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Shiri Appleby May Direct Disney+ Pic “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”
Shiri Appleby is eyeing her feature directorial debut. The “UnREAL” alumna is in talks to helm “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” a Disney+ body-switching comedy. The Hollywood...
Trailer Watch: “Mulan” Takes the Oath of the Warrior and Goes to Battle
A new trailer for Disney’s live-action take on “Mulan” sees Yifei Liu taking the oath of the warrior, committing to be “loyal,” “brave,” and...
Trailer Watch: Grace VanderWaal Brings Magic to Her New School in Julia Hart’s “Stargirl”
“Don’t you want the universe to hear you?” asks Grace VanderWaal in a new trailer for “Stargirl.” Disney+’s film adaptation of the best-selling YA novel sees the...
Trailer Watch: Gina Rodriguez Revisits the “Diary of a Future President”
Gina Rodriguez is bringing “The Diary of a Future President” to Disney+. A trailer for the upcoming series sees the president of the United States (Rodriguez) discovering her childhood...
Trailer Watch: “Mulan” Promises to “Bring Honor to Us All”
“Loyal, brave, and true — it is my duty to protect my family,” explains Hua Mulan (Yifei Liu) in a new trailer for Disney’s live-action “Mulan.” China is under...
Trailer Watch: Elsa and Anna Travel Beyond Arendelle in “Frozen 2”
A newly released TV spot for “Frozen” sees Olaf (Josh Gad) wondering if being put into mortal danger is “going to be a regular thing.” Based on the footage, the answer is yes:...
Trailer Watch: Anna Kendrick Saves Christmas in “Noelle”
“My name is Noelle Kringle. Christmas runs in my family,” says Anna Kendrick in the first trailer for “Noelle.” “My dad was Santa, and now, it’s my brother...
Gina Rodriguez to Play POTUS and Direct Pilot of Disney+ Series
Already confirmed as an exec producer on “Diary of a Female President,” “Jane the Virgin” breakout Gina Rodriguez has now signed on to recur and direct the pilot of the Disney+...
Trailer Watch: Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning Are at War in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”
“Love doesn’t always end well,” warns Angelina Jolie in a new trailer for “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.” Released in 2014, the original “Maleficent” offered...
Trailer Watch: “Mulan” Forges Her Own Destiny
A new trailer for Disney’s live-action take on “Mulan” sees its protagonist thwarting societal expectations and refusing to be defined by her gender. A matchmaker has found Mulan...
Apply Now: Walt Disney TV Launches Inclusive Behind the Scenes Initiatives
Walt Disney Television is looking to add more women, people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, individuals with disabilities, and those from other underrepresented communities behind-the-scenes. According to...
Lena Khan Kicks Off Production on Disney+ Original Movie “Flora & Ulysses”
Lena Khan is taking a Newberry Award-winning children’s book about a comic book fan who befriends a super-powered squirrel to the big screen. The director just kicked off production on Walt...
Susan Johnson to Direct a Fairy Tale for Disney+
Susan Johnson set millions of viewers’ hearts aflutter with Netflix’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” and now she’ll set their imaginations ablaze. The...
Trailer Watch: Elsa and Anna Go North in “Frozen 2”
Elsa is following in Arya Stark’s footsteps and embarking on an epic mission into the unknown. A trailer has dropped for “Frozen 2,” and sees Disney’s game-changing sisters,...
Apply Now for the Inaugural Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator
The Walt Disney Company is offering directors from underrepresented communities the chance to “present diverse perspectives through the production of original, live-action short films for...
Disney and Netflix Speak Out Against Georgia’s New Abortion Law
A growing number of actors, directors, and producers have spoken out against Georgia’s new anti-abortion law, but most studios have remained conspicuously silent. Rather than shying away from...
Kari Skogland to Direct Disney+ Marvel Miniseries “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Kari Skogland is making her way from Gilead to the Marvel universe. The Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director has signed on to helm six-part Disney+ miniseries “The Falcon...
Women Directing 40 Percent of Upcoming Disney Films, CEO Announces
Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Robert Iger made an exciting announcement via Twitter while addressing the 4% Challenge, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and Time’s Up campaign...
Jac Schaeffer Will Write and Showrun Scarlet Witch Series Starring Elizabeth Olsen
Jac Schaeffer has signed on for yet another Marvel project. The co-writer of “Captain Marvel” and scribe of the upcoming Black Widow film will pen and showrun a series about Avengers...
Brenda Hampton Series About Teen on Autism Spectrum Lands Pilot Order from Disney Channel
Disney Channel wants to hang out with “The A Girl.” Deadline confirms the network has given a pilot order to Brenda Hampton’s single-cam comedy about two unlikely friends, one of...
Upcoming Docuseries “Ink & Paint” Will Spotlight Unrecognized Women of Disney Animation
The New York Times has been writing better-late-than-never obits for some of history’s most notable, yet previously ignored, women. Now Deadline reports that Disney is set to give its...
Trailer Watch: Emily Blunt Brings Magic and Hope in “Mary Poppins Returns”
Mary Poppins is coming back to earth. The beloved nanny takes another trip from the sky via a kite in the first trailer for “Mary Poppins Returns.” Set 25 years after the events of the...
Filming Kicks Off on Niki Caro’s “Mulan”
Production has officially kicked off on Disney’s live-action “Mulan.” A press release announced the news. Set to shoot in New Zealand and China, the story about a Chinese warrior...
Disney and UN’s Girl Up Launch Female Filmmaker Project
Just last month, Jennifer Lee was named chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios following the accusations against and exit of former chief John Lasseter. Now, Lee will be one of...
Jennifer Lee Named Head of Walt Disney Animation
Disney is getting a much-needed revamp. Jennifer Lee has officially been named chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Deadline confirms. The news comes following the announcement...
Exclusive: Oprah and Ava DuVernay Reflect on Inclusion in “A Wrinkle in Time” Bonus Feature
Ava DuVernay brought “A Wrinkle in Time” to the big screen with a twist of her own. The director ensured that her adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic 1963 fantasy novel...