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Disney masterpieces like Lady and the Tramp are considered iconic today, but they were once groundbreaking new entries in the genre of animated film. With some scenes even flagged as problematic by Disney itself, the content of the film has a complex legacy. Walt Disney himself was not pleased with all of it. Following the video release in the 1980s, the movie would be famously plagued by a lawsuit from singer/actress Peggy Lee. Lee voiced multiple characters and co-wrote six songs for the film.

Still, Lady and the Tramp managed to find a place in the hearts of audiences since its first release. And it even merited a live-action...

From Snow White to Cinderella, the cinematic world has seen many retellings of these fairy tales over the years. Many of these tales, like Sleeping Beauty and Hansel and Gretel, crossed themselves to the horror genre with a mix of fantasy. One such film from the 80s doesn't just retell the tale of Little Red Riding Hood but turns the classic bedtime story into a dark, haunting and unforgettable cinematic experience. Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves, rather than showing a colorful, happy fairytale, confronts the darker aspects of desire and fear. The film plunges the audience into its subconscious, revealing the unsettling truths hidden beneath the surface. Even 41 years later, this British fantasy film stands as one of the greatest gothic tales ever told in cinema.

The Company of Wolves is a screen adaptation of British author Angela Carter's 1979 short story of the same name. Carter, who...

These remakes didn’t just cash in on nostalgia—they brought fresh energy, great casting, and real movie magic to some of Disney’s biggest animated classics.

I’m planning to see Disney’s new “Snow White” remake in theaters this week, and it got me thinking about all the other times Disney has tried to bring its animated classics into the real world. Some of these live-action remakes just kind of came and went, but a few really stuck the landing. Whether it was the casting, the music, or just a fresh spin that actually worked, there are definitely standouts. So, here’s my list of the top 7 live-action Disney remakes that managed to capture the real magic of a great movie.

Top 7 live-action Disney remakes on streaming right now

No. 7: ‘Aladdin’

No. 6: ‘101 Dalmatians’

No. 5: ‘Cinderella’

No. 4: ‘Maleficent’

No. 3: ‘Cruella’

No. 2: ‘The Jungle Book’

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There’s magic in every one of us, or so Disney wants to make us believe. For years, the studio has been behind some of our favorite animated movies, from Dumbo – remember him?

The elephant with the big ears – to Lady and the Tramp – who could possibly forget those two – and of course, their iconic princesses.

In recent times, Disney has devoted more time and energy to bringing these magical stories, and the songs that accompany them, alive on the big screen as live-action adaptations.

Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty – *cough cough Maleficent – The Little Mermaid, Aladdin – or should we say Princess Jasmine – Mulan, and now, Snow White.

Moana live-action is reportedly in the works, and I heard something about the Princess and the Frog. Is that still a thing?

Anyway, with the amount of criticisms and media storm that ‘Snow White’ has faced and well, the film hitting theaters this week,...

The following reveals spoilers for Snow White, now playing in theaters.

The 2025 remake of Snow White has arrived amid an unusual amount of ire for a Disney live-action adaptation. The company has been delivering similar projects for decades, and while few of them can match the power of their animated predecessors, their financial success is unquestioned. Most criticisms against them are legitimate but mild, and in a post-streaming entertainment era, everything gets recycled sooner or later. Snow White feels different, however. The 1937 animated version is one of cinema's enduring classics, the first feature-length animated motion picture ever made and an unquestioned work of art.

The remake, while better than its harshest critics suggest, suffers from too many deep and abiding flaws to stand up to the comparison. Critics needn't go back to the 1930s to find a better film to compare it to. The new Snow White patterns many of...

Disney’s live-action remakes have been a very mixed bag, but for the most part, they’ve been tremendously successful at the box office. Many of them have been controversial, as Disney has often radically reworked stories to suit modern sensibilities, which could include more diverse (or accurate) representations of characters. However, some of their choices have been equally puzzling, with them sometimes watering down stories so much that they become nearly unrecognizable. This isn’t always a bad thing, with Maleficent an especially radical reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, which audiences at the time embraced. In recent years, movies like Snow White have proven to be controversial, with many feeling their re-imaginings were more preoccupied with pushing agendas than providing entertainment.

Whatever the case, it also can’t be denied that not all of their remakes have been bad. Many loved Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book, while Cruella, a new take on 101 Dalmatians,...

