Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, as well as Weazel and Wald in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, presents a special video concerning his possible appearance in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII.
Disney Parks Blog has revealed that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, is set to be the focus of a new Disney Kingdoms series.
For the third-consecutive year, a cornucopia of prank-themed storylines so plentiful that they merit their own programming event, namely the popular “Pranksgiving,” will be presented NOVEMBER 1-30 on Disney XD. Geared towards kids age 6-14, the programming event includes the premiere of an interstitial series created by acclaimed animation producers The Brothers McLeod (“Pedro and Franksheep,” BAFTA winners for their work with BBC Learning) and will introduce the comical adventures of one clever turkey outsmarting one unsuspecting pilgrim.
Recently, Disney ‘s ESPN and Time Warner ‘s Turner Sports signed a massive nine-year extension to keep the NBA on TNT, ABC, and ESPN. And while the terms of the deal were not publicly stated, The New York Times reported the contract totaled $24 billion — $2.67 billion per year.
According to Mirror on Friday, “The Judge” and “Avengers 2″ actor Robert Downey, Jr. is currently in possession of the 30 feet tall “A” letter from Tony Stark’s Stark Tower as seen in the “Avengers” comic book movie.
The new “Ant-Man” is now “a little bigger, a little more aggressive” thanks to Adam McKay and Paul Rudd.
Runners will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort on Nov. 7-9. Participants in the Wine & Dine Half Marathon, which is sold out, will run a 13.1-mile nighttime race on Nov. 9 through Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot.
The race weekend also will include Mickey’s Jingle Jungle 5K and runDisney Kids races on Nov. 8. To register for the runDisney kids races and to purchase the few remaining tickets for the Disney Wine & Dine Pre-Race Taste Party at Epcot, visit www.runDisney.com.
The restoration and repurposing of the Laugh-O-Gram Studio building is rolling along, and construction of a new, dual-purpose facility could be underway by the end of 2015.
Disney’s Feast premieres in front of Big Hero 6 in 3D on November 7.
“Feast,” a new short from first-time director Patrick Osborne (head of animation, “Paperman”) and Walt Disney
Animation Studios, is the story of one man’s love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share. The short opens on Nov. 7, 2014, in front of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Big Hero 6.”
America’s pets are dressing up to show off their Disney Sides this Halloween! Animal Planet’s “America’s Cutest: Disney Side Howl-O-Ween” has come to Walt Disney World. The one-hour pet-acular premieres Saturday October 18 at 9pm E on Animal Planet.
