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Disney has made its biggest move yet amid movie theater closures due to the coronavirus pandemic: It’s sending a major film straight to Disney+. “Artemis Fowl,” based on the popular teen crime novels by Eoin Colfer, was due to open in theaters worldwide on May 29, but the likelihood of chains such as AMC and …
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Disney will begin temporarily laying off employees as it comes to grips with the impact of theme park and store closures and delayed movie releases due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mouse House said Thursday evening that it would furlough employees “whose jobs aren’t necessary at this time” as of April 19. Furloughed staffers “will …
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Meet the elephants that are on parade for an entire year. In the new documentary “Elephant,” now streaming on Disney+, we follow a herd of the enormous, big-hearted African animals who annually journey thousands of treacherous miles across the Kalahari Desert for a drink of water and a bite to eat. “They travel such huge …
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Disney’s executive chairman Bob Iger said Monday he will give up his salary amid the coronavirus outbreak, although the sacrifice will make a relatively small dent in his total compensation. One of media’s highest-paid execs, Iger is taking his pay cut just days after Disney said it would shutter Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., and …
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Disney is keeping the doors to its US resorts firmly shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Mouse House said Friday that it will keep the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., and Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., closed until “further notice.” “While there is still much uncertainty with respect to the impacts of COVID-19, …
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More than three years after quitting her acting career for love, former “Suits” star Meghan Markle is back in the showbiz saddle again. A new trailer dropped by Disneynature on Thursday confirms that the 38-year-old, who married Britain’s Prince Harry in May 2018, will narrate the upcoming documentary “Elephant,” due to livestream on Disney+ beginning …
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More boredom relief is on the way. Disney announced Thursday that it will release its new films “The Call of the Wild” and “Downhill” on paid streaming platforms starting Friday, March 27, just over a month after they first hit theaters. “The Call of the Wild” is a family drama starring Harrison Ford, based on …
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It’s official: Staying inside means that Americans are watching more TV than ever. According to the Hollywood Reporter, since the week of March 9, kids ages 2 to 11 are watching 14% more television than they did before the global coronavirus pandemic forced families to hunker down at home. Kids ages 12 to 17 are …
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The similarity between Rapunzel’s plight in “Tangled” and the coronavirus lockdowns will make your hair stand on end. In the 2010 animated Disney flick tells the story of the young princess with magical long blond hair with healing properties who is abducted by Mother Gothel and confined to an isolated tower in the village of …
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Investors don’t have to drown in the sea of red that is the coronavirus-battered stock market. The pandemic-fueled stock plunge has created some golden opportunities for people eager to invest — if they know where to look, according to experts. “It’s a good time to pick stocks because we’ve found that in this backdrop or …
Disney has made its biggest move yet amid movie theater closures due to the coronavirus pandemic: It’s sending a major film straight to Disney+. “Artemis Fowl,” based on the popular teen crime novels by Eoin Colfer, was due to open in theaters worldwide on May 29, but the likelihood of chains such as AMC and …
