The Disney Wonder cruise ship headed down to Australia and arrived on October 27th to begin its inaugural season of Disney Magic at Sea cruises for families in Australia and New Zealand, which began October 28th, local time. The Details To reach Sydney, the Disney… Read More »Disney Wonder Sets Sail on Inaugural Season in Australia and New Zealand
After getting their health and safety protocols approved by the New Zealand government, some film and TV production has resumed in the island nation. Among those is Disney’s “Avatar 2.” Producer Jon Landau posted a picture of the set on Instagram. Lots of blue screen… Read More »Producer Jon Landau says “Avatar 2” restarting production in New Zealand
With movie production shut down all over the world due to the public health emergency requiring physical distancing, James Cameron’s production of his Avatar sequels is not the only TV show or movie that is facing possible delays to its release. But it might the… Read More »Avatar 2 delayed? James Cameron on frustrations of shut-down
Jemaine Clement has been cast in the Avatar sequels as Dr. Garvin, a marine biologist on Pandora. Clement hails from New Zealand, where the live action elements of the first two sequels are currently shooting, and found his initial fame in the comedy series “Flight… Read More »Avatar sequel gets extra shiny with casting of Jemaine Clement
Disney had been filming movies based Narnia books in New Zealand before giving up that series. Recently it had been financing production of “Legend of the Seeker” in the scenic country, but now that show has been canceled (although there is some fan effort to… Read More »Disney abandons New Zealand Studio