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Here’s A Look At Iron Man’s New Gear In Avengers: Age Of Ultron
We’ve already caught glimpses of several versions of Iron Man’s armor in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, but a new, hyper-detailed toy figure created by Hot Toys offers our best look yet at the latest iteration of wearable tech that Tony Stark will don in the team’s upcoming adventure. Judging by the photos of the Mark XLIII armor posted to Facebook by Hot Toys, the standard armor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) doesn’t appear to be that much different structurally from the armor he wore in Iron Man 3 (officially known as “Mark XLII,” of course) though the color scheme has been reversed for the new suit. Given that Tony enacted…
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Lost Walt Disney Film From 1927 Featuring Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Found In Norway
A long-lost film by Walt Disney was recently found in a very unlikely place: a library in Norway near the Arctic Circle. The 1927 film is called “Empty Socks” and features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character created by Disney and Ub Iwerks before Mickey Mouse. It’s also the first Christmas film ever made by the company, and was found in the National Library of Norway in Mo i Rana. The library had been digitizing films and documents from its collection when it came upon the reels. “At the beginning, we didn’t know it was a lost cinematographic treasure,” Kvale Soerenssen, an archivist at the library, said in a statement…
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George Lucas Has Been Working On A Secret Animated Musical For Disney
This was unexpected. Disney just announced a new animated musical “Strange Magic” coming to theaters in January that’s from “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. According to a press release from Disney, Lucas wrote the story and is executive producing. Gary Rydstrom (“Finding Nemo,” “Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation”) will direct. “Strange Magic” will include the voice talents of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, May Rudolph, and Sam Palladio (“Nashville”). Read Full Story
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Sneak Peek Landing in Disney Parks July 4
From the studio that brought you “The Avengers” comes a new team. They call themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy, and they’re the crew at the epicenter of one of this summer’s biggest movie events. Starting July 4, “Guardians of the Galaxy” is coming to Disney Parks with an exclusive sneak peek, offering guests an extended look at the film before it opens in theaters. At Disneyland park in California, you can catch this limited time intergalactic preview in 3D with special in-theater effects at the Magic Eye Theater in Tomorrowland, where Captain EO is typically shown. Captain EO is expected to return at a later date. For those of…