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☆ Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North West to costar in ‘Lion King’ concert event at Hollywood Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl” live concert event will take place later this month at Los Angeles’ iconic outdoor concert venue the Hollywood Bowl. Tickets are available to purchase now for “The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl” live concert event, which will take place on May 24 and 25 in Los Angeles. The live concert will eventually be available to stream as a Disney+ Original Special at a later date. West is not the only celebrity child to be attached to the storied “Lion King” franchise in some capacity. Beyoncé and Jay Z’s 12-year–old daughter Blue Ivy Carter is part of the cast of the upcoming “Mufasa” movie – the live-action prequel to “The Lion King.”

Persons: CNN — Kim Kardashian’s, North, King, Heather Headley –, Nala, Lebo, ”, Billy Eichner, Jeremy Irons, Bradley Gibson, Nathan Lane, Jennifer Hudson, Kardashian, Kanye West, “, Jay Z’s, Blue Ivy Carter Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Broadway, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, Disney Locations: North West, Los, Los Angeles

☆ The live-action 'Lion King' prequel 'Mufasa' will star both Beyoncé and Blue Ivy — here's everything we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Disney's live-action "The Lion King" remake is getting a prequel in 2024 called "Mufasa: The Lion King." AdvertisementDisney's prequel to its "The Lion King" remake, "Mufasa: The Lion King," has finally gotten its first trailer — and as luck would have it, this film stars Beyoncé too. Here's everything we know about "Mufasa: The Lion King." Timon and Pumbaa are seen in 2019's "The Lion King." "Mufasa: The Lion King" serves as an origin story for Simba's father.

Persons: Disney's, King, Oscar, Barry Jenkins, Disney, Ivy, —, Beyoncé, Jon Favreau's, Simba, Sean Bailey, Jenkins, Mufasa, Rafiki, hasn't, Scar, Mufasa's, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aaron Pierre, James Earl Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Taka, Mads Mikkelsen, Kiros, Nala, Simba's, Blue Ivy, Pumbaa, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, John Kani, he's, Walt, Timon Organizations: Service, Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Pride Rock Locations: Pride

☆ Bob Iger says Disney made too many sequels but he won't apologize for making them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Quantity has diluted quality at Disney, CEO Bob Iger says. "I don't want to apologize for making sequels," he said. AdvertisementDisney CEO Bob Iger delivered a candid critique of his company during an interview at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. And quantity, in our case, diluted quality, and Marvel has suffered greatly from that," Iger said. AdvertisementIn November 2022, Iger emerged from retirement to return to Disney as its CEO, a position he had previously held for 15 years.

Persons: Bob Iger, —, Iger, they've, Bob Chapek Organizations: Disney, Service, The New York Times, Summit, Marvel Locations: Kingdom, Disney's

☆ Disney delays 'Deadpool' sequel, 'Blade' and other films in post-strike shuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2019. The next "Deadpool," which had been scheduled to reach theaters in May, will now debut in late July, Disney said in a statement. Another Marvel superhero film, "Thunderbolts," was pushed to July 2025, and "Blade" was postponed until November 2025. After a tentative labor agreement was reached on Wednesday, studios and actors are working out schedules to finish uncompleted projects. Outside of Marvel, Disney moved the debut of "Mufasa: The Lion King" to December 2024, five months later that originally planned.

Persons: Nick Pfosi, Walt Disney, Disney, Lisa Richwine, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Times Square Disney, REUTERS, Marvel, Thomson Locations: Square , New York City, U.S

☆ 35 secret terms only cruise workers know — and the ones you don't want to hear as a passenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Cruise workers have their own secret language they use to communicate with one another. That's because crew members have dozens of secret code words and sayings they use to communicate while keeping passengers in the dark. Insider compiled a dictionary of cruise ship language based on interviews with cruise workers, previous reporting, and industry blogs. GUSTAVO GRANADO/AFP via Getty ImagesBabaloo: Alternatively spelled "Babalu," this is widespread cruise worker slang that means "fool" or "idiot." Cruise to Nowhere: Also called a "stay-cation" by some cruise workers, this is when a ship cruises at sea without stopping at any ports.

