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NBC’s A Little Late with Lilly Singh host had some fun with those Disney+ “outdated cultural depictions” disclaimers that accompany some old animated product like Dumbo and The Aristocats. “Outdated, because we all know racism is dead in 2019,” mocks Singh. The disclaimers set up a bit in which the Little Late host…

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4 is finally crossed $1 billion putting Disney in an atmosphere that no other major studio has ever touched: Having 5 pics gross over $1 billion in a single year. It is projected that Frozen 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker later this year will bring that count to mindboggling 7 titles…

As Disney starts to build momentum for the live-action remake of its animated classic The Lion King, it’s facing backlash over its trademark of the Swahili phrase “hakuna matata.” Zimbabwean activist Shelton Mpala started an online petition calling on Disney to relinquish its trademark of the phrase, which is commonly…

Disney has released the first teaser trailer for its live-action retelling of The Lion King. Chief Executive Bob Iger offered an advance look at this stunningly realistic CG tale during the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, describing the computer-generated process director Jon Favreau is employing to update the…

There were both highs and lows at the Live Action D23 panel today. In the lows department: a distinct lack of new trailers for Black Panther and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Also, no news on the Han Solo prequel, except that it's still coming out next summer as planned. And while attendees lucked out with an Avengers…

2nd UPDATE, 11:15 A.M.: The nearly sold-out Jake Gyllenhaal/Ruth Wilson 70-minute two-hander Constellations also has jumped on the inclement-weather discount bandwagon. At Tuesday’s 7 P.M. and Wednesday’s 2 P.M. matinee, select seats will be available for $100 when you say the secret passwords “Winter Weather Discount&#8221…

UPDATE 8:45 a.m. with more info below: Disney’s global blockbuster The Lion King has surpassed The Phantom Of The Opera as the highest-grossing show of all time, the company confirmed today. Broadway, touring and international productions of the show — which opened Disney’s Times Square showplace, the New Amsterdam…