Disney recently released a new poster for Marvel’s upcoming Thor: The Dark World.
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Disney has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel “Muppets Most Wanted” which hits theaters March 21, 2014. The sequel to The Muppets features The Muppets, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey in an action-packed adventure through Europe. Check out the teaser trailer above.
If you are as excited about this new drama as I am, then you’ll want to be at the D23 Expo to see the Premiere Episode one month before its debut! Yes, that’s right; D23 Expo guests will have the chance to be the first to view this latest drama, based on Marvel’s The Avengers, in the D23 Expo Arena on Sunday, August 11th at 3:00 pm, introduced by Marvel’s Head of Television & Series executive producer Jeph Loeb.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D picks up where the Marvel’s The Avengers battle in New York ended. Since the public now knows all about the Avengers and the existence of superheroes, Agent Phil Coulson has put together a small group of agents from the worldwide law enforcement organization known as the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division, or more easily said, S.H.I.E.L.D. Their mission is to protect the ordinary from the extraordinary by investigating all that is strange and unknown around the world.
Check out the latest clips from this upcoming new drama:
And be sure to catch Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D series premiere Tuesday, September 24th at 8:00 pm on ABC Television. A series based on the Avengers on my television each week … I’m superhero excited, are you?
For those of you who cannot make the D23 Expo ~ we’ve got you covered! WDW News Today will be there providing you with up-to-the-minute exclusive coverage of all the weekend’s events. So stay tuned to WDWNT.com
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A new trailer has just been released on YouTube for Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” and it looks awesome!
This action-packed film follows the adventures of Thor, The Mighty Avenger as he goes on a dangerous journey to save the cosmos from darkness caused by an ancient race led by Malekith. The story starts where Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers” leaves off, with Thor battling an enemy older than the universe, that even Odin and Asgard cannot overcome, in order to save Earth and the Nine Realms from total destruction, and in doing so, making an ultimate sacrifice.
Watch the action-packed trailer here:
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, p.g.a., from a story by Don Payne and Robert Rodat and screenplay by Christopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book “Journey into Mystery “ #83 in August, 1962.
“Thor: The Dark World” is presented by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Find Thor on Facebook & Twitter, use hashtag #ThorDarkWorld, and visit the Thor website if you dare!
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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has come out and said that Marvel Studios now has movies planned through 2021. We already have three release dates for unknown movies — two in 2016 and one in 2017 — but now we have more to look forward to. Some characters rumored to have movies in development include Doctor Strange and Black Panther.
Feige continued by saying that the knew The Avengers was going to be a success so they had to continue planning for the future. Marvel Studios now has the job of showing that they have other characters in their 50 year history aside from The Avengers that can do well and be loved by everyone.
With Phase 2 now in process with Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, it was time to look into the future. Phase 3 will launch with the much-anticipated Ant-Man movie in 2015. Marvel Studios is planning on being in Phase 4 by the year 2021.
With the much-anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man, it is clear that Marvel Studios is not afraid to dive into the huge library of characters. The question is, will they hold up as well as The Avengers has? What characters do you want to see Marvel Studios develop a movie for?
With the Disney D23 Expo this weekend, Marvel is expected to announce some big projects and we can’t wait to see what they have in store.
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While at Car Masters Weekend last week, I was lucky enough to be amongst the first to get a hands-on demo of the highly anticipated Disney Infinity video game that will be coming out in August. If you haven’t heard about the game at this point, you have probably been living under a rock.
Here’s a video of the few minutes of playtime I got while attending the event:
Honestly, the amount of time I got to play Disney Infinity was not enough to form a real opinion of the game. There’s just so much more to it and all I really did was play through the introductory Cars mission. What I can say is that the figures for the game are wonderfully produced and look really great, the voice acting in the game is spot-on, and the one mission I played was enjoyable enough that I would like to play some more. Hopefully we will get to see a little more of the game before it is released in a few weeks.
Oh yeah… we did get a free figure for going to the demo which was pretty cool!
So, what do you think of Disney Infinity so far?
Disney fans can now wake up and start every beautiful morning with their favorite furious fowl Donald Duck using Wake Up with Disney. People can turn an alarm clock into an interactive activity with 3D Disney characters, starring the popular Donald Duck at launch with more characters to come.
Fans can customize and choose additional costumes with backgrounds for Donald like Safari and Fire Chief. Donald Duck talks, laughs, and interacts with fans along with waking them up.
