This week, Disney gave us a better idea of their current slate of upcoming films, as Walt Disney Studios announced a series of release dates over the next few years. The announcement gave us the release dates for Disney’s upcoming Into the Woods, Saving Mr. Banks, some currently unannounced Marvel projects, and more.
First announced were a few changed release dates for upcoming Disney films. The upcoming Saving Mr. Banks, originally set for release on December 20 of this year, will now first debut on December 13 in limited release instead, before debuting on …

Production has started on a new Disney film starring Jon Hamm. The based-on-a-true-story film, Million Dollar Arm is set to film in India, Georgia, and Los Angeles.
The movie follows JB Bernstein, a once-successful sports agent who finds himself being edged out by his competitors. After watching a cricket match on TV one night, JB comes up with a radical idea that will take him and his partner Aash to India to find the next baseball pitching sensation. JB jets off to India with a gifted but grumpy scout (Alan Arkin) …

This summer will bring the release of Disney’s The Lone Ranger, which stars Armie Hammer in the title role with Johnny Depp as Tonto. This week, five new posters were released for the film, giving us another look at this exciting new adaptation.
In addition to a new teaser poster released for American audiences, four new international posters were released in Japan. The four posters each focus on one specific character, featuring Hammer as the Lone Ranger, Depp as Tonto, Helena Bonham-Carter as Red Harrington, and Tom Wilkinson as Latham Cole.
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Last week, we let you know that Johnny Depp was rumored to appear in Disney’s upcoming adaptation of Into the Woods. Now, the casting choice has been made official, as Disney announced this week that both Johnny Depp and British actor James Corden will appear in the film.
Into the Woods weaves together the stories of numerous fairy tale characters, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel. They are all brought together by the story of a Baker and his wife, who must venture into the woods to break the …

With a weekend domestic box office of $175.3 million – and the second highest opening weekend of all time – Iron Man 3 is clearly a success. Combined with the worldwide box office earnings, the latest hit from Marvel has earned $675 million in less than two weeks.
The success of Iron Man 3 means The Walt Disney Studios has once again crossed the $1 billion mark at the international box office. This marks the 19th year in a row that this has happened, and it also sets a new “speed …

Disney’s search for the title character in their upcoming adaptation of Cinderella has now come to an end. While actresses such as Emma Watson and Saoirse Ronan have been rumored for the role, it was announced this week that Lily James will appear as the iconic princess in the upcoming live-action film.
James is perhaps best known to American audiences for her recent role as Lady Rose MacClare on Downton Abbey. Her other work includes roles in Wrath of the Titans, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Fast Girls.
Disney’s Cinderella will be a live-action remake …

Disney fans may know Johnny Depp best for his role as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, or even as Tonto in the upcoming film The Lone Ranger. However, it looks like Depp may soon be adding another Disney film to his resume, as it was reported this week that Depp is in talks to join the cast of the upcoming film adaptation of Into the Woods.
Variety announced this week that Depp is in talks with Disney to join the cast of the film, which may also include …

Star Wars fans all around the world have been eagerly anticipating the return of the franchise since Disney’s announcement that a new film was in the works last fall. This week, however, it was revealed that while fans have to wait until 2015 for Star Wars: Episode VII, the wait for new films following its debut will be much shorter, as new Star Wars films are set to be released annually starting in 2015.
Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn announced this exciting schedule this week at CinemaCon. Following the release of Star Wars: Episode …

This week brought a new update on Disney’s Tomorrowland, an upcoming film directed by Brad Bird whose development has been largely shrouded in mystery. It was announced that the young actress Raffey Cassidy has been cast in the film, where she will star opposite George Clooney.
The Hollywood Reporter announced the casting update, reporting that Cassidy will play a young girl robot that has been around for decades and has a previous relationship with Clooney’s character, a bitter inventor. Cassidy was most recently seen in Snow White and the Huntsman, in which she …

In an attempt to position the company for future growth, a significant number of jobs will be eliminated at the Walt Disney Company. Many of those jobs will likely be at the movie studio and may include marketing, production, and home entertainment positions.
This move comes several months after an internal audit was ordered by CEO Bob Iger and CFO Jay Rasulo in an effort to identify departments that needed to be reorganized to meet new business models. No one knows for certain the exact number of jobs that will be …