If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Disney superfans are well known for being a dedicated bunch (and some of the internet’s favorite punching bags on occasion). But have we been known to throw down …
Read More »Julia Ormond Explains Why She's Taking on Weinstein, CAA, and Disney
J ulia Ormond has been “living in fear.” The British actress known for her roles in films like Legends of the Fall, First Knight and Sabrina, as well as an Emmy-nominated turn on television’s Mad Men, alleges that in December of 1995, at the height of her stardom, she was …
Read More »'Wish' Trailer: Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Lead Voice Cast of Disney's New Fairy Tale
Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine lead the voice cast of Disney Animation’s upcoming fairy tale Wish, due out this November. As the movie’s title suggests, Wish is all about wishes, with DeBose playing 17-year-old Asha in a magical kingdom where a ruler (Pine’s King Magnifico) strictly determines which wishes are …
Read More »Walt Disney VFX Crew File to Unionize
Walt Disney Pictures visual effects crews are one step closer to becoming unionized. Disney crews filed with the National Labor Relations Board Monday for a vote to unionize, marking the second visual effects team, after Marvel Studios, to take strides for union representation with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …
Read More »DeSantis Has 'Moved On' But Disney Just Sued for New Damages
Disney is continuing its fight against Ron DeSantis’ politics and policies in a new legal filing against the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), which oversees Disney World’s area of Florida. Disney alleges that DeSantis’ government organized the CFTOD to nullify contracts it had with a previous government organization, so …
Read More »Marvel VFX Workers Fight to Change Company's 'Live at Work' Culture
When Mark Patch started as a visual effects coordinator on WandaVision, he saw it as a great opportunity. It was November 2020, and he’d been out of work for four months due to the pandemic. Working on Marvel’s first scripted show for Disney+, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, felt …
Read More »'Haunted Mansion' Is Disney Taking You For a Ride
Maybe it’s the cumulative effect of watching so much top-notch talent being wasted. Or the woozy sensation of being subjected to two hours of cut-rate CGI effects apparently purchased in a bulk deal. Or the blatant product placement for Burger King jalapeño poppers. Or the in-joke nod to Beetlejuice, a …
Read More »Bryan Cranston Takes Aim at Disney Boss Bob Iger in Star-Studded SAG-AFTRA Strike
As SAG-AFTRA members swarmed the streets of Times Square Tuesday morning raising #SAGAFTRASTRONG signs, lifting their guild member cards, and chanting for a fairer contract, Bryan Cranston, Steve Buscemi, and The Bear’s Liza Colón-Zayas stood alongside them in solidarity. SAG-AFTRA, made up of 160,000 members, joined the Writers Guild of …
Read More »This Disney Heiress Has a Message for CEO Bob Iger (and Taylor Swift)
“I woke up one day and realized that, just by virtue of being born lucky, I had so much more than everyone else,” says Abigail Disney. “And I don’t think I’ve slept well since I figured that out.” Disney, the granddaughter of The Walt Disney Company co-founder Roy O. Disney, …
Read More »Actors' Strike: Marvel Actress Received a Residual Check for 14 Cents
Members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) picketed outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Friday, lining the sidewalks and chanting, “Whose stories? Our stories,” in solidarity with each other. Despite the summer heat, a …
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