Anya Taylor-Joy told an interviewer for Vogue Hong Kong this week how much she would love to play the character of Elsa if Disney decides to do a live-action adaptation of Frozen, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale The Snow Queen. Kristen Bell had voiced the character in the original animated version of…
©Courtesy of Disney Andrew Stanton has been tapped to direct the upcoming Toy Story 5, according to a statement by Pixar’s chief creative officer Pete Docter. Stanton is a veteran creative with Pixar, having directed Finding Nemo and WALL-E for the studio, both of which won Oscars for Best Animated Feature. He also wrote the…
Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that a fourth feature installment in the “Frozen” franchise “might in the works” alongside “Frozen 3” at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The executive teased the news on Good Morning America this morning, following the opening ceremony for World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland. “Frozen 3″ is in the…
Marvel Studios is undergoing some serious soul-searching after the less-than-marvelous reception of its latest offering, titled (perhaps unaptly) The Marvels. In the decade-and-a-half since its debut with Iron Man, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has behaved like a supernova, but the recent box-office receipts for The Marvels suggest the studio may have stumbled into a black…
Disney will continue its practice of licensing some of its content to streaming services, but it will not “chase bucks” by giving away its “core brands,” says CEO Bob Iger. In a statement to investors, Iger said that Disney has already been licensing programming to Netflix, noting that “we’re actually in discussion with them now…
The Hollywood writers’ strike is still going strong after 113 days, despite an offer of what the studios called a “comprehensive package.” Earlier this week, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) told the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) that it was willing to meet to help resolve the…
For the first time since 1960, the Screen Actors Guild has declared itself in solidarity with the screenwriters who have been on strike against Hollywood studios since May. The twin walkouts have crippled production of most film and television projects and show no signs of early resolution. Principals on both sides of the picket line…
Despite her acclaimed work on Frozen and Frozen 2, Jennifer Lee will not be returning to direct Frozen 3 for Disney, the next installment in the lucrative franchise. In an interview with The Wrap at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Lee revealed that she would be handing over the directorial reins to a yet-unnamed…
Was it an ogre named Iger who cast a bad spell on the Magic Kingdom? Or is the Disney head prudently trying to cut costs in the interests of the bottom line? According to news reports from Reuters, The Walt Disney Company under Bob Iger’s leadership has slashed 7,000 staff positions in the past few…
Yahoo should have bought Netflix or Hulu instead of Tumblr. That’s the wisdom-in-hindsight opinion of former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who offered her thoughts on the 2013 acquisition in a recent interview. As Mayer told a Tech Brew reporter: “We looked at a transformative acquisition, and we bought Tumblr. At the same time, we were…
Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that the company will begin its first of three rounds of layoffs this week. The media conglomerate is looking to reduce its workforce by approximately 7,000 employees, Deadline is reporting. The executive sent a memo to Disney’s employees today, in which he confirmed that the company is moving forward…
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