Walt Disney Studios Movie Updates
Total Updates: 437
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Tux
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Paul Revere
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Night Stalker
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Thor: The Dark World
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Hill
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Good Dinosaur
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Wreck-It Ralph
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Tomorrowland
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Girlfriend Equation
- added Walt Disney Pictures (Former) as a production company of Replay
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a production company of Prom 2
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Prom 2
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a production company of Zokkomon
- added Walt Disney Pictures (In Talks) as a distributor of Chrome and Paint
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of McFarland, USA
- changed the status of Walt Disney Pictures to Former of Oblivion
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Miss Marple
- changed the status of Walt Disney Pictures to Former of Yellow Submarine
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Runner
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Marvel's Inhumans [TV]
- added Walt Disney Pictures (In Talks) as a distributor of Something Cliqued
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of The Museum of the Weird
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Pirates of the Caribbean 6
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Hovercar
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Tiki
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Electric Boy Genius
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Cowboy Ninja Viking
- added Walt Disney Pictures as a distributor of Father Figures
Thu., Aug. 4, 2011
from Deadline
Garant to Adapt Japanese Graphic Novel 'Tuxedo Gin'
Night At The Museum co-writer Robert Ben Garant has just been set by Disney to write Tux, an adaptation of the Japanese graphic novel Tuxedo Gin.
Mon., Jul. 11, 2011
Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Disney Pick Up Two Features
Disney is doubling down on Johnny Depp, picking up two high-profile projects from the actor and his Infinitum Nihil shingle.
Thu., Jun. 30, 2011
from Deadline
Marvel And Disney Setting 'Thor 2' For Summer 2013; Chris Hemsworth's Back But Kennet...
Marvel Studios, which is in production on the Joss Whedon-directed The Avengers, is making a full commitment to Thor 2, with Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as the title hero.
Thu., Jun. 30, 2011
Disney Prepping Adventure Movie Based on Matterhorn Ride
Disney is developing an adventure movie project inspired by the Matterhorn ride and has set Jason Dean Hall to pen the script. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project, which has a working title of The Hill.
Mon., Jun. 20, 2011
from Deadline
Disney Dates Next 2013 Pixar Blockbuster
Disney's next Pixar pic is November 27, 2013. It's an original project, not a sequel -- and it doesn't have a title yet. And that's all Disney is saying.
Tue., Jun. 14, 2011
from Walt Disney Studios
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Fri., Jun. 10, 2011
Disney Recruits 'Lost' Showrunner for New Sci-Fi Adventure
Disney is going into business with Damon Lindelof, one of the showrunners of Lost. The studio is making a seven-figure deal for Lindelof to write and produce 1952, an original sci-fi family adventure film.
Tue., May. 31, 2011
Disney Prepping Romantic Comedy 'The Girlfriend Equation'
The studio has picked up the pitch, based on a story that appeared on Public Radio International’s This American Life, with scribes Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio on board to write. Andrew Panay is producing via his Disney-based Panay Films with This American Life host Ira Glass executive producing.
Sat., Apr. 30, 2011
from New York Magazine
Robert Zemeckis Heading Back to the Future With Replay
Our spies tell us that Robert Zemeckis — who directed all three movies in the franchise that made Michael J. Fox a star — is now in serious talks with Warner Bros. Pictures to direct Replay, a project based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Ken Grimwood, about a man who moves around in time, granted without the help of a DeLo...
Sat., Apr. 23, 2011
Disney Taps 'Prom' Scribe for New Teen Project
Katie Wech, who wrote Disney's upcoming teen movie Prom, has been tapped to write another teen movie for the studio. Plot details are being kept closer than a corsage to a dress but the script could end up acting as a sequel to the movie, depending on how the movie performs at the box office when it opens April 29.
Thu., Apr. 14, 2011
Sat., Apr. 9, 2011
from Deadline
Disney In Talks For Ice Cube's 'Chrome And Paint' Feature
Disney is negotiating to finance and distribute Chrome and Paint, a gritty Boyz N' The Hood-style drama that Ice Cube will direct and star in, based on a script he co-wrote with Eva Vives.
