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New ‘Star Wars’ Film Cast Breakdown Unveiled

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 19, 2013 @ 10:27am PDTTags: Disney, Star Wars

The casting directors for Disney‘s new Star Wars movie — April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg in the U.S. and Nina Gold in the UK — have sent casting breakdowns to agents. It provides the first real clues about what’s happening in the next movie in the franchise, which Michael Arndt is writing and JJ Abrams is directing. Abrams said recently that he expects production to start on Star Wars — Episode VII at the beginning of 2014. Kudos to Bleeding Cool for scooping this list, saying these are lead roles and that casting is officially underway in the UK, where the movie will lens. (UPDATED: Looks like movie fansite Schmoesknow had the breakdown first the day before, so credit where credit’s due.) Here’s the list of characters in play sent around, so have fun trying to figure out who’s who:

A young man aged between 20 and 25, witty and smart, fit but not classically handsome,

Man in late twenties, also fit, but this one is handsome and confident.

Late teenage girl, independent, good sense of humour, also… physically fit .

Second young female, also late teens, tough, smart and physically fit.

Man in his forties, obviously physically fit, this one is a military type.

A man of around thirty or so, this one is an intellectual type.

Finally, a guy aged around seventy, strong opinions and tough.

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Marvel’s ‘Iron Man 3′ Past $400M Domestic

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday June 19, 2013 @ 10:16am PDTTags: Box Office, Disney, Iron Man 3, Marvel Studios

Iron Man 3 Box Office RecordMarvel’s Iron Man 3 became Disney’s 5th release to cross the $400 million mark at the domestic box office. The film has now earned over $1.2 billion and is the … Read More »

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More Disney Release Dates: Two New Marvel Pics, ‘Alexander’, ‘Hundred-Foot Journey’, ‘Into The Woods’, ‘Planes’ Sequel Slotted

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 13, 2013 @ 3:39pm PDTTags: Disney

Disney did this a couple of weeks back with its animation slate. Now the studio is organizing its live-action pics for the next year or so. Six movies have been given new dates, including two untitled Marvel movies in what is becoming the franchise’s traditional May release window (on May 6, 2016 and May 5, 2017). Also new is Planes: Fire And Rescue (July 18, 2014), a sequel to Planes, the Cars-in-the-air DisneyToons animated movie that opens August 9; Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (October 10, 2014) starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner; and Rob Marshall’s Into The Woods (December 25, 2014). The Muppets sequel already dated for March 21, 2014 is now called Muppets Most Wanted. Here’s the full list of new titles in chronological order:

SAVING MR. BANKS
· Now opens 12/13/13 limited. The previously announced 12/20/13 wide playdate is unchanged. It’s the true story of how Disney’s Mary Poppins made it to the screen — and the testy relationship that Walt Disney had with author P.L. Travers that almost derailed it. Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star.

MUPPETS MOST WANTED
· MUPPETS MOST WANTED is the final title of the follow-up to 2011’s THE MUPPETS. The previously announced 3/21/14 wide playdate is unchanged. Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey star.

PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE
· Now dated on 7/18/14 wide in 3D

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
· Now dated on 10/10/14 wide. Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner star in the pic based on the award-winning children’s book by Judith Viorst. It follows young Alexander through the mishaps of a terrible day for his family after he wishes they all would experience the same troubles he does. Read More »

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Media Stocks Hit By Investor Fears That Economic Stimulus Efforts Will Cool

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday June 5, 2013 @ 2:40pm PDTTags: Disney, Federal Reserve Board, Sony, Stock Market

Just about every major media company lost ground in the market today. Traders became concerned that the Federal Reserve Board might change course and buy fewer bonds — something it has been doing to stimulate the economy — … Read More »

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‘Monsters University’ Set To Kick Off 16th Shanghai Film Festival

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 4, 2013 @ 8:59pm PDTTags: Disney, Monsters University, Pixar, Shanghai International Film Festival

Mike and Sully will take their college shenanigans to the Far East this month. The Shanghai International Film Festival has picked Pixar’s sequel to open its 16th edition on June 15. Monsters University will be … Read More »

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Disney Raises Theme Park Ticket Prices

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday June 3, 2013 @ 2:33pm PDTTags: Disney, Disneyland, Walt Disney World

Disneyland, California Adventure, open 24 hoursYour wallet will feel a little lighter than you might have expected next time you visit Disney‘s theme parks in California or Florida. Yesterday the company raised the prices for single-day and annual tickets … Read More »

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Benicio Del Toro Takes Lead Role In Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 3, 2013 @ 10:14am PDTTags: Benicio Del Toro, Big Deals Film, Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios
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Benicio Del Toro Guardians Of The GalaxyEXCLUSIVE: Benicio Del Toro has joined the killer cast of the James Gunn-directed Marvel Studios franchise launcher Guardians Of The Galaxy. They are keeping his role under wraps, but he’s playing … Read More »

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James Bobin In Talks To Direct ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Sequel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 30, 2013 @ 3:57pm PDTTags: Alice In Wonderland 2, Disney, James Bobin

James Bobin directed Disney‘s successful reboot The Muppets and is shooting the follow-up to that one now. Now he’s talking with the studio to helm Alice In Wonderland 2, another Disney sequel. This time … Read More »

