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1905: Actor Andy Devine (Friar Tuck in Robin Hood) is born in Flagstaff, Arizona.
1907: Animator, and Disney Legend, Art Babbit (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinnochio, Dumbo, and Goofy in his later shorts) is born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1910: Writer Winston Hibler (the Disneyland TV series, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan) is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1918: Film editor, and Disney Legend, Norman [...]

The LA Times reported that, on Wednesday, the Walt Disney Company previewed many of its upcoming movies that have so far been announced. Amid all the chaos, it was announced that Johnny Depp, the man behind Captain Jack Sparrow, has taken on the roll of the Madd Hatter in Tim Burton’s remake of the Disney [...]

The Mercury News is reporting that the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is up for sale. The theatre, originally built in 1926 as a showcase for live plays, was restored by the Walt Disney Company to showcase their movies. The current asking price for the building is $31 million. For that price, the buyer will [...]

All Headline News is reporting that Miley Cyrus has signed a deal to star in a movie tailor-made for her by Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. The deal came about after young Cyrus expressed that she wanted to successfully transition from a teen pop sensation to a young adult [...]

USA Today is reporting that Vanessa Hudgens is being sued by a music producer for $5 million. Johnny Vieira claims that Hudgens and her father have repeatedly violated a contract they signed while the High School Musical starlet was still a minor. Vieira, described in the lawsuit as a “songwriter and music producer who was [...]

The Walt Disney Company’s internet division sure has been busy lately. Especially with the Bolt and Up websites going live last week. Now, two more movies have their own websites:

The Race to Witch Mountain, a reimagining of the 1970s film Escape to Witch Mountain, has a website with few details: there’s only a logo and [...]

During a presentation to unveil the new features of the Blu-Ray “Sleeping Beauty” disc, division president Bob Chapek described what Disney is calling BD Live technology. For “Sleeping Beauty,” this includes a menu backdrop that mirrors weather conditions in the viewer’s hometown, to onscreen chat rooms to chat with people watching the movie at [...]

It was announced today that full-length movies will be available for 5 days following a viewing on “The Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC on Saturday nights. When asked about the online movies, Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing editor of Disney Online, said “Streaming full-length films on Disney.com takes our commitment to [...]

1890: Junius Matthews (voice of Winnie the Pooh’s Rabbit) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1892: Actor Basil Rathbone (The Great Mouse Detective)
1895: Actress Hattie McDaniel (Song of the South and first African American to win an Oscar) is born in Wichita, Kansas.
1895: Posthumous Disney Legend and actor Cliff Edwards (Pinocchio, Dumbo) is born in Hannibal, Missouri.
1906: [...]

(Newsish | Source: Show Biz Spy)
The Show Biz Spy is reporting that Brittany Murphy has been released by Disney and will no longer be the voice of Tinker Bell in the upcoming movie. She was hired in 2006 to provide the voice in the upcoming animated film but has been replaced by 19 year [...]

(News | Source: CNet)

TiVo users will be able to download Disney movies for a 24-hour rental. The company expects to offer the Disney rentals later this year to its broadband-connected TiVo Series2 and Series3 subscribers. The price for this service has yet to be announced. The Disney movies will be added [...]

(News | Source: Yahoo News)

Disney Channel has ordered episodes of “Welcome to Mollywood,” a live-action comedy series starring Demi Lovato, who also stars in the network’s “Camp Rock,” featuring the Jonas Brothers. The series revolves around Molly (played by Lovato), a 15 year-old small town girl who is chosen to have a role [...]

(News | Source: Variety)

Jake Gyllenhaal is Disney’s “Prince of Persia.” The Mouse chose the actor, among many others that, at one point, included Orlando Bloom, to headline Jerry Bruckheimer’s adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit fantasy action game that Bruckheimer and Disney want to turn into a “Pirates of the Caribbean”-type franchise. Gyllenhaal’s costar [...]

(News | Source: The Hollywood Reporter)

After appearing in the extremely successful Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds tour 3D movie, the Jonas Brothers will headline their own 3D concert movie. The movie will be directed by Bruce Hendricks (who also directed the Hannah Montana film). The film will be shot during [...]

(News | Source: Associated Press)

Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana), has signed a book deal to detail her rise to fame.tell the story of her young life, it was announced Tuesday. It was announced that the book will be partially dedicated to the guidance of Cyrus’ mother (Leticia) and her friends and family. When [...]