Dumbo Live Action Remake Cast, Release Date Revealed

At the D23 Expo, Disney dropped the first major details on its upcoming live action Dumbo remake.

Tim Burton is confirmed to direct the film, which will hit theaters on March 29, 2019. Disney also confirmed some major casting, including Colin Farrell, Danny Devito, Eva Green, Michael Keaton, Nico Parker, and Finley Hobbins.

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Disney's official description is as follows: "Holt Farrier (Farrell) is a former circus star who finds his life turned upside down when he returns from the war. Circus owner Max Medici (DeVito) enlists Holt to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when Holt’s children (Parker and Hobbins) discover that Dumbo can fly, persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Keaton) and an aerial artist named Colette Marchant (Green) swoop in to make the peculiar pachyderm a star."

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Aladdin Live-Action Cast Revealed

During the D23 Expo, Disney announced the cast for its upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin.

Mena Massoud will play Aladdin in the film, while Power Rangers' Naomi Scott will play Jasmine. Disney also confirmed that Will Smith will play Genie. Guy Ritchie is confirmed to direct after reports had previously said he was in talks to helm the film.

The inspiration for the film will be both the animated Disney hit, as well as the classic collection of stories One Thousand and One Nights.

Scott's casting was rumored earlier this week, at which time reports also said Disney was struggling to cast the title role. Will Smith had previously been in talks to play Genie after reports had suggested he may also be involved in Tim Burton's upcoming Dumbo film.

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Nutcracker and the Four Realms Release Date Announced

Disney announced the release date for its upcoming live-action fantasy film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms during the D23 Expo 2017.

Starring Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, and Mackenzie Foy, Four Realms will be released on November 2, 2018. Knightley plays the Sugar Plum Fairy, while Foy stars as the protagonist Clara and Mirren plays Mother Ginger. Freeman will star as Drosselmeyer.

Disney has also highlighted its upcoming Disney Animation Studios and Pixar films, including The Incredibles 2, which will pick up right after the original The Incredibles, the inclusion of Disney Princesses and Star Wars in Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, and a new untitled Pixar film. Pixar and Disney also announced a new director for Toy Story 4 during D23 Expo.

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Every Upcoming Disney and Pixar Animated Movie

Disney Animation and Pixar's chief creative officer John Lasseter touted the studios' upcoming animated films today at D23 Expo 2017.

While one film that was announced at D23 Expo 2015 was omitted from today's overview -- Gigantic, which has now been pushed to a 2020 release -- a few more were officially announced.

Check out the slideshow below breaking down what we know about all the confirmed Disney Animation and Pixar movies coming to theaters between late 2017 and 2020.

For more of our coverage on D23 Expo 2017's Disney-Animation and Pixar presentation, check out what we learned about Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, learn what John Lasseter revealed about Incredibles 2, find out what baby Jack-Jack's super powers in Incredibles 2, which voice cast member was recast, and learn who is Toy Story 4's new director.

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Black Clover Anime Coming to Crunchyroll This Fall

The upcoming anime adaptation of Yuki Tabata's fantasy manga Black Clover is coming to Crunchyroll this October.

Studio Pierrot, the studio behind Naruto, Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho and several other wildly popular anime, is animating the Black Clover TV series, which is being produced by TV Tokyo.

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The manga series, written and illustrated by Tabata, began serialization in February 2015 and is published in Weekly Shonen Jump.

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Wreck-It Ralph 2 Includes All the Disney Princesses

The Disney Animation panel at Friday's D23 Expo included an exclusive sneak peek at a mixture of rough and more polished animation from Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, the high point of which was an extended sequence showing Vanellope Von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman, who was on hand to help present the footage) encountering ALL the Disney animated princesses, from Snow White to Moana.

In the film, Ralph and Vanellope escape the arcade and enter the Internet so she can find a fix for her Sugar Rush game. During their journey, they encounter Yesss, an algorithm of a trending site called Buzzaholic voiced by Empire and Hidden Figures' Taraji P. Henson. She takes them to OhMyDisney.com, where nearly every Disney-owned intellectual property is represented, from Disney and Pixar Animation (we see a Buzz Lightyear toy in a Toy Story 4 product box) to Marvel (hey, look, it's Stan Lee!) and Lucasfilm.

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Marvel’s Spider-Man Animated Series Cast Revealed

As part of the D23 Expo, Disney and Marvel have revealed more details on Marvel's Spider-Man, the new animated series coming to Disney XD, as well as the third season of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy animated show.

Spider-Man will debut on Saturday, August 19 on XD with an hour-long premiere at 7 a.m. ET, as well as on the Disney XD app at 12:01 a.m. ET. The show's voice cast was announced during D23 Expo as well, including Robbie Daymond as Spider-Man, Max Mittleman as Harry Osborn, Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales), Melanie Minichino as Anya Corazon, Fred Tatasