A Spaceballs Sequel Will be Inflicted on the World
Dark Helmet must be rolling in… whatever he’s stuck in on the Planet of the Apes. Scooper Jeff Sneider initially broke the story that a sequel to Mel Brooks’ classic Star Wars parody Spaceballs is being developed for Amazon MGM Studios, with Josh Gad starring and co-writing it with Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Josh Greenbaum will direct […]
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Sequel Shrinks Out of Sight
Josh Gad all but confirmed that Shrunk, the sequel to the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise, is dead in a Tweet today. Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Captain America: The First Avenger) was going to direct the feature, with Gad co-starring alongside series lead Rick Moranis. Check out Gad’s Tweet, complete with a poster, here: What […]
Frozen Director Jennifer Lee Wanted Olaf Dead
When Jennifer Lee took over directing Disney’s Frozen, the franchise’s mascot and the bouncy tune “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” almost never came to be. Lee received the Distinguished Storyteller Award from the Los Angeles Press Club on Sunday night at the 15th annual Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards. Josh Gad, the voice […]
Josh Gad Says Beauty and the Beast Remake “Didn’t Go Far Enough”
For those who don’t know or remember, 2017’s Beauty and the Beast was one of the first times Disney claimed to have their first openly gay character. According to director Bill Condon, Gaston’s sidekick Le Fou (Josh Gad) would represent this landmark for the company. He boasted Le Fou would have an “exclusively gay moment.” This […]
REVIEW: Artemis Fowl (2020)
The adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s best-selling young adult fantasy Artemis Fowl is one Disney project that hasn’t inspired much fanfare. From the film’s announcement to its first trailer to its silent release on Disney+ yesterday, the lack of excitement around the movie from both fans and creatives seemed telling. I personally didn’t read any of the […]
Beauty and the Beast Prequel in the Works for Disney+
According to a Deadline exclusive, a prequel to the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast remake is being made. The limited series will star Luke Evans and Josh Gad as Gaston and Le Fou and is set for a Disney+ release. Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz of Once Upon a Time fame will be the […]