Furloughs, Uncertainty Make Mood At Disney, “Dire.”
First, according to the New York Times Bob Iger is back in charge of The Walt Disney Company. Report: Bob IGER Remains in Charge of The Walt Disney Company Second, despite a bounce back...
Author: John Bishop
Is a Robin Hood Remake Coming to Disney+?
It’s been a couple of days, but nobody is denying it. It looks like Robin Hood — or at least a remake of the 1973 animated Robin Hood — is coming to Disney+. On Friday,...
What Is Josh Gad Hinting At?
Earlier today, Josh Gad tweeted and insta’d a fairly cryptic photo: Things are brewing… pic.twitter.com/17GWN5eBX3 — Josh Gad (@joshgad) April 10, 2020 This coming just a month after The Verge and many, many others...
Report: Rosario Dawson’s Disney+ Contract Is To Play Ahsoka In Multiple Shows
Like its sister saga — Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe — Star Wars is a fluid galaxy. As in the real world, it’s possible for major characters to float in and out of other characters’...
Where The Heck Are The New Mutants?
And Will They End Up Scaring The Pants Off Disney+ Viewers? Uproxx (and Barrons, beyond a paywall) was all over this yesterday. And, as I thought about it today, I too became really intrigued...
The Rock Talks Jungle Cruise Delay Until 2021
Although he was once a master of mayhem in the football field and wrestling’s squared circle, Dwayne Johnson — a.k.a. The Rock — is a pretty reasonable guy. And, apparently, he’s a pretty good...
Where Will Lizzie McGuire Return? Hilary Duff Says Discussions Are Ongoing
Back in February, and over on MickeyBlog.com, we blogged the story of Hilary Duff’s disagreement with Disney. Duff, who starred as the pre-teen Lizzie McGuire thinks that Disney+ isn’t the venue for the contemporary...
BREAKING: Furlough Letters Go To Disney Employees; Will Receive Healthcare Benefits
The bad news: Various outlets are reporting that The Walt Disney Company will furlough employees starting April 19. The good news (as seen in the tweet below): “[Employees] will receive full healthcare benefits, plus...
Don’t Mess With The Mouse: Disney Wins Lawsuit
Writing about the movie “Walt Before Mickey” Paulette Cohn explained: Mickey wasn’t the first cartoon character that Disney created by any means. Another famous one is Oswald Rabbit, but Walt didn’t own the copyright...
Iger, Chapek, Other Disney Execs To Take Pay Cuts Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
A lot of stories have inferred or stated that Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, and other Disney executives are taking a pay cut to help pay castmember salaries. It doesn’t look that cut and dry,...
