Pages tagged “disney”

Disney and DreamWorks Ban Cast from Using Facebook and Twitter

In what can only be described as a short-sighted business move by Hollywood moguls, Disney and DreamWorks have both added a clause to their contracts for cast and crew forbidding them to use social networking sites while in production on a film....  read more

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Fall Guide to Good TV: Phineas and Ferb

Fridays at 9 p.m. on DisneyTucked among horrific shows like Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana is one of the smartest shows on TV—an 11-minute cartoon from a couple of Simpsons and Family Guy alums that’s packed with intersecting plot lines, suburban adventure, and a pet platypus doubling as a secret agent....  read more

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Dystopian Epic Mickey Video Game in the Works

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[Above: concept art for Epic Mickey via Gary Glover]Last year, the gaming website Gamasutra teased at a possible "steampunk" video game-treatment of classic Disney characters, codenamed Epic Mickey (think Kingdom Hearts, but with mechanized-scorpion Country Bears.) Although the game has yet to be officially announced, it's all but confirmed that production is underway....  read more

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Fantastic Four Gets A Reboot

Movie remakes are more popular than sequels these days, especially those of the comic-book sort, such as Batman Begins, The Incredible Hulk, and possibly the upcoming Spider-Man films. However, some superhero franchises are either so fortunate or so paltry that they are given a couple reboots to finally get it right. Enter Fantastic Four....  read more

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Disney Buys Marvel for $4 Billion

Don't be alarmed if the next Iron Man or Spider-Man installment boasts a wholesome, G-rating, or has the featured hero breaking out in a catchy sing-along. They might even be animated. All right, this probably won't happen, but in one of the brightest corporate marriages the recession has seen, Walt Disney has purchased Marvel Entertainment for a whopping $4 billion....  read more

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Robert Zemeckis and Disney to Remake Yellow Submarine...in 3D

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In a rather unexpected move, Robert Zemeckis has signed on to remake the Beatles' trippy 1968 film, Yellow Submarine, as a 3D performance capture film with Disney, scheduled for release in 2012....  read more

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How Brandi Carlile Saved My Daughters From Disney

You might assume that as editor of Paste, my kids have grown up on a steady diet of Flaming Lips and Death Cab For Cutie. But somewhere along the way, my cultural influence over them was overwhelmed by the folks at Disney. Roly Poly Olie eventually gave way to Hannah Montana, Zack & Cody and the horrendous Wizards of Waverly Place. High School Musical begat Camp Rock and Demi Lovato. Someone told them that they could find Radio Disney on the AM dial, and I'd have to endure Selena Gomez and Jesse McCartney through waves of static....  read more

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SFA Collaborator Creates Disney Cartoon, Album

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Between Sesame Street (Tilly and the Wall) and Crayola (The Unicorns), it seems that kids sure are jumping headlong into cool music these days. Add Pete Fowler's psychedelic new cartoon, Monsterism Island, to that list....  read more

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McG Set to Direct 20,000 Leagues Reboot

With Terminator Salvation coming out in about a week, McG is ready to take on other projects. One of those other projects is the movie adaptation of the 139-year-old book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by French writer Jules Verne. While not many details are available about the movie, MTV Movies Blog confirmed McG as the new director of the project....  read more

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Pixar to Open a Short Film Animation Studio in Vancouver

Pixar Animation is ready to grow following the enormous success of their myriad animated films, from WALL-E to The Incredibles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney is ready to expand the studio and is currently looking for a facility in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new studio will employ a small number of animators and only produce short films that take six to eight months to produce....  read more

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