Monthly Archive: September 2020

Disney announces D23 Expo to be shifted to 2022

Disney announced that it has moved its next D23 expo back a year until 2022. The seventh biannual event, held in Anaheim, California, at the Anaheim Convention Center, had been scheduled to take place next summer, but will now be held on 9 to 11 September 2022....

Nick Fury to get his own series for Disney+

The S.H.I.E.L.D boss is going to have his series soon on Disney+. Samuel L. Jackson is set to return as Nick Fury on screens as Marvel is reportedly developing a new series around him. According to Variety, the new series will be written by Kyle Bradstreet (Mr....

Yara Shahidi cast as Tinker Bell in Disney’s live-action adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’

Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi has been tapped to play the iconic fairy Tinker Bell in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation, Peter Pan & Wendy. Directed by David Lowery, the project is aiming for a theatrical release possibly at the end of 2021 — although the start of production has been...

Winsing Animation to bring its hit shows to promote at MIPCOM this year

Winsing Animation will be promoting its hit shows and new properties at MIPCOM Online+ from October 12-16 this year. Out of a varied and exciting selection of properties on show at its stand, Winsing will be highlighting established hit GG Bond and GOGOBUS, along with new title Team S.T.E.A.M.! The brand-new program...

Evel Knievel’s son files a lawsuit against Disney and Pixar for ‘Toy Story 4’

More than a year after Toy Story 4‘s release, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar are being sued over the character of Duke Caboom introduced in the fourth instalment of the movie. Evel Knievel’s family has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Toy Story 4 character is a clear copy of...

Disneyland pays tribute to ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman

Disneyland paid a touching tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who succumbed to Colon Cancer at the age of 43. Immortalised for playing the iconic T’Challa aka Black Panther in MCU’s Black Panther, the late actor’s death has been grieved by millions of fans across the globe. More so,...

Amar Chitra Katha releases a new comic book on Vikram Sarabhai

Amar Chitra Katha’s graphic biography on Vikram Sarabhai was released yesterday during a special valedictorian function held by ISRO to celebrate the centenary year of Sarabhai. The comic was launched in the presence of some esteemed speakers, including the Honourable President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. Sarabhai...

Universal and DreamWorks releases new trailer for ‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rio’ season 2

Universal and DreamWorks Animation have released the trailer for Season 2 of the hit Netflix Original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, which finds the team heading to Rio de Janeiro on October 9. Inspired by Universal’s blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise, the show sees teenager Tony Toretto follows in the...

Disney casts Ashly Burch and Dana Snyder for new series ‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’

Disney Channel has announced the cast for its upcoming animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee, along with a new title and logo. The animated show comes from creators and executive producers Bill Motz and Bob Roth and was previously titled The Curse of Molly McGee. Emmy Award-winner Ashly Burch...

Falcon’s Creative Group partners with Eric Calderon for ‘Katmandu’ based animated series

Entertainment and design firm, Falcon’s Creative Group is collaborating with reputed animation executive, Eric Calderon on an animated series based on Katmandu IP. The new animated series will see Katmandu Group’s theme park’s characters brought to life into a new medium, continuing the company’s strong storytelling tradition. Commenting on...