Actress Gina Carano has settled her lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm after she was fired from Star Wars franchise spin-off The Mandalorian. She was dropped from the cast in 2021 following comments she made comparing being a Republican in the US to being a Jew during the Holocaust. Ms Carano, a former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune in the …
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Disney has resolved a legal dispute with actor Gina Carano over her firing from The Mandalorian, a spokesperson for Disney unit Lucasfilm said on Thursday. Lucasfilm removed Carano from the Star Wars streaming show in 2021 over social media posts that the company at the time called “abhorrent and unacceptable” for “denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities”. …
Read More »‘Goosebumps’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Goosebumps” is not returning for a third season at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively. The horror anthology based on the R.L. Stine book series originally debuted on Disney+ in October 2023, with the second season premiering in January 2025. Season 1 was 10 episodes and released weekly, while Season 2 was eight episodes and dropped all at once. According to …
Read More »Disney Settles Lawsuit From Gina Carano Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing
Disney and Lucasfilm have settled a lawsuit from Gina Carano, who accused the studios of discrimination and wrongful termination over her firing from The Mandalorian. In a statement, a Lucasfilm spokesperson said, “With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.” “We have reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues …
Read More »Gina Carano, Disney Settle Legal Dispute Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing
Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company have reached a mutual agreement in their legal dispute with Gina Carano following her firing from “The Mandalorian.” A Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a statement provided to Variety, “The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues in her pending lawsuit against …
Read More »Disney is winding down the Hulu app – here’s what subscribers need to know
Robert Way/Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways Disney is combining the Hulu app and the Disney+ app next year. Most Hulu content is available on Disney+ already, but not all – you still need the Hulu app for now. You’ll still be able to subscribe to Hulu and Disney+ as standalone services. If you’re a Hulu user, you’ll likely be changing …
Read More »Disney enters new streaming chapter – Axios
Disney enters new streaming chapter Axios Hulu App to Be Phased Out as Disney Is ‘Fully Integrating’ Service Into Disney+ Variety Hulu To Become International Tile On Disney+, Replacing Star, As Speculation Swirls About U.S. App’s Stand-Alone Future Deadline Hulu isn’t shutting down: What’s going on with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN USA Today Hulu to Fully Combine With Disney Plus and Expand Globally: What …
Read More »Disney Plus, Parks Business Up in Latest Earnings
Disney‘s streaming revenue increased 6% and the segment turned a profit of $346 million during the three-month period ended June 28, the company reported in its quarterly earnings results Wednesday. But it was higher sales and operating profit at Disney’s domestic parks business that helped the Mouse House beat Wall Street earnings expectations for the quarter, while linear TV networks …
Read More »Disney Scores Earnings Beat and 2 Big ESPN Deals. The Stock Slips Anyway. – Barron's
Disney Scores Earnings Beat and 2 Big ESPN Deals. The Stock Slips Anyway. Barron’s Disney stock slides amid sharp decline in linear TV business, tepid outlook Yahoo Finance Disney Forecasts Stronger Streaming, Parks Growth as Cord-Cutting Continues The Wall Street Journal Disney earnings top expectations as streaming, parks offset TV headwinds CNBC Disney’s Q3 FY25 Earnings: Executive Commentary & Announcements The Walt Disney Company Source …
Read More »Disney Talking With Other Sports Players About Bundles Ahead Of ESPN Launch
With ESPN‘s long-anticipated streaming launch now just days away, Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company is exploring potential bundles with other sports programmers. “We believe there may be opportunities for us to bundle other companies’ sports offerings,” Iger said during Disney’s fiscal third quarter earnings call. “We’ve actually had some discussions with some other companies on doing just that. …
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