Walt Disney Studios
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The Little Mermaid voice actor Jodi Benson has just recorded a new Disney song for a secret project that got her heart racing
When asked a fan question at GalaxyCon 2025 in Oklahoma City, Benson let it slip that she just recorded a new song under some stressful conditions.
July 11, 2025
Ernie Estrella
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Why Disney shouldn't make a live-action version of Pixar's Up, according to its director/co-creator Pete Docter
For Pete Docter, Pixar's best animated films, including Up, take advantage of the storytelling forms that are specific to animation
July 09, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Tron: Ares release date - Jeff Bridges and a new cats of players take on an AI that's made it into our world
It's Ares season. But in the Tron way, not the "you should expect conflict at work" way. Then again...
July 01, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Pixar is calling out people complaining about Disney sequels & remakes, telling they can't complain if they don't support "original stories" like Elio
Pixar says what we’re all thinking about Disney’s obsession with remakes and sequels.
June 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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As a children’s caregiver, Disney’s Elio comes through for foster families in the same way the live-action Lilo & Stitch failed to
Pixar's Elio and Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch have the same plot, but different answers (and problems) for foster kids and their families
June 23, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Turns out, audiences DO want live-action cartoon remakes, if they're Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon
You can't argue with box office results, and the box office is telling studios that people really want to revisit old favorites in live-action do-overs if the success of Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon is anything to go by
June 16, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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How to Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois came back to direct the live-action adaptation because he "didn't want to see somebody else's version of it"
Dean DeBlois, who directed both the original How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo and Stitch, was protective of the story he brought to the screen
June 13, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Disney is apparently "castle shopping" for a location worthy of Anne Hathaway for The Princess Diaries 3
The last film in the series came out in 2004, so it has been more than 20 years since the last Princess Diaries movie
June 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
As a children's caregiver, Disney's new Lilo & Stitch remake leaves orphaned children behind and sends the wrong message
The Lilo & Stitch remake offends me as a caregiver.
June 05, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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It's Lilo & Stitch versus Tom Cruise versus Tom Cruise as the Disney remake takes on not just Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning but also Top Gun: Maverick this Memorial Day weekend
What if Disney's remake of Lilo & Stitch beats Tom Cruise's 2025 and 2022 movies at the box office at the same time? It looks like it's going to happen
May 22, 2025
Graeme McMillan
News
Disney's Tron: Ares will see Jared Leto plays Evil Digital Pinocchio, teases director
The relaunch of the digital action franchise with Tron: Ares sees Leto play a character who just wants to be real, man
April 08, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Jared Leto invades the real world as a rogue AI in Tron: Ares, complete with a Nine Inch Nails soundtrack to back him up
Jeff Bridges returns for his third Tron film, more than 40 years after he first made the jump into the digital world.
April 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Gal Gadot's Evil Queen in the live-action Snow White from Disney surprised me with how good she is for the role (and my favorite new song)
Even I’m surprised live-action Snow White got the Evil Queen right in its own way
March 21, 2025
Caroline Cao
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Disney's new Snow White says the 1937 Prince Charming "literally stalks" the titular character
According to the film's star, West Side Story's Rachel Zegler, this Snow White will feature a very different Prince Charming. And according to official descriptions, this one will have... well, an actual name
March 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to watch the Tron movies, TV series and upcoming sequel in order (and where the games & comics fit in)
Welcome to the Grid. The Digital Frontier. Tron. And how to watch it in release or chronological order.
February 10, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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John Boyega is heading to ECCC 2025, and you can meet him with a Popverse Superfan membership (on sale for 24 hours!!)
Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con '25 will feature the Force of Talent: Spotlight on John Boyega panel, as well as photo ops and autographs with Finn himself. And for 24 hours, the best way to meet him is available at a discount
January 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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James Mangold didn't want to be "handcuffed" by so much Lucasfilm lore, so he’s giving Star Wars his Logan treatment for Wolverine
Mangold's Dawn of the Jedi will be set 25,000 years before "modern" Star Wars stories. "To me," he says, "the really important aspects are the freedom to make something new."
