Disney CEO Bob Iger positioned his company’s acquisition of Fox’s TV and movie businesses as a way for the company to prepare for a future in which streaming and direct-to-consumer dominate media consumption, on a conference call this morning to discuss the $52 billion deal. He noted that while they’re still planning to support cable channels and external distribution… Read More
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Disney buys 21st Century Fox for $52 billion as it prepares for war with Netflix and Amazon
It’s an arms race, and every media company is involved.
Disney announced its much-anticipated acquisition of a big piece of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock.
The move gives Disney four important assets as the Mickey Mouse operation m…
Disney put out an image of ‘Incredibles 2’ because they know how darn needy we are
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After the long awaited return of the Incredibles, Disney knows they have fans pretty much on tenterhooks.
The official Disney Twitter account tweeted a sneak peek of the Incredibles 2 and the amount of visual information is frankly overwhelming.
Here’s your first look at #Incredibles2, in theatres June 15, 2018pic.twitter.com/wHRO1VlD3i
— Disney (@Disney) December 11, 2017
I mean, where to start? There’s just so much to take in!
Okay, so they’re wearing their supersuits (without capes, of course) and they appear to be gazing upwards at some kind of threat. This could of course be the Underminer, the mole-like villain who appeared at the end of the first movie. Read more…
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View More Disney put out an image of ‘Incredibles 2’ because they know how darn needy we are‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ premiere left the first audience to ever see the movie visibly stunned
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Cheers, chills, and Chewbacca, too.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a movie of massive moments, jaw-dropping decisions, and megatons of involuntary audience participation. There is no fighting it: Every crowd — not just the first to see it — is going to devolve. Loudly.
SEE ALSO: ‘The Last Jedi’ first premiere reactions are here and – you guessed it – the Force is strong
“You guys are the first audience ever to see this,” director Rian Johnson said from the stage, where the entire cast — even flight-dayed John Boyega — had assembled on Saturday night. “You ready to see a Star Wars movie?”
The roar of agreement was as deafening as the engines of a Star Destroyer. Read more…
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View More ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ premiere left the first audience to ever see the movie visibly stunned6 innovative design concepts that helped make ‘Star Wars’ a massive success
Groundbreaking when it first premiered in 1977, Star Wars wowed audiences with its fantastical imagery of a galaxy far, far away.
Venngage broke down the design principles that helped turn a great story into a visual masterpiece. Read more…More abo…
That ‘Frozen’ short everyone hated is now coming to TV
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Knock, knock, it’s Olaf, and you can’t get rid of him! Disney announced Friday that the Frozen short banished from theaters showing Coco will now air on television as planned. If you’re curious, here’s your chance to see it – and if you’re still reeling from the pre-Coco ambush, soldier on.
After audiences responded to “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” with unmitigated hate – due perhaps to its exorbitant 22-minute run time or its several full-length songs – Disney removed the short from Coco showings starting Dec. 8.
“Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” will premiere on ABC, where it was originally scheduled to air before Disney tried to get some free publicity with the Coco pairing. The short will start at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14 as part of the network’s 25 Days of ChristmasCoco is now in theaters. Read more…
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Ten predictions for digital media in 2018
In reaction to 2017’s sobering and frequently shocking negative societal forces, many digital media companies will take things even further by infusing their offline efforts with social impact, an inspirational and motivational element that is already proven to be commercially smart. Read More
Feast your eyes on these ‘Star Wars’ treasures from the ‘Last Jedi’ junket
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Disney treated the press to a secret Star Wars press junket on Sunday, which featured not only a full cast panel discussion but also an impressive compendium of costumes, photographs, and Star Wars merchandise.
The main purpose of the junket was interviews along with a big press conference. The cast and director assembled to talk about the upcoming film, which will be the longest Star Wars movie to date.
This is a good way to spend a Sunday. John and Oscar’s cardigans are 👌 #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/QmugxhtTuG
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View More Feast your eyes on these ‘Star Wars’ treasures from the ‘Last Jedi’ junketDisney will remove the awful 20-minute ‘Frozen’ short from ‘Coco’ this week
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure has been put on ice.
Disney has directed theaters running Coco, Pixar’s latest, to remove the deeply unpopular 22-minute Frozen short that plays in front of each screening. The removal goes into effect on Dec. 8, sources famil…
Disney will remove the awful 20-minute ‘Frozen’ short from ‘Coco’ this week
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure has been put on ice.
Disney has directed theaters running Coco, Pixar’s latest, to remove the deeply unpopular 22-minute Frozen short that plays in front of each screening. The removal goes into effect on Dec. 8, sources famil…
Kids lose their minds as they visit a fan-made, life-sized version of Kylo Ren’s ‘Star Wars’ TIE Silencer
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Kylo Ren is a pretty bad guy, but we cannot deny that he takes his design aesthetics very seriously. He shares an appreciation for all black outfits, a cool helmet, a bizarre lightsaber, but most importantly, he has the sleekest whip in the entire galaxy.
Sorry, Millennium Falcon.
Popular Youtuber, Colin Furze was given the task, in collaboration with eBay, to try and create a life-sized Kylo Ren TIE silencer along with a BB-9E droid from the Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie. Furze got some help from XRobots James Burton.
The video shows a group of children all throughly excited about the idea of flying through space with Kylo Ren’s streamlined spaceship. The entire TIE fighter took six weeks to build and will be on display at the Burghley House in Stamford until Dec. 10. Now we just have to wait for someone to build a working Star Wars X-34 Landspeeder so we can feel like Luke Skywalker. Read more…
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Disney has cast its live-action ‘Mulan’ and the internet is celebrating
Disney has cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei to star in its live-action version of ‘Mulan’ and fans have reacted positively to the fresh face. Read more…More about Entertainment, Movies, Disney, Mashable Video, and Kids
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