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Disney has unveiled a first look photo for its live-action Snow White movie, which this afternoon pushed back its release date from March 22, 2024 to March 21, 2025, amidst the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Rachel Zegler plays the title character in the new take on Disney’s 1937 animated classic, a work…

South Park: Joining the Panderverse drops on Paramount+ today and in this clip, Cartman realizes his greatest nightmare where he’s replaced by a “diverse woman.” “It wasn’t just me, they were taking all my favorite people and replacing them with diverse women complaining about the patriarchy,” says…

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said it on the picket lines earlier Thursday, and now it seems that "cautious optimism," as an insider also characterized it today, has become the takeaway term for the state of talks between the actors guild and the studios. In that…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s VP of International Animation is to keynote the Manchester Animation Festival next month. Orion Ross will address the UK’s biggest animation confab with “case studies of how Disney is working in the UK on global series,” he said, “while discussing the evolving opportunities for…

EXCLUSIVE: Dancing With The Stars sashayed its way to a self-proclaimed ratings win on Disney100 Night. The October 17 episode saw the remaining 11 couples celebrate the Mouse House’s 100th anniversary with performances to popular Disney songs. After three days of cross-platform viewing, the…

Disney could be offloading its Indian operation in a deal valuing the business at $10B. Bloomberg News reported that a deal to sell a majority stake to rival Reliance Industries was nearing completion. Citing unnamed sources close to the agreement, it reported Reliance values the assets it would…

The transformation of Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel into a Pixar-themed hotel will be completed and open for business on Jan. 30, 2024, Disney announced today. The Pixar Place Hotel will be the “first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the United States,” according to Disney, which also released artist…

The Ron-DeSantis aligned special district that now oversees Walt Disney World asked a judge to toss out the company’s counterclaims in ongoing state litigation, as the company seeks to enforce a set of development agreements for its Florida property. The legal team of the Central Florida Tourism…

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America hasn't said anything publicly about the savage attack on Israel by terrorists on October 7, and a number of irate showrunners and others will be discussing that silence Friday. Almost a week after dozens of high-profile WGA members put out an open letter reprima…

I think Walt would be grumpy. This is the week when the media celebrates the Magic Kingdom's 100th birthday, but Walt Disney were around today, I think he'd cringe at the state of guild negotiations, fights with politicians and jumps in theme park prices (or streamer fees). Having gained…

Disney has upped Tinisha Agramonte to SVP and Chief Diversity Officer, effective immediately, overseeing the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. The exec, who joined Disney a year ago, as VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Talent Outreach & Development with Disney Parks…

Hulu has unveiled the official trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Faraway Downs TV series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, ahead of its November 26 launch. The story centers on an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) who travels halfway across the world to confront her wayward husband and…