January 08, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Upcoming movies from Walt Disney Animation: Head to space with Elio and return to Zootopia in 2025
The studio that brought you Frozen, Toy Story, and the Incredibles is bringing you... well, more of that. But there's other stuff on the way too
January 07, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
Hi-Diddily-Ho! It's the best (and the rest) Ned Flanders episodes of The Simpsons
One of the most popular Simpsons side-characters by a long shot, Ned Flanders is a perennial favorite among fans new and old. Here are all his major appearances, with the ones fans call the best highlighted
January 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Once Upon a Time's Lana Parrilla, Sean Maguire, & Rebecca Mader are coming to ECCC 2025!
Storybrooke's own Evil Queen, Robin Hood, and Wicked Witch are coming to Seattle as Once Upon a Time's Lana Parrilla, Sean Maguire, and Rebecca Mader head to Emerald City Comic Con
December 17, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to watch The Lion King movies & TV series in release and chronological order
How to watch The Lion King, Mufasa, and all the sequels, prequels, and spinoffs
December 16, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
The Andor saga ends with season 2 and Visions returns for season 3: Everything you can expect from Star Wars in 2025
More Star Wars is coming not so long from now, and not so far away, with Disney's and Lucasfilm's Andor season 2 and Visions season 3 coming 2025. We've got everything you need to know (including release dates) right here
December 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
The MCU's Chris Evans return for Avengers: Doomsday has been in talks for over a year
First it was Robert Downey Jr., now it's Chris Evans - things sure seem to be lining up with a year-old rumor about Marvel bringing the original Avengers lineup back
December 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Disney nearly cancelled Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas because it was afraid of giving kids nightmares
Film executives were worried that The Nightmare Before Christmas would give children…well…nightmares. And we get it.
December 06, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Disney recasts Snow White as a hero of the underclass in the first trailer from 2025 live action remake
If the first trailer is anything to go by, 2025's Snow White will be muckier than the original, and set deep inside the uncanny valley
December 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
How the Wizard of Oz, The Exorcist, and Cab Calloway inspired The Nightmare Before Christmas' Oogie Boogie voice
Ken Page reveals the three celebrity impressions he mixed to create the voice for The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Oogie Boogie
December 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Lilo and Stitch return, Zootopia gets a second outing, and Pixar's first TV series debuts: What to expect from Disney movies and Disney animation in 2025
Looking for a Disney animated list for next year that includes Disney movies and streaming shows? We've got you covered
November 28, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The Nightmare Before Christmas cast explain why there will never be a sequel
“You are all the sequel,” Oogie Boogie voice actor Ken Page says.
November 27, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Jawas at the Javits - The Star Wars fan's guide to New York Comic Con 2024
Sure, New York Comic Con 2024 is happening at the Javits Center in Manhattan. But look for the right events and you'll find yourself in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
October 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
In the Big Apple for NYCC 2024? Here are the famous filming locations you've got to see
From Ross & Rachel's favorite hangout to Spider-Man's, there are so many iconic filming locations in NYC. Why not go see them while you're visiting for New York Comic Con?
October 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Disney's first trailer for the live-action Snow White promises the real-life version of what we grew up on as children
And Gal Gadot is stunning as Snow White's Evil Queen.
August 10, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Orlando Bloom is open to returning for Disney's new Pirates of the Caribbean movie reboot
Will Turner still has some adventures left in him in Pirates of the Caribbean
July 23, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew should be released as a movie instead of a Disney+ TV series (and Lucasfilm has done it before)
Star Wars has turned TV projects into movies before, so what if they did it for Jude Law's Skeleton Crew?
July 01, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
All of Marvel's Spider-Man TV series, ranked worst show to best show!
Marvel's wall-crawler has been on TV almost as long as he's existed. But which series featured the best Peter Parker and/or Miles Morales?
June 25, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel Studios built a "massive train set" for an upcoming movie that it'll never use, but Disney hopes someone else will
Marvel Studios made a massive train set for the upcoming Blade movie, but now doesn't need it. What do you do?
June 21, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Poll: What's the best Pixar movie of all time?
