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EXCLUSIVE: Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) are set to produce musical dance dramedy Throw It Back, which MadRiver and CAA Media Finance will be launching at the virtual Cannes market. Haddish will take a supporting role in the hot package, which will star Us and The Lion King (reboot)…

Samuel E. Wright, whose vocal portrayal of Sebastian the crab in Disney’s The Little Mermaid included the Oscar-winning “Under the Sea,” died yesterday at his home in the village of Walden, New York, of prostate cancer. He was 74. His death was announced on the Facebook page of the town of Montgomery, New York. “Sam…

In an unusual joint announcement, producers for Broadway powerhouses Hamilton, The Lion King and Wicked said the three shows will resume performances on Tuesday, Sept. 14 – the first day allowed under New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reopening guidelines announced last week. Tickets are on sale today. All three shows are…

Deadline broke the news on Tuesday that Barry Jenkins will be directing a follow up to the 2019 Disney blockbuster. But it's more than just a movie that Jenkins will be directing. He’ll be creating the future of a multi-billion industry unto itself. One that’s grossed well over $12 billion in the past 26 years. Click…

EXCLUSIVE: The Walt Disney Studios has set Oscar winner Barry Jenkins to direct the studio’s follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster The Lion King. Jeff Nathanson, who scripted the last installment, is back in the fold and has completed an initial draft of script. Jenkins won the Oscar for scripting the Best Picture winner M…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted an apology to an elementary school in Berkeley, CA, after the company charged a $250 licensing fee for a fundraiser screening of The Lion King. “Our company apologizes to Emerson Elementary School PTA, and I will personally donate to their fund raising initiative,” Iger tweeted. The apology…

The VFX wizard behind such films as Titanic and Apollo 13, Robert Legato has made it his mission in recent years to advance the art form of photorealistic computer-generated animation. Winning his third Oscar in 2016 for his work on Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book, Legato then reteamed with the director on a CG remake…

Disney’s The Lion King ruled the 18th annual VES Awards, winning a pack-leading three trophies including the marquee Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature during Wednesday night’s ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. The Jon Favreau-directed “live action” remake of the toon classic also took the hardware for…

The Visual Effects Society has unveiled nominations for its 18th annual VES Awards, which honor VFX work in film, animation, TV, commercials and video games. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony January 29 at the Beverly Hilton. Disney’s CG redo of the The Lion King and 20th Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel lead…

In early December, Disney became the first studio in history to cross the $10 billion mark globally. Now that 2019 has drawn to a close, the numbers have jumped even higher. For the calendar year, the Walt Disney Studios has posted a combined global gross of $13,151.7 million across both Disney and Fox releases (Dis…

When it comes to categorizing, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been marching to its own beat. It nominated Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black in the drama field for the show’s first season in 2014, which was designated as a comedy at the Emmys later that year. The TV Academy re-classified the series as a…