Today in 1995 Michael Eisner announced the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC. With the purchase, the TV station that made Disneyland possible joined the Disney family. So did ESPN, A&E, Lifetime, and a long list of local stations and other media interests. The deal also came… Read More »Today in Disney History: Capital Cities/ABC acquisition announced by Michael Eisner
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?
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…
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San Diego Comic Con is more than just big movie news. There is a lot of small screen promotion too. From Disney and ABC’s small screen, we were given glimpses into what Season 2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will look like, including Lucy Lawless as… Read More »SDCC’14 Coverage: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter Updates
Actor Joe Morton, star of ABC’s hit series “Scandal,” poses on July 18, 2014 with Mickey Mouse in the Magic Kingdom. Morton is nominated this year for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama. “Scandal” returns to ABC on September 25th for Season 4… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Scandal’s Joe Morton at Walt Disney World
Rapper/actor 50 Cent appeared on a recent episode of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and decided to debut the trailer for his version of Disney’s hit movie, “Maleficent.” “Malefiftycent” finds 50 Cent donning his best evil pimp outfit and horns to take on the role of… Read More »50 Cent Stars in Maleficent Parody for Jimmy Kimmel
After Disney Announced the Fall 2014 schedule, they also released a few trailers to help tease the shows. Which ones seem the most interesting to you so far?
Selfie:
“Instafamous” Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) has 263,000 followers who hang on to her every post, tweet and selfie. But one lonely day, she has a revelation: being friended is not the same as having actual friends. She asks marketing guru Henry (John Cho) to ‘rebrand’ her self-obsessed reputation and teach her how to connect with people in the real world. Loosely based on “My Fair Lady,” “Selfie” explores the modern struggles of Eliza and Henry, as he tries to teach her how to live life offline—whether she ‘likes’ it or not.
“Selfie” stars Karen Gillan as Eliza, John Cho as Henry, Tim Peper as Ethan, Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Charmonique, Allyn Rachel as Bryn and David Harewood as Sam.
“Selfie” was written by Emily Kapnek and directed by Julie Anne Robinson, who also serve as executive producers. “Selfie” is produced by Piece of Pie Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
ABC’s Fall 2014 schedule was announced today. New shows are in bold. MONDAY 8/7c: Dancing with the Stars 10/9c: Castle TUESDAY 8/7c: Selfie 8:30/7:30c: Manhattan Love Story 9/8c: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10/9c: Forever WEDNESDAY 8/7c: The Middle 8:30/7:30c: The Goldbergs 9/8c: Modern Family 9:30/8:30c: Black-ish 10/9c: Nashville THURSDAY 8/7c: Grey’s Anatomy 9/8c: Scandal 10/9c: How to Get Away… Read More »ABC Fall 2014 Schedule Announced