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Why Wish Doesn’t Work: Message – Messy, Muddled, and Maudlin
***SPOILERS*** Music and animation are musts for Disney animation. However, a good story can elevate a bland-looking film or make a good one great. The writing in Wish is a confounding mess that I just can’t get my head around. The movie is about wishes at its core but has nothing exciting or uni...
Read MoreDisney Reinstates Stockholders Dividends
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney will resume paying dividends to its stockholders following a three-year freeze instituted due to COVID. They will pay out $0.30 per share as of December 11, 2023, compared to the $0.88 they were giving out prior to COVID. The payments will begin in January...
Read MoreTom Holland will Return as Spider-Man if Script is Good
Is Spider-Man hanging up his web-shooters? No, but people seem to think he may be. In a recent press conference (attended by Collider, from whom this report comes), Tom Holland, the actor who plays Spider-Man in the MCU, spoke about whether or not he’d return for a fourth Spidey solo film, and thi...
Read MoreMs. Marvel will be the Lead of Marvel Zombies
Marvel doesn’t care if you’re tired of Kamala Khan. In an interview with The Direct, Ms. Marvel actress Iman Vellani talked about the upcoming Disney+ animated series Marvel Zombies, and she revealed that Kamala will be the lead. “There are a lot of cool characters in the Marvel Zombies show. ...
Read MoreDisney Expands Board to 13
Disney’s board of directors is expanding in the new year, with Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman joining beginning February 5th and former Sky chief Jeremy Darroch on January 9th. In addition, former president and CEO of Illumina Francis A. deSouza won’t stand for reelection at Disney’s annual m...
Read MoreBob Iger Talks About Disney and Marvel Problems
At the New York Times’ DealBook Summit earlier today (via CNBC), Bob Iger talked about Disney’s recent failures and what caused them, and his scapegoats probably won’t surprise you. They’re a mix of streaming, the pandemic, Bob Chapek, and executives not exerting enough control over film pr...
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