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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor It took a village of creatives at Disney Animation to pull off “Once Upon a Studio,” the animated short that celebrates 100 years of stories and magic. Iconic characters like Snow White and Peter Pan feature alongside Robin Williams’ Genie in a cast of 543 characters from more than 85 feature-length and short films. And it all came together without any artificial intelligence involved.

Robin Williams‘ iconic Genie character from Disney’s Aladdin is back with some new lines!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Voice acting is equally as important as on-screen performances, even though Hollywood doesn’t seem fully aware of it yet. From the envious Lucille La Verne’s jealous Queen from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” (1937) to the whimsical magic of Robin Williams’ Genie in “Aladdin” (1992), there have been countless contributions to the acting form; all conveyed through the passion of a talented performer’s tone. In honor of Walt Disney Co.’s 100th birthday later this year, Variety ranks the animation powerhouse’s 13 best voice-acting performances, including their subsidiaries, such as Pixar.

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Melissa McCarthy is going all out with her wardrobe for her upcoming movie, Bernard and the Genie!

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As Disney moves toward its 100th Anniversary celebration next year with Disneyland “at the heart” of the festivities, the company today raised prices of tickets to the Anaheim parks in nearly every category as well as the add-on Disney Genie+ and Lighting Lane services at both of its U.S. resorts. The ticket increases kick in tomorrow.

Winner: Neon. The indie distributor has a special touch with Palme d’Or winners. Following 2019’s “Parasite” and 2021’s “Titane,” Neon landed North American rights to this year’s big Cannes champ: Ruben Östlund’s comedy “Triangle of Sadness,” which stars Woody Harrelson as a rabid Marxist who is the captain of a cruise for the super-rich.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ ENM has struck a deal to invest in KT (formerly Korea Telecom). The first step in the new arrangement sees CJ invest KRW100 billion ($82 million) in buying a stake in KT’s Studio Genie. “Studio Genie investment is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of CJ ENM channels such as tvN and OCN and OTT content from TVing,” CJ ENM officials explained.

Martin Dale Contributor“Eiffel,” “Around the World in 80 Days” and “The Last Duel” were among the winners at the Digital Creation Genie Awards announced at an awards ceremony held Wednesday in the Centre des Arts in Enghien-les-Bains, Paris. The awards were held as part of the 8th edition of PIDS Enghien, which runs Jan.

Disneyland on Wednesday will officially unveil its new Disney Genie service, a sort of digital concierge that replaces the popular Fastpass system that helped visitors avoid lengthy lines at many of the park’s big-ticket attractions.

Ore Oduba has revealed he will be commuting to spend his daughter Genie's first Christmas with her.The 36 year old is currently starring as Brad Majors in a nationwide tour of The Rocky Horror Show, meaning he is spending a lot of time away from his family. He and wife Portia welcomed their second child – daughter Genie – in October, meaning he will have to travel to spend the festive season with her.

1999 was a year when pop was undergoing a dramatic transformation ahead of the new Millennium. In America a new range of ultra-modern, super-slick popstars were arriving off the conveyer belt - and leading the charge were three with a long history together: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake (with his group NSync) and Christina Aguilera. 

Rebecca Souw South Korea boasts world-beating tech firms and entertainment content that is currently hugely in demand, but locally-based SVOD companies are struggling to compete with the dominance of Netflix.Competition for Korean eyeballs is set to intensify when Disney Plus launches in the country next month.The CEOs of two Korean firms – Jay Yang of Tving and Phil Yoon of KT Studio Genie – discussed their dilemma on stage Tuesday at the Asian Contents & Film Market, that is allied with the

Disney Week is letting the “Dancing With the Stars” contestants live out their childhood fantasies.

First revealed during the Parks and Resorts panel at D23 Expo 2019, Disney Genie is a complimentary new digital service designed to help Disney Parks guests planning, flexibility tools, a guide, expert tips and more. Disney Genie is being built into the My Disney Experience and Disneyland apps.

Paul Cattermole is best known for being one of the star singers of hugely-popular early 2000s band S Club 7. But now the once brunette star is rocking long grey locks he ties up into a “genie” ponytail as he made his return to social media this week.

Former WWE wrestler Melissa Coates who was also known as Super Genie passed away aged 50 on June 23 due to undisclosed reasons. The wrestler's passing has come as a shock to WWE fans.

Genie Bouchard wears a sling on her injured arm while spending the day at the beach on Friday (June 18) in Miami, Fla.

John Paragon was an actor who played Jambi the Genie on the 1980s cult classic children’s TV show “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”Paragon was a member of the well-known Los Angeles improv troupe the Groundlings, alongside comedians including Paul “Pee-wee Herman” Reubens and Phil Hartman. He made his TV debut in “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” playing the genie who was a disembodied head in a box.

John Paragon, an actor, director and writer most familiar from his disembodied, teal-faced role of Jambi the Genie on Paul Reubens’ Pee-wee’s Playhouse, died April 3 in Palm Springs of unknown causes. He was 66.

TMZ reported Paragon passed away in April of unknown causes.Paragon got his start performing improv at The Groundlings alongside classmates like Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman and Cassandra Peterson, all of whom he would work with later in his career.He made his TV debut in “The Pee-wee Herman Show,” a stage show developed by Reubens in 1980.

Tennis’s top temptress Eugenie Bouchard was fouled by an army of trolls when she invited fans to challenge her on PlayStation’s Tennis World Tour.

Christina Aguilera quite literally feels like a genie in a bottle. On Saturday (March 21), the 39-year-old pop star shared an Instagram post referencing lyrics from her

Christina Aguilera quite literally feels like a genie in a bottle. On Saturday (March 21), the 39-year-old pop star shared an Instagram post referencing lyrics from her

Animation has come a long way since artists painted each frame of Mickey Mouse by hand, and Ron Clements and John Musker have seen that evolution firsthand.The Disney directing duo is behind some of the studio's most revered tales, from 1989's The Little Mermaid and 1992's Aladdin to 2016's Moana. They'll each be feted with Winsor McCay Awards, honoring career achievements, at the Jan.

Zelda Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams, got a sweet surprise while using Instagram.

Nothing has ever been more right. Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda Williams, was in for a sweet surprise when Instagram’s viral Disney filter matched her with Genie from Aladdin.

Christina Aguilera is jumping straight into Christmas like a genie in a ... stocking.