He was high off his broomstick. “Hocus Pocus” actor Omri Katz said Wednesday that he was high during the filming of the original “Hocus Pocus” film when he was just 16. “That was at an age where I started experimenting with cannabis. Let’s just say, some of those scenes, I was having a good old … Read more
You may not remember the day you met this Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp surprised one die-hard fan recently by becoming his swashbuckling “Pirates of the Caribbean” character once again, but the actor looked noticeably different without Sparrow’s signature facial hair. Depp, 59, was seen earlier this month sporting a clean-shaven face and again recently while … Read more
Don’t expect director Tim Burton to make another “Dumbo” movie for Disney. The director, known for Disney Studios flicks like “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Ed Wood” and “Alice and Wonderland,” revealed on Saturday at the Lumière Festival in Lyon, France, that his filmmaking relationship with the Mouse House is likely over. “My history is that … Read more
An 83-year-old veteran named Joseph Masters had a fatal heart attack and died while visiting Disney World with his family on Sept. 25, but the incident didn’t make the news until weeks later. That’s when local journalists obtained a report released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, containing one important detail — Masters didn’t die at … Read more
Shiver me timbers. Replicas of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow costume from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise may be this year’s hottest Halloween costume. The swash-buckling costume of the Disney character has seen a 90 percent increase in sales this Halloween, according to Halloweencostumes.com. Depp — who has regained the spotlight since he won his … Read more
Just hours after Disney Parks announced that M’Buku from Black Panther would soon be make his debut at Disney California Adventure Avengers Campus, another Marvel character made a surprise appearance. Videos of a creepy-looking Werewolf by Night, who just happens to make his Disney+ debut in a Halloween special tonight, began popping up online. Gael … Read more
Disney World and Universal Orlando will reopen their resorts in “phased approaches” starting Friday after Hurricane Ian closed both Wednesday and Thursday. Disney, the first to announce its reopening plan around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, also unveiled its Friday reopening times. At Magic Kingdom, early entry time is at 8 a.m. with general admission at 10 … Read more
Kermit The FrogPhoto: Scott Gries/ImageDirect (Getty Images) The original ‘80s Muppet Babies cartoon is a licensing nightmare these days thanks to its regular use of clips from popular movies (and it’s not like we’d ever see a world where one massive company owns the Muppets and Star Wars and Indiana Jones), but the appeal of … Read more
Dancing with the Stars began its 31st season Monday in the most peculiar manner: by asking viewers to click a watch button on Disney+ at exactly 5 p.m./8 p.m. “Tune” in any earlier and you’ll get a reminder — NO, its at 8 p.m. ET, pal! Come back when it’s time. This is the new reality … Read more
Diego Luna scrolling Twitter waiting for Andor reactions.Image: Lucasfilm How did Cassian Andor become the brash, rogueish leader who helped steal the Death Star plans and ultimately destroy the Empire? Next week, we begin to find out and it sounds like it’ll be worth the wait. Andor is the latest Star Wars show coming to … Read more
Disney has removed “Rogue Squadron,” the “Star Wars” film from director Patty Jenkins, from its release calendar. The move comes as little surprise since the tentpole, which was scheduled for Dec. 22, 2023, was taken off the studio’s production schedule in 2021. The announcement is more-or-less pro forma, as the window for “Rogue Squadron” to start filming … Read more
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