Starting in 2023, Mattel will return to making Disney Princess and Frozen toys.
Today the toymaker announced a multi-year global licensing agreement with Disney for its Princess and Frozen lines, to develop lines of toys for the studio’s Consumer Products, Games and Publishing, including fashion dolls, small dolls, and figures. Mattel and Disney already hatched a licensing agreement for the studio’s Pixar Toy Story and Cars franchises, which includes the upcoming Lightyear.
Since 2016, Hasbro has had the rights to make Disney Princess and Frozen toys.
“We are incredibly proud to welcome back the Disney Princess and Frozen lines to Mattel,” said Richard Dickson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Mattel. “As the worldwide leader in dolls, we look forward to bringing our unique Mattel Playbook approach to brand management, product and marketing expertise, and unrelenting attention to detail and quality to create innovative and inspiring lines for these iconic stories and characters.
Today the toymaker announced a multi-year global licensing agreement with Disney for its Princess and Frozen lines, to develop lines of toys for the studio’s Consumer Products, Games and Publishing, including fashion dolls, small dolls, and figures. Mattel and Disney already hatched a licensing agreement for the studio’s Pixar Toy Story and Cars franchises, which includes the upcoming Lightyear.
Since 2016, Hasbro has had the rights to make Disney Princess and Frozen toys.
“We are incredibly proud to welcome back the Disney Princess and Frozen lines to Mattel,” said Richard Dickson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Mattel. “As the worldwide leader in dolls, we look forward to bringing our unique Mattel Playbook approach to brand management, product and marketing expertise, and unrelenting attention to detail and quality to create innovative and inspiring lines for these iconic stories and characters.
- 1/26/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Mattel Inc. has won back the rights to produce toys based on The Walt Disney Company’s lineup of iconic Disney princesses and “Frozen” characters. Hasbro was previously the owner of the licensing deal, which it took over from Mattel in 2016.
The multiyear global licensing pact will allow Mattel to develop lines of toys for Disney Consumer Products, Games and Publishing, including fashion dolls, small dolls and figures. The collection drops early in 2023.
Under the new agreement, Mattel will develop dolls based on “Frozen” and the Disney Princess brands, including “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Brave,” “Cinderella,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Mulan,” “Pocahontas,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Tangled,” as well as the live-action versions of “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “Beauty & the Beast,” “Cinderella” and “Mulan,” and the Disney Plus “Moana” and “Tiana” TV series.
Since 2018, Mattel has made winning back the...
The multiyear global licensing pact will allow Mattel to develop lines of toys for Disney Consumer Products, Games and Publishing, including fashion dolls, small dolls and figures. The collection drops early in 2023.
Under the new agreement, Mattel will develop dolls based on “Frozen” and the Disney Princess brands, including “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Brave,” “Cinderella,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Mulan,” “Pocahontas,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Tangled,” as well as the live-action versions of “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “Beauty & the Beast,” “Cinderella” and “Mulan,” and the Disney Plus “Moana” and “Tiana” TV series.
Since 2018, Mattel has made winning back the...
- 1/26/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead: World Beyond) is set as a series regular in Disney+’s upcoming Beauty and the Beast (working title) prequel series, joining previously announced Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Briana Middleton and Fra Fee.
The eight-episode limited musical series, a prequel to the 2017 live-action film, was developed and written by Gad and Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with the trio serving as executive producers/co-showrunners. Tony Award-nominated director Liesl Tommy executive produces and directs the pilot.
Set in the iconic kingdom of Beauty and the Beast years before the Beast and Belle’s epic romance, the series will follow Gaston (Evans) and LeFou (Gad) as they set off with LeFou’s step-sister, Tilly (Middleton), after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio off on an unexpected journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure.
The eight-episode limited musical series, a prequel to the 2017 live-action film, was developed and written by Gad and Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with the trio serving as executive producers/co-showrunners. Tony Award-nominated director Liesl Tommy executive produces and directs the pilot.
Set in the iconic kingdom of Beauty and the Beast years before the Beast and Belle’s epic romance, the series will follow Gaston (Evans) and LeFou (Gad) as they set off with LeFou’s step-sister, Tilly (Middleton), after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio off on an unexpected journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure.
- 1/20/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Hawkeye alum Fra Fee has signed on for role in Disney+’s upcoming Beauty and the Beast prequel series, joining previously announced Luke Evans, Josh Gad and Briana Middleton, Deadline has confirmed.
The eight-episode limited musical series, a prequel to the 2017 live-action film, was developed and written by Gad and Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with the trio serving as executive producers/co-showrunners.
Set in the iconic kingdom of Beauty and the Beast years before the Beast and Belle’s epic romance, the series will follow Gaston (Evans) and LeFou (Gad) as they set off with LeFou’s step-sister, Tilly (Middleton), after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio off on an unexpected journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure. While the mysteries of the past are uncovered and the dangers of the present grow, old friends and new...
The eight-episode limited musical series, a prequel to the 2017 live-action film, was developed and written by Gad and Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with the trio serving as executive producers/co-showrunners.
