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The Seventh Dwarf
…look like their Mouse House counterparts. This resulted in the movie being delayed until 1990, but the film’s problems were only just beginning. Only days before its intended Easter opening,… |
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Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season One
…acquisition of Lucasfilm, weren’t they? No messing around— the Mouse people knew what they were doing. This was a property that they had plans for. There would be no languishing… |
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Studio Cast Recording
…animated adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was a bold choice by the House of Mouse given that the dark Victor Hugo classic was far from a family-friendly… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part One – Ogres Are Like Onions!
…showed that there was quality animation to be found outside the confines of the House of Mouse. However, the animation landscape would change dramatically as the industry was shifting from… |
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Sing
…Disney owned November with their juggernaut Moana, before Illumination returned to take on another Mouse House behemoth, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, opening its “American Idol with animals” film,… |
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DuckTales
…might the Mouse House’s greatest TV series ever). But what many may not know is that DuckTales also has a rich history in comic books, something that the reboot wisely… |
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Disney buys most of Fox
…animation studio Blue Sky, responsible for such films as Ice Age and The Peanuts Movie. In addition to everything else the Mouse House gets, analysts believe the move to acquire… |
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The Star
…but maybe a tad too much Flynn Rider for my tastes. Tracy Morgan steals every scene he speaks in as one of the camels. Kristin Chenoweth as a mouse, Tyler… |
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The Grinch steals $66 million
…epic carries a $120 million price tag, but the Mouse House is still having a record-breaking box office year regardless (in addition to Black Panther, they also had Avengers and… |
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Oscar Night 2019
…by moving your mouse over the grid! Want a sneak peek at who might be taking home the trophies tonight? Here are the the consensus picks in each category according… |
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Dumbo takes off with $45 million opening
…stay in the air or will ultimately dive-bomb. As has been discussed frequently by now, Dumbo is just one of several tentpole releases from the Mouse House this year, including… |
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Endgame drops the hammer with $350 million opening weekend, $1.2 billion worldwide
…up for Marvel and Disney is Spider-Man: Far From Home this July, while the Mouse House still has Aladdin, The Lion King, Frozen II and Star Wars: The Rise of… |
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Godzilla stomps softer than expected
…just how well it’s playing with audiences. So far, Aladdin has a stateside take of $185 million and a global bounty of $445 million, something that the Mouse House is… |
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Toy Story 4 leads box office with $118 million debut
…remains to be seen how leggy it will be. Regardless, lest anyone write this off as a letdown for the Mouse House, we should note this is the third $100… |
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Simba roars mighty as The Lion King makes the record books
…the nostalgia factor, something which The Mouse House is often riding on. Simply put, it’s hard to overstate just how massive the original Lion King is in terms of pop… |
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The Lion King is now Disney’s biggest remake ever
…$100 million last spring. The bottom line is, these remakes make huge money. Some critics may lament over The Mouse House going back to their vault in order to make… |
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Maleficent fails to conjure up box office spell
…set for release next summer–which would’ve made sense given its reported $180 million price tag–but the Mouse House abruptly bumped it up eight months earlier this year, resulting in a… |
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Pixar doesn’t quite go Onward at box office
…the first Pixar film they have ever released in March (all of their previous movies have either come out in November or during the lucrative summer season). The Mouse House… |
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New Tom & Jerry poster advertises “a major commotion picture”
…Jerry. The ensuing cat and mouse battle threatens to destroy her career, the wedding and possibly the hotel itself. But soon, an even bigger problem arises: a diabolically ambitious staffer… |
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The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still
…as streaming becomes the Mouse House’s new priority. Streaming wasn’t the only way the landscape was changing, however. In an attempt to be more mindful of racial injustice, the animation… |
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Raya And The Last Dragon
…want, they add a new hip dog character named Poochie to the cat and mouse team. Here’s the conversation the executives have: “We at the network want a dog with… |
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Netflix and Aardman tease Robin Robin musical holiday special
…become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up… |
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Disney quietly announces Rio 3, animated Night at the Museum
…The news about Rio 3 might be surprising for some, given Disney’s unceremonious closing of Blue Sky Studios a year ago. However, it would seem the Mouse House is perfectly… |
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Go under the sea with the first TV spot for The Little Mermaid
…air a trailer during the Super Bowl last Sunday, but those were never confirmed and the Mouse House ended up using the big game to market Indiana Jones instead. The… |
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Asylum has made a The Little Mermaid movie, apparently
…the player above, which has characters looking like they’re going through actual physical pain when they speak and seems to be a beat-for-beat “remake” of the Mouse House’s animated classic…. |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mighty at box office
…million against a budget upwards of $150 million. What went wrong here? Why did the Mouse House release an obviously Halloween-friendly creature feature at the end of July? The answer… |
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie saves the day at box office
…the news is less positive for Disney’s The Creator, which was released under the 20th Century Studios banner. The Mouse House has struggled to turn Fox releases into hits ever… |
