Episode #254 – HAPPY DISNEYPALOOZA!!!

There’s no other way to put it. Holy shit is there a lot of news this week. Cop a squat as the guys cover everything Disney dropped on their recent inventor call.

  • Everyone is butthurt because of WarnerMedia
  • AMC could be out of money by Jan.
  • Harrison Ford will return for Indy 5 supposedly the last, James Mangold will direct
  • Zac Efron confirmed for 3 Men and a Baby reboot
  • Children of Blood and Bone adaptation
  • Hocus Pocus 2 from Adam Shankman
  • Cheaper by the Dozen reboot with Gabrielle Union
  • More Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies
  • An Animated Night at the Museum movie
  • Disenchanted a sequel to Enchanted
  • Sister Act 3 from Tyler Perry
  • Pinnochio and Peter Pan and Wendy will debut on D+ as we’ve already discussed
  • Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran, will land in theaters and Disney+ via Premier Access on the same day
  • The 60th animated Disney film will be Encanto. You will travel to Colombia for a musical with songs in both English and Spanish about a magical family who lives in “a magical home.”
  • Pixar will give us Luca, set in Italy about 2 young boys and their friendship over a memorable summer
  • 2 more Pixar movies in 2022, Turning Red, about a girl who turns into a Giant Red Panda when she’s excited, and Lightyear, about Buzz’s first mission starring Chris Evans.
  • Jungle Cruise, a Lion King prequel, and The Little Mermaid are all still going to theaters
  • FX is working on an Alien TV show from Noah Hawley
    • Set on Earth
  • Handmaid’s Tale renewed for Season 5
  • Always Sunny picked up for 4 seasons
  • Disney+ price increases by $1
  • New portal (Star) on D+ that will cater to adults and have child locks.
  • Willow series with Warrick Davis confirmed
  • The Mighty Ducks TV: Game Changers w/ Emilio Estevez and Lauren Graham
  • Turner & Hooch with Josh Peck
  • Big Shot, John Stamos will coach a private school girls basketball team from David E. Kelly
  • Beauty and the Beast spinoff feat. Gaston and LeFou
  • Swiss Family Robinson series by Ron Moore and Jon M. Chu
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society starring Tony Hale
  • Chip N’ Dale Rescue Rangers movie. John Mulaney is Chip, Andy Samberg is Dale
  • Win or Lose from Pixar will follow a middle school softball team in the week leading up to their championship game, and each episode is told from the perspective of a different character
  • Animated series based on Baymax, Zootopia, Tiana, and Moana
  • Mando season 3 confirmed for Christmas 2021
  • Rosario Dawson signs on for Ahsoka D+ Series
  • Rangers of the New Republic spinoff as well. Possibly starring Gina Carrano but my hope is for Raylan Givens space sheriff.
  • Cassian Andor series starts shooting first look
  • Donald Glover returns as Lando in a D+ series
  • Hayden Christensen is back as Vader for Kenobi
  • Bad Batch sizzle reel
  • Visions animated series of short films
  • Acolyte from Leslye Headland (Russian Doll)
  • Patty Jenkins is making a Rogue Squadron movie
  • A Droid Story featuring R2D2 and C-3PO
  • Wandavision
  • Falcon and Winter Soldier
  • Loki
  • What if…?
  • Ms. Marvel
  • Shang Chi wraps
  • Black Widow still headed to theaters in May 2021
  • Jonn Watts (Far From Home) will direct the Fantastic 4
  • Chadwick Boseman will not be replaced as T’Challa
  • Rachel McAdams confirmed for Dr. Strange 2
  • Christian Bale will play Gorr the God Butcher
  • Lady Sif returning in Love and Thunder
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will bring in Kathryn Newton as a grown up Cassie
  • Captain Marvel 2
  • Blade confirmed to be a movie, not a series

All that, plus our tangents and what we watched.

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