LOTS of Disney news out this week! Here’s a summary:
Four Disney-Related Pieces of News You Need to Know
Apr 28, 2017 | 1:00 PM
- Timon and Pumba have been cast for the live-action The Lion King.
SETH ROGEN will be the warthog Pumbaa, and BILLY EICHNER will be the meerkat Timon. Billy is best known for his show Billy on the Street. The movie hits theatres in July of 2019.
2. Kristen Bell confirmed a November 2019 release date for “Frozen 2”.
Quick weather forecast from your favorite disney princess' sister: Theaters are gonna get Frozen on November 27, 2019! Woo Hoo!!!! https://t.co/rhhOZygVQB
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) April 25, 2017
3. There’s a lot of speculation among “Star Wars” fans that Rey is Luke Skywalker’s daughter. Well, Mark Hamill may have spoiled that plot point during an interview . . . 34 YEARS AGO. (Skip to the 7:46 mark in this video.)
4. Check out the release dates of all the Disney movies through 2021.
And here is the full Disney movie slate through 2021 (though Star Wars titles stop at 2019 after Ep. IX). pic.twitter.com/4BvkkSvT55
— Adam B. Vary (@adambvary) April 25, 2017