2025 sees two Disney live-action remakes hit theaters, Snow White and Lilo & Stitch. It also means it has been 15 years since Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland kicked off this trend that has dominated the box office despite audiences and critics deriving it. For a decade now, audiences have seen films from Disney's classic era(Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio) and Renaissance get the live-action treatment to mixed results. However, right at the cusp of this Disney remake era, an ABC series put its own unique spin on many of Disney's classic canon and did it better than most of the live-action films that had triple the budget. We are, of course, talking about Once Upon a Time.

Once Upon a Time debuted on ABC in October 2011, a little over a year after Alice in Wonderland, and concluded in May 2018, between the $1 billion releases of Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. Since then,...

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears… and like I said the last time I wrote about this, when one set of filmmakers decides to make a horror film featuring a beloved kids’ story character, there are sometimes multiple other sets of filmmakers working on horror films that center on the same character. We’ve seen this happen with Mickey Mouse, and now the character who’ll soon be seen in more than one horror movie is Popeye the Sailor Man. Last November, it was announced that Alpeke Entertainment is working on a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye.

After years of delays and online vitriol, Disney is finally set to release its remake of “Snow White,” and it’s going to take a lot to keep it from becoming one of the biggest flops in the studio’s now decade-old remake series.

With a reported production budget said to be at least $250 million, “Snow White” is tracking for a domestic opening of $45-50 million and a global opening of around $100 million. For comparison, the domestic range is similar to the $45.9 million launch of Tim Burton’s 2019 remake of “Dumbo,” which went on to gross a disappointing $353 million worldwide against a $170 million budget before marketing.

That leaves “Snow White” in a situation where it will need an unexpected, multiweek comeback akin to what “Mufasa” achieved this past winter just to break even. Like “Mufasa,” it’s not going to get help from critics, who are tepid on the film...

After raiding the crown jewels for just about every live-action reboot imaginable, Disney has finally gotten around to the one that started it all, the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. That film represents Walt Disney’s first-ever full-length animated feature.

Originally, Disney’s plan was to rerelease its animated vault treasures every seven years for a new generation of kids, but they got the bright idea to instead remake those films as live-action features. Thus we have had versions of Sleeping Beauty reimagined around evil Maleficent; Peter Pan; Fantasia; Dumbo; Pinocchio; three variations on 101 Dalmatians including Cruella; The Lion King; Jungle Book; Aladdin; Mulan; Alice In Wonderland; The Little Mermaid; and an unfortunate attempt to meddle with my favorite, Lady and the Tramp among others. The best in the live-action genre to date remain Bill Condon’s blockbuster Beauty and the Beast and Kenneth Branagh’s splendid Cinderella.

Exclusive: Catherine Tate, the beloved British comedy queen and actress best known for Doctor Who, The Office and her scorching eponymous television show, will top the bill at this year’s London Palladium Pantomime, Sleeping Beauty.

Her casting is a fitting way for the festive extravaganza to celebrate its 10th anniversary since being revived at the Palladium.

David Tennant and Catherine Tate in ‘Doctor Who’

Tate will play the role of panto baddie Carabosse, the wicked fairy that puts the curse on the princess that if she pricks her finger, she’ll die. Palladium panto standout Julian Clary will star as King Julian.

Both leading lights will contribute to the show’s book that’s written by Ed Curtis and Michael Harrison, who oversees the enterprise as director and producer.

Tate caught last season’s panto Robin Hood starring Clary, Jane McDonald...

ABC's Once Upon a Time is a fantasy TV show that follows Emma Swan, a young woman living a regular life before her son, Henry, who she gave up for adoption, comes looking for her over a decade later. Henry brings Emma back to his hometown of Storybrooke, and before she knows it, she is sucked into a world where fairy tales are closer to reality than fiction, including Tom Ellis' take on Robin Hood.

Once Upon a Time is filled with tragic stories, and while some get their happy ending once again, for others, it ends in death or losing their loved ones. The great thing about this series is that these characters brought to the small screen aren't what fans are used to seeing. Some changes excite viewers while others leave them scratching their heads, like Ellis' departure as Robin Hood, but it's an exciting and surprising watch overall.

