Walt Disney Studios Movie Updates
Total Updates: 437
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Untitled Marvel Studios Film
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Untitled Henry Selick 3D Project
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Frozen
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Avengers: Age of Ultron
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Hulk Movie
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Graveyard Book
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Coco
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Ground Control To Major Tom
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Untitled Joe Gazzam Hawaii Project
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Paladin
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Muppets Most Wanted
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Saving Mr. Banks
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Untitled Max Landis Journey Project
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Into the Woods
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Bob the Musical
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Untitled Molly Shannon Project
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Secret World of Arrietty
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Casey Connor Biopic
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a production company of The Little Mermaid (Second Screen Live)
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Untitled Ashley Bradley Detective Project
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Time Zones
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a production company of Kyriakides
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a production company of Inside Out
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Inside Out
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Finest Hours
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Quantum Hoops
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Guardians of the Galaxy
Tue., May. 29, 2012
from Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Pictures
Sun., May. 27, 2012
Bell Set to Star in Stage Adaptation 'Some Girls', Animated Feature 'Frozen'
Kristen Bell has been cast in Some Girls, director Jennifer Getzinger’s adaptation of Neil LaBute’s play. Adam Brody (Damsels in Distress) co-stars as a man who attempts to make amends with several ex-girlfriends on the eve of his wedding.
Sun., May. 27, 2012
from Walt Disney Studios
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Sat., May. 5, 2012
from Deadline
'AVENGERS' ASSEMBLE FOR RECORD! $80.5M Friday On Pace For $175M Biggest Domestic Week...
The first weekend of May is one of the most lucrative release dates each year, especially for Marvel comic book adaptations. And Disney is reporting stronger North American box office for Marvel’s The Avengers in Digital 3D, RealD and IMAX 3D than it dared to hope and even rival studios thought possible.
Mon., Apr. 30, 2012
from forbes.com
Marvel's Five-Year Plan For The Avengers To Rescue The Movies
If Hulk’s successful turnaround continues, Gitter says Marvel “will spin him off to a stand-alone program next year,” supported by a big budget franchise movie in 2015. The entertainment studio is also exploring ways to promote Hulk as a “corporate icon,” similar to MetLife’s usage of Peanuts’ Snoopy, where The Hul...
Mon., Apr. 30, 2012
from Deadline
Henry Selick To Direct Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book' In Disney Deal
I’ve learned that Henry Selick, who helmed Gaiman’s Coraline, is now attached to direct The Graveyard Book at Disney.
Tue., Apr. 24, 2012
from Variety
Pixar Announces Latin-themed Feature
Pixar has announced its latest project in development, setting a 2015 release target for a toon based on the Mexican holiday of Dio de los Muertos
Mon., Apr. 23, 2012
from Deadline
Disney Buys Jason Micallef Spec ‘Ground Control to Major Tom’
Disney has paid mid-six figures for Ground Control To Major Tom, a romantic comedy by Butter scribe Jason Micallef that has Seth Gordon attached to direct.
Tue., Apr. 17, 2012
from Deadline
Disney Plots A 'Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride' Movie
Disney has feature film plans for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, one of its longest-running theme park rides. The studio has set iconic commercials and video director Pete Candeland to develop a live-action/CGI mix feature that will bring to life a theme park ride that originated in Disneyland on its opening in 1955.
Sat., Apr. 14, 2012
from Variety
Gazzam Tapped to Pen Disney's Hawaii Pic
Joe Gazzam has been tapped to write an untitled family adventure set in Hawaii for Disney that Ahmet Zappa's Monsterfoot Prods and Scott Sanders Prods will shepherd.
Tue., Mar. 13, 2012
Disney Developing Sci-Fi Space Adventure 'Paladin'
Disney has set Max Borenstein, the scribe behind Legendary Pictures’ in-development fantasy The Seventh Son, to write a space-set sci-fi adventure called Paladin.
Fri., Mar. 2, 2012
from Variety
Disney preps 'Muppets' sequel
Disney is moving forward with a sequel to "The Muppets" after the return of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and friends went on to earn more than $154.8 million at the worldwide box office.
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012
from Variety
Disney Fields 'Moneyball' Author's 'Coach'
Disney is rounding the bases with Moneyball author Michael Lewis, not only optioning feature rights to his Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life, but also giving him the chance to pen the script.
Wed., Feb. 8, 2012
from Deadline
Disney Acquiring Black List Script 'Saving Mr. Banks'
The Walt Disney Company is near a deal to acquire Saving Mr. Banks, the Kelly Marcel-scripted saga of how Walt Disney persuaded Australian author P.L. Travers to sell him the rights to make a film out of Mary Poppins.
Thu., Jan. 26, 2012
from Variety
Disney Goes into Orbit with Landis Pitch
On the hunt for potential film franchises that can benefit all of the company's divisions, Disney has picked up an untitled space adventure pitch from Chronicle scribe Max Landis.
Tue., Jan. 10, 2012
Marshall Takes On Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'
Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall is reteaming with Disney for a film adaptation of Into the Woods, the classic 1980s Broadway musical written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine.
Thu., Dec. 22, 2011
from Variety
New Scribe Tunes up Disney's 'Bob'
Disney has hired Matthew Fogel to pen a new draft of the musical that 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are attached to helm.
Sat., Nov. 5, 2011
from Deadline
Shannon At Center of Disney Feature Pitch Deal
Molly Shannon teamed with veteran scribes Rob Muir and Bob Hilgenberg to sell an untitled comedy feature pitch to Disney.
Wed., Oct. 19, 2011
from Film|Ratings
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Sat., Oct. 15, 2011
from Variety
Disney to Make Story of DJ Casey Connor
Disney has acquired the life rights to Casey Connor for Mandeville Films to adapt as an inspirational biopic about the female celebrity DJ.
Tue., Oct. 4, 2011
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Fri., Sep. 30, 2011
Disney Developing New Female Detective Movie
Disney is readying another female detective for the big screen.
Fri., Sep. 30, 2011
'Green Lantern' Co-Writer Developing Unique Time Travel Adventure
Marc Guggenheim has been tapped to write Time Zones, a Disney sci-fi fantasy adventure that Mark Gordon is coming on board to produce. Jennifer Todd will also produce.
Thu., Sep. 8, 2011
Disney Developing Greek Marathoner Biopic
Disney is lacing up its shoes to tell the story of famed Greek marathon runner Stylianos "Stelios" Kyriakides, tapping Bill Wheeler to pen the screenplay. our editor recommends Disney Announces Two New Pixar Projects Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray, who produced the inspirational sports dramas The Roo...
Sat., Aug. 20, 2011
Disney Announces Two New Pixar Projects
Pixar is deep in development of two new movies, including one directed by Oscar winner Pete Docter (Up).
Fri., Aug. 12, 2011
from Deadline
Disney Acquires Coast Guard Rescue Saga 'The Finest Hours'
While the summer dealmaking has tapered off in the dog days of August, a big one went down yesterday. In a deal worth high-six against seven-figures, Walt Disney Pictures acquired a package to make a movie out of the bestselling book The Finest Hours, with Oscar-nominated The Fighter scribes Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson to write...
Tue., Aug. 9, 2011
from Movie Insider
Fri., Aug. 5, 2011
from twitchfilm.com
BREAKING: Marvel Developing GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Originally created in 1969 and resurrected in 2008, Guardians of the Galaxy that begins as a far-future story revolving around a group of alien beings - each the last of their kind - who eventually travel back in time to protect the earth from alien invasion. Feige first raised the possibility of a Guardians Of The Galaxy featur...