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Mary Poppins slapped with PG rating in UK due to…”discriminatory language”
Several older Disney films in recent years have been given disclaimers due to speech and scenes that the studio deemed potentially offensive
Is the metaverse dying?
Disney shutters its virtual reality division amidst a “metaverse winter”
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Sony 'terminates' Indian merger with Zee
Sony "terminated" on Monday the $10-billion merger of its Indian operations with local rival Zee Entertainment that would have created a new streaming giant in the world's most populous nation.
The joint entity with mooted annual revenue of $2 billion would have helped both firms better compete with Disney, Amazon and Netflix in the entertainment market of 1.4 billion people.
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Elton John achieves rare EGOT status
Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Jan. 15 for best variety special (live) for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium," a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+.
John said he was "incredibly humbled" for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
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Baby Yoda gets his own 'Star Wars' movie
Fan favorite Baby Yoda will co-star in a new Star Wars movie entitled "The Mandalorian & Grogu," Lucasfilm announced on Jan. 9.
The film will be directed by Jon Favreau, who created the hit Disney+ streaming show "The Mandalorian," in which the character was first introduced.
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Disney loses top spot at Box Office to Universal as woke flops pile up
The growing number of box office failures is perhaps the biggest blow to Disney’s prestige
Disney debuts deaf Native superhero as 'woke' debate swirls
Can a deaf, Native American superhero with a prosthetic leg reinvigorate Disney's Marvel franchise, just weeks after its CEO appeared to criticize his filmmakers for prioritizing messaging over storytelling?
Mickey Mouse horror films announced
Barely 24 hours after Disney's initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired, two new indie horror films starring the beloved character have been announced.
"Mickey's Mouse Trap" will feature a masked killer dressed as Mickey stalking a group of young friends through an amusement arcade, while another untitled horror-comedy sees a sadistic mouse tormenting unsuspecting ferry passengers.
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These classic characters are losing copyright protection. They may never be the same
If you're the creative type and you're struggling to come up with your next idea, do not fear: some big works, including the original version of Mickey Mouse, entered the public domain Monday in the United States.
And if, on the other hand, you prefer your Disney characters to be cute, cuddly and never-changing, well, … you might want to stop reading.
Legal battles loom as first Mickey Mouse copyright ends
Almost a century after his big-screen debut, Mickey Mouse enters the public domain tomorrow, opening the floodgates to potential remakes, spin-offs, adaptations... and legal battles with Disney.