You could test it out by collecting and measuring your tears
June 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Disney has found their live-action Moana for the upcoming movie - but it's not the voice of the animated movie
There's just no telling how far Disney's live-action Moana actor can go
June 12, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel Studios' WandaVision creator has been replaced for the Vision spinoff, but for a good reason
The original vision for Marvel's Vision spinoff was something else originally, and by someone else.
May 22, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel's real-life Rise of X continues as the MCU hires Hunger Games screenwriter to tackle the X-Men
Welcome to the X-Men, Michael Lesslie - hope you survive the experience!
May 21, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
All the Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best
Forget the Jedi order, here is our order of the Star Wars movies based on quality - best to worst!
May 10, 2024
Hayden Hefford
News
Tron: Ares will continue the tradition of pushing technology (and filmmaking) forward, says star Cameron Monaghan
We don't get a lot of Tron movies, and that's a good thing, says the star of next year's installment
April 29, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Harrison Ford calls for Avengers to assemble in Captain America: Brave New World first look
Harrison Ford's Thunderbolt Ross has a new mission for Captain America
April 11, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan look to capitalize on their recent success... by giving us Freaky Friday 2
Disney is aiming to start filming in summer 2024
April 02, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
American Born Chinese's Daniel Wu reveals what its like playing the Monkey King for Disney+
“We did this kind of old school,” Wu says of Disney+'s American Born Chinese
February 21, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Princess Diaries co-star John Rhys-Davies is up for the threequel with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews (and Chris Pine too!)
Will Viscount Mabrey return for The Princess Diaries 3? John Rhys-Davies hopes so.
February 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Tron: Ares finally starts filming and recruits a major TV legend
Once more into the Grid.
January 22, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Getting Camp Half-Blood t-shirts right required trying 20 shades of orange
The costume department had to dye 350 shirts, 19 at a time.
December 07, 2023
Avery Kaplan
Features
Marvel: Blade star Mahershala Ali is "sincerely encouraged" about film's future
The Moonlight actor gave an upbeat update on his re-introduction to the MCU as Marvel's legendary vampire killer
December 06, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians cast and crew played life-sized Mario Kart in the Volume
The creators behind the upcoming Disney+ series shared the story of gaming on the final day of shooting.
December 04, 2023
Avery Kaplan
News
What's wrong at Disney? Too many Disney projects, says its CEO Bob Iger
"One of the reasons I believe [our performance]’s fallen off a bit is that we were making too much."
November 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
You can now buy Darth Vader and Family Mickey ears (and the matching Christmas sweater) online
Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown gets the Mickey ears treatment
November 09, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
The Star Wars movie by Marvel boss Kevin Feige has been canceled
The producer has canceled his trip to a galaxy far, far away.
November 09, 2023
Trent Cannon
News
Meet the new emotion in Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2: Anxiety
And you thought being a kid was complicated
November 09, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
It's official: Fede Álvarez's Alien movie has the Ridley Scott seal of approval
The film, reportedly titled Alien: Romulus, centers on a new crew of human victims (er, characters) going toe-to-toe with extraterrestrial evil
October 18, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Is Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+ for kids?
The first season arrives in December, but should your little Olympians be watching?
October 16, 2023
Avery Kaplan
Features
Spoilers!A Haunting in Venice: Ending explained
Who murdered whom - and why?
September 14, 2023
Tiffany Babb
News
Andor season 2 schedule revealed by Tony Gilroy, including planned release date
At Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023, the cast and creator of Andor took the Celebration Stage
April 07, 2023
Tiffany Babb
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Oscar Isaac's panel from New York Comic Con 2022 live!
Star Wars, Moon Knight, and Dune star Oscar Isaac takes the Empire Stage at the Javits Center - don’t miss Popverse’s coverage!
October 20, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Full Panel VideoWatch Lilly Singh leading an all-star panel for upcoming Disney+ The Muppets Mayhem!
The Muppets Mayhem cast, including Lilly Singh, Tajh Mowry, Anders Holm, and Saara Chaundry, and producers, Adam F. Goldberg, Jeff Yorkes and Bill Barretta are headed to NYCC!
