Disney Entertainment News

250 people have been laid off from the Walt Disney Co.’s recently combined consumer products and interactive media unit. This division is headquartered in Glendale, California and merged last summer. The layoffs affect 5% off the unit; many of the jobs had been made redundant by the merging of the two divisions. Video game staff … 250 laid off from Disney’s consumer products and interactive media division

Disney is well known for adding “Easter eggs” to their films and attractions. العاب تربح جوائز حقيقية An Easter egg is a subtle reference to past (and sometimes future) films that is hidden somewhere in the new film. They’re not generally announced, but will start being revealed as moviegoers share what they’ve found. استراتيجية الروليت … “Little Mermaid” and “Frozen” Easter eggs to be hidden in “Moana”

Last week, some screenshots were leaked of some of the live-action versions of the characters in the upcoming Beauty and the Beast remake. These included Lumiere, Cogsworth, the Beast in human form and a shot of Gaston’s Tavern. مواقع تربح منها المال Pop Culture Now has revealed new screenshots of the live-action versions of Mrs. … First look at possible live-action version of Mrs. Potts and Chip in Beauty and the Beast

Disney is planning a new live-action version of James and The Giant Peach, which may be directed by Sam Mendes (Skyfall, Spectre, Road to Perdition, American Beauty). Disney is in talks with Mendes to direct the project, as well as Nick Hornby to write the screenplay. It has been 20 years since Disney released the … Sam Mendes to direct live-action version of James and The Giant Peach?

Disney has invested $1 billion in Major League Baseball’s BAMTech video unit. With this investment, Disney now owns a 33% stake in the company, along with MLB’s 58% and National Hockey League’s 9%. BAMTech “handles back-end technology for streaming services at a slew of media brands, including Time Warner’s HBO Now, WWE Network, Sony’s PlayStation … Disney invests $1 billion in MLB’s BAMTech

Hulu has ordered a pilot for a new drama series based on Marvel Comics’ Runaways books. The pilot is being penned by Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, who will also produce.  The initial order from Hulu is for the pilot plus additional scripts, so a full-season could be in the works. Runaways … Marvel’s Runaways series may be coming to Hulu

 Finding Dory, the newest release from Disney-Pixar, has just surpassed the $900 million mark at the global box office. Finding Dory is the fourth Disney film to hit that mark this year; the others are Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, and The Jungle Book. Finding Dory is Pixar’s third-highest grossing Pixar film. It follows Toy … Finding Dory hits more box office records