Disney confirms ‘Lion King’ live-action prequel film

With a show as secretive as “The Mandalorian,” it’s hard to get confirmations on things that are not clarified in the closing credits. Case in point, who exactly played Luke Skywalker in the season 2 finale? The credits list Max Lloyd Jones as “Double for Jedi,” and before that the credits mention one Mark Hamill as having something to do with the show.

With a show as secretive as “The Mandalorian,” it’s hard to get confirmations on things that are not clarified in the closing credits. Case in point, who exactly played Luke Skywalker in the season 2 finale? The credits list Max Lloyd Jones as “Double for Jedi,” and before that the credits mention one Mark Hamill as having something to do with the show.

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Barbie film her “Everest” and says it will give fans “something totally different”.The actress, who will be playing Barbie and also producing the film under her LuckyChap production company.“The IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is,'” Robbie told the Hollywood Reporter when discussing the film.“But our goal is to be like, ‘Whatever you’re thinking, we’re going to give you something totally different — the thing you didn’t

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout publisher Devolver Digital has shared a new live-action advertisement for the game, just in time for the holiday season.The clip features a human-sized Fall Guys bean getting into all sorts of holiday mischief –from toppling a Christmas tree to wrecking a snowman – and and almost ruins a family’s celebrations.The closing seconds of the ad reveal that players can reveal a free Santa-themed skin from now until Christmas Day as a thank you to gamers from Devolver

Warner Bros has outlined its plans for the online component of its Wonder Woman 1984 release in the UK. The film entered cinemas in the country on Wednesday (December 16) but only roughly a quarter of venues are open due to lockdown restrictions, including none in London.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNetflix has optioned the rights to Annie Barrows’ illustrated children’s book series “Ivy & Bean” and plans to make them into movies.The hour-long live-action films will geared toward family audiences.

Taskmaster has revealed the line-up of contestants for series 11.The new batch of episodes will arrive in 2021 and will see actor Charlotte Ritchie (Feel Good), stand-up Jamali Maddix comedian (Hate Thy Neighbour), BAFTA-winning comic Lee Mack (Not Going Out), actor, writer, and comedian Mike Wozniak (Man Down) and BAFTA-nominated actor and comedian Sarah Kendall (Frayed) battle it out.The contestants will embark on a series of “stupefying tasks testing their ingenuity, and weeding out their

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Ivor the Engine is staging a comeback, with a live action feature film serving as his vehicle of choice. The Locomotive of the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited – or Ivor to his friends – is being backed by a host of celebrities hailing from his home country, Wales, including musician and radio host Cerys Matthews, comedian Rob Brydon and actor Rhys Ifans.

Mirror Online, Daniel Postgate said: “Set in the hills and valleys of Wales, it will be gently humorous family fayre to take us all off to the charming and eccentric world of Jones the Steam, Dai Station, Mrs Porty, Mr Dinwiddy, Idris the dragon and, of course, Ivor himself. “Telling the tale of how Ivor got his musical pipes, it will showcase the abundance of top-notch acting talent Wales has to offer and the breath-taking beauty of Wales itself.

Screen Media has acquired U.S. digital rights to After the Murder of Albert Lima, a true-crime documentary thriller directed and produced by Aengus James and which counts Meredith Vieira among its executive producers. With the deal, it will be released as a Crackle Original in the first quarter of 2021.

Celinde Schoenmaker (Rocketman), Julia Nickson (Rambo First Blood Part II), Rayssa Bratillieri (Malhação Vidas Brasileiras) and Hana Hrzic (Métèque) have joined the cast of the romantic comedy Hong Kong Love Story. They join previous announced cast members Byron Mann (Wu Assassins), Dominika Kachlik (M jak milosc) Nichkhun, and Kenneth Tsang (Die Another Day). Production is set to begin in Hong Kong on December 18.

Back in September, the collective mind of Film Twitter was blown when it was reported that Barry Jenkins was going to direct a ‘Lion King’ film for Disney. The director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” is jumping onto the Disney bandwagon to make a billion-dollar blockbuster? What?! Well, according to a new interview with Jenkins at Variety, he explained that he had the same hesitancy, but he ultimately changed his mind.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMarvel series “Helstrom” has been canceled at Hulu after one season, Variety has learned.The move to cancel the series was not a surprising one, as “Helstrom” was the last live-action show produced by the now defunct Marvel Television unit under Jeph Loeb.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSienna Miller and Diego Luna star in writer-director Tara Miele’s “Wander Darkly” as a married couple with a baby who get into a horrible car crash.The film follows both of them as they contemplate and examine their relationship, but it’s unclear if they are alive or were killed in the accident.

Disney made so many announcements this week and among them was the confirmation of the cast of the upcoming The Little Mermaid live-action remake.