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“Beauty and the Beast” antagonists Gaston and Lefou are getting their own backstory! During Thursday’s Disney Investor Day, the studio confirmed plans for a “Beauty and the Beast” prequel series revolving around the arrogant hunter and his lackey.

Disney Investor Day, the studio confirmed plans for a prequel series revolving around the arrogant hunter and his lackey.The six-part musical live-action series will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their roles from Disney's 2017 live-action big screen adaption of . The show, which will stream on Disney+, will reportedly expand the world of the film, and give fans a look at the backstory behind the two antagonists before the events of the movie.Gad took to Twitter shortly after the news was

Disney is launching an animated African comic book series that it describes as a “first of its kind collaboration”.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAct III Prods.’ Norman Lear and Brent Miller are looking to turn the story of Homeboy Industries founder Father Gregory Boyle into a single-camera half-hour series.Under their first look deal at Sony Pictures Television, Lear and Miller have optioned Boyle’s bestselling book “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.” Lear and Miller are eyeing it as a workplace drama-comedy based on the life and stories of the Jesuit priest.Lear and

By Taryn RyderJessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir is getting the TV treatment.  The singer and Amazon Studios announced a multimedia partnership on Wednesday, including a new unscripted docuseries, plus a new coming-of-age scripted series inspired by Open Book.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Sony Pictures Television has optioned Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey’s bestselling book Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir, for development as a drama series. A search for a writer is underway.

He may still be big and red, but you’ve never seen Clifford like this before.

Also Read: MGM Rebooting 'The Pink Panther' as a Live Action-Animation Hybrid“The Pink Panther” is MGM’s longest and most successful comedy franchise, created by writer-director Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews Edwards’ late husband, in partnership with producer Walter Mirisch.“Popular the world over, the legacy of the iconic Pink Panther has endured for more than 50 years and continues to be discovered by new generations,” says Michael De Luca, MGM Film Group Chairman and Pamela Abdy, MGM Film

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterMGM is looking to bring back the classic animated character Pink Panther in a big way as it has set Jeff Fowler direct a new live-action hybrid film of the iconic character. Chris Bremner will write MGM’s modern live-action CGI-hybrid feature film reimagining with Lawrence Mirisch, Julie Andrews Edwards of Geoffrey Productions, Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich producing.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGeoff Stults (Little Fires Everywhere, 12 Strong), Tamara Tunie (Black Earth Rising, Dietland), Mason Alexander Park (Hedwig and the Angry Inch National Broadway Tour), Rachel House (Thor Ragnarok, Soul), Ann Truong (Strikeback!, Hard Target 2) and Hoa Xuande (Ronny Chieng: International Student, Top of the Lake) have joined the cast of Cowboy Bebop, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Mandalorian” has had “Star Wars” references and cameos galore, but arguably none more significant than the arrival of Katee Sackhoff and her “Clone Wars” character Bo-Katan Kryze in last week’s “The Heiress.”Although fans had been aware that Sackhoff would be bringing Bo-Katan to live-action for some time, it was nonetheless an air-punching moment when Sackhoff removed her Beskar helmet to reveal the former ruler of Mandalore in all her red-headed glory.Variety

Princess Love and Ray J are fueling speculation that they’re back together with a new Instagram video from Nov. 17. In the clip, which was posted to Princess Love’s Instagram Story, the two are walking side-by-side. The footage only shows them from the waist up, but some fans pointed out that it looks like they’re even holding hands in the quick clip, too.

Eli Countryman Everyone’s favorite cat and mouse are taking their antics to New York City. Warner Bros.

“Tom and Jerry” is a classic cartoon franchise that children have grown up with for generations. But in the modern era, it’s safe to say that “Tom and Jerry” isn’t nearly as popular as it was 30 years ago.

Also Read: 'PAW Patrol: The Movie' Adds Kim Kardashian West, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry to Voice CastMichael Peña, Ken Jeong, Colin Jost and Rob Delaney also star in the film directed by Tim Story, which Warner Bros. is releasing in theaters on March 5, 2021.The “Tom & Jerry” movie is based on the long-running Hanna-Barbera cartoon short films that played during the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s about a rival house cat and mouse.

The moment Disney started making live-action remakes of its classic animated movies, it instantly became inevitable that they would one day remake “Lilo & Stitch.” We knew we would one day have to witness the horror of a photorealistic Stitch interacting with actual humans, and it seems like not even a pandemic could stop the house of mouse. Turns out, not only is the “Lilo & Stitch” remake very much alive and in development, but Jon M.

“Lilo & Stitch” has become the latest Disney movie to be developed into a possible live action remake. 

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterCrazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu is in talks to direct Disney’s Live-action adaptation of its hit 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch Deadline has confirmed.Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing.