Screenshot: Lucasfilm It’s nearly time to return to the galaxy far, far away for the week, with Ahsoka’s third episode dropping tonight on Disney+. But while we wait to talk all things spoiler, why not stay a while and whet your Star Wars appetite with a little dogfighting? Spoilers of the Week May 9-13 Episode … Read more
With a new ride coming on one side and a new restaurant on the other, it makes sense that Disney has decided to add some new blood outside one of its most iconic rides: the Haunted Mansion. Next year, Disney will expand the queue section for the famously spooky ride to include new areas aiming … Read more
What’s this? A new book about the making and impact of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, just in time for spooky season. Spoilers of the Week | June 3rd To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic stop-motion film from Disney and directed by Henry Selick (Wendell and Wild), Epic Ink is publishing Disney … Read more
Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri and Walker Scobell in Percy Jackson.Image: Disney+ These days, it seems like Disney+ has been deleting more shows than it’s adding. But yes, it is still adding them, and one of the biggest coming later this year is Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Based on the hit book series by … Read more
Image: Walt Disney Pictures An incident at Pinewood Studios during the shoot of The Little Mermaid live-action film, has left a model maker injured into early retirement. Little Mermaid Director Rob Marshall on Handling the Music of a Disney Legend | io9 Interview Deadline reports that Christine Overs, a special effects practical artist, took a … Read more
Image: Peshkova (Shutterstock) If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic.
The ongoing feud continues: Ron DeSantis has doubled down on denying Disney’s First Amendment and constitutional rights through the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. We Rode the New Disney Coaster Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind It’s a strategy that continues to baffle even the Republican party for the precedent it sets; if a Republican … Read more
The summer movie season is often one of the most stable periods of the year: studios show off their big tentpoles (usually about a superhero, or something close to one) whose primary goal is to be crowd pleasers and make a lot of money. Since the formula’s been around for about 20 years now, you’d … Read more
The mountain of merchandise revealed at San Diego Comic-Con this year included a couple of toys we wish we could see. Legos are two feet tall brick-built Chewbacca’s beady eyes is already a staple of our nightmares and will soon be joined by a growing Groot Hasbro that makes the character look like he’s being … Read more
Picture: Marvel Studios Kamala Khan makes its TV debut next month, as Ms. Marvel will air on ABC. io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was ‘All In’ on Moon Knight According to Laughing place, the Marvel Studios series is coming to Disney’s primetime TV network, with the first three episodes airing on August 5 at 7:00, 8:00 … Read more