The 2010s were quite the decade for film. They produced unforgettable moments, like the La La Land/Moonlight debacle at the 89th Academy Awards, kicked off The Expendables franchise, which is still going strong, and made it impossible not to hear Phyllis from The Office's voice whenever sadness strikes. But, with all the good, comes the questionable. Certain movies have started trends that have seen a rise in the 2010s, and their effects can be felt to this day.

Some groundbreaking and inspiring films came out during this chaotic decade, but as soon as an idea proved popular and lucrative, the inevitable need to repeat its success would creep in. Studios were scrambling to recreate the magic of The Avengers, to varying degrees of success. Streamers started looking for inspiration in fan fiction, and even emojis somehow warranted their very own motion picture. The effects of many of these...

Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios are building The Twisted Childhood Universe, which will consist of horror movies inspired by children’s stories. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 got the universe started, paving the way for Bambi: The Reckoning, Pinocchio: Unstrung, and Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare (not to mention Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3), building up to the crossover movie Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. Written and directed by Scott Chambers, who is also producing all of these Twisted Childhood movies, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare has unveiled its trailer today, and you can check it out in the embed above!

The film follows Wendy Darling as she strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from “the clutches of the evil Peter Pan.” Along the way she meets Tinkerbell, who in this twisted version of the story will be seen taking heroine,...

[This article was originally published in 2017. It has been updated in August 2024.]

70mm is back! Thanks to Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, and Christopher Nolan, one of the oldest and grandest traditions in Hollywood is making a comeback after years of financial setbacks and near-extinction. As Nolan has said many times, shooting in 70mm proved an immersive and more textured experience than any other form of cinema.

Due to the costly nature of film and theaters’ lack of 70mm projectors, it’s been quite a challenge to get to a place where Tarantino and Nolan can make entire features using 65/70mm, but the preservation of film is turning in their favor.

Below, we’ve gathered 20 of the most essential 70mm film releases. From Stanley Kubrick to William Wyler and David Lean, it’s clear shooting in 70mm is mandatory for any epic filmmaker.

With additional editorial contributions from Zack Sharf.

“Oklahoma!” (1955)

Fred Zinnemann’s film adaptation of the 1943 stage musical was the...

The winner of the World Dramatic competition at Sundance, co-directors Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez’s understated and essential Mexican drama “Sujo” is one of two films in this year’s lineup (the other being “Ponyboi”) in which children who were given distinctive names by doomed macho dads spend years wondering what those monikers mean. In both cases, the eventual reveal puts a poignant coda on stories of young Latinos struggling to escape the cycle of ignorance and unhealthy behavior that threatens to pull them under.

An optimistic entry in a traditionally brutal genre, “Sujo” is a story about defying gravity. Like Sleeping Beauty — who manages to prick her finger, even after all of the spinning wheels in the kingdom were thought destroyed — or tragic figures from Greek mythology whose fates are dictated by the gods, the title character seems doomed to follow in the footsteps of his father, Josue...

“Purple Rain,” “Clerks,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Amadeus,” “Sleeping Beauty,””Boys Don’t Cry” and “The Last Waltz” are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

The list also includes 1944’s “Gaslight,” starring Ingrid Bergman in an Oscar-winning performance; the 1955 film noir “The Phenix City Story,” based on a real-life murder in Alabama; Disney’s 1959 canine tearjerker “Old Yeller”; Oliver Stone’s 1986 Best Picture winner “Platoon,” based on his own experiences in Vietnam; and Luis Valdez’s “Zoot Suit,” which tells the story of the 1943 Sleepy Lagoon Murder and the racially charged riots that followed.

A place on the list — always made up of 25 films — guarantees the film will be preserved under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act. The criteria for selection is that the movies are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.

“The National Film Registry has become...

Disney Princesses get a bad rap, but the truth is, they are uniquely suited to inspire young children - no matter the child's gender. Critics may claim that princesses lack depth and wait passively for a man to sweep them off their feet, but that plot line simply isn't present in Disney's modern films. Instead, these girls and women chase their dreams, show kindness universally, and even challenge the patriarchy.

These girls and women chase their dreams, show kindness universally, and even challenge the patriarchy.

Disney has come a long way since the release of its original princess film, Snow White, in 1937. The star of Moana (2016) saves the Polynesian Islands from complete destruction by being the only one who recognizes that the assumed villain is really the creator goddess transformed by emotional pain. To help restore the goddess to her former, loving self, Moana opens her arms to it with love and healing.

The Pruitts aren't an entirely likeable bunch.

