This week, Disney announced that Ricky Strauss has been named as Walt Disney Studios’ head of worldwide marketing. He will replace MT Carney in the position, who departed the company earlier this week.
Unlike Carney, who many criticized for her lack of movie marketing experience, Strauss comes to the role with 25 years of experience in the film industry. Most recently, Strauss was President of Participant Media, who produced such films as The Help, Contagion, and The Kite Runner. Prior to that, Strauss worked at Sony Pictures for 16 years as …

Audiences everywhere know Disney for their fairy tales featuring “happily ever after” endings. But what if this idea of “happily ever after” wasn’t quite what the characters expected after all? This is the question that the 1987 musical Into the Woods seeks to answer, and that Disney will soon be bringing to the big screen. This week, it was announced that Disney, in conjunction with director Rob Marshall and LUCAMAR Productions, will be adapting this classic musical into a film.
Into the Woods is a musical that weaves together classic fairy …

Disney bought the rights to produce Matthew Reilly’s young adult book Hover Car Racer in 2004, and since then has gone through three writers in an effort to produce a useable script. Now, X2-X-Men United scribe Dan Harris has been brought on board to work on the script for the sci-fi flick.
The movie will be based on the popular fiction novel, and centers around a world where humans travel in vehicles that hover above the ground. In this future, racing the vehicles has become a sport, and the film will …

On Friday, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 3D will debut in theaters, but sources are also saying that moviegoers may be treated to a special sneak peek of another classic film being released in 3D this year – Finding Nemo.
Many people love the story of Finding Nemo, where frightened and cowardly clownfish Marlin, with the help of his pal Dory, go on a desperate search for his son Nemo. Now, fans will be able to see the iconic film in a whole new way.
The 3D  re-release of the popular …

Beauty and the Beast in 3D will debut in theaters January 13, and guests who go to a showing will be treated to Tangled Ever After, an epilogue to the Disney film Tangled. This short will preview before Beauty and the Beast, and you can watch the exclusive clip below to see what’s in store for Rapunzel and Flynn.
What do you think? Are you excited to see this short when Beauty and the Beast premieres?

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This week, it was announced that the classic 1942 Disney film Bambi was given the distinct honor of being selected for the 2011 National Film Registry. The Registry, which is part of the Library of Congress, preserves films that are deemed to be cultural, artistic and historical treasures. The selections were made by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, who chose 25 films out of 2,228 selections nominated by the public with the help of film curators and members of the National Film Preservation Board.
In a statement, Billington said about …

Yesterday, sources announced that Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 3D would be presented at the El Capitan Theatre from January 13 until February 2, 2012.
Kids will receive special RealD 3D glasses, and guests will be treated to a live appearance from Belle herself before each showing at the historic theatre.
Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures says:
Of all the Disney animated features, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is one of the most beloved and treasured. Now, thanks to the magic of Disney …

While previously announced to be released only in 2D, Walt Disney Studios said last week that The Avengers will also be released in 3D when the movie debuts May 4, 2012.
The Avengers has a star-studded cast, including Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner and Tom Hiddleston as villain Loki, who is Thor’s half brother.
Disney’s distribution chief Dave Hollis …

Comedian Seth Rogen, best known for his work in such films as Knocked Up and 50/50, has signed on as a producer of the upcoming Walt Disney Studios film The B Team. The film, which has been in development at Disney since 2008, centers on a top secret agent, whose research and tech support team are charged with the task of rescuing him when he gets kidnapped.
While the film is still in its development stage, there is also a possibility that Rogen will play a starring role in the film …

A few months ago, we brought you the news that Pixar Animation Studios will release a new film about dinosaurs, then set to debut November 27, 2013. This week, Disney announced that this release date will instead be occupied by Frozen, a feature length animated film to be produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Frozen,  based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen, is not a new project for Disney. Originally known as The Snow Queen, the project has been in development off and on at Disney for the …