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Disney Says Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit Has “No Merit”; Kevin Feige Reportedly “Angry & Embarrassed”

July 30, 2021 9:33 am

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal that Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit against Disney/Marvel alleges that the studio breached their contract with their hybrid release, adding "Black Widow" to Premier Acces...

Comcast Pulls Out Of Fox Bidding Clearing Way For Disney Acquisition

Gregory Ellwood

July 19, 2018 1:42 pm

Awards Campaign, News, Television

A huge relief was felt in Burbank this morning after Comcast announced it was pulling out of a high stakes bidding war for most of 21st Century Fox's assets to focus on a separate transaction for UK broadcaster...

Fox Searchlight Starts TV Division With Disney Merger Pending

Gregory Ellwood

April 11, 2018 3:32 pm

Awards Campaign, News, Television

It's never to late to jump on the "peak TV" bandwagon and when your potential new overlord is looking for streaming content you might say it's right on time. So it wasn't that big a surprise that Fox Searchlig...

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16 Big Questions On A Seemingly Inevitable Disney Acquisition Of 20th Century Fox

Gregory Ellwood

December 8, 2017 11:12 am

Awards Campaign, Features, News

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Excuse us for perpetrating this proverb as the hills of Los Angeles are currently glowing in the distance, but where there's smoke, there is often fire. The reports earlier this week of renewed conversations be...

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‘Star Wars’ Live-Action Series Is Coming To Disney’s Streaming Services For 2019

Rodrigo Perez

November 9, 2017 5:36 pm

News, Television

When Disney Chief Bob Iger gets on a quarterly business call with his shareholders, the CEO tends to drop some juicy info to keep them excited in their investments. Today he dropped at least two bombs and the c...

John Lasseter Makes Celebrating Renovated Walt Disney Animation Studios A Priority

Gregory Ellwood

November 3, 2016 3:56 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign

BURBANK – Walt Disney Studios did something on Wednesday night that’s slightly unusual in Hollywood. They celebrated the renovation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios (building) with an evening reception. Nor...

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