☆ Why is Universal making a live-action 'How to Train Your Dragon'? These charts may explain
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTStill from Universal and Dreamworks' "How to Train Your Dragon 2." For the last decade, the Walt Disney Company has been transforming its classic animated features into live-action theatrical and streaming features. Earlier this week, Universal said it would be doing the same for one of its own animated franchises: How to Train Your Dragon. What is, perhaps, most notable about Disney's live-action remakes is how much of the ticket sales were generated from international markets. This is something Universal is likely also keyed into when creating the live-action version of "How to Train Your Dragon."

☆ From 'babaloo' to 'slop chest,' these are 35 secret terms only cruise workers know — and the ones you don't want to hear as a passenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Cruise workers have their own secret language they use to communicate with one another. That's because crew members have dozens of secret code words and sayings they use to communicate while keeping passengers in the dark. Insider compiled a dictionary of cruise ship language based on interviews with cruise workers, previous reporting, and industry blogs. GUSTAVO GRANADO/AFP via Getty ImagesBabaloo: Alternatively spelled "Babalu," this is widespread cruise worker slang that means "fool" or "idiot." Slop chest: A tiny convenience store in the crew-only section of a cruise ship that sells essential items.

☆ Star Wars spinoff 'Rogue Squadron' officially off calendar as Disney shores up film slate
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Questions about the fate of Patty Jenkins' "Rogue Squadron" began circulating nearly a year ago, and intensified after the Star Wars film went unmentioned at Disney's annual D23 Expo last weekend. The suggestion was that Jenkin's Star Wars feature would be punted down the calendar to another date. "Rogue Squadron" was set to be the first theatrical Star Wars film since the 2019 release of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," which received middling reviews and generated over $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide. The path for future Star Wars films has been unclear since "Rise of Skywalker" was released. There's even talk that "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson is still attached to a stand-alone trilogy set within the Star Wars universe.

☆ A murit actorul care i-a dat voce crabului din filmul Mica Sirenă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Actorul american Samuel E Wright, faimos pentru că i-a dat voce crabului Sebastian din filmul Disney "Mica Sirenă", a murit la 74 de ani, informează BBC, citează digi24.ro. Wright a cântat cântecul "Under the sea" din filmul de animație lansat în 1989, piesa fiind recompensată cu premiul Oscar în 1990, la categoria "Cel mai bun cântec original". Disney a afișat imaginea lui la teatrul unde s-a jucat muzicalul. Născut în Camden, statul Carolina de Sud, în 1946, Wright a făcut parte din distribuția originală de pe Broadway a piesei Jesus Christ Superstar, în 1971. Potrivit familiei sale, Wright a murit luni în locuința sa din Walden, New York, după o luptă de trei ani cu cancerul de prostată.

Persons: Samuel E Wright, Sebastian, ro . Wright, Wright, Samuel, Leu Organizations: BBC, Broadway, Disney, Tony, Entertainment Locations: Camden, Carolina de Sud, Superstar, Walden, New York

Wright a cântat cântecul "Under the sea" din filmul de animație lansat în 1989, piesa fiind recompensată cu premiul Oscar în 1990, la categoria "Cel mai bun cântec original". Ulterior, Wright a interpretat personajul Mufasa în producția originală "Regele Leu" de pe Broadway. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.” Rest In Peace, Samuel E. Wright | 1946 – 2021Original Broadway Cast, Mufasa. Samuel E Wright a primit o nominalizare la premiile Tony în 1984, pentru muzicalul Tap Dance Kid. Cu toate aceastea, Wright a rămas cunoscut pentru că i-a împrumutat vocea sa personajului Sebastian, rol pe care l-a reluat și pentru un serial TV "Mica Sirenă" și alte variante ale titlului.

Persons: Wright, Samuel E . Wright, Mufasa, Samuel, Leu, Sebastian Organizations: Broadway, Disney, Broadway Cast, Tony Locations: Camden, Carolina de Sud, Superstar

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