Disney’s Bringing Back Its Pixar Dance Parties, and More Theme-Park News

Pixar Fest returns to the Disneyland Resort from April 26 through August 4. New this year is the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade in Disney California Adventure Park, with appearances by more than two dozen Pixar characters—think Red Panda Mei from Turning Red, Joe Gardner from Soul, and more. At night, you’ll be able … Read more

Disney’s Live-Action Bambi Remake Loses Its Oscar-Winning Director

One can’t help but wonder if the recent trend of horror movies based on public domain properties had anything to do with this movie possibly being scrapped. The violent “Bambi: The Revenge” is currently in the works, following in the footsteps of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” It’s not difficult to imagine Disney wanting … Read more

Disney’s Reliance merger is a streaming wars win

Disney+ Hotstar logo is seen on a smartphone and flag of India on a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Walt Disney and Indian conglomerate Reliance’s media merger will give back highly valuable cricket streaming rights to the U.S. firm in a country absolutely … Read more

Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho Confirms She’s Starring in Disney’s Animated Sequel

Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images) The secret’s out of the bag for Mean Girls musical star and original voice of Disney’s Moana, Auli’i Cravalho. After much speculation among fans, the actress confirmed she will be reprising the role that launched her into stardom for Moana 2. Deadline had the exclusive on the Moana 2 casting … Read more

the bizarre, blood-soaked reality of Disney’s Shogun

“In Japan, you must be good!” These words, spoken by a cowering villager, mark Englishman John Blackthorne’s introduction to Japanese life. This is the opening of Disney+’s Shōgun, and much of the drama turns on the question of “good” means when these two very different cultures meet. The year is 1600, and Blackthorne is the … Read more

It’s about to get even harder to buy some of Disney’s weirdest movies on Blu-ray

Disney is ending Disney Movie Club, the subscription service and online store where fans could buy Blu-ray or DVDs of films from the House of Mouse. The Digital Bits is reporting that the closure follows a new deal that Disney has signed with Sony, under which Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will take over all physical … Read more

Dwayne Johnson Confirms Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’ Movie Has Cast Its Star! | Dwayne Johnson, Moana | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is giving an update on the live-action Moana movie! The project was announced in April 2023. Dwayne is attached as a producer, as is Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated film. During an appearance at the WWE WrestleMania 40 Kickoff event on Thursday (February 8) in Las Vegas, Dwayne … Read more

Disney’s Florida Legal Battle Continues as Free Speech Lawsuit Gets Dismissed

The Walt Disney Company faced a legal defeat today after its lawsuit alleging retaliation was dismissed in a Florida court. The claim focused on the state’s violation of the company’s First Amendment rights for standing against Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a homophobic law that endangers the human rights of LGBTQIA+ communities and … Read more

Disney’s VR treadmill, OpenAI fixes ‘lazy’ GPT-4, and Apple rolls out stolen device protection

Hey, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering notable happenings in tech over the past few days. On the agenda for this edition is Disney’s innovative VR treadmill, OpenAI fixing its “lazy” AI and MIT’s high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech. We also cover Apple’s new stolen device protection feature, AI … Read more