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Halle Bailey recalls a difficult experience on the set of "The Little Mermaid.
Halle Bailey is the it-girl (or mermaid, as the case may be) of the moment, but she had to exert a great deal of effort to get there.
The performer and actor, who is currently starring as Ariel in the live-action "The Little Mermaid," posted some revealing behind-the-scenes fo...
ORIENTAL LAND; TOKYO DISNEYLAND OPERATOR SAW NET LOSS OF $497 MILLION
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- Oriental Land; Tokyo Disneyland operator saw net loss of $497 million.
- In FY 2020 ending in March, the total number of visitors to the theme park was 7.56 million.
- The theme park’s sales stood at 170.58 billion yen,...
DISNEY+ ATTRACTED 73.7 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IN JUST 11 MONTHS
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• According to a previous forecast done by Disney+, the streaming platform had expected to get between 60 million and 90 million subscribers by the year 2024
• Exceeding its own expectations, Disney managed to hit the lower end of that threshold just after...
TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER DUE TO WEAK INVESTOR SENTIMENTS
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- Tokyo stocks end lower due to weak investor sentiments.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 354.81 points.
- Topix index finished at 31.60 points.
- Stock issues declined in pulp and paper, precision i...
WEAK EARNINGS LEAD TOKYO STOCKS TO OPEN LOWER
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- Weak earnings lead Tokyo stocks to open lower.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell by 185.57 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was down by 20.71 points.
- Stock issues declined in pha...
X-MEN STAR OSCAR ISAAC APPROACHED FOR MARVEL’S MOON KNIGHT AT DISNEY PLUS
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• The story of “Moon Knight” revolves around a soldier and mercenary by the name of Marc Spector, who vows to battle crime after he becomes the human avatar of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon
• This is kind of home coming for Isaac, who h...
LG DISPLAY AND WALT DISNEY STUDIOS UNITE TO AUTHENTICATE AN IMMERSIVE FILMING EXPERIENCE
- As a major turnaround approaches in terms of third-quarter profit, LG Display, the world's leading display maker, made a revelation that it has teamed up with Walt Disney Studios' StudioLAB.
- The partnership reminds us of LG Group's display affiliate to s...
DISNEY PLUS TO LAUNCH GROUPWATCH FEATURE FOR ALL U.S. SUBSCRIBERS
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• GroupWatch was previously tested in Canada and will be available for web, mobile, smart TVs, and connected TV devices including Amazon Fire TV users and Roku
• Disney Plus' GroupWatch is on similar lines of Amazon Prime Video’s watch party func...
COVID-19 IMPACT: DISNEY TO LAY OFF 28,000 EMPLOYEES ACROSS THEME PARKS IN U.S.
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• Total 67 percent of the laid off employees will be part-time workers said Disney, while remaining 33 percent will comprise of executives and salaried workers
• Disney's employees have always been key to its success, playing a valued and important rol...
HERE COMES THE TRAILER OF STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2
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• The Season 2 of The Mandalorian premieres on Disney Plus on October 30
• In this season, the Mandalorian has a task of returning Baby Yoda to his planet, wherever that may be
The much awaited trailer for Disney’s Season 2 of Star Wars: Th...
NBA PLANS TO RESTART MATCHES WITH A VIRTUAL AUDIENCE
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- NBA plans to restart matches with a virtual audience.
- Microsoft Corp. and NBA will be working together to set up a virtual screening of the games.
- The NBA had suspended its season in March.
- The season is plann...
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT'S DIL BECHARA WILL COME OUT AT 7:30 P.M. TODAY
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's last movie Dil Bechaara is ready to release on the OTT platform Disney plus Hotstar today. Dil Bechaara is directed by casting director Mukesh Chhabra and stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, Swastika Mukherjee and Javed Jaffrey along with Saif Ali Kha...
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ALL SET TO LOSE $160 BILLION OVER 5 YEARS
According to the reports, numerous research firms have stated that the global entertainment sector will be losing estimated amount of $160 billion over the period of next five years courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The experts have already stated that the year 2020 and 2021 will bring in...
FROZEN WILL NOT BE ON BROADWAY WHEN IT REOPENS
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- Broadway reopening has no scheduled date
- Frozen grossed 1 million on an average
The pandemic has left no aspect of life untouched. Arts, showbiz and entertainment are hence not spared. In fact, in many of phased out reopening, Theatres an...
DISNEY PLUS REACH 50 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IN JUST FIVE MONTHS
In a competition to giants in the field on online streaming, Netflix and Amazon Prime, Disney Plus was expected to create a rage in the market, but 50 million subscribers in just five months is indeed huge. The coronavirus pandemic has proved as blessing in disguise for Disney Plus. In the month ...
AFTER DISNEY+, QUIBI GOES LIVE IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE
The multi-billion dollar streaming platform Quibi has been launched in United States of America and Canada along with various other countries in the world amid coronavirus crisis. Quibi has claimed that it can change definition of entertainment by releasing short clips of supreme quality to watch...
AMIDST CORONAVIRUS WORRIES, DISNEY+HOTSTAR MAKES SMASHING DEBUT IN INDIA
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• Disney+ comes to India after expanding last week in seven new markets in Europe
• The timing of the launch is applauded by everyone
• Disney+ in collaboration with Hotstar comes with two subscription plans
One of most popul...
The Star Wars franchise from Disney (NYSE: DIS) is on shaky ground
The Star Wars franchise from Disney (NYSE: DIS) is on shaky ground. The Mandalorian is a strong success and a name on Disney+, and excitement on the streaming service for the forthcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi show indicates that the brand still has plenty of life. But the franchise has been piling up si...
‘Frozen II’ breaks the previous records and is now Disney’s 6th billion-dollar film of 2019
At this year's box office, Disney has continued to break records— and is on the brink of setting a new one.
Since January, the studio has earned more than $8 billion at the global box office, breaking the record for a studio that it is set in 2016 for the highest-grossing year...
The frozen movie was used as a climate learning lesson
To teach students about environment and climate, Dr. Paul Miller, Assistant Professor, and Coastal Meteorologist, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU) used Disney movie ‘Frozen. The movie is a 3D computer-animated fantasy released by Walt Disne...