By Jocelyn Buhlman We’re celebrating five years of the thrilling adventures of Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Zeb Orrelios, and the feisty astromech droid Chopper: Disney XD’s Star Wars Rebels. We talked with Dave Filoni, executive producer of Star Wars Rebels, as well as the previous animated series Star Wars: The Clone …
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By Beth Deitchman Twenty years ago, Rafiki’s stirring call rang out through Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre for the first time. Julie Taymor’s groundbreaking adaptation of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ beloved film The Lion King used puppetry, masks, and innovative staging to bring the African savanna to the Great White Way. “When we came down the …
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By D23 Team In Disney•Pixar’s Coco, an aspiring young musician named Miguel is transported to the Land of the Dead on Día de los Muertos, a treasured Mexican holiday in which friends and families gather to celebrate loved ones who have passed on but continue to live in our hearts. Marked with colorful festivals, magnificent …
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By Greg Ehrbar “You know the thing about good food? It brings folks together from all walks of life. It warms them right up and puts little smiles on their faces.” If Tiana’s father, James, added “from all over the world” to his words from Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, he would completely express …
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By D23 Team Just before the debut of the feature animated film that started it all, The Old Mill blew into theaters on November 5, 1937. The Silly Symphony cartoon was the first to use the multiplane camera and won an Oscar for Best Cartoon. See how this short came to be in stunning concept art from …
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By Jim Frye Great movies need great villains. Marvel Studios’ original Thor film gave us one of our most memorable—and beloved—villains ever to terrorize the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Loki, God of Mischief, brother of Thor, and an über troublemaker. Played by Tom Hiddleston, Loki quickly became a fan favorite, helped, in large part, by his …
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By D23 Team Can’t wait to visit the Land of the Dead in Disney•Pixar’s Coco? Or travel out of this galaxy in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? What about making your first visit to Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure? Explore all of these exciting Disney projects and more in the latest issue of Disney …
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By Tim Lammers When considering directors for their latest Marvel Cinematic Universe Super Hero adventure, Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Marvel Studios had to have sensed something special with Taika Waititi. Having already displayed his unique set of filmmaking sensibilities with the indie sensations What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the …
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By Greg Ehrbar “By far the most important part of our Florida Project, in fact the heart of everything we’re doing at Disney World, will be our Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow—we call it EPCOT,” said Walt Disney in the “EPCOT Film,” in which he shared the Company’s vision for Walt Disney World and EPCOT—a …
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By D23 Team The God of Thunder is back in Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, which hits theaters on November 3. And he’s bringing along a new cast of colorful characters who are ready to Ragna-rock the house! We haven’t seen Thor and Bruce Banner since Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Loki’s last appeared in Thor: …
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