Despite years of uneven projects, Star Wars remains a significant cultural presence—with viewership numbers to back that up. However, according to Nielsen data reported by Variety, audience attention is concentrated around specific eras of the franchise—rather than Disney’s newer entries driving overall engagement.
Greta Gerwig, director of Barbie, is reportedly planning to gender-swap Aslan—the lion who represents a Christ-like figure in C.S. Lewis’ iconic Chronicles of Narnia series—for her upcoming Netflix adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew. According to Nexus Point News, none other than Meryl Streep is in talks to voice the reimagined Aslan.
The Meghan Markle Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, is in a bind with (predictable) subpar viewership numbers and the likelihood of cancelation. Yet Newsweek claims it’s doing fine, thanks to all the “hate watchers.”
While Disney has officially positioned the cancellation of its Tiana animated series on Disney+ as part of a shift toward short-form animation, insider sources tell That Park Place there’s much more going on behind the scenes. According to sources familiar with Disney Animation, the project’s demise is part of a broader effort to remove former Disney Animation Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee’s hires from the studio following her demotion back in September.
Walt Disney Animation Studios has officially scrapped its long-planned Disney+ Tiana series, marking another major retreat from original streaming content. The decision, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, comes as Disney moves away from producing long-form animated content exclusively for its streaming platforms. This will unfortunately lead to layoffs at the Vancouver animation studio that worked on this series and produced Moana 2.
Hulu subscribers expecting a seamless Oscars viewing experience were left frustrated Sunday night as the Disney-owned streaming service suffered major outages and—worse—cut off its live broadcast before the most anticipated awards of the evening were announced.