…for “Gigi.” Photo courtesy of US Magazine Photo courtesy of US Magazine Hudgens, who is best known for her role as Gabriella Montez in Disney’s High School Musical, is taking…
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Liu Yifei is ‘Mulan’ for Disney’s Live Action Adaptation
Chinese actress Liu Yifei has been cast in the live-action remake of Disney’s “Mulan” as the eponymous female warrior. The film was originally released in 1998 as an animation and…
The Legend Lives On In ‘Mulan’ 2020
…Niki Caro. (Photo © 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc.) The age-old “Ballad of Mulan” has been passed down through many generations of Chinese folklore. Families from across the nation have long…
Q&A: Kimiko Glenn On the Delightful World of ‘Kiff’
…Kate Flannery, and more. With the first episode of “Kiff” premiering tonight on Disney Channel, and on Disney XD at 8:00 p.m (EST/PST) and hitting Disney+, Character Media sat down…
‘Big Hero 6’ Animators Discuss Their Creative Process
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com It came as a surprise to many when Disney in 2013 announced plans to adapt Marvel’s Big Hero 6 into a 3D computer-animated…
Legendary ‘Bambi’ Artist Tyrus Wong Dies at 106
…an “inbetweener,” drawing hundreds of sketches of Mickey Mouse. His work eventually captured the eye of Walt Disney himself, according to the Walt Disney Family Museum, which said that although…
Q&A: ‘Percy Jackson’ Star Aryan Simhadri on Making Satyr Grover His Own
…acting (“Adventure Time”) to Broadway (“Trevor: The Musical”) to a Disney Channel original movie (“SPIN”), he’s been running around the big screen since he first learned to walk. Even so,…
‘Big Hero 6’ Stirs Controversy in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Although Big Hero 6 hasn’t hit theaters in South Korea yet, the Disney animated film is already stirring online controversy for allegedly featuring images…
Ricky Cometa Talks Worldbuilding And The Message In The Magic Of ‘The Owl House’
When Luz, the daydreaming protagonist of Disney Channel’s new animated series “The Owl House,” first stumbles onto the Boiling Isle, her formerly dull life is illuminated in more ways than…
Reality Check: Mulan’s Unhappily Ever After
…will affect human survival. By using Disney characters, Hong very successfully points out the realities of our own world. “The idea just popped in my head to put Disney princesses…
Top 5 Times We Fell in Love with Lea Salonga
…hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t mention Disney when they talk about Lea Salonga’s achievements. In 2011, Salonga was honored as a Disney Legend and for good reason! Not only…
How the Star Wars Celebration Stands the Test of Time
…enjoy Disney After Dark at Disneyland, exploring quintessential Disney and Star Wars magic such as Rise of the Resistance and other attractions. Although the first “Star Wars” film hit theaters…
‘The Acolyte’ Adds ‘The Good Place’ Alum Manny Jacinto to Its Cast
Manny Jacinto is about to travel to a galaxy far, far away. The Star Wars series “The Acolyte” has cast Jacinto as a supporting cast member for the upcoming Disney+…
Q&A: Screenwriter Adele Lim on Penning a New Future for Representation
…you don’t turn down. My very first movie I watched was ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’ My grandmother was obsessed with Disney, and that’s something Disney prides itself on,…
Masala: Say ‘Aloha’ to the Cast and Creator of ‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.’
https://youtu.be/z_5MPHbM7BU Paging medical drama-lovers old and new to watch Disney+’s newest original series, “Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.” Loosely based on the 1990s “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” the sitcom that launched the career…