‘Once Upon a Time:’ Dania Ramirez’s Character Revealed (Photos)
At this weekend’s D23 Expo, it was revealed that Cinderella will get a new story.
Executive producer of Once Upon a Time, Eddy Kitsis revealed this Saturday that new cast member Dania Ramirez will play Cinderella in the seventh season of the show.
It was also confirmed that Ramirez is playing Henry’s wife and mother of his child. “Dania Ramirez will be playing a different version of Cinderella,” said Kitsis. “If we remember Henry’s grandfather is Prince Charming [Josh Dallas], so we have the grandson of Prince Charming with a new Cinderella.”
Kitsis said that the new season will be set in Seattle, and flashbacks will take us into the Enchanted Forest. “Henry is in a new Enchanted Forest, with characters that we have seen before but with different tales.”
As for Storybrooke he said that “we may see it a few times throughout the year” We’re going to follow him as he leaves home,” Kitsis shared, adding that Henry “wants to find his own story.”
“We’re going to follow him [Henry] as he leaves home,” Kitsis explained, which means we will see at least a little more of Jared Gilmore’s Young Henry.
The seventh season of Once Upon a Time is set to air this fall, and it will air on Friday nights instead of Sundays.
Source: Deadline.
Disney’s Zootopia is an Instant Classic
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Disney’s latest offerings— with the exception of lacklustre Pixar collaboration The Good Dinosaur. We’re pretty sure Finding Dory will pick up The Good Dinosaur’s slack— have all been amazing, a constant reminder to people everywhere that they still have a monopoly on making feel-good, so-relatable-it-burns movies that turn into cash-cows and classics alike. Its latest family flick, Zootopia, which has already made bank beyond even Frozen’s record-setting debut, continues the time-honoured Disney tradition.
TBT: Polly
Do you remember Polly?
On November 12, 1989, NBC aired a re-telling of Disney’s 1960 Hayley Mills classic Pollyanna. This version transposed Eleanor Porter’s classic novel Pollyanna and its white characters into a middle-class black community in the Alabama of the 1950s, and transformed the drama into a show-stopping musical.
The story is timeless. It’s about a “Glad Girl” that brings along a contagious spirit of happiness and optimism when she visits her wealthy aunt one summer.
Keshia Knight Pulliam starred as the “Glad Girl” Polly. Phylicia Rashād was cast as her Aunt Polly. Vanessa Bell Calloway was cast as Nancy, Celeste Holm as Miss Snow and Brandon Adams as Jimmy Bean.
The movie was a sort of family affair. Phylicia Rashād’s younger sister Debbie Allen both directed and choreographed Polly, and was the driving force behind the musical. Debbie also co-wrote with her husband, Norman Nixon, the words and lyrics of the film’s gospel-infused centerpiece, “Stand Up”.
Polly was a ratings hit! Its success prompted Disney to assemble a 1990 sequel, Polly: Comin’ Home!
Here are some of Polly‘s musical numbers:
Lucasfilm Announces Cast for Star Wars: Episode VII
Lucasfilm has finally announced the cast for Star Wars: Episode VII. The cast includes newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow. Returning favorites include: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker.
The film is set to hit theaters on Dec. 18, 2015.
H/T: Inside Movies
Disney Plans Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers Feature Film
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers is heading to the big screen!
Director Robert Rugan pitched a live-action feature to Disney, and they gave it a thumbs up! The film is being planned as a live-action/CG hybrid. Mandeville Films (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted) is attached to produce the film, which is in early development.
Chip ‘n’ Dale first appeared in a 1943 animated short starring Pluto, and went on to appear in 22 shorts stretching into the mid-1950s where the duo either annoyed Pluto or antagonized Donald Duck. In 1989, the characters were revamped (fedora-wearing Chip and Hawaiian shirt aficionado Dale) and headlined the Disney Afternoon animated series Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers. The series ran for three seasons and 65 episodes from March 4, 1989 – November 19, 1990.
H/T: Entertainment Weekly
Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom – Take a Tour Inside Maurice’s Cottage in New Fantasyland
The official Disney Parks Blog takes us on a tour inside Maurice’s Cottage in New Fantasyland with Walt Disney Imagineers. View out the exterior, the gardens, some of Maurice’s inventions, and the magic mirror that becomes the portal into the Beast’s Castle and the immersive new attraction Enchanted Tales With Belle.
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TRAILER PARK :: Frankenweenie
Arriving in theaters on October 5, 2012 is the 3D black-and-white stop motion-animated comedy horror film Frankenweenie. Directed by acclaimed director Tim Burton, the film is a remake of his own 1984 short film of the same name. Like the 1984 version, it is a parody of and an homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley’s book of the same name. In the film, after the death of his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring him back to life. Victor tries to hide his creation, but Sparky gets out and unintentionally causes havoc in the town.
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Avengers Director Joss Whedon to Develop Live-Action Marvel TV Series for ABC
Disney chairman and chief executive Bob Iger announced during an earnings call that The Avengers director Joss Whedon is set to develop a live-action TV series set within the Marvel Universe for ABC.
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TRAILER PARK :: Wreck-It Ralph
Arriving in theaters on November 2, 2012 is Disney’s latest animated effort Wreck-It Ralph. Wreck-It Ralph is the 9′ tall, 643 lbs. villain of the classic arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr., where the game’s titular hero fixes a building that Ralph destroys. For over 30 years, Ralph has been doing the same job and has become tired of being the bad guy. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game through the power cord and begins an adventure that leads to dire consequences for all of the video games (and its characters) featured at the arcade.
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