[ad_1] Disney+ will officially debut in the US, Canada and the Netherlands November 12th, and Australia and New Zealand a week later. The rest of the world will need to wait a little longer to stream the likes of Avengers: Endgame and The Mandalorian on the service. But Disney fans in the UK, Germany, France, […]
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Disney+ will launch with musicals and documentaries galore
[ad_1] Fans of High School Musical will have plenty to sing along to with Encore!, in which host Kristen Bell tasks former musical cast members with recreating their high school production, and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (no seriously, that’s what it’s called) in which students attending the school where the original movie […]
New Disney+ talk show will be hosted by a Jim Henson alien puppet
[ad_1] Disney+ unscripted originals VR Dan Silver said: “Disney has a long history of giving audiences a glimpse at faraway lands and bringing new talent into the spotlight. We believe Ned is next in line. We’re lucky to have the talents of the Jim Henson Co. and the folks at Marwar Junction Productions helping Ned, […]
A ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel is in the works for Disney+
[ad_1] At first, Disney’s decision to bring back Hocus Pocus may come off as a bit of a headscratcher. As Variety notes, the movie wasn’t exactly a box office smash back in 1993, earning only a modest $39 million on a budget of $28 million. Hocus Pocus also didn’t impress critics at the time, but […]
Verizon is giving Unlimited customers 12 months of Disney+ for free
[ad_1] This makes Verizon the exclusive Disney+ carrier, and it could help Disney+ better compete with Apple TV+, which launches on November 1st. Apple recently announced that anyone who buys an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac will get a free one-year subscription to its service. Disney doesn’t have its own hardware to bundle subscriptions […]
Disney+ non-fiction shows include Mickey, Wolfgang Puck documentaries
[ad_1] The service will also stream a still-untitled Mickey Mouse documentary produced by Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom) and directed by Jeff Malmberg. It will “strive to be the definitive analysis of Mickey as a cultural icon” and will attempt to fully understand Mickey’s cultural impact and significance to the world. Disney+ will also […]
Disney is tweeting everything that’s coming to Disney+
[ad_1] It. Is. Time. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Mandalorian, check out basically everything coming to #DisneyPlus in the U.S. on November 12. Pre-order in the U.S. at https://t.co/wJig4STf4P today: https://t.co/tlWvp23gLF pic.twitter.com/0q3PTuaDWT — Disney+ (@disneyplus) October 14, 2019 It is impressive just how many titles Disney owns, and it’s worth taking […]
The Disney+ Obi Wan Kenobi series has a director: Deborah Chow
[ad_1] Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement: “We really wanted to select a director who is able to explore both the quiet determination and rich mystique of Obi-Wan in a way that folds seamlessly into the Star Wars saga. Based on her phenomenal work developing our characters in The Mandalorian, I’m absolutely confident […]
Disney+ public pre-orders are open, but without deep bundle discounts
[ad_1] If you didn’t already buy into the three-years-upfront D23 plan for Disney+ streaming, the doors are open for subscribers, at the promised rates of $69.99 annually, or $6.99 per month. The service started taking sign-ups tonight during the Emmys while other streamers (mostly Amazon) took home trophies, but with more than 25 original series […]
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board ahead of TV+ launch
[ad_1] This is what Apple CEO Tim Cook said in 2011, when Iger joined as a board member: “His strategic vision for Disney is based on three fundamentals: generating the best creative content possible, fostering innovation and utilizing the latest technology and expanding into new markets around the world, which makes him a great fit […]