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The Really Clever Way Disney Is Going To Promote Star Wars 7
The Star Wars: Episode 7 universe is about to be busted open like never before. While the franchise expanded to include novels, comic books, video games, action figures and a spin-off animated series, Disney has now made a deal with a major YouTube channel operator to branch out into the digital realm. While you probably have never heard of Maker Studios, you might have seen one or two of their YouTube series. It’s the largest operator of YouTube channels on the Web right now, and it incorporates a variety of shows like the style-centric The Fashion Statement to the geek-friendly Friend Zone. According to Bloomberg, they’ve made a deal with…
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Disney Announces 2015 Slate Of Pixar, Marvel And Star Wars Movies
Disney officially announced its 2015 slate of films yesterday and it’s time to brace yourself for the Year of the Mouse. The Walt Disney DIS -0.54% Company has a consistent business model of rejuvenating its film and animation divisions through the strategic purchases of stand-out creative properties while allowing them room to grow under the Disney banner. This pattern included buying Miramax in 1993 and letting the Weinsteins run it until 2005, as well as when they turned their Mouse Eye of Sauron on Pixar in 2006 as a means of solidifying their most marketable animated properties and as a way of giving an injection of the John Lasseter spirit…
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‘Star Wars VII’ Cast And Crew Thank Fans For Fundraising Efforts
Star Wars fans got an early holiday gift Friday afternoon, with the release of a new video from J.J. Abrams thanking those who donated to the Star Wars: Force for Change fundraising campaign. Following a montage of cast and crew from next year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens saying “thank you” to the viewer — including cameos from both R2-D2 and Chewbacca, who hasn’t aged a day, impressively — Abrams appears to reveal why everyone is so grateful: Between donations to the campaign from fans and Lucasfilm parent company Disney, the Force for Change campaign raised $4.26 million. Read Full Story
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Star Wars Weekends To Return To Disney’s Hollywood Studios With New Dining Events!
Guests can feel the power of the force when Star Wars Weekends returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 15-June 14, 2015. This galactic event is filled with special shows, exciting presentations and more. Plus, this year, guests can take their Star Wars Weekends experience to a whole new galaxy with out-of-this universe dining experiences daily from May 4-June 14, 2015, including Star Wars Dine-In Galactic Breakfast and Jedi Mickey’s Star Wars Dine at Hollywood and Vine, including Fantasmic! Dining Package. Read All Details Here