

Featuring music from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, the musical comedy picks up 15 years after Giselle (Adams) and Robert (Dempsey) get married when their family heads to suburbia in search of happily ever after. Up next, Bailey welcomed to the stage stars from Disenchanted including Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Gabriella Baldacchino, James Marsden, Idina Menzel, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jayma Mays. It debuts exclusively on Disney+ September 30. Directed by Anne Fletcher and produced by Lynn Harris, “Hocus Pocus 2” also stars Sam Richardson, Tony Hale and Hannah Waddingham. It’s up to three high-school students (Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham) to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. It’s been 29 years since the 17th-century sisters have been resurrected and they are looking for revenge. And of course, we have the chance to explore new chapters of stories we all know and love.”įans got a wicked greeting from Hocus Pocus 2 stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, who appeared magically via video to surprise the room with a new trailer. We continue to explore reimaginings that honor our Disney legacy, and we can also create the next generation of Disney original stories. “But what’s so exciting about Disney+ is that it gives us a lot of freedom to tell an even bigger range of stories. Bailey reflected on the Studio’s incredible live-action history, “My team and I feel so lucky that we get to continue that tradition.”īailey queued up three more streaming titles: “We love making movies for the big screen and we have some incredible ones coming up,” he said. Pinocchio stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Erivo as the Blue Fairy, and features the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio, respectively. Sean Bailey greeted excited fans with a nod to Erivo’s stunning performance and this week’s Disney+ debut of the beloved tale of the wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy. The event included the following highlights: And that’s something we try to do each and every day at the studio.”įans saw a new logo introduction of the iconic Disney castle-now platinum in honour of Disney’s 100 Years of Wonder celebration.Ĭreated by Disney Studios and Industrial Light & Magic, and featuring an all-new arrangement of “When You Wish Upon a Star” by award-winning composer Christophe Beck the new Disney castle introduction will play in front of all Disney theatrical and streaming releases starting this year. It’s a motto about dreaming big, dreaming the impossible and making those dreams come true. “Of course, ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ was first heard in the animated film Pinocchio in 1940. “What a way to kick off the show,” said Alan Bergman, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

The showcase began with a look back at special moments in Studio history as Cynthia Erivo’s performed “When You Wish Upon a Star” from the new live-action version of Pinocchio. Now I need to find out what is happening to those murals.The Walt Disney Studios have teased upcoming content at D23 Expo 2022 held at Anaheim Convention Center. It is an immeasurable loss to the community. Having grown up in Whittier, my formative years were spent at the Embers learning about myself, my friends, and my alcohol capacity.

The Embers murals were wrapped in Christmas paper and garland during the holidays, my favorite time of year there. Bowers painted for private and public spaces from the 1930’s through the 1960’s (risque and straight), but it is believed that the work he did for cocktail lounges was as payment for bar tabs. Perhaps best of all, murals by Frank Bowers of his erotic vision of hell graced every available wall – naked, big-breasted women and tuxedo-clad men, complete with devil’s horns and red tails. Located in a strip mall next to a Winchell’s and a Chris n Pitt’s of the same vintage, the bar was cash only, with CHEAP, strong pours, wood paneling, and one lonely pool table. A venerable southeast LA dive bar, this 1950’s/60’s era (nobody is quite sure exactly what year it opened) watering hole was home to countless nights of drunken excess, plotted murders, or just a plain old quiet night with a friend. Coronavirus has taken another beloved greater Los Angeles institution – the Embers Lounge in Whittier.
