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English Heritage Places Blue Plaque on Former Home of ‘Mary Poppins’ Author, P.L. Travers

P. L. Travers, the author whose eight Mary Poppins books inspired the 1964 Disney film, has just been honored by English Heritage with a blue plaque that was placed on the outside of her former home which is located at 50 Smith Street in Chelsea, West London. English Heritage has been honoring homes in London English Heritage Places Blue Plaque on Former Home of ‘Mary Poppins’ Author, P.L. Travers

‘Maleficent 2’ Begins Production, Michelle Pfeiffer Confirmed as Queen

In a tweet today, Walt Disney Studios announced that Maleficent 2 has begun production and confirmed that Michelle Pfeiffer has been added to the cast. Pfeiffer joins new cast members Ed Skrein, and Harris Dickinson for the sequel. Angelina Jolie returns as the title character and Elle Fanning is back as Princess Aurora. Skrein will ‘Maleficent 2’ Begins Production, Michelle Pfeiffer Confirmed as Queen

Disney Considers Allowing John Lasseter to Return to Pixar After Leave of Absence

John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios, took a voluntary six-month leave of absence back in November 2017 after accusations were brought forward on unwanted workplace hugging and other missteps. According to The Wall Street Journal, executives at the Walt Disney Company have had a discussion on bringing Lasseter back to work in a capacity Disney Considers Allowing John Lasseter to Return to Pixar After Leave of Absence

Walt Disney Studios Shares Clips and Images from ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Aladdin,’ and ‘The Lion King’ at CinemaCon

CinemaCon, a massive convention celebrating films, is happening this week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the convention, Disney has revealed several details, clips, and still images from three of their upcoming films. Audiences members saw “a trailer-featurette combo of Tim Burton’s Dumbo,” the “The Circle of Life” scene from Jon Favreau’s upcoming Walt Disney Studios Shares Clips and Images from ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Aladdin,’ and ‘The Lion King’ at CinemaCon

‘Black Panther’ Passes ‘Titanic’ to Become Third Highest Grossing Film

Black Panther recently passed Titanic at the box office, making it the third highest grossing film in North American history. Bringing in over $665 million domestically, Black Panther sits behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avatar. However, Black Panther is ranked 34th when box office sales inflation is accounted for. The Disney and Marvel Studios film has earned $1.3 billion internationally since ‘Black Panther’ Passes ‘Titanic’ to Become Third Highest Grossing Film

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’ Set to Film on Hawaii’s Island of Kauai this Summer

A casting call for “extras and specialty work in an action/adventure movie being filmed on Kauai this summer” has been put out by Hollywood. Donne Dawson, Hawaii State’s Film Commissioner confirmed that a Disney feature film was set to begin filming this summer in her statement quoted in a press release: “I cannot give you Disney’s Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’ Set to Film on Hawaii’s Island of Kauai this Summer