I hate the mornings and I am always open to testing out a new app that can help me wake up a little quicker! I must say I love this app; I got a huge kick out of waking up to a screaming Donald. With an integrated 5-Day weather forecast, flashlight, and nightlight this app really is more than just a wake up call from Donald! I encourage you to explore the app and discover its hidden gems like the sleep feature!
Visit the App Store to download Wake Up With Disney is available to download for $.99 for iOS devices on the App Store: http://bit.ly/14gjcsr.
Are you a fan of Mickey Mouse? If you are reading this blog, I will go ahead and assume that you are. This past week Disney announced a new website and mobile app featuring both new and classic Mickey Mouse shorts.
Both the app and the website are nicely laid out and are easy to navigate. New shorts are prominently featured, or you can browse by selecting from the featured characters (Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, Daisy and Goofy) to see videos featuring that character. The one complaint I do have about the app on the iPhone is that it is a little to easy to accidentally play a video while scrolling through the list.
The new shorts are currently being released weekly, first on the Disney Channel, then on the website and in the app. The cartoons draw their inspiration from the more slapstick and zany era of the early Mickey Mouse cartoons, while taking place in modern settings. I particularly enjoyed New York Weenie, which takes place in Central Park in New York City (where I happen to live), and Croissant de Triomphe, which takes place in Paris (where I recently spent my Honeymoon). Croissant is entirely in French, although even if you do not speak the language, you will likely be able to understand the story.
Some of the classic Mickey cartoons are included as well, such as Mickey and the Seal, On Ice, and Mickey’s Trailer. I must have watched Mickey and the Seal hundreds of times as a child, including while sitting in the lobby of a Disney resort waiting for my parents to check in. Okay, and this past year while standing in the lobby checking myself in.
I am really happy to see the Mickey Mouse cartoons getting featured again. If you have an iOS device, it really is worth downloading this app, especially since it is free. Everyone else can check out the website to get the same content, as well as some flash games based on the new shorts. Enjoy!
Beginning Tuesday, July 9th, 2013, Disney launched a weekly series of exclusive digital shorts inspired by the upcoming animated feature Planes.
Before landing in 3D in theaters on August 9, 2013, you can head to disney.com to view updated weekly racer profiles such as Dusty, El Chupacabra and more.
In the first video released earlier this week, El Chupacabra, or “El Chu”, a racing legend in Mexico known for his racing passion and flair for the dramatic, is profiled:
Be sure to check back each Tuesday at disney.com for a new high-flying digital short profile!
The Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA was the setting for the premiere of the movie “Mary Poppins” in 1964, as seen in this exclusive image. Though almost 50 years ago, the magic of Mary Poppins still lives in me today, as it’s one of my most beloved films. I’m sure many of you feel the same way, and this December, we’ll get to experience the behind-the-scenes magic that Walt needed to be able to create this timeless movie!
In 1934, P.L. (Pamela Lyndon) Travers released her first in a series of books about Mary Poppins … magical nanny stories that Walt Disney would read to his children … and they begged him to make a movie about the books they loved so much. Little did Walt know it would not be very easy to make their dreams come true. In the upcoming new film, “Saving Mr. Banks”, Walt (Tom Hanks) takes Travers (Emma Thompson) to Disneyland, the Happiest Place on Earth, hoping the magic will sweep her away.
In an interview with Time Magazine, Emma Thompson talks about the challenge of playing the role of the famous author:
“She was a woman of quite eye-watering complexity and contradiction. Often I play people who are controlled by some very clear guiding moral principles. Like Margaret Schlegel [in Howards End], guided by the early principles of feminism and equal rights, and Elinor Dashwood [in Sense and Sensibility], guided by the principles of decency and honor. There are very clear moral prisms these women pour life through, and I understand that very well. And [Travers] was not like that at all. She was far more chaotic and confused and morally various.”
So what is “Saving Mr. Banks” really about? I dare you to say you did not have goose bumps after watching this!
The film is due to be released into theatres on December 20, 2013, with an early release in select theatres on December 13th, according to the IndieWire Network. Directed by John Lee Hancock (of “The Blind Side” fame), filming is taking place at the Disneyland Resort, on the studio lot in Burbank, CA, and various other locations in and around Los Angeles. Additional cast members include: Ruth Wilson, Colin Farrell, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, B.J. Novak, Kathy Baker, Jason Schwartzman, and featuring newcomer Annie Buckley as the young Travers.
Do you think this movie will measure up? I feel quite certain that it will be practically perfect in every way!
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