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Would You See 3 Marvel Movies a Year? Disney Wants to Know
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 4:12AM CDT
Walt Disney isn't eager to do more than two Marvel movies a year at this point. But if future demand calls for it, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige told Badass Digest in an interview that three or even four films a year is possible . Fool...
‘Need for Speed’ Is Bombing, Is There Such Thing as a Good Video Game Movie?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 2:10AM CDT
Need for Speed hasn't out up Fast & Furious type numbers. Credit: DreamWorks Pictures. Walt Disney isn't earning much distributing video game movie Need for Speed . Audiences aren't showing up to see Aaron Paul in the driver's seat,...
Disney's Latest Bet
Chris Hill, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 5:24PM CDT
In this segment from Friday's Investor Beat , Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser takes a close look at Disney , and tells investors why he's excited about multiple segments of this business. Disney continues to bring excellent movie offerings to the...
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Box Office: Divergent Tracking for Twilight-esque Launch, Muppets Will Do Fine
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 3:30PM CDT
Divergent will easily win this weekend's box office. Image credit: Lionsgate/Disney Buckle your seatbelts, Divergent fans, because this weekend Lions Gate is bringing your favorite dystopian future to life. In fact, some of you have already...
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 12:24PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Could Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Be a Box Office Bomb?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 11:26AM CDT
Captain Jack Sparrow could be banished to Davy Jones' Locker once more, due to recent reports that Disney has not greenlit the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film. During a recent shareholders meeting, CEO Bob Iger ...
Lionsgate Entertainment vs. DreamWorks Animation: Which Is the Better Investment?
Dan Moskowitz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 10:35AM CDT
If you're going to invest in a "young" production company, then you're likely going to consider Lionsgate Entertainment or DreamWorks Animation . Both of these companies were founded around the same time: Lionsgate was founded in 1986, while...
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 9:46AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Why ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Is a Huge Risk for Disney
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 9:09AM CDT
It's silly to suggest that the first of the new Star Wars will be anything but a massive hit for Disney . Even if the movie is terrible -- which anyone who saw Episode I: The Phantom Menace knows is possible -- curiosity will bring the movie a...
Rooney Mara’s Casting as Tiger Lily in ‘Pan’ Re-Opens Debate Over Race in Hollywood Casting
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 7:20AM CDT
Time Warner /Warner Bros.' upcoming film Pan was recently criticized in an online petition attracting nearly 6,000 signatures, after the studio cast white actress Rooney Mara as Native American princess Tiger Lily. The...
"The Incredibles 2" on Patrol at Disney, "Veronica Mars" Solves a Profit Puzzle for Warner, and Sony
Tim Beyers, Nathan Alderman, and Ellen Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:07PM CDT
Walt Disney delighted geeks everywhere this week by announcing official plans to make The Incredibles 2 . Will it outdo Cars 3 ? Can it rival Disney's live-action Marvel movies? Veronica Mars opened well for distribution partner Time Warner ...
IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Company Partner for 6 Movies, Including "Star Wars: Episode VII
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 11:41AM CDT
Today IMAX and Disney announced they would continue to partner in the coming years to release multiple Disney films into IMAX theaters. The announcement highlighted three films which will be released into IMAX theaters both this year and...
Disney's (DIS) 'Frozen' Is Amazon's (AMZN) All-Time Best-Selling Kids Movie
at The Street - Thu Mar 20, 11:05AM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announces that Disney's (DIS) 'Frozen' is its top-selling kids movie of all time. Disney CEO Bob Iger expects box office to surpass 'Toy Story 3.'
Why California Should Lower Taxes and Bring Filmmakers Back to Hollywood
Bradley Seth, McNew, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:49AM CDT
Man of Steel was one of the most expensive movies of 2013. Photo: Warner Bros. Making movies is expensive. The latest Superman movie Man of Steel received a $215 million investment from Warner Bros. and parent company Time Warner . Man of...
APNewsBreak: ESPN hires Jon Champion for World Cup
By RONALD BLUM - AP - Thu Mar 20, 8:31AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Champion has been hired by ESPN for its World Cup coverage, the network plans to announce Thursday, the fifth British play-by-play commentator among the six for its telecasts from Brazil.
NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’ Finally Got These 3 Things Right
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:21AM CDT
Comcast /NBC's The Blacklist , which stars James Spader as criminal mastermind Red Reddington, continues to be one of the hottest new shows on network TV, blowing away Disney 's ABC's ...