October 09, 2022
Grant DeArmitt
Features
What is Disney's D23 Expo anyway?
A dive into the strange weekend that is the D23 Fan Expo
September 22, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
D23 Studio Showcase with Disney and Pixar Recap: New films, new sequels, and news on Strange World, Peter Pan & Wendy, and more
Read a recap of everything announced at Friday's D23 Expo Studio Showcase panel with Disney and Pixar
September 12, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
Liveblog!Follow along to Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Studios' Disney D23 Expo announcements
Popverse brings you live coverage from the D23 Studio Showcase (Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios)
September 12, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
Disney's live action Little Mermaid shimmers in first teaser trailer
From the looks of it, the live-action Little Mermaid could brake the curse of bad animation-to-live-action films for Disney
September 09, 2022
Chris Arrant
News
These are the droids you're looking for-- Lego droids, that is, at Emerald City Comic Con
Lara and Shawn Steele build working droids out of Lego
August 20, 2022
Tiffany Babb
News
Star Wars' Rogue One returning to theaters, alongside special footage from new Disney+ series Andor
Disney+ Andor footage to be screened alongside special Rogue One return to movie theaters
August 16, 2022
Tiffany Babb
News
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law moved to Thursdays, avoiding Star Wars' Andor
The newly released trailer showcases Jennifer Walters training with Smart Hulk to manage her powers
August 03, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
How many genres can fit inside Marvel's movieverse?
A breakdown of the genre-bent storytelling of the MCU
July 12, 2022
Graeme McMillan
Features
Thor: Love and Thunder ending explained
What actually happened at the end of Thor: Love and Thunder
July 09, 2022
Tiffany Babb
News
MCU's next Captain America movie to be directed by The Cloverfield Paradox director Julius Onah
Nigerian-American director Julius Onah to direct next Captain America movie
July 08, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
A guide to Hercules: Could this mythical hero be the MCU’s next big thing?
The Marvel Universe has plenty of superhero gods and Hercules is poised to become its next big thing. Here’s a full history of the Olympian Avenger.
July 08, 2022
Sam Stone
Features
Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder - Everything you need to know before watching the new MCU movie
Everything you need (and might want) to know about the MCU's summer tentpole movie— Thor: Love and Thunder directed by Taika Waititi
June 30, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
How Jane Foster became worthy before Thor: Love and Thunder
The story behind the woman who is worthy to wield Mjölnir
June 30, 2022
Kat Calamia
Features
Ms. Marvel: The powers, the origin, and the future of MCU's Kamala Khan (and her comic book roots)
Introducing Kamala Khan to the MCU
June 10, 2022
Kat Calamia
News
Liveblog!Star Wars Celebration Marvel Star Wars Comics panel
Popverse brings you live coverage from the Marvel Star Wars Comics panel at Star Wars Celebration
May 29, 2022
Chris Arrant
News
Liveblog!Star Wars Celebration Lucasfilm Studio's Showcase: Live Coverage!
Join Popverse as we cover this year's Lucasfilm showcase at Star Wars Celebration
May 29, 2022
Chris Arrant
Features
The ten best needle drops in the history of superhero movies
Needle drops are a dime a dozen nowadays, but these are the best ones
May 24, 2022
Tiffany Babb
News
Star Wars' the Mandalorian FINALLY steps into the world of Marvel Comics
Disney+ The Mandalorian season 1 adapted into Marvel Comic
May 23, 2022
Tiffany Babb
News
This is the way."We have a road map" Kathleen Kennedy discusses future of Star Wars
The president of Lucasfilm talks about the shifting nature of Star Wars storytellng
May 19, 2022
Tiffany Babb
Features
Meet Kareem AKA Red Dagger, the OTHER new MCU hero debuting in Disney+'s Ms. Marvel
All you need to know about Red Dagger before watching Ms. Marvel
May 18, 2022
Gary Catig
Features
Black Widow cosplay: Marvel fans suit up
These Black Widow cosplayers would make Scarlett Johansson proud.
July 08, 2021
Lexi Ginn