formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
“Disney reps were like, ‘We can’t have a girl power movie,’” an insider tells The Hollywood Reporter about the animation studio making the rare decision to cancel the feature after years of development. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pixar-scrapped-be-fri-movie-pete-docter-1236548613/
The claim comes from veteran tech reporter Alex Heath, via The Town podcast, who said that senior executives were waiting for the right moment to make a bid for the metaverse game, following Disney’s prior $1.5 billion investment in developer … Continued
The studio giant will no longer move forward with its OpenAI investment, as the AI company exits the video generation business. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/
“Verts” will launch this week on the platform, with vertically-oriented content from the company’s vast entertainment catalog, but that is just the beginning. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-creator-content-launches-vertical-video-verts-1236528489/
A Sydney man has been charged with multiple offences, including stalking and procuring a child for prostitution, after allegedly impersonating a Disney casting agent. He is accused of offering fake film and TV roles in exchange for sexual favours to … Continued
With Rob Minkoff, Allers directed 1994’s The Lion King, which remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time. Source: Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76 | Walt Disney Company | The Guardian