Marvel Whitewashing and Comcast buys Dreamworks - The Disney Movie Review

This week Disney released the dates for some of its newest live action movies and only about five will make the cut. Marvel released a statement about the whitewashing controversy of Dr. Strange. Comcast makes a play to buy Dreamworks. That and much more. For the week of May 2, this is Episode 81 of the Disney Movie Review.

 

Here are the dates for the new Disney movies.

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/disney-claims-dates-for-several-new-movies-confirms-jungle-book-2-mary-poppins-sequel-1201760227/

Here is the Dr. Strange Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-U_t2pUHI

Here is Marvel's statement about the "whitewashing" controversy

http://www.people.com/article/marvel-responds-tilda-swinton-doctor-strange-casting-controversy

Here is the article about Lupita N’yongo and Idris Elba being cast in movies but you can’t see their faces

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/why-won-t-hollywood-let-180700413.html

Here is the interview with Tilda Swinton

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/doctor-strange-asian-whitewashing-controversy-886762

Here is the song I shake my hair from Disney Junior

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFMYIympS7U

 Here is more information about Comcast buying Dreamworks

 

http://www.fastcompany.com/3059362/why-comcast-buying-dreamworks-animation-is-a-major-threat-to-disney

FAST FLICKS

Disneyland Resort Donates $60,000 to Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California on Earth Day

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/04/disneyland-resort-donates-60000-to-pacific-marine-mammal-center-in-laguna-beach-california-on-earth-day/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DisneyParks+%28Disney+Parks+Blog%29

 Don't buy your kids a blue tang. Go to www.MyRightFish.com 

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/brinkmann-on-business/os-finding-dory-blue-tang-20160428-story.html

Disney is going to debut it’s new short “Inner Workings” in June

 http://www.slashfilm.com/disney-inner-workings-short/

Captain America Civil War is impressing audiences overseas

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/04/28/box-office-captain-america-civil-war-nabs-marvelous-14-9m-overseas-debut/#47e365bd2860

Kevin feige confirmed Marvel is in control of Spider-Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=172&v=qVh86DxDfCg

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present 25th Anniversary Screening of Beauty and the Beast:

http://www.playbill.com/article/angela-lansbury-will-be-part-of-25th-anniversary-celebration-of-beauty-and-the-beast-film

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