Disney
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Disney goes high-tech to draw fans to a new ‘Lion King’
Jul 16, 2019Walt Disney Co has taken a high-tech route to remake animated classic “The Lion King” with the look of a nature documentary, an update it hopes will lure audiences to a new version of a film... -
Disney live-action ‘Little Mermaid’ to star a black Ariel
Jul 4, 2019R&B singer Halle Bailey is to play Ariel in a live-action version of “The Little Mermaid,” she said Wednesday, in a rare casting of a black actress as a Disney princess. Bailey, 19, who rose to... -
‘Toy Story 4’ dominates box office with $118 million start
Jun 24, 2019Disney’s domination over the box office only seemed to strengthen this weekend as “Toy Story 4” easily topped box office charts. The fourth entry in Pixar’s animated series collected $118 million in ticket sales when it... -
Chewbacca, Ford and Hamill launch Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ land
Jun 1, 2019Chewbacca climbed into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and fireworks flew overhead as Walt Disney Co dedicated its new “Star Wars” section at California’s Disneyland Resort on Wednesday. “Chewie, let’s fire up the Falcon!” Mark... -
Disney delays ‘Avatar 2,’ sets dates for new ‘Star Wars’ films
May 8, 2019Walt Disney Co on Tuesday pushed back the release of James Cameron’s sequel to box-office champion “Avatar” by a year, to December 2021, and announced debut dates for new “Star Wars” films starting in December 2022.... -
Marvel, monsters and ‘Mandalorian’ coming to Disney+ app
Apr 13, 2019Walt Disney Co unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix Inc. The ad-free service will include movies and TV... -
Disney bans smoking at U.S. parks ahead of ‘Star Wars’ openings
Mar 29, 2019Walt Disney Co will ban smoking, vaping and large strollers at its U.S. theme parks in California and Florida starting on May 1, the company said on Thursday. The restrictions are designed in part to help... -
Disney plans new ‘Star Wars’ prequel series for streaming service
Nov 10, 2018A new “Star Wars” prequel series is on its way, this time for Walt Disney Co’s planned Disney+ streaming service, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Thursday. The live action series will be a prequel... -
EU approves Disney buy from Fox if makes TV divestments
Nov 7, 2018Walt Disney’s $71.3-billion offer to buy Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s entertainment assets won approval from the European Commission on Tuesday, subject to Disney selling interests in factual TV channels in Europe. The EU competition regulator said... -
Disney delights ‘Star Wars’ devotees at CinemaCon
Apr 25, 2018Disney treated attendees at Las Vegas movies convention CinemaCon to footage from its hotly-anticipated “Solo: A Star Wars Story” on Tuesday as it whetted appetites for its upcoming slate of blockbusters. While the world’s largest movie...