And as it turns out, the people they choose to associate with aren't exactly upstanding citizens, either. We learn at least that much during Tell Me A Story Season 2 Episode 1.

Can an entire get built around people for whom you initially care so little? It's happened before, but this group might be a challenge.

Even before the devasting attack that leaves YouTube star and talented young singer Ashley Rose Pruitt scarred both mentally and physically, there are still visible strains within the family.

It doesn't seem like a surprise that eldest daughter Maddie's boyfriend, Tucker, is a creepy stalker.

It didn't seem like an unusual experience for him to track her while she was jogging as if he was a nutter. And the way he grabbed her and threw her to the ground, while ultimately a cute moment, suggests she might crave similar thrills.

Disney is looking to once again bring honor to the story of Mulan. The second trailer for the film, directed by Niki Caro, was released this morning and further teased a significant reimaging of the classic 1998 animated film directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. Disney has been re-exploring its animated properties with increased fervor of late. This year alone saw remakes of Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, The Lady and the Tramp, and the sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which works in context of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. These remakes have by and large proven to be box office hits, but critically they’ve been ...

Disney is looking to once again bring honor to the story of Mulan. The second trailer for the film, directed by Niki Caro, was released this morning and further teased a significant reimaging of the classic 1998 animated film directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. Disney has been re-exploring its animated properties with increased fervor of late. This year alone saw remakes of Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, The Lady and the Tramp, and the sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which works in context of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. These remakes have by and large proven to be box office hits, but critically they’ve been ...

You'd have to be living under a rock not to know the familiar tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast. Immortalized as Disney animated features, these iconic stories get a twisted new life in Season 2 of Kevin Williamson's thriller-horror Tell Me a Story, which is now

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Mulan is bowing down to no one.

The second trailer for the highly anticipated live-action film debuted on Thursday featuring new looks at familiar (and unfamiliar) characters and settings. It also retells the character’s origin story, and her desire to live up to her duty.

“Do you know why the Phoenix sits at the right hand of the emperor? She is his guardian, his protector,” Mulan’s dad tells her at the beginning of the trailer. “She’s both beautiful and strong. Your job is to bring honor to the family. Do you think you can do that?”

But...

“Tell Me a Story: Season 2 is dark, psychologically intense and beautifully shot.” From creator Kevin Williamson (Scream), CBS All Access’ “Tell Me a Story” takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller, and the upcoming second season features tales of three legendary princesses – “Beauty and the Beast,” “Sleeping Beauty” […]...

Tell Me A Story Season 2 begins on Thursday. This season there will be three new fairytales woven together to merge into one seamless tale.

Tell Me A Story Season 1 featured the tales of The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel to great effect.

Can the latest season match the heights with retellings of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Beauty and the Beast?

Critics received the first two episodes of the second season which set the stage for the stories to begin.

Set in Nashville, Tennessee, we meet the Pruitt family including matriarch Rebecca (Carrie-Ann Moss) and her three children, Ashley (Natalie Alyn Lind), Maddie (Odette Annable), and Jackson (Matt Lauria).

Each of the three children finds themselves embroiled in one of the three fairytales.

Ashley is at the heart of Beauty and the Beast, Jackson at the heart of Cinderella, and Maddie on the periphery of Sleeping Beauty.

Scot Ruggles (NOS4A2) has booked a recurring role in the second season of the CW’s All American, from Warner Bros. TV, Berlanti Productions and CBS Television Studios. The return of All American finds Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), now a football State Champion, with a tough decision to make. Does he stay in Beverly Hills and play for Coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs)? Or does he move back home to South La, reunite with his mother, Grace (Karimah Westbrook), brother Dillon (Jalyn Hall) and play for his father Corey (Chad Coleman) – the new head coach for the South Crenshaw Chargers? Ruggles will play Coach Wilson, a football coach from a top ranked Division 1 University who is recruiting Spencer James (Ezra). Ruggles’ previous work includes the CBS drama S.W.A.T. and he will next be seen on the Fox series Deputy. He is repped by attorney Mitch Smelkinson from Stone, Genow,...

Lilly Singh lampooned Disney Plus’ disclaimer that certain older movies include “outdated cultural depictions” on her NBC show.

The YouTube and late-night TV comedian took issue with Disney’s euphemistic phrasing — pointing out that the warning is really about the “racist” tropes in decades-old movies that were made for kids.

