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Disney Officially Moving Forward With ‘Aladdin’ Sequel As Studio Hires Writers

February 13, 2020 10:16 am

After the first live-action “Aladdin” trailer looked terrible and quickly became the stuff of social media jokes, many just assumed that Disney was going to have a massive dud on its hands. But yet, the final ...

‘Hustlers,’ ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Earn 2020 Costume Designer Guild Awards Nods

Gregory Ellwood

December 10, 2019 2:11 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Costume Design Guild announced the 22nd Costume Designer Guild Awards nominations this morning and there were a number of expected nominees. For instance, Michael Travers work for "Hustlers," Ruth E. Carter...

Mena Massoud And Billy Magnussen Spark Post-‘Aladdin’ Casting Controversy

Matthew Monagle

December 7, 2019 5:22 pm

News

No matter how you felt about Disney's live-action "Aladdin" remake, you probably walked away impressed by the film's young stars. Mena Massoud has all the charisma you could want from everyone's favorite lamp-s...

‘Avengers: Endgame, ‘1917,’ ‘Cats’ & 17 Other Films Make Oscar’s Visual Effects Cut

Gregory Ellwood

December 3, 2019 8:46 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

We're less than two weeks away from the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences announcing a slew of shortlisted categories, but today a slimmed down number of Visual Effects contenders were revealed with some mild...

‘Aladdin’ Star Says He Has Yet To Score An Audition Since The Billion-Dollar Film Has Been Released

Charles Barfield

December 3, 2019 2:58 pm

News

Mena Massoud has done something in 2019 that not many other actors have done. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hasn’t done it. Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ryan Reynolds didn’t either. Massoud can stand above all...

Sequel To Guy Ritchie’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Is “In The Early Stages” Of Development

Charles Barfield

August 13, 2019 1:27 pm

News

Though it featured one of the rockiest beginnings to a marketing campaign, Guy Ritchie’s “Aladdin” remake, starring Will Smith, has become a box office powerhouse for Disney. Once the film hit theaters, all tha...

‘Lion King’ Shatters The July Record On Its Way To A $531 Million Total [Box Office]

Charles Barfield

July 21, 2019 3:50 pm

Box Office, News

The Mouse House is having a hell of a weekend. After Saturday's massive Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where the studio announced almost a dozen projects over the next two years, Disney went ahead...

‘Toy Story 4’ Reigns Supreme Again As ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Expands & ‘Spider-Man’ Is Huge In China [Box Office]

Charles Barfield

June 30, 2019 2:34 pm

Box Office, News

As expected, “Toy Story 4” once again dominated the domestic box office this weekend, as the Pixar animated film secured another #1 spot in its second weekend. However, there are still some interesting stories ...

‘Aladdin’ Grants Disney’s Box Office Wishes As ‘Brightburn’ & ‘Booksmart’ Disappoint During Holiday Weekend

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2019 12:05 pm

Box Office, News

Disney may rule the film industry and control most major franchises that you know and love, but that doesn’t mean the studio is perfect. Every now and then, the Mouse House releases a stinker at the box office,...

‘Aladdin’: How The Music Of Eric B. & Rakim Helped Will Smith Find His Way Into The Genie [Interview]

Griffin Schiller

May 24, 2019 10:37 am

Interviews, News

There are few animated characters in cinema as synonymous with the actor who voices them as The Genie is with Robin Williams, in the Disney animated classic "Aladdin." While there are certainly more prevalent, ...

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