Miguel de Cervantes' classic picaresque tale is now on film in the hands of Disney. Don Quixote is reportedly under the screenplay of Billy Ray, as he works on the adaptation of the classical novel. Read More »
Disney is cranking out even more interesting ideas from its vault and has decided to pick up on a new storyline with the very loveable singing British nanny Mary Poppins. It will be a live-action musical and "the studio is bringing back Into the Woods director Rob Marshall and producers John DeLuca and Marc Platt, who successfully shepherded Stephen Sondheim's Broadway tuner to the big screen for Disney last year," Entertainment Weekly says. The NY Times does reveal that Disney is merely in the early stages of the project and hasn't even started casting the iconic character of Ms. Poppins, a role that she will most-likely have to live up to the incredible talent of Julie Andrews, who starred in the original 1964 film. Read More »
Bret McKenzie, hilarious music composer who is most known for Muppets and Flight of the Conchords, is putting together a musical for Disney, Bob the Musical. It is rumored that McKenzie is to compose the songs and that Michael Chabon will be working on the script. Read More »
Abigail Disney, the grandniece of Walt Disney, has spoken out in regards to Meryl Streep's criticism of Disney, calling him a "bigot" and saying that he was racist, sexist and a supporter of anti-Semitism. Abigail ultimately said she has mixed feelings but "loved" Streep's remarks. Read More »