Tag: Disney

India restricts release of ‘Captain Marvel’ in Pakistan

--Disney India refuses to sell distribution rights to Pakistan amid tensions   LAHORE: Marvel’s much awaited ‘Captain Marvel’ will not be releasing in Pakistan, informed sources...

First look of live-action remake of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ revealed

Entertainment Weekly has released the first look of Disney's live-action adaptation of Aladdin in their latest issue. The cover features Will Smith as the...

Disney just released a teaser trailer for The Lion King, and...

Disney’s remake of the 1994 classic The Lion King just got its very first trailer, in the form of a quick minute and a half teaser aired...

Disney plans new ‘Star Wars’ prequel series

LOS ANGELES: A new Star Wars prequel series is on its way, this time for Walt Disney Co’s planned Disney+ streaming service, Disney Chief...

Will Smith unveils first poster of ‘Aladdin’

Hollywood actor Will Smith unveiled the first poster of Disney's Aladdin and it looks just as magical as the classic tale. The Suicide Squad actor, who...

Disney redraws Princess Tiana after complaints of ‘whitewashing’

Disney's highly-anticipated animated feature Ralph Breaks the Internet is living up to its name ahead of its November release, but for all the wrong reasons. The...

Disney fires ‘Guardians of Galaxy’ director James Gunn over offensive tweets

Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director James Gunn has been axed from the third movie over a series of offensive messages posted on Twitter several...

Disney animation head, Pixar co-founder to quit after ‘missteps’

LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney animation head and co-founder of Pixar John Lasseter, regarded as a modern-day Walt Disney because of his creativity and commercial...

Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning reunite as production for ‘Maleficent 2’ begins

LONDON: Production has begun on the sequel to smash hit Maleficent, Disney announced Tuesday, with Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie reprising their roles as...

Michelle Pfeiffer to join Angelina Jolie in ‘Maleficent 2’

Michelle Pfeiffer is in advanced talks to join Disney’s sequel of its hit “Maleficent,” starring Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning, Variety reported. Ed Skrein is...

Disneyland Paris to introduce new Marvel-themed attractions

PARIS: Disneyland Paris has revealed its plans to bring the Marvel Super Heroes to life in an epic way at Walt Disney Studios Park...

Marvel’s 20 years hits and misses

"Black Panther," the 18th release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series and the latest of dozens of movies based on Marvel Comics characters, is...

New still from ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

Everyone's favourite Mary Poppins is all set to return to the screen this year as Disney hopes that Mary Poppins fans will once again...

Robot ‘Trump’ at Disney stirs controversy

Disney has revealed its animatronic Donald Trump figure in Orlando, Florida, and the robo-Trump quickly stoked almost as much social media buzz as the...

Walt Disney buys Fox entertainment assets for $52.4bn

Walt Disney has agreed to buy 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets for a total $52.4bn (£39bn). The deal includes Fox's 39% stake in satellite broadcaster...

Disney finds its real life Mulan

A year of searching and auditioning nearly 1,000 candidates later, the Walt Disney Studios has found its Mulan in Chinese actor Liu Yifei who...

Disney-Pixar’s ‘Coco’ surpasses ‘Justice League’ over holiday weekend

LOS ANGELES: Disney-Pixar’s Coco won the Thanksgiving holiday box office over the second weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s Justice League, with $71.2 million at 3,987...