Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek apologized to LGBTQ+ employees and announced that the entertainment giant would stop political donations in Florida after facing fierce criticism over its stance (or lack thereof) on Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “Speaking to you, reading your messages, and meeting with you have …
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If you were confused to learn recently that Pauly Shore is the voice of Pinocchio in an upcoming animated film about the wooden puppet, you’re not the only one. When Shore — the legendary actor and comedian who starred in a slew of Nineties hits from Biodome to Encino Man …
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UPDATE:Disney has responded to Peter Dinklage’s criticism of its live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Wrap reports. “To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community,” …
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While you and the rest of the world have been watching Get Back, you’ve probably noticed the tall, bespectacled gentleman dressed in impeccable turtlenecks. This is Mal Evans, the Beatles‘ road manager and longtime confidant who died just seven years after the footage was captured. Decades later, he’s finally getting …
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Bebe Rexha has released a new anthemic song for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil titled “You Can’t Stop the Girl.” The song spins the story of Maleficent into a classic girl empowerment anthem (“They’re trying to take our voices/They’re trying to make our choices/So we scream loud, loud, loud”; “You can’t stop …
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This week in the wide, wide world of trailers: a first look at Disney‘s next big live-action adaptation of an animated classic for next year and an extended preview on a revisionist take regarding on of their old-school villains; a taste of what HBO’s aristocratic-bastards-behaving-badly hit has in store during …
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