Archive for August 1st, 2008
Johnny Depp to play Mad Hatter?
Friday, August 1st, 2008The actor and director’s past collaborations have resulted in some of Depp’s most memorable roles, including Willy Wonka, Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd. This will be their seventh film together.
The big-budget production is being financed by Disney, and will be shot in 3-D. Filming will start next year, with release slated for 2010. Unknown Australian […]
Disney feuds over Hong Kong park
Friday, August 1st, 2008Walt Disney and the Hong Kong government are fighting over the ongoing finance of the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park. The park, which is 57% owned by Hong Kong and has been open nearly three years, is due to repay HK$2.5billion ($325 million) of loans in September. But the two sides cannot agree on how […]
Selena Gomez Interview on Fox News
Friday, August 1st, 2008Selena Gomez isn’t dating Nick Jonas — and she doesn’t have a rivalry with Miley Cyrus, she told “FOX and Friends” Friday morning.
“I’m sorry, I’m not,” the 16-year-old “Wizards of Waverly Place” actress said of rumors she’s dating the teen star. “He’s a wonderful guy.” As for the buzz that she and Cyrus don’t get […]
Auditions for Alice in Wonderland
Friday, August 1st, 2008Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” will be shooting around Plymouth, England for two weeks next month. Auditions will take place at the New Continental Hotel in Plymouth on 6 and 7 August, between 1000 and 1800 BST. They are looking for at least 250 people.
Disney Th!nk Fast announced for Nintendo Wii
Friday, August 1st, 2008Hosted by the Genie from Aladdin, the game will feature 15 rounds packed with Disney trivia and peppered with competitive mini-games (ranging in locations from films including The Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations and Lilo and Stitch). Swapping text for visual answers, Th!nk will be packed with some 5,000 questions.
Disney Th!nk Fast will be released later […]
Disney delays ‘Prince of Persia’
Friday, August 1st, 2008According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Disney is taking its time with “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” Its adaptation of the popular video game, which has begun filming, was penciled in for release June 19, but the studio is moving its debut by nearly a year to May 28, 2010.”
Disney’s Animal Programs Leads International Effort to Help Africa Manage Growing Elephant Populations
Friday, August 1st, 2008Disney’s Animal Programs is leading an international coalition of veterinarians, conservation groups, zoos, universities and private industry to conduct a series of procedures to effectively sterilize male elephants and help reduce the elephant birth rates in areas of South Africa. The team expects to perform laparoscopic vasectomies on eight bull elephants at the Pongola Game […]
Officials visit Disney complex
Friday, August 1st, 2008A Boston Red Sox official made an exploratory visit to Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista. Red Sox chief operating officer Mike Dee toured the complex earlier this month with Ken Potrock, senior vice president of Disney Sports Enterprises.
“He went out there on a family vacation,” John Blake, Red Sox vice […]
Disney sells five million films through iTunes
Friday, August 1st, 2008Walt Disney has sold over five million films through the iTunes Store since it began offering its titles through the service, the company this week confirmed. Company president and CEO, Rob Iger, revealed the figure in response to a question raised by analysts during the company’s Q3 financial call, Wednesday night.
