Roy Disney, nephew of the most famous name in animation history and a key figure in the Walt Disney Company's existence over the past several decades, died Wednesday (December 16) in Newport Beach, California, according to Variety. He was 79 [...]
Read moreMarvel Entertainment has called a special meeting of shareholders in New York on 31 December to decide on its takeover. Marvel shareholders will vote on the planned takeover by The Walt Disney Co. The company announced that the stockholders on [...]
Read moreBack in September we told you about the creators of the Luxo Lamp (Norwegian lampmaker Luxo AS) bringing a trademark lawsuit against Pixar and owner Walt Disney Co., claiming that they had infringed Luxo’s brand by selling functioning, special-edition lamps [...]
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Marvel Entertainment Inc., the comic book publisher that agreed to be acquired by Walt Disney Co., reported third-quarter profit fell 60 percent on a drop in film revenue and licensing sales. Net income declined to $20.4 million, or 26 cents a [...]
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Though long expected, Disney announced Friday that it will scale back Miramax. The larger studio will now handle "certain marketing, distribution, operations and administrative support functions from its Burbank headquarters," Disney said. That translates to an almost 75% reduction in staff to [...]
Read moreWe recently told you about the departure of Disney studio chief Dick Cook, and that Johnny Depp admitted: “There’s a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment,” Fans immediately made their feelings known and said that they would give up [...]
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We recently told you about the departure of Walt Disney Co. Chairman, Dick Cook and one of his last tasks as chairman, was to announce the stop-motion-animated, feature-length remake of Tim Burton's first live-action short, Frankenweenie, at the D23 Fan [...]
Read moreThere was a bit of a shake up in the ranks at Disney on Friday that may cause Jack Sparrow himself, Mr. Johnny Depp to jump overboard and leave them without a Captain to man their revenue generating ship. Disney announced [...]
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At the D23 Expo in California, the Muppets took the stage, performing a live song and dance number. At the conclusion of the performance, Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook officially announced that the upcoming Muppet film will be titled The [...]
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Disney has bought out Wideload Games, which was led by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian. The deal will see the Halo co-creator move to the Disney head offices and become vice-president of creative projects. "Everybody that worked at Wideload yesterday still works at [...]
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Marvel-branded slot machines could be under threat following Disney's recent acquisition of the comic book giant. The firm has a long-standing relationship with the casino industry, developing slot machines featuring the likes of Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Hulk. It has [...]
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Disney and Guillermo Del Toro are teaming up to scare the crap out of kids everywhere. They are launching a new production label, Double Dare You, to develop animated features that are darker than the average Disney, family films. All [...]
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