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D23 2017: Live-Action Disney Panel

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At D23’s Live-Action Disney Film Panel, it was announced that Will Smith has been cast as the Genie in the upcoming live-action remake of the beloved animated classic. Also joining the cast are Mena Massoud as Aladdin and Naomi Scott as Jasmine. Scott was most recently scene as the sassy Pink Ranger, Kimberly, in Saban’s “Power Rangers”. Disney had recently expressed their struggle in casting the film’s two young leads, but now it seems those troubles are no more. The announcement today was made by panel moderator Sean Bailey, who also stated the film will include iconic tropes and songs from the 1992 film as well as draw from its original source material, “One Thousand and One Nights”. “Aladdin” will be directed by Guy Ritchie and is set to begin production this summer.

Also reported was the casting of Oscar Nominee Hugh Jackman as Scar in the upcoming Jon Favreau directed remake of “The Lion King”, though this was later confirmed to be untrue by Mr. Jackman’s publicist. “The Lion King” is set to star James Earl Jones (reprising his role from the original film as Mufasa), Donald Glover (Simba), and John Oliver (Zazu). While being billed as a “live-action” remake, Favreau’s “Lion King” will employ CGI effects similar to his most recent Disney re-issue, “The Jungle Book”, which fans at the Live-Action Disney panel got to see first hand when Favreau presented brand new footage of the opening “Circle of Life” number. “The Lion King” is set to be released in 2019.

Also shown at the panel was a new behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. Director Rian Johnson was present to present the footage after having previously spent the night in Hall D23 with fans who had camped out to wait for the panel.  Johnson had stayed in the hall from 11pm Friday night to 3am Saturday morning taking selfies, signing autographs, and getting to know the adoring fans waiting to see what exciting news awaited them. Cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro all took to the stage to talk about the film while carefully refraining from giving away important plot details.

To close out the panel, Marvel Producer Kevin Feige took the stage to introduce the cast of the upcoming “Avengers: Infinity War”. Cast members in attendance included Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Dave Bautista, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, Don Cheadle, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Next, Feige introduced the film’s Co-Director Joe Russo, who introduced a brand new, never-before-seen teaser for the highly anticipated blockbuster. The teaser unfortunately has not been released on line, nor are there plans for this to happen anytime soon, but hopefully we’ll get a small taste next week at San Diego Comic Con.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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