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Disney CFO Says ‘Iron Man 3′ Sales Could Hit $1.2B But Won’t Match ‘The Avengers’

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday May 30, 2013 @ 10:15am PDTTags: Disney, ESPN, Iron Man 3, Jay Rasulo, The Lone Ranger

Most execs like to raise expectations when they address investors. But Disney CFO Jay Rasulo did just the opposite when he opened his appearance today at the … Read More »

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Grandma Finds Gun On Disney World Ride

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday May 29, 2013 @ 7:57pm PDTTags: Disney, Disneyland, Walt Disney World

Disney World gunThe Disney parks PR folks are having a rotten week. The day after a small dry-ice bomb exploded at Disneyland in Anaheim, a woman and her grandson found a loaded pistol on the … Read More »

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‘Kon-Tiki’ Helmers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Land ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5′

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday May 29, 2013 @ 4:15pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Disney, Espen Sandberg, Joachim Ronning, Kon-Tiki, Pirates Of The Caribbean 5
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EXCLUSIVE: As Deadline Hollywood predicted last month, the Kon-Tiki directing team of Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg have landed the job directing Pirates Of The Caribbean 5. Disney, Johnny Depp and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have all signed off on the choice, and negotiations are underway on a deal that will make quickly. The duo will come aboard to prep the massive movie for a late year or early January start.

Related: Disney Closes On ‘Pirates 5′ Director: The Short List

The studio is getting the script ship-shape, and they are bullish after getting a rewrite from Jeff Nathanson. This is an enormous coup for the Norwegian directing team who just fell out of the Legendary Pictures film Spectral. I’d written recently about Disney’s short list, and the fact these guys were atop it. Fredrik Bond, who helmed The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman, was also on the list as was Snow White And The Huntsman helmer Rupert Sanders. Read More »

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Disney’s Anne Sweeney Calls Barry Diller’s Aereo “Piracy”

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday May 29, 2013 @ 3:50pm PDTTags: AllThingsD, Anne Sweeney, Disney

Less than two hours after Barry Diller extolled the value of his Aereo streaming service on the same stage, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group took a different view. “I think it is wrong. I think it is illegal, I think it is opportunistic piracy,” Anne Sweeney said today. “It’s taking advantage of our content”, she added. ABC is one of the broadcasters suing the Diller-backed Aereo for copyright infringement. Earlier in the day, Diller had spoken of how he was glad the broadcasters had sued him because of all the attention it brought the small but growing service.

Related: Barry Diller Says Aereo Expanding Further Read More »

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Disney Sets Animation Slate To Infinity And Beyond

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday May 29, 2013 @ 10:11am PDTTags: Disney, Pixar

There are no titles attached to these dates yet, but Disney has set a course for its animated features through 2018. All will be in 3D, with 2-3 pics coming out a year essentially alternating between Pixar and … Read More »

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Robert Schwentke In Talks To Helm ‘The Finest Hours’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday May 29, 2013 @ 8:31am PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Disney, Robert Schwentke, The Finest Hours
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Disney is in negotiations with Robert Schwentke to direct The Finest Hours. Jim Whitaker and Dorothy Aufiero are producing. Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson adapted the novel written by Casey Sherman and Michael J Tougias. Logline: In … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: Disney’s ‘Planes’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 28, 2013 @ 5:13pm PDTTags: Disney, Planes

Planes tells the story of Dusty – a single-engine crop duster who has dreams of competing as an air racer. Just one problem: he’s afraid of heights. Disney has dropped a new trailer for the studio’s sort-of Cars spinoff which features Dane Cook as the voice of … Read More »

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R.I.P. Denise Greenawalt

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 28, 2013 @ 12:09pm PDTTags: Denise Greenawalt, Disney, R.I.P.

Longtime Disney publicity exec Denise Greenawalt died in her sleep on May 22 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA, following a long illness, the company announced today. She was 52. During her 16 years at Disney, Greenawalt played a key role in developing and implementing publicity campaigns for many of the studio’s biggest animated hits including Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Toy Story 1 and 2, Pocahontas, Hercules, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, The Emperor’s New Groove, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc. and Beauty And The Beast. She also helped to launch several major Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films such as Armadegeddon, The Rock, Con Air and Pearl Harbor.  Read More »

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Union Musicians Hit Marvel & Disney With Outsourcing Protests Again

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday May 24, 2013 @ 10:21am PDTTags: American Federation Of Musicians, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Disney, Marvel Studios

The American Federation of Musicians are not letting up on Marvel and Disney for scoring their films overseas while getting tax breaks at home. This time the union was in Cleveland close … Read More »

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Hot Teaser Trailer: ‘Delivery Man’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday May 22, 2013 @ 10:01am PDTTags: Delivery Man, Disney, Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn is a slacker who learns he’s fathered over 500 children as a result of a sperm bank snafu. Ken Scott writes and directs the remake of his own 2011 French Canadian film Starbuck, with Chris Pratt and Cobie Smulders co-starring. Disney/DreamWorks release the comedy November 22 … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘The Lone Ranger’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 21, 2013 @ 10:40am PDTTags: Disney, The Lone Ranger

Looks like Disney wasn’t quite done dropping trailers for the Disney tentpole starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. The Lone Ranger bows July 3.

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