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Walt Disney Company Beats Second Quarter Earnings Expectations

Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger held his quarterly earnings call today and, while some areas faltered and results were mixed, the company beat profit expectations. Profits for the second fiscal quarter were $1.50 a share, above the predicted $1.41 per share, and revenue was $13.36 billion, slightly below the anticipated $13.45 billion. Walt Disney Company Beats Second Quarter Earnings Expectations

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Passes One Billion Dollars at the Box Office

Thirty days after its release, Disney’s live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast is still going strong at the box office having surpassed over $1 billion dollars in ticket sales and becoming the first film of the year to reach that mark. In its first weekend, Disney had hoped the film would pass $140 million Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Passes One Billion Dollars at the Box Office

Michael Keaton Being Considered to Play Villain in Tim Burton’s Live-Action ‘Dumbo’

Last month, we reported that Colin Farrell is in talks to star alongside Eva Green and Danny DeVito in Tim Burton’s live-action adaptation of Disney’s classic film, Dumbo. We’re now hearing that Michael Keaton is being considered to portray the villain role in the film. In case you need a refresher, the villain was the man who Michael Keaton Being Considered to Play Villain in Tim Burton’s Live-Action ‘Dumbo’

‘Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along’ Hits Select Theatres April 7

Beginning Friday, April 7th, fans of the worldwide box office smash Beauty and the Beast will be able to sing along with their favorite characters when the Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along hits approximately 1,200 theatres nationwide. The Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along will feature on-screen lyrics to such beloved songs as “Belle,” “Be Our ‘Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along’ Hits Select Theatres April 7

‘Total Recall’ Screenwriter Claims Disney Stole his ‘Zootopia’ Idea in Lawsuit Filed March 21

The Walt Disney Company was just hit with a lawsuit claiming that they “stole” the idea for its billion-dollar-grossing, Oscar-winning, animated film, ‘Zootopia.’ Hollywood veteran, producer, and screenwriter Gary Goldman filed a lawsuit against the entertainment giant claiming that he pitched the original idea for ‘Zootopia’ twice over the years – once in 2000 and ‘Total Recall’ Screenwriter Claims Disney Stole his ‘Zootopia’ Idea in Lawsuit Filed March 21

Disney Pixar ‘Cars 3’ ‘Road to the Races’ Tour to Make a Stop at Disney Springs

If you’re a fan of Disney Pixar’s Cars 3 and you’ll be visiting the Walt Disney World Resort later this week, you’re in luck because new characters from the upcoming film are making a pit stop at Disney Springs. The ‘Road to the Races’ nationwide tour rolls out March 23-26, 2017 at the Marketplace in Disney Pixar ‘Cars 3’ ‘Road to the Races’ Tour to Make a Stop at Disney Springs

Ways to Have an Enchanting “Beauty and the Beast” Experience at Walt Disney World

On March 17, the much anticipated live-action film Beauty and the Beast will premiere in theaters nationwide. Fans looking to celebrate the classic fairy tale before the new film’s release need look no further than Walt Disney World Resort, where there are a multitude of unique Beauty and the Beast experiences just waiting to say “bonjour.” Ways to Have an Enchanting “Beauty and the Beast” Experience at Walt Disney World

Eva Green in Talks for Female Lead Role in Tim Burton’s Live-Action Adaptation of Dumbo

Back in 2015, we told you Disney had announced that Tim Burton signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of the classic 1941 animated film, Dumbo. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Eva Green, most recently known for her role as Miss Peregrine in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is in early talks with Disney Eva Green in Talks for Female Lead Role in Tim Burton’s Live-Action Adaptation of Dumbo