Would You See 3 Marvel Movies a Year? Disney Wants to Know
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 4:12AM CDT
Walt Disney isn't eager to do more than two Marvel movies a year at this point. But if future demand calls for it, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige told Badass Digest in an interview that three or even four films a year is possible . Fool...
‘Need for Speed’ Is Bombing, Is There Such Thing as a Good Video Game Movie?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 22, 2:10AM CDT
Need for Speed hasn't out up Fast & Furious type numbers. Credit: DreamWorks Pictures. Walt Disney isn't earning much distributing video game movie Need for Speed . Audiences aren't showing up to see Aaron Paul in the driver's seat,...
Disney's Latest Bet
Chris Hill, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 5:24PM CDT
In this segment from Friday's Investor Beat , Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser takes a close look at Disney , and tells investors why he's excited about multiple segments of this business. Disney continues to bring excellent movie offerings to the...
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Box Office: Divergent Tracking for Twilight-esque Launch, Muppets Will Do Fine
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 3:30PM CDT
Divergent will easily win this weekend's box office. Image credit: Lionsgate/Disney Buckle your seatbelts, Divergent fans, because this weekend Lions Gate is bringing your favorite dystopian future to life. In fact, some of you have already...
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 12:24PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Could Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ Be a Box Office Bomb?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 11:26AM CDT
Captain Jack Sparrow could be banished to Davy Jones' Locker once more, due to recent reports that Disney has not greenlit the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film. During a recent shareholders meeting, CEO Bob Iger ...
Lionsgate Entertainment vs. DreamWorks Animation: Which Is the Better Investment?
Dan Moskowitz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 10:35AM CDT
If you're going to invest in a "young" production company, then you're likely going to consider Lionsgate Entertainment or DreamWorks Animation . Both of these companies were founded around the same time: Lionsgate was founded in 1986, while...
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Mar 21, 9:46AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Why ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Is a Huge Risk for Disney
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 9:09AM CDT
It's silly to suggest that the first of the new Star Wars will be anything but a massive hit for Disney . Even if the movie is terrible -- which anyone who saw Episode I: The Phantom Menace knows is possible -- curiosity will bring the movie a...
Rooney Mara’s Casting as Tiger Lily in ‘Pan’ Re-Opens Debate Over Race in Hollywood Casting
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 21, 7:20AM CDT
Time Warner /Warner Bros.' upcoming film Pan was recently criticized in an online petition attracting nearly 6,000 signatures, after the studio cast white actress Rooney Mara as Native American princess Tiger Lily. The...
"The Incredibles 2" on Patrol at Disney, "Veronica Mars" Solves a Profit Puzzle for Warner, and Sony
Tim Beyers, Nathan Alderman, and Ellen Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:07PM CDT
Walt Disney delighted geeks everywhere this week by announcing official plans to make The Incredibles 2 . Will it outdo Cars 3 ? Can it rival Disney's live-action Marvel movies? Veronica Mars opened well for distribution partner Time Warner ...
IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Company Partner for 6 Movies, Including "Star Wars: Episode VII
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 11:41AM CDT
Today IMAX and Disney announced they would continue to partner in the coming years to release multiple Disney films into IMAX theaters. The announcement highlighted three films which will be released into IMAX theaters both this year and...
Disney's (DIS) 'Frozen' Is Amazon's (AMZN) All-Time Best-Selling Kids Movie
at The Street - Thu Mar 20, 11:05AM CDT
Amazon (AMZN) announces that Disney's (DIS) 'Frozen' is its top-selling kids movie of all time. Disney CEO Bob Iger expects box office to surpass 'Toy Story 3.'
Why California Should Lower Taxes and Bring Filmmakers Back to Hollywood
Bradley Seth, McNew, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:49AM CDT
Man of Steel was one of the most expensive movies of 2013. Photo: Warner Bros. Making movies is expensive. The latest Superman movie Man of Steel received a $215 million investment from Warner Bros. and parent company Time Warner . Man of...
APNewsBreak: ESPN hires Jon Champion for World Cup
By RONALD BLUM - AP - Thu Mar 20, 8:31AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Champion has been hired by ESPN for its World Cup coverage, the network plans to announce Thursday, the fifth British play-by-play commentator among the six for its telecasts from Brazil.
NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’ Finally Got These 3 Things Right
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 20, 8:21AM CDT
Comcast /NBC's The Blacklist , which stars James Spader as criminal mastermind Red Reddington, continues to be one of the hottest new shows on network TV, blowing away Disney 's ABC's ...