Thu., Apr. 7, 2011
from The Wrap
Sports Drama 'McFarland' Back on Track at Disney
McFarland, a sports story acquired by Disney years ago, has been resurrected as a Mayhem Pictures project. Actor and writer Grant Thompson wrote the latest version of the script.
Tue., Mar. 29, 2011
from Variety
Disney drops Kosinski's 'Oblivion'
Disney is not moving forward with an adaptation of Joseph Kosinski's illustrated novel "Oblivion," and is letting the "Tron: Legacy" helmer and Radical Publishing shop the project to other studios and producers.
Mon., Mar. 28, 2011
from Deadline
Disney to Bring Agatha Christie's Miss Marple to the Big Screen
Agatha Christie’s elderly detective Miss Marple is getting the big-screen treatment from Disney. After months of negotiations, the studio has closed a deal to capture the movie rights to the character, who first appeared in 1927.
Mon., Mar. 14, 2011
Disney Kills Robert Zemeckis' 'Yellow Submarine'
The Walt Disney Co. has deep-sixed Mars Needs Moms producer Robert Zemeckis’ planned next project for the studio, the high-profile remake of the classic Beatles film Yellow Submarine, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Tue., Mar. 8, 2011
Disney Picks Up Sci-Fi Adventure Project 'The Runner'
Disney has picked up a sci-fi adventure project from Dave Andron, the developer of NBC’s recent Knight Rider reboot, titled The Runner, with Marc Forster attached to direct.
Tue., Mar. 8, 2011
from Collider
Marvel Planning to Adapt 'Inhumans'
Marvel has The Avengers set for next year, but there’s no rule that a studio can only have one team of superheroes. Since Marvel doesn’t own the screen rights to X-Men (they belong to Fox), the studio is reportedly considering an adaptation of The Inhumans.
Fri., Feb. 25, 2011
Disney Nears Deal for Spec Comedy 'Something Cliqued'
Giving a pulse to the almost flatlined spec script market, Disney is in negotiations to pick up Something Cliqued, a teen comedy spec by Karen Bloch Morse. Andrew Panay is producing via his Disney-based Panay Films along with Trevor Engelson and Nick Osborne of Underground Films.
Fri., Feb. 11, 2011
from movieweb.com
'Captain America: The First Avenger' Confirms Sequel
Sat., Dec. 18, 2010
from Los Angeles Times
Disney Gets 'Weird'
Disney is in discussions for a movie based on The Museum of the Weird with screenwriter Ahmet Zappa, according to a source close to the project.
Fri., Dec. 3, 2010
from hitfix.com
Disney will set sail for 'Pirates of the Caribbean' 5 & 6 back-to-back
Because HitFix can now exclusively report that Disney has begun quietly telling cast and crew to set aside a major block of time in the very near future so they can shoot "Pirates 5" and "Pirates 6." And, yes, once again, they will be shooting them back-to-back as one giant film, and then they'll release them...
Sun., Nov. 21, 2010
from indieWIRE
Disney Picks Up 'Hover Car Racer' & 'Tiki'
Walt Disney Pictures has acquired the rights to Australian novelist Matthew Reilly's Hover Car Racer with plans to turn it into a 3D film simply titled, Hovercar.
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010
from Los Angeles Times
Disney Will Go Polynesian
Walt Disney Pictures is developing an adventure film from a script by Ahmet Zappa that's set against a Polynesian backdrop. Sources close to the project said Zappa and writing partner Michael Wilson were inspired by Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room in writing the script.
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010
from Deadline
'Blind Side' Helmer Sparks to Disney's 'Electric Boy Genius'
Disney has attached The Blind Side director John Lee Hancock to helm Electric Boy Genius, a film that will be scripted by Doug Wright about a real life Doogie Howser of electrical engineering.
Sun., Nov. 7, 2010
Tue., Oct. 19, 2010
Disney Nabs Comedy Spec 'Father Figures'
Disney has picked up the comedy spec "Father Figures" from Laurie Craig. Andrew Panay is producing via his Disney-based Panay Films. In the story, a 10-year-old boy is being handed off from his father to his stepfather for the weekend, but the handoff goes wrong, and the boy gets lost. The father and stepfather, wh...