On Friday 9, Disney put out a short press release on the encouraging Black Widow audience figures. Now we’ve had the weekend and the picture is very much more impressive You can read the first Disney press release (from Friday) here; in a nutshell: Domestically, the long-awaited film has set a Thursday night preview record for the … >
A West Side Story teaser trailer has been revealed by Disney for Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic movie The original stage show and film West Side Story is regarded as both a classic and (by some) as a pinnacle. It’s hard to imagine a more powerful telling of the story, though of course it will … >
It’s success for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Disney+ tops this week’s Nielsens As we suggested last week, Disney+ tops this week’s Nielsens (US streamed viewing figures of certain services) and we expect some celebration later. There’s plenty of churn, several new entries, and even a Hulu show coming into range. As ever we’ve processed the Nielsen data, … >
There’s a Cruella Premier Access trailer available ahead of the film’s May release, focusing on the character’s origin As we’ve previously reported, Cruella is being released both in cinemas and via streaming, but only to Disney+ subscribers who pay an extra fee (no details yet, we are expecting it might be around £20). In the way of making … >
The Loki TV series is coming in June and Disney has released an official trailer Yet another show in the MCU 4 era (ie post Endgame, like WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), the Loki TV series brings back Tom Hiddleston as the titular God of Mischief. He’s run away with the Tesseract, and is a fish-out-of-water when he … >
The Disney summer schedule shuffle sees new dates and more choices for several titles To quote Disney themselves (from the press release): … new release details for a number of titles on Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming slate of films. The announcement updates rollout details for the forthcoming Disney live-action Cruella, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow and … >
Secrets of Sulphur Springs is coming to Disney+ audiences in the UK (and Ireland/ Canada) in April WhatsonDisneyPlus has details for the arrival of hit show Secrets of Sulphur Springs this April: The series (filmed and set in Louisiana) follows 12-year-old Griffin Campbell (Preston Oliver), whose world has been upended by his father, Ben (Josh … >
There are now over one billion subscriptions to streaming services worldwide according to the Motion Picture Association Each year the Motion Picture Association produces a state of the industry report, and the latest for 2020 (it’s 63 pages but quite readable) can be downloaded and studied. Of course any industry trends were trampled on by COVID-19, … >
It’s good news for Disney+ as they reach 100 million subscribers On March 9, Disney+ shared the following impressive update: Disney+ has surpassed 100 million global paid subscribers in just 16 months since its launch, Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), announced today during the Company’s virtual Annual Meeting of … >
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier publicity is taking off — we take a look at what’s new Thanks to the pandemic, Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has had to wait its turn behind WandaVision, so it has big shoes to fill in terms of mass-audience appeal. The well-oiled publicity machine has been at … >