Disney Plus includes “a bunch of classic cartoons that come from a time before anyone cared about — how do I put this lightly? — being racist,” Singh said in a segment on “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” Thursday night. She cited the crows in “Dumbo” and the jazz-club cats in “The Aristocats.”

Singh, who is Indian-Canadian, added sarcastically, “‘Outdated’: because we all know racism is dead in 2019, right? I mean, just check my YouTube comments.”

Singh offered a tongue-in-cheek list of other warnings Disney Plus should add to its catalog: “Sleeping Beauty”; “The Lion King” (“Warning: This movie depicts...

‘Ford v Ferrari’

It was no-contest between Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v Ferrari and Sony Pictures’ Charlie’s Angels reboot at Australian cinemas last weekend.

Paradoxically, James Mangold’s drama based on the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari opened marginally below the Us but streets ahead of Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels which, however, outperformed the dismal Us bow.

Exhibitors were hoping for more from both titles. “Things are difficult in cinema land at the moment,” says Wallis Cinemas’ soon-to-depart programming manager Sasha Close. “It seems audiences might be waiting for the big Disney films, with Frozen 2 opening on November 28 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker launching on December 19.

“Both Ford v Ferrari and Charlie’s Angels fell slightly short of our estimates. Whilst Ford v Ferrari may be propelled along for a few weeks by good word of mouth and reviews, the Charlie’s Angels reboot...

It's almost 2020, and there's one piece of pop culture hasn't changed in decades: the Disney princess obsession. Sure, they're a classic part of the Disney brand, but do they still have a place in the modern world? In recent years, Disney has been moving towards less passive princesses, but it might be time to consider moving away from royalty more often.

The reasons for Disney's original "princess" brand are pretty straightforward. The classic animation division specialized in adapting fairy tales, and a large number of fairy tales have princesses as their heroes. Presto: lots of Disney animated princesses!

"Passive princesses are out; tough, active, diverse women are in."

Fundamentally, a lot of fairy tales are about the concept of restoration, or, to be more specific, restoration to the social status quo. For instance, Cinderella (and not just the Disney version) is an aristocrat by birth who's forced "down" the social/class ladder into servitude,...

Simon Brew Dec 18, 2017

With new exclusive behind the scenes pictures, director Kevin Lima takes us through Enchanted, as it hits its 10th birthday.

It’s been ten years since the terrific Enchanted arrived in UK cinemas, just under two months after it premiered at the London Film Festival. The film made a star of Amy Adams, brought back 2D animation from Disney to the big screen, and has a songbook that sits happily alongside the top end of Disney work. Plus, the film remains a flat out family treat.

“It has been a long time” Lima chuckled, apologising in advance if he couldn’t recall all the answers I was after. Turns out he didn’t do too badly. He spared me some time to look back over the film, the challenges of making it, and what happened next…

I’ve only just discovered that Enchanted actually had its premiere in the UK!

Auntie KoKo for the win.

In honor of her nephew Mason Dash‘s 8th birthday Thursday, Khloé Kardashian got her hands on the ultimate balloon art: a near life-size black-and-red Ferrari, complete with a custom license plate — and headlights!

Khloé’s sister Kourtney Kardashian showed off her son’s birthday surprise on Snapchat, captioning the post: “Oh auntie Koko … ”

Of course, Khloé, 33, will soon have her own little one to spoil. The reality star is expecting her first child, a baby boy, with boyfriend Tristan Thompson early next year, though the family has yet to publicly comment on the news.

While other stars are decking out 20-foot trees in fake snow and globe-sized ornaments, Rachel Bilson and her daughter Briar Rose, 3, took a different approach to holiday decor.

The O.C. alum, 36, who separated from Briar Rose’s father Hayden Christensen in September, shared a sweet photo of their Charlie Brown-style Christmas tree on Instagram, writing, “When you let your three year old pick out the tree…”

Related: Every Piece of Over-the-Top Kardashian-Jenner Christmas Decor Through the Years

Just because their tree is a little on the short and sparse side, standing about a foot tall and boasting approximately six branches to decorate,...

