Michelle Snow is a huge fan of Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars in films and TV, as well as the Disney parks. She's also an award-winning writer who has written several guidebooks on Orlando. Follow her on Twitter @zengrrl. Her blog, CitySurfing Orlando has covered Orlando and the theme parks since 2010. Her favorite rides at the Disney parks are Star Tours, Big Thunder Mountain, and Indiana Jones Adventure, and she may have cried tears of joy when she first saw the Millenium Falcon at Galaxy's Edge. She collects anything to do with Star Wars original trilogy (she saw 1977's "A New Hope" on opening weekend), Snow White, Grumpy, Tinkerbell, and Stitch.
Many viewers were shocked when the TV series Once Upon a Time revealed the story would be taking a Frozen turn in Season Four. If you were wondering just how they decided to incorporate Disney’s biggest animated fairytale into the show, the reasoning was revealed… Read More »So Why Did Once Upon a Time Choose that Frozen Storyline?
During Marvel’s Hall H presentation Saturday night, the studio slipped in a little humorous video announcement by director/writer James Gunn and Chris “Starlord” Pratt, announcing that a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy has been greenlit for release on July 28, 2017. Realizing that millions… Read More »SDCC’14 Coverage: Marvel Reveals Release Date for Guardians of the Galaxy Sequel
The closing portion of Marvel Movies’ San Diego Comic-Con panel in Hall H on Saturday afternoon was all about next year’s sure-to-be-blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” began playing and the first of the huge cast in attendance was announced by moderator Chris Hardwick. Iron Man himself, Robert Downey, Jr, took the stage first and after a bit of dancing, opened his briefcase and began throwing red roses at the crowd.
RDJ then took over the announcements, and he was soon joined onstage by Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Chris Evans (Captain America), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Quicksilver), Paul Bettany (Vision/J.A.R.V.I.S.), James Spader (Ultron), and Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch). As the two women came out, Downey presented each of them with white roses. Such a gentleman!
All together, now! The cast & crew of @Avengers #AgeOfUltron take over the #HallH stage at the Marvel Studios panel. pic.twitter.com/Iy35qC4zAE
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 27, 2014
The cast took turns answering questions from Hardwick. RDJ was asked how it felt to be returning in this movie, to which he replied “It just keeps getting better… I’m so excited to be here. We’ve got a real nice movie coming up for you guys next year.” “You’re the best, Robert!” cried one man from the audience. “You’re probably right,” Downey shot back, which caused the rest of the cast to laugh.
There were several jokes made about Chris Hemsworth’s muscular physique, but when asked if there was anything about Thor that he wants to do with the character, he made a nod to the recent comic change and slyly joked, “Turning him into a woman. I don’t want to jinx it, but I think it could be my Oscar. I’m willing to take it on.” (Recently Marvel announced Thor would be changing genders.)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, new to the cast as Quicksilver, spoke about what drew him to the role: “The characters have such a dynamic between the group. What’s beautiful is you get these characters in the same room and they bounce off of each other.”
Scarlett Johansson, who plays Black Widow, couldn’t be at Hall H due to her pregnancy, but she did a video introduction to the showing of the first footage from Avengers: Age of Ultron.
And the footage sent the room crazy.
SPOILER ALERT – scroll past the next photo if you don’t want to know what was shown from the movie…
Read More »SDCC’14 Coverage: Marvel Brings Down Hall H With Avengers: Age of Ultron Teaser
If you’ve seen any of the trailers for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, you’ve probably noticed music plays an intricate part in setting the tone of the movie. Well, get your eardrums ready because Marvel, via Hollywood Records, will be releasing three versions of the movie soundtrack.
The first is subtitled “Awesome Mix Tape Vol. 1” and features all of the classic 70s songs used in the movie and the trailers. The cover design even mimics a vintage cassette deck.
It may seem odd for the tunes to be in a movie that is supposed to be set in another galaxy, but director James Gunn says that because the setting and story of Guardians is so outlandish and strange, the familiar music will help the audience connect to the film.
This track listing would indeed make an awesome mix tape:
“Hooked on a Feeling” Performed by Blue Swede
“Go All the Way” Performed by Raspberries
“Spirit in the Sky”* Performed by Norman Greenbaum
“Moonage Daydream” Performed by David Bowie
“Fooled Around and Fell in Love” Performed by Elvin Bishop
“I’m Not in Love” Performed by 10cc
“I Want You Back” Performed by Jackson 5
“Come and Get Your Love” Performed by Redbone
“Cherry Bomb” Performed by The Runaways
“Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” Performed by Rupert Holmes
“O-O-H Child” Performed by The Five Stairsteps
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
The second soundtrack features the score (orchestral music) written for the film by composer Tyler Bates, who also scored Iron Man 3. Gunn says he asked Bates to complete some of the tracks for the movie before the start of principal photography so he could play them on set.
Read More »Marvel Set to Release Three Versions of Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack
Over the years, Disney movies have created many memorable scenes and snappy dialog to quote. But did you ever wonder how some of those scenes might come across if they happened in real life? Buzzfeed did and put together this hilarious video. So sit back… Read More »Buzzfeed Video Shows How Creepy Some Disney Scenes Would Be in Real Life
The guest roster on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has pulled in some pretty great names, and according to a scoop by TV Guide, we can now add actress Lucy Lawless to that list. #159995400 / gettyimages.com Lawless made a name for herself headlining the “Xena”… Read More »Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Casts Lucy Lawless for Role
I’ll start this review with an admission that I wasn’t totally won over by last year’s “Planes,” so I was expecting more of the same. I had the opportunity to see “Planes: Fire & Rescue” last month during a Disney Parks Blog event, and was pleasantly surprised to find I enjoyed it quite a bit.
In this sequel, Dusty decides to help out Radiator Springs by becoming an aerial firefighter and is sent to Piston Peak National Park to train. There he meets up with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous team, including feisty super scooper Dipper, Native American helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a group of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers.
Fighting forest fires isn’t easy, and when a huge blaze breaks out in the park, threatening a group of vacationers, Dusty learns what it really takes to be a hero. There are also lessons thrown in for the youngsters about loyalty and respect.
Read More »Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue Is More Fun Than the Original
The Fox network has released its nominations for the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, and Disney, along with Marvel and ABC, have received several.
The Teen Choice Awards celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web.
On the film side of the nominations are Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World, as well as Disney’s Maleficent and Million Dollar Arm.
TV nods went to ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” “Modern Family,” “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,”and “The Middle.” ABC Family’s received several nominations for “Pretty Little Liars,” “Switched At Birth,” “The Fosters,” “Mystery Girls,” “Chasing Life,” and “Twisted.” The Disney Channel is represented by “Jessie,” “Liv & Maddie,” and “Austin & Ally.”
Fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day per category for their favorite Teen Choice 2014 nominees at teenchoiceawards.com. Voting ends at 11:59 PM PT on Saturday, Aug. 9.
The show will air live on Fox on Sunday, August 10, starting at 8pm (ET).
The full list of nominations for Disney and its associated companies is below:
Read More »Disney, ABC, and Marvel Receive 2014 Teen Choice Award Nominations