If box office numbers are any indication, Disney is back on top in Hollywood, after adding up the numbers, including revenue from its 20th Century Studios and Searchlight business units. This marks the second time since 2019 Disney has broken the $2B barrier. Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has made a significant mark at the box … Read more
Jon Watts, his production company Freshman Year, and producer Dianne McGunigle have signed a first-look feature deal with Walt Disney Studios, Deadline reports. Jon Watts Signs Disney Deal Through the deal, Watts will direct with the option to produce feature-length projects for Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Studios. David Greenbaum, the president of Walt … Read more
The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards aired last night, The Walt Disney Company took home a record-breaking 60 awards across its studios and brands. Disney Wins 60 Emmy Awards Disney and its content brands, studios, and platforms were recognized with a record-breaking 186 nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards. FX took home the most wins for … Read more
In a new report from Deadline, Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production President Sean Bailey is stepping down from his role after 15 years. Walt Disney Studios Executive Departs Bailey is to be replaced by Searchlight’s co-President David Greenbaum, who will serve in the newly created role of “president of Live Action and 20th Century … Read more
A reimagining of a beloved holiday film is coming to Disney+, but you can watch the trailer now. The adventure comedy “Home Sweet Home Alone” debuts exclusively on Disney+ November 12. “20th Century Studios’ ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ follows Max Mercer, a mischievous and resourceful young boy who has been left behind while his family … Read more
Even though it’s only August, the parks are gearing up for Halloween and the studios are gearing up for Christmas. Today, Disney+ announced an upcoming reboot/sequel of the holiday classic, “Home Alone,” coming to the streaming platform on Disney+ Day, November 12, 2021. Disney describes the project below: “20th Century Studios’ ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ … Read more
20th Century Studios has released the first teaser trailer for West Side Story, which is scheduled to release in U.S. theaters on December 10, 2021. Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young … Read more
Marvel fans have had a rougher year than Thor after “the Snap.” Black Widow was pushed back from its planned May release to November and Eternals will now hit theaters next year, so there hasn’t been much from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2020. But the future is looking bright. According to @BrandonDavisBD on Twitter, … Read more
Disney+ has become the home of family-friendly content, but there may soon be even more fun for grown-ups. According to several sources, the streaming service is reportedly developing an adult-oriented section to house more films and television shows from the 20th Century Studios and Touchstone Pictures libraries. Film critic and YouTube star Grace Randolph reported … Read more
Friday nights are now becoming “Summer Movie Nights” with Disney+, as new original movies debut and blockbuster hits from 20th Century Studios are released onto the streaming service. Starting on July 3 with the premiere of Hamilton, Disney+ will be dropping new movies every Friday through September 4 from both Walt Disney and 20th Century … Read more
After being postponed three times already, it looks like The New Mutants might finally have its official release date of August 28, 2020. Due to COVID-19, The New Mutants, and other live action films from Disney and 20th Century Studios have been put on hold with the current uncertainty of theatrical or digital releases for … Read more
As the world battles the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Disney has postponed the releases of three upcoming films, including their live-action adaptation of Mulan. Deadline‘s Anthony D’Alessandro reports that Mulan, along with 20th Century Studios’ The New Mutants and Searchlight Pictures’ Antlers, have been removed from the company’s release schedule, with Disney currently “looking at potential 2020 … Read more
20th Century Fox, the 85-year-old movie studio is no more. Well, it still exists but Disney is dropping the “Fox” from the name and changing the name to 20th Century Studios, mirroring the 20th Century Pictures name the studio had in 1933 before the merger Fox Film in 1935. Fox Searchlight Pictures will also have … Read more