While it’s tempting to only associate Jon Favreau with Star Wars these days—he created The Mandalorian for Disney+ and will soon helm the franchise’s much-anticipated theatrical return, The Mandalorian and Grogu—he has a long history with Disney, having directed and co-starred in multiple Marvel movies as well as directing 2019 box-office giant The Lion King. […]
Disney Shelves The Princess and the Frog Sequel Series Tiana
Walt Disney Animation Studios has unexpectedly opted to cancel anticipated Disney+ sequel series Tiana, which would have continued the adventures of characters from The Princess and the Frog. The upsetting move comes as rollbacks have occurred at the studio, and it also comes in the wake of a shift away from diversity in other projects, […]
Mattel’s New Snow White Dolls Are the Fairest of Them All
Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White arrives this month, and you know what that means. It’s time to push out some toys for the kids. Mattel has debuted several limited-edition, fully poseable dolls inspired by the hero (played by Rachel Zegler) and villain (Gal Gadot) of the upcoming film. Snow White’s doll features her in the blue […]
Daredevil’s Cast on Expanding the Netflix Show and Picking Back Up With Their Characters
“It’s almost 10 years ago that we started this journey,” Charlie Cox points out in one of two short videos Marvel just shared ahead of Daredevil: Born Again‘s arrival on Disney+. That sounds completely incorrect until you fact-check its star and realize that yes, Daredevil premiered on Netflix in April 2015. The confusing passage of […]
Disney Is the Latest Entertainment Company to Comply With Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders
President Trump’s executive order against diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government has meant that companies large and small have also been re-evaluating their own DEI programs. The latest to grab headlines is Disney, which according to a new report is scaling back its DEI efforts in a variety of ways—including changing […]