In this edition of Theme Park Bits: The Chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts could follow Bog Iger as Disney CEO. What does an abandoned SeaWorld look like? Watch a behind-the-scenes video of Sleeping Beauty Castle transforming for Christmas. The Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail has expanded to a whopping 25 trees this year. There are rumblings […]

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Disney is very controlling of everything they own. The vault lets them control the supply of their movies and they don’t want anything leaked that could even hint to a child that Disneyland is not a magical place. That is why it is so cool that they have released a time-lapse video of a crew working through the night to transform Sleeping Beauty’s Castle for the holiday season. It’s not a fake video of fairies flying around waving their magic wands and throwing pixie dust everywhere, but an actual video that features people on cranes lowering the decorations into place and the crew moving lights. This peek behind the curtain is rare and interesting to watch. Did you know that the tops came off like that?...

Sleeping Beauty’s holiday decorations are lit!

The princess’s iconic castle at Disneyland has undergone a massive holiday makeover, outfitting the famous resort’s landmark in faux snow, twinkling lights and ornaments galore. Even better — you can watch the magical transformation for yourself, all in less than two minutes.

Related: All the Celebs Who Are Already Decorating for Christmas

In a time lapse video posted to their Facebook page, the theme park showcases just how the holiday dream comes to life. The white-capped turrets are one of the most mystifying revelations, as they are simply placed over the existing ones to make application easy.

Disney is finally moving forward with its long-gestating Prince Charming project, bringing aboard filmmaker Stephen Chbosky to write the script, with an eye towards directing as well. We first reported on this Prince Charming live-action movie back in July 2015, with the studio bringing in writer Matthew Fogel (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son) to write the script, but we haven't heard any updates on the project since then. Disney still hasn't issued a release date and there is no production schedule at this time, but at least the studio is actually moving forward with this once gestating project.

There is no indication as to whether Stephen Chbosky is simply rewriting or performing a polish on the original script by Matthew Fogel, or if he is conducting an exhaustive page-one rewrite and starting over from scratch. The story for this latest Disney live-action remake will be a revisionist tale, told from...

Stephen Chbosky will re-team with his Wonder producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman on Disney’s live action feature Prince Charming, Deadline has confirmed. Chbosky will write with the opportunity to direct the film. Matt Fogel took the first pass at the script which is billed as a revamped take on the gentleman characters in Disney’s Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Pic is told from the point of view of Charming’s brother who never…...

Stephen Chbosky, whose drama Wonder opens this weekend, has signed on to tackle a Disney fairy tale.

The writer-director will pen, with an eye to helm, Prince Charming, the studio’s reimagined take on the fairy and folk tale trope.

The movie reunites Chbosky with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films/TV, who produced Wonder. Hoberman and Lieberman are producing Prince Charming along with Tripp Vinson.

Matt Fogel wrote the initial script for the project, which is a revisionist take on the character popularized in Disney’s own fairy tale movies such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. The story takes a...

“For the First Time in Forever” Frozen’s Elsa and Anna — a.k.a. Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell — will reunite for their first-ever television performance together.

During Disney Parks and ABC’s The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration, the pair will sing “When We’re Together” from the new Disney featurette Olaf’s Frozen Adventure along with a 30-piece choir on the steps of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Resort in California.

“This performance will combine two of my very favorite things: the holidays and singing alongside my Frozen sister, Idina Menzel,” Bell said in a statement.

How quaint. Celine Dion slayed this Halloween in the fiercest Maleficent costume.

The 49-year-old singer, along with her 7-year-old twins, Nelson and Eddy, wished fans a Happy Hallows' Eve on Instagram on Tuesday with a spooky pic!

"Happy Halloween! / Joyeuse Halloween! - Team Céline...

John Stamos couldn't be happier over his engagement to "perfect" girlfriend Caitlyn McHugh.

The Fuller House star and his new fiancee turned out for a benefit dinner hosted by mothers2mothers and The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation at Ron Burkle’s Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills, California, on Tuesday, where he spoke with Et about popping the question on Sunday.

"I didn’t even walk in. Did you see? I just floated from the car," Stamos said, beaming. "I’m on cloud nine. I’ve been waiting for the perfect girl for over a decade and she walked into my life."

The adorable couple walked the red carpet outside the event together, and were all smiles as they posed for photographers, even sharing a romantic kiss. McHugh also proudly showed off her stunning new sparkler.

Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images

Watch: John Stamos Announces Engagement to Girlfriend Caitlin McHugh

Stamos took to Instagram on Sunday to share the...

