Summer film slate. In addition to the announcement that Jungle Cruise would now get a simultaneous release in theaters and on Disney+, it was also revealed that long-awaited Ryan Reynolds comedy Free Guy and Marvel’s Shang-Chi would be the
The Walt Disney Company reported that Disney Plus topped 103.6 million paid subscribers. The number would have been unthinkably impressive over a year ago, but the streaming service’s growth was so robust over the past year, Wall Street estimates put the forecast at 110 million. The 103.6 million number was as of April 1st, 2021
Last year, Alan Dean Foster- long-time novelist for various franchises under Disney and Fox- revealed that he was not getting fair royalties for his writing under Disney. In a letter written in collaboration with the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Foster claimed that he was owed money from Disney for his many
Today we’ve had a whole slew of news regarding Disney’s Theatrical Productions, and the news keeps coming because the casting director of London’s upcoming revival of Mary Poppins has announced that they’re in search of a Michael Banks! The production is the first London revival of the musical since the original closed on January 8th
The lights of Broadway have been dimmed since March 12th 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which also sadly caused the complete closing of some shows such as Frozen the Musical and Mean Girls. But with more and more people getting vaccinated every day, Broadway has set its sights to reopen on September 14th 2021.
The long-awaited sequel to the 2007 classic, Enchanted, is finally coming in the form of a Disney+ Original movie. With filming scheduled to begin in just a few weeks, the village of Enniskerry, Ireland, is quickly being transformed for the upcoming Disenchanted. A slew of images and videos have surfaced online of a temporary set
Deadline is reporting that Marya Bangee has replaced Julie Ann Crommett as the VP of Multicultural Audience Engagement for Disney Studios. Read: Short Film Collection ‘Launchpad’ Announced for Disney+ Bangee, previously the Executive Director of Harness, will work with the various Disney divisions including live-action, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, and more. At the
