The Mighty Ducks trilogy reached huge success in the 90s and now the journey continues with a new series on Disney+!
Behind The Scenes
A single mom played by Lauren Graham makes the decision of starting her own squad after her son gets cut out from the hockey league.
Three of the reboot's stars chatted with us about the brand new series. Sway Bhatia shared with us what to expect from the show:
"Originally The Mighty Ducks will not be the same Mighty Ducks you saw earlier, but don't worry, things will happen and surprises will come."
OG star Emilio Estevez is part of the show too and Bhatia shares the excitement for being able to work with him.
"Him playing Coach Bombay and watching it in person is unreal!"
And Good Boys star Brady Noon is also involved in this project.
"I went through kind of a crazy phase with Mighty Ducks in like fifth grade where I had posters in my room and I'd always play out from my brother and his friends and he would always try to do the triple T and the knuckle puck"
But the show's not only about hockey, it is about deep friendship and the chance of beating the odds. Noon shares:
"It's okay to be different, it's okay to be unique, it's okay to be yourself. You're gonna find the right group of people that are gonna accept you for who you are."
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is streaming now on Disney Plus.
The Marvel and Disney+ series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is finally here, and a new featurette is now available ahead of Episode two dropping this Friday.
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier's director Kari Skogland tells viewers where the show kicks off in this new featurette video.
"The last time we see Sam and Bucky is after Steve leaves the shield with Sam. Sam is coming to terms with what it's going to be to pick up that shield."
Executive Producer Nate Moore explains that the world of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier in the film is so enormous that they all wanted the show to feel equally "as big and as engrossing."
Skogland also reveals that the main power of the TV show lies in the exploration of these heroes's humanity.
"The action side is so embedded in what the MCU is, but through the show. We wanted to look at the human side of the characters.
Moore shares what that humanity really entails for the characters:
"For Bucky is the legacy of the Winter Soldier. His anchor point to the person who knew him before he was a murder machine no longer exists. So Bucky feels unmoored in the series and is looking for his purpose and Sam Wilson is very much doing the same thing."
And the Head Writer of the show Malcom Spellman talks about the importance of implementing integrity and honesty in the Marvel world, particularly with Sam's character.
"We would be dishonest on a human level if we had this black man just accept the symbol without having real ambivalence about it." -- Spellman
"The notion of what blackness means in America ties very much into Sam's journey through the events of the show." -- Moore
The six episodes tell an engaging rich story, where the action informs the narrative. Fans of the Marvel universe, be ready! The second episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is available to stream March 26th on Disney Plus.
The two stars of Marvel's newest Disney+ series sat down with Julia Cunningham and Jess Cagle of SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Podcast to talk about the premiere of the show and much more.
A large audience takeaway from the first episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier seemed to be that The Avengers don't get paid for what they do. Julia asked the men if they were surprised by the way audiences felt upon learning this. Anthony Mackie replied:
"Not really nothing about the internet surprises me anymore. Yeah. There's stuff that people find interesting. And I just learned what an "Easter egg" is. So it's just, it's a whole bunch of things going on that, that aren't surprising at all. "
Fair, but how can you be apart of the MCU and not know what an "easter egg" is? They're like the masters of them. Mackie continued:
"Yeah. Well, we don't go around saying, 'yo, you saw that "Easter egg" in scene...' I mean, that's not like a conversation you have as an actor."
Sebastian also backed him up:
"I think what he's trying to say is we try not to think as much about it as you think we do. I have like this weird thing to say. It's like a very strange thing, but we are actually not these characters. I mean, I know that's just, that's gotta be so interestingly fascinating to decipher it, but, but we're not these, these characters."
The boys also talked about the competition within the MCU, given the popularity of other shows like Wandavision and The Mandalorian. Mackie said:
"We throw it down, man. Now the problem is, you know, when Loki comes out, you know, you know, I mean. So there is competition within Marvel."
He later added:
"There is competition. I just, if they, I would want to see somebody do an algorithm or figure out if we were at a movie theater, how much money we would have made. Cause I know it would have been more than Tom Holland as Spider-Man."
The boys also addressed their friendship offset, as they seem pretty close. Stan confessed:
"I mean, I, you know, I try and tell him all the time, you know, it's like, I, you know, like he's been in so many movies that I've, that I've watched and I've loved and, and he's turned in performance after performance for a very long time... But maybe it's a protective nature that we also developed because we have been close and we we've gone down this path and now we have this thing and it worked out... But we're also aware of how we can keep laughing at each other. And at the whole thing, because it just goes by like that, you know what I mean? You can't take yourself too seriously. And he's definitely taught me that more.
They also talked shooting with costars like Danny Ramirez who plays Lieutenant Torres. Mackie recalled what working with him and others has been like:
"Actually it was, it was great. It was easy. We didn't have any problem people on this shoot. I don't, I don't remember a Marvel shoot we've had yet that I've been on where there was a problem person. I feel like all of us know that we're lucky and fortunate to be in these movies. I mean, we're artists and we create art and put it out in the ethos to be judged, criticized, and ripped apart and acting is the only profession where people can say, when they say they don't like it, they're saying they don't like you. So, you know, to have something that you put out there and, you know, people are gonna love it, enjoy it and eat it up and it's gonna break records."
Mackie and Stan also broke down a bit of an inside joke they have had going on, which includes Anthony pretending he likes to sleep on Sebastian's cough. Mackie said:
"So I say that to get Sebastian to invite me to his house. And he never will because he's sitting in there talking to his plants, being a curmudgeon and not, not doing anything with."
Stan replied:
"I'm not sure if you're aware, but there's a pandemic going on for a year and a half, but sort of, kind of preventing, you know, I sort of kept my couch a little people free, but, but yes, we are, we are due for a, for a couch date.
Mackie was just looking to isolate together!
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Fans of the popular streaming service Disney+ will be pleased to know that Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution announced new release details for a handful of titles today.
The announcement comes with news on the upcoming live-action film "Cruella" starring Emma Stone, Marvel Studios' "Black Widow," and Disney and Pixar's "Luca". The announcement also includes revised premiere dates for a number of other titles.
"Today's announcement reflects our focus on providing consumer choice and serving the evolving preferences of audiences. By leveraging a flexible distribution strategy in a dynamic marketplace that is beginning to recover from the global pandemic, we will continue to employ the best options to deliver The Walt Disney Company's unparalleled storytelling to fans and families around the world," said Chairman of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution, Kareem Daniel.
Cruella and Black Widow on May 28th and July 9th
"Cruella" and Marvel Studios' long-awaited "Black Widow" starring Scarlett Johansson will launch concurrently in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on Friday, May 28, and on Friday, July 9, respectively.
Luca on June 18th
Disney and Pixar's "Luca" will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning Friday, June 18, as a special offering to kick-off the summer season. The film will premiere in theaters in areas where Disney+ is not yet available, with release dates to be determined.
Other Disney films with abridged, in-theater release dates include:
"Free Guy" starring Ryan Reynolds on August 13, 2021
"Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" on September 3, 2021
"The King's Man" starring Ralph Fiennes on December 22, 2021
"Deep Water" on January 14, 2022
"Death on the Nile" starring Kenneth Branagh on February 11, 2022
