Tagged Disney

1. The tale of the mouse, the fox and $52.4 billion… The Walt Disney Co. has, at last, concluded a deal to buy a whole lot of 21st Century Fox. Fox, a substantial arm of the Murdoch media empire, is...

The emphasis Thor: Ragnarok’s marketing has placed on boisterous irreverence proves only half-true in delivery. In fact, this threequel latches fairly greedily onto the proven Marvel formula throughout. All...

1. Daniel Craig will return as Bond. Obviously. Well, that was predictable. Proving that all it takes is a dumptruck full of money, Daniel Craig has been talked out of slashing his wrists and into another...

1. Netflix acquires Millarworld Much like one of its biggest, hittest shows, it’s been a world of ups and downs for Netflix. Yup, we’re talking about you, Flaked. The up is most certainly the company’s...

It’s no exaggeration to say that the superhero movie is one of the most popular (and profitable) forms of entertainment today. Leading the charge – both in quantity and quality – is Marvel Studios....

Jack Sparrow – sorry, Captain Jack Sparrow – is back. Pirates of the Caribbean returns this month for the franchise’s fifth film in 15 years, with the malleable moniker Salazar’s Revenge or Dead Men...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge is at its best with its feet firmly placed on dry land. The first act features some inventive and amusing capers in the port of St Martin, but unfortunately the...

1. Will Smith might grant our wish and play the Genie Disney really want a piece of that Big Willie style. According to Deadline, the studio is eager for Will Smith to play the Genie in the upcoming...

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast live action remake is finally here and whether you’re excited, resentful or just plain uninterested – this is only the start. The House of Mouse have already announced a...

Love is blind. It’s a notion as old as time, a song as old as rhyme, and the beating heart at the centre of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. Bill Condon’s adoration for Disney’s 1991 classic is as...

1. The Oscars happened Right, that was easy. Next? 2. Jay Z has his head In the Heights Lin-Manuel Miranda may not have added the O to his EG_T on the weekend, but the creative polymath did get something...

1. Dick Van Dyke will soot up for Mary Poppins Returns We’d like to dedicate this next story to a very special man. He’s 91 years old and he weighs under 200 tons: Dick Van Dyke. Yes, the Hollywood...

Zootropolis, Zootopia... Despite the renaming malarkey for the European market – and the awkwardness that could have ensued – Zootropolis' release into the cinema wilderness this year was anything but...

Disney have managed to weave a gorgeous, rich tapestry when it comes to Moana. Everything looks and sounds glorious; the colours are bright and the characters are ones you genuinely invest in. Moana (newcomer...

It’s fair to say that Disney is on something of a roll at the moment. The House of Mouse’s output has been so consistently spectacular of late that some critics have decreed we are living in the “Second...