Set in the iconic kingdom of Beauty and the Beast years before the Beast and Belle’s epic romance, the series will follow Gaston (Evans) and LeFou (Gad) as they set off with LeFou’s step-sister, Tilly (Middleton), after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio off on an unexpected journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure. While the mysteries of the past are uncovered and the dangers of the present grow, old friends and new...
- 1/19/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on January 13th, 2022, reviewing a new animated film from Japan, a version of “Beauty & the Beast” entitled “Belle,” in theaters on January 14th.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (“Mirai”), a young Japanese girl named Suzu has lost her mother at a young age, and hasn’t gotten over it. She is an awkward teenager who decides to enter the U, an online virtual world in which your brainwaves are transformed into characters, in essence starting over in a new life. She becomes Belle, a beautiful singer sensation in the U world, who falls in love with the Dragon, a beastly type who is out to destroy the U.
“Belle” opens in theaters and IMAX (in select markets) on January 14th. Featuring the voices (English dub) Kylie McNeill, Paul Castro Jr., Ben Lepley,...
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (“Mirai”), a young Japanese girl named Suzu has lost her mother at a young age, and hasn’t gotten over it. She is an awkward teenager who decides to enter the U, an online virtual world in which your brainwaves are transformed into characters, in essence starting over in a new life. She becomes Belle, a beautiful singer sensation in the U world, who falls in love with the Dragon, a beastly type who is out to destroy the U.
“Belle” opens in theaters and IMAX (in select markets) on January 14th. Featuring the voices (English dub) Kylie McNeill, Paul Castro Jr., Ben Lepley,...
- 1/14/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Though it may be a tale as old as time, it’s now been 30 years since Disney brought the story of Beauty & the Beast to the big screen in what became the first-ever animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. (Though it didn’t win in that category, the film […]
The post ‘Beauty & The Beast’ Brought Out Angela Lansbury’s Rebellious Side appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
The post ‘Beauty & The Beast’ Brought Out Angela Lansbury’s Rebellious Side appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
- 11/22/2021
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Disney confirmed today Delroy Lindo is joining the cast of the upcoming Blade reboot. He’ll co-star opposite two-time Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali, who is stepping into the role of the titular character, a half-vampire, half-mortal hero.
While Ali’s casting was announced at Comic-Con in 2019, Lindo is the only other actor cast in the project since, though his exact role is unclear. The film has, however, added a writer and director.
Playwright Stacy Osei-Kuffour signed on to pen the Marvel reboot. Bassam Tariq, best known for directing the Riz Ahmed film Mogul Mowgli, will helm the the new adaptation of the popular comic.
Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, Blade first appeared in the 1973 comic book The Tomb of Dracula. The human-vampire hybrid is a protector of the mortal race while slaying evil vampires. Wesley Snipes played the part in the original Blade trilogy from New Line.
Marvel...
While Ali’s casting was announced at Comic-Con in 2019, Lindo is the only other actor cast in the project since, though his exact role is unclear. The film has, however, added a writer and director.
Playwright Stacy Osei-Kuffour signed on to pen the Marvel reboot. Bassam Tariq, best known for directing the Riz Ahmed film Mogul Mowgli, will helm the the new adaptation of the popular comic.
Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, Blade first appeared in the 1973 comic book The Tomb of Dracula. The human-vampire hybrid is a protector of the mortal race while slaying evil vampires. Wesley Snipes played the part in the original Blade trilogy from New Line.
Marvel...
- 11/19/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on the sci-fi romance “I’m Your Man” – featuring Dan Stevens (Disney’s live action “Beauty & the Beast”) – currently in select theaters.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Stevens portrays Tom, a robot programmed specifically to be a partner to an archeologist named Alma (Maren Eggert). She has agreed to the experiment to get funding, but immediately hates Tom’s perfect ways. As Tom becomes more human as his programming allows, he becomes confused by her reaction, and a different type of relationship between them evolves.
“I’m Your Man” is currently in select theaters. Featuring Dan Stevens, Maren Eggert, Sandra Hüller, Hans Löw, and Annika Meier. Written by Maria Schrader and Jan Schomberg. Directed by Maria Schrader. Rated “R”
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full audio review of “I’m Your Man”
I’m Your Man
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s...
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Stevens portrays Tom, a robot programmed specifically to be a partner to an archeologist named Alma (Maren Eggert). She has agreed to the experiment to get funding, but immediately hates Tom’s perfect ways. As Tom becomes more human as his programming allows, he becomes confused by her reaction, and a different type of relationship between them evolves.
“I’m Your Man” is currently in select theaters. Featuring Dan Stevens, Maren Eggert, Sandra Hüller, Hans Löw, and Annika Meier. Written by Maria Schrader and Jan Schomberg. Directed by Maria Schrader. Rated “R”
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s full audio review of “I’m Your Man”
I’m Your Man
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Click here for Patrick McDonald’s...
- 10/19/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
You probably haven’t heard Briana Middleton’s name much yet, but that won’t be the case for much longer. After years of working hard to break into the industry, her time has finally come. She is on the brink of an opportunity that is going to take her career to the next level thanks to her role in the upcoming miniseries Beauty & The Beast. Although all of the details of her role haven’t been released to the public yet, a lot of people are interested in seeing her in the series. If the series lives up to the hype, there’s
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- 7/8/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
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