From the destruction of the Death Star to the end of Thanos, hereโs how to sync a New Yearโs countdown with iconic movie moments
For those that are interested in ringing in the new year in a different way, moviegoers can sync their New Yearโs countdown to film with the help of a particular website.
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Marvel's 'Falcon' promises action, explores race, patriotism
(Disney Plus via AP)NEW YORK โ When Steve Rogers handed Sam Wilson his Captain America shield at the end of Marvel's massive 2019 event โAvengers: Endgame,โ Wilson tried it on for a beat. That reluctance and skepticism is front-and-center as Wilson's story continues in โThe Falcon and the Winter Solder,โ a new six-episode Disney+ series that promises an exploration of patriotism and race alongside its shootouts and soaring chase scenes. While โEndgame" appeared to promise a quick transition for Anthony Mackie's Falcon to take up the Captain America mantle, as he has in the comics, the creator of โFalconโ promises only complications. AdSo will there be a Black Captain America by the time the final credits roll in April? Agent, a sometime antagonist to Captain America who twists American patriotism to darker ends.
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Now is the perfect time to get caught up on โWandaVisionโ on Disney+
If youโve been wondering if you should start watching the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, called โWandaVisionโ on Disney+, the answer is a resounding YES. AdNow, if youโve never seen a Marvel movie and want to watch โWandaVision,โ the question arises: Will you understand whatโs going on? Well, I started watching โWandaVisionโ without having seen a single Marvel movie, and sure, the first episode was pretty confusing, but itโs for sure doable. You can watch โWandaVisionโ on Disney+ with new episodes being released on Fridays. And if you want to watch the Marvel movies, most of them are available to stream on Disney+, as well.
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San Antonio native lands role in upcoming Ms. Marvel series on Disney+
SAN ANTONIO โ With great power comes great responsibility and in 2021, Saagar Shaikh will have a chance to show the world just that in an upcoming series on Disney+. According to the San Antonio Current, Shaikh is San Antonio native who graduated from John Marshall High School and the University of Texas at San Antonio. He announced his casting in Ms. Marvel on Friday. Khan took over the Ms. Marvel title, even though other characters have used it in the existing Marvel Universe. Ms. Marvel comes to Disneyโs streaming platform in late 2021.
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Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co.โs streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxyโs worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 โStar Warsโ series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+. But Disney also kept its biggest films โ including Marvel's โBlack Widow," Pixar's โLuca,โ a โLion Kingโ prequel โ on course for theatrical release. Jenkins becomes the first woman to direct a โStar Warsโ film. Among the โStar Warsโ series are two spinoffs of โThe Mandalorian,โ set during the series' timeline: โRangers of the New Republicโ and โAhsoka,โ with Rosario Dawson. Seven Disney films topped $1 billion worldwide.
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Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including โBlack Widow,โ while also postponing Steven Spielberg's โWest Side Storyโ a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie โBlack Widow,โ last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for โWest Side Story,โ but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of โBlack Widowโ had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's โMulan,โ โHamiltonโ and โArtemis Fowlโ have gone direct to streaming, with โMulanโ made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
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Disney selling face masks with beloved characters, donating proceeds to charity
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people wear cloth face coverings in public settings, Disney is getting in on the face mask game, and making masks featuring your favorite Disney characters. Disney said the company would donate all profits from the sales in the U.S. of Disneyโs cloth face masks to Medshare, now through Sept. 30. Thatโs right, you can have Baby Yoda on your face mask while you grocery shop at Trader Joeโs. In addition to donating the proceeds of these colorful masks, Disney said it will donate 1 million cloth face masks to children and families in vulnerable communities across the United States. From Elsa, Anna, Buzz and Woody, there is a face mask for every Disney fan.
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You should revisit these 11 movie franchises while quarantined
Luckily for us, there are tons of films that have gone on to become major movie franchises, with sequel after sequel bringing back some of the most beloved characters of all time. So, if you want to take a break from binging โThe Officeโ for the 10th time and want to dig in to some classics, consider watching these movie franchises from front to back. โStar WarsโWriter and director George Lucas created a movie about a team of rebels fighting evil in a galaxy far, far away, and itโs gone on to become one of the most influential movie franchises of all time. โToy StoryโA lot of the movie franchises are for teens and adults, but the โToy Storyโ movies are great because the entire family can enjoy them. โMarvelโAnyone who has gone to see a Marvel movie knows that there are a ton of them.
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Disney had a blockbuster 2019. Hereโs what it has on deck for 2020
The Walt Disney Company is going to have a hard time living up to its record-breaking 2019. First of all, there are no Star Wars or Avengers films on the docket in 2020. In July, it set the record for the highest-grossing studio in box office history. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the parks division's biggest expansion ever, opened to incredible fanfare. What ensued was a global box office windfall that surpassed the $10 billion mark in 2019, shattering Disney's 2016 record of $7.6 billion.