"I’m Surprised Disney pays me," says Johnny Depp in this excellent interview at Rediff. And unless Depp is pulling our collective legs, you get some behind the scenes knowledge of how he does his character development too. The other thing that helped me with Captain Jack was playing Barbies with my kids. It’s a great… Read More »Rediff Interview with Johnny Depp on Captain Jack Sparrow
Dancing with the Stars and Baltimore Raven Cheerleader Stacey Keibler has signed with Walt Disney Television and will have her talent added to an existing show or perhaps even a new one. Could anything possibly be more exciting.
Via the official Pixar site we now have the Synopsis and Release date for their next film Ratatouille. After taking audiences on incredible journeys to the worlds of cars, superheroes, fish and toys, only the amazing storytellers at Pixar Animation Studios ("Cars," "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles") could create an entirely new and original world where… Read More »Ratatouille Synopsis and Release Date Announced
Reuters has a quick interview with Disney’s new studio chief, Oren Aviv. "I’ll start by telling you a few great examples," Aviv said Wednesday, a day after he was promoted from marketing chief as part of a sweeping revamp that will see 650 people lose their jobs. "They would be ‘Pirates (of the Caribbean),’ ‘Chronicles… Read More »Oren Aviv discusses what the Disney movie brand will be
Growing up in the late 70s as I did I couldn’t help but be entertained by the comedy mime duo of Shields and Yarnell (wikipedia). Someone has YouTubed a clip of the duo on a trip to Orlando where they visit Disney World in its pre-EPCOT days. Very funny and very weird.
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The shake-up at Disney Studios goes all the way to the top. Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group President Nina Jacobson is out and Oren Aviv has been promoted to take her place. Aviv comes from the Studio Marketing Group, so that seems to be one strike against him. However, when you consider that blockbusters appear… Read More »Nina Jacobson Out, Oren Aviv in.
More details are coming in on the expected cuts at the Walt Disney Company’s various film divisions. Upto 650 jobs are expected to be trimmed, or about 20% of the film production work force. Apparently the Miramax brand will be kept, but Hollywood Pictures and Touchstone will be folded under the Disney Pictures brand including… Read More »More Details on Walt Disney Studios Cuts
J.J. Abrams, creator of what are arguably two of the biggest hits (Alias and LOST) in the last decade for ABC/Disney has been lost to another studio for future film production. Apparently there was a big bidding war with Abrams coming out $60 million richer in the end. With Disney’s new 8 picture a year… Read More »J.J. Abrams is LOST from Disney