Disney News

David Fincher's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Remake Pushed Back

2:56 PM 5/20/2013 by Jeff Giles

Officially coming to terms with a reality that pretty much everyone else could see from 20,000 leagues away, Disney has reportedly postponed production on David Fincher's long hoped-for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea remake, acknowledging that due to its complete lack of a cast or an official greenlight from the studio, it was fairly unlikely to start filming next month.

'Big Hero 6' Will Be Disney's First Animated Marvel Project

5:14 PM 5/9/2013 by Jeff Giles

Well, it isn't a Power Pack movie, but all that conjecture about Disney using its Marvel merger as a springboard for some animated magic is coming true -- and pretty quickly, too.

Lily James Fits Disney's Glass Slipper for 'Cinderella'

3:02 PM 4/30/2013 by Jeff Giles

It took awhile to find her, but Disney has finally settled on a princess for its upcoming live-action Cinderella: Downton Abbey star Lily James. James reportedly beat out a shortlist of prospective Cinderellas that included Bella Heathcote and Margot Robbie; her casting affords director Kenneth Branagh with a suitable replacement for Emma Watson, who passed on the role after briefly being linked to it earlier this year.

Shane Black Hints at Surprises for Chinese Version of 'Iron Man 3'

9:41 AM 4/26/2013 by Jeff Giles

Book your tickets to Beijing, folks: we already knew Marvel was preparing a special cut of Iron Man 3 for Chinese audiences, but according to recent comments made by director Shane Black, it sounds like it could contain more than just minor differences.

Pixar Scares Up New 'Monsters University' Trailer

9:43 AM 4/25/2013 by Jeff Giles

With over a dozen box office-topping movies to its credit, Pixar probably doesn't need to worry about building buzz for its releases -- particularly ones with built-in audiences, like, say, the Monsters, Inc. sequel. But to the profound relief of trailer enthusiasts everywhere, the studio's doing it anyway, which is why we've got a new (and presumably final) promotional clip for Monsters University.

'Iron Man 3' Writers Wanted to Foreshadow Tony Stark's Alcoholism

8:43 AM 4/22/2013 by Jeff Giles

Decades ago, Marvel staked its claim to comics readers' budgets by creating fully realized heroes -- characters whose messy personal lives often stood in marked contrast to the noble pictures their alter egos presented to the public -- and perhaps none were more painfully drawn than Tony Stark, the wealthy industrialist driven to a life of crimefighting after being physically crippled by bomb shards during a war his weapons helped wage.

Disney Confirms 'Star Wars: Episode VII' on Target for 2015

12:22 PM 4/17/2013 by Jeff Giles

Disney has been pretty slow to release official information about its slate of upcoming Star Wars sequels, but nobody gets out of CinemaCon without making a few big announcements, and this one's sort of a doozy, albeit in classically circumspect Mouse House fashion: Episode VII is indeed coming to theaters in 2015, with a new Star Wars-related film to follow every summer.

Tony Stark Goads the Mandarin in New 'Iron Man 3' Clip

8:15 AM 4/9/2013 by Jeff Giles

Up 'til now, Marvel's been focusing on the grimmer aspects of Iron Man 3 -- including the epic whooping that Ol' Shell-Head's going to take from the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley). But as the latest clip Marvel's doled out makes clear, Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) can give as good as he gets.

Joseph Kosinski Offers 'Tron 3' Update

9:53 AM 4/1/2013 by Jeff Giles

There's no denying that Tron: Legacy failed to live up to the years of expectations -- and expertly arranged Disney hype -- that preceded it. But then again, we're talking about decades of pent-up demand for more of a story that most people originally thought was over in 1982, so it's only fair to point out that pretty much any movie would have seemed like a letdown.

China's Getting Its Very Own 'Iron Man 3'

2:11 PM 3/29/2013 by Jeff Giles

Looks like Marvel had more than one reason to film portions of Iron Man 3 in Beijing last year: The studio has just announced that Chinese audiences will be getting a special cut of the movie. As Marvel's press release put it: