Disney Entertainment News

Now that the buzz about Star Wars: The Force Awakens has died down slightly, Disney has released a small bit of information about the next films the franchise will release. Filming has begun on Star Wars: Episode VIII, due out for release on December 15, 2017. Rian Johnson is directing the film, which was originally … Star Wars: Episode VIII begins filming

A Frozen musical will be officially hitting Broadway in Spring 2018. Disney Theatrical Productions also said that they would do an out-of-town trial run in Summer 2017 before beginning on Broadway. The musical will be directed by Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher, Mozart in the Jungle) and choreographed by Tony winner Peter Darling (Billy … Plans in place for Frozen holiday special and Broadway musical

Disney chairman Bob Iger has confirmed that there will be more Star Wars and Marvel films coming. We already know about Rogue One (December 2016), Star Wars Episode VIII (December 2017), a Han Solo spinoff (2018), and Star Wars Episode IX (2019), but Iger says, “There will be more after that, I don’t know how … Disney chairman Bob Iger says Star Wars and Marvel movies will continue

Star Wars: Episode VIII will be coming out a little later than expected. Originally set for release in summer of 2017, viewers will now have to wait until December 15, 2017 to see the next installment of the saga. Episode VII is in preproduction right now and will begin principal photography next month. Rian Johnson … Release date for Star Wars: Episode VIII pushed back

bhphotovideo.com has leaked a series of new Disney Infinity 3.0 figures and power discs ahead of the official release schedule. Before this, it wasn’t clear if there were any new characters planned for 3.0. Ant Man, Black Panther, Vision, Black Suit Spiderman and Baloo were all shown in the release. The website averagenobodys.com speculates that … New Marvel figures leaked for Disney Infinity 3.0 update

A new Indiana Jones movie has been pretty strongly rumored for awhile, but Disney CEO Bob Iger has now confirmed that “Indiana Jones 5” will be made. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Iger said, “With George Lucas’s Star Wars – and Indiana Jones, by the way, which will be coming, we have more great … Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms plans for new Indiana Jones film

In 2012, George Lucas sold Lucasfilm, which included the keys to the Star Wars franchise, to The Walt Disney Company for $4 billion. Now, while the newest installment in the series, The Force Awakens, continues to break box office records, Lucas gave an interview to Charlie Rose that suggests he isn’t too thrilled with the … George Lucas not happy with new Star Wars film

Industry analysts predicted that the seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise would do very well at the box office on it opening weekend, but it did far better than many were anticipating. It is currently estimated that The Force Awakens will have brought in $238 million in its opening weekend (including late Thursday showings). … “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” beats records on opening weekend

The latest installment in the Star Wars saga has been breaking box office records, and its official opening wasn’t until today. Episode 7, titled The Force Awakens broke box office records on Thursday night, December 17, bringing in a staggering $57 million. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Part 2 was the previous record holder … Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins its march through the record books