Wedding bells are ringing for John Stamos!

The 54-year-old actor proposed to girlfriend Caitlin McHugh on Sunday afternoon at Disneyland by cutting together a video of some of the most romantic moments in Disney and Pixar animation, his rep tells Et. The video ended with Sebastian from The Little Mermaid encouraging Stamos to "just ask the girl."

Et has learned that Stamos' close friend, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger, helped the actor pull off the romantic proposal, while Paul Briggs, the Disney Director of Feature Animation, helped pull off the special film.

McHugh, 31, did in fact say "yes" and her new fiance whisked her away to 21 Royal to celebrate with family and friends.

Watch: John Stamos Celebrates Girlfriend Caitlin McHugh's Birthday With 'Fuller House' Co-Stars at Disneyland

The Fuller House star also took to Instagram to announce his engagement. Stamos posted an illustration of him and his lady love standing in front of Disneyland's...

Simon Brew Oct 4, 2017

Pirates Of The Caribbean 5's co-director is set to take on the Maleficent sequel...

After a couple of years where it seemed to not be going anywhere, Disney now appears to be fast-tracking the sequel to 2014’s Maleficent. The original film told the story of Sleeping Beauty’s infamous villain, played in live action form by Angelina Jolie. It was a huge hit, and there were immediate sequel plans, but most of us had assumed they’d petered out.

Not so.

Joachim Ronning, who co-directed last summer’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, is now in talks to take over the director’s chair on Maleficent 2. Robert Stromberg, who helmed the first film, was not included on the press tour for the first film, and more recently has directed The Martian Vr for Fox, and worked on Game Of Thrones visual effects. It's...

Three years after Disney released Maleficent, a live-action exploration of the horned villain of their animated classic Sleeping Beauty, the studio is moving full steam ahead on a sequel. Angelina Jolie is set to return as the title character, and now a new report says that Disney is looking to keep things in the family when it comes […]

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Joachim Ronning, who co-directed the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean installment, is in talks to helm the Maleficent sequel for Disney, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Angelina Jolie will return to star in the live-action take of the famous animated villain, reprising her role from the 2014 hit that grossed $758 million at the global box office. Robert Stromberg directed the first installment, which also starred Elle Fanning in the film centering on the Sleeping Beauty antagonist.

Joe Roth will produce the follow-up, with Jez Butterworth and Linda Woolverton working on the screenplay.

Ronning first caught Hollywood's attention as co-director of the Norwegian feature...

Exclusive: Joachim Rønning, who helmed Jerry Bruckheimer’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales for Disney, is in talks to direct another Disney tentpole franchise: the sequel to the studio’s 2014 worldwide box office hit Maleficent. Angelina Jolie confirmed to Deadline last month that she will to return as the lead character based on the nemesis first introduced in the studio’s 1959 fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. The project is expected to go before the cameras…...

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Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen‘s personality conflicts played a large role in their split, a source close to the actress tells People.

“Rachel is very outgoing and her friends are very important to her,” says the source. “Hayden is the opposite. He can be very antisocial.”

On Wednesday, reports surfaced that Bilson and Christensen were calling it quits after nearly 10 years together and had separated about two weeks ago.

The pair, who met on the set of their 2008 film Jumper and are parents to 2½-year-old daughter Briar Rose, have had a series of ups and downs in their time together.

Rachel Bilson stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday, amid reports that she and longtime partner Hayden Christensen had called it quits after nearly 10 years together.

The 36-year-old Hart of Dixie star was seen shopped at Sweet Williams children’s clothing store, wearing a black and white patterned blouse and blue jeans. She accessorized her look with dark shades, tan shoes, and a black messenger bag.

Earlier in the day, reports hit that Bilson and Christensen had separated nearly two weeks ago.

The pair, who met on the set of their 2008 film Jumper and are parents to 2½-year-old daughter Briar Rose,...

Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen have reportedly called it quits.

The couple, who are parents a 2½-year-old daughter, split two weeks ago after nearly 10 years together, according to The Blast.

Bilson and Christensen, both 36, met on the set of their 2008 film Jumper and got engaged later that year. The couple called off their engagement in August 2010 but reconciled just three months later.

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Though the two were notoriously private, the Heart of Dixie star opened up about their relationship in a 2013 interview with Cosmopolitan.

“I’m a really good girlfriend — I always...