Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid’ with Halle Bailey tops box office

Disney's 'Little Mermaid' with Halle Bailey tops box office

Disney’s live-action retelling of “The Little Mermaid” is making a big splash at the domestic box office this weekend, debuting in first place and collecting $95 million during its first three days in theaters, according […]

Brandy Returns as Cinderella in This First Look at Disney’s DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED

split image of 1997 Cinderella and Prince Charming and 2023 characters played by Brandy and Paolo Montalban

There are many iterations of the famous Cinderella, from the blonde and blue-eyed 1950s animated one to Camilla Cabello’s ambitious (and brunette) version of the character. But for a lot of ‘90s kids, especially Black […]

Disney’s Willow puts a queer romance front and center — and it was ‘just organic,’ says creator

Warwick Davis grins, holding a staff, as Willow Ufgood in Willow.

Image: Lucasfilm A princess and a lady knight never got together in George Lucas’ original, but for Jonathan Kasdan, it was an obvious next step Ron Howard and George Lucas’ 1988 fantasy epic Willow aimed […]

Strange World review: Disney’s epic sci-fi looks amazing but feels odd

in a scene from Strange World, a teenage boy looks out at a wondrous landscape, where everything is pink, orange, and red; there are floating rockscapes and clouds covering them

While Disney musicals have traditionally been a slam dunk for audience success, the animation studio’s other movies — the buddy comedies, the action-adventures, the science fiction epics — are bigger risks with varying returns. Zootopia […]

Disney’s ‘Encanto’ secures three GRAMMY nominations

Disney’s upcoming movie ‘Encanto’

Let’s celebrate! Disney’s beloved animation film Encanto has secured three GRAMMY nominations. The record-breaking movie is competing in the categories “Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Album,” “Score Soundtrack for Visual Media,” and “Song Written for […]

Disney’s Live-Action Hercules Is for Audiences “Trained by TikTok”

Disney's Live-Action Hercules Is for Audiences "Trained by TikTok"

Disney’s live-action Hercules remake will be a “more experimental” musical for audiences “trained by TikTok,” producer Joe Russo told Variety.  He and his brother Anthony Russo are producing with Disney through their independent studio AGBO. “I think they’re excited to […]

Disney’s best movies for Halloween to watch on Disney Plus

The headless horseman in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad holds his sword and pumpkin in the air

Happy Halloween to all who watch scary movies! This season, we provided a whole host of horror recommendations for you to watch at home. There are the best horror movies to stream, the best horror […]

Disney’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Pitch To Leonard Bernstein Failed — Thankfully

Leonard Bernstein with Isaac Stern backstage at Carnegie Hall in an undated photo.

Ex-Disney boss Jeffrey Katzenberg once tried to sell Leonard Bernstein on a “West Side Story” remake that was, ahem, less than purr-fect, according to a director. It was “West Side Story” with cats! Katzenberg, the […]

The Little Mermaid Poster Out! First Look Of Disney’s Live-Action Drama Released & It’s Everything Mystical!

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is here!

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is here! The FIRST POSTER for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” the live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar®-winning animated musical classic, is here! “The Little Mermaid,” helmed by visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall, […]

Ariana DeBose might play Disney’s first Afro-Latina princess

Wish still

D23 Expo featured a variety of exciting reveals, among them, Ariana DeBose’s role as the lead in “Wish,” the studio’s upcoming animated feature film. Does this mean that DeBose will play the first Afro-Latina Disney […]

‘Bruiser’ Gets Deal From Disney’s Onyx Collective Before TIFF Discovery Section Premiere – Deadline

‘Bruiser’ Gets Deal From Disney’s Onyx Collective Before TIFF Discovery Section Premiere – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Prior to its TIFF debut in the Discovery Section this weekend, the Miles Warren-directed Bruiser has been acquired by Disney’s Onyx Collective. This is the first narrative film acquisition by the label, which made […]