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I’m really surprised Disney is going back to the Haunted Mansion well after Eddie Murphy got his hands on it, but it looks like Disney is willing to give the property another go at the box office with the announcement that Guillermo del Toro will direct develop The Haunted Mansion for the House of Mouse. “Dark imagery is an integral part of the Walt Disney legacy.  After all, Disney himself was the father of some really chilling moments and characters – think Chernabog from Fantasia or Maleficent as the Dragon or the Evil Queen in Snow White,” said del Toro. …

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The Hollywood Reporter tells of a meeting between the Disney live action feature department and the brain trust over at Pixar to help with the next Muppet movie. Beyond whatever advice might have come down for the project at hand, the fact that Pixar has its fingers in the Muppets pie suggests that Disney, under the new regime of Rich Ross and Sean Bailey, is intent on taking advantage of its subsidiary’s storytelling abilities. I’m all for Disney making use of the talent it has at hand, but let’s hope The House of Mouse doesn’t dip into the pot too…

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I’m sure there are going to be a lot of posters and banners promoting TRON: Legacy at the San Diego Comic Con, but until the, here’s Olivia Wilde getting ready to knock somebody out. via Spoiler TV

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Disney sent us another sneak peek of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice that opens today nationwide. Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) takes his apprentice (Jay Baruchel) into the heart of New York’s Chinatown to teach him a lesson.

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Disney has announced that it is taking another popular animated property and turning it into a live action film.  With The Sorcerer’s Apprentice arriving in theaters today, the studio is keeping with the magic theme with an adaptation of Gargoyles.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Zoe Green is in talks to develop the story. The project seeks to build a mythology around the carvings, originally designed in medieval times to act as spouts but later took on roles as powerful symbols to ward off or attract evil. The story is being developed, but it is known to be set in…

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We’ve seen a lot of Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel in all of the trailers and sneak peeks released for Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.  In the latest trailer we get a look at some of the other characters populating the feature. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice opens July 14, 2010. via Disney

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Celebrated as one of the most versatile actors in cinema today, Academy Award®–winner NICOLAS CAGE (Balthazar Blake) has mastered the art of high drama and quirky comedy, while simultaneously conquering the worldwide box office in high-octane action adventure blockbusters. His prolific relationship with Jerry Bruckheimer has produced blockbuster films that have captured the hearts of audiences worldwide. “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” will mark the seventh time that Cage and Bruckheimer have collaborated on a film, following “The Rock,” “Con Air,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “National Treasure,” “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” and “G-Force.” Cage stars as Balthazar Blake in the epic…

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Disney sent us another sneak peek of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice that arrives in theaters on July 14, 2010. Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina).  Balthazar can’t do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé.  The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners pit their powers against those of the fiercest—and most ruthless—villains of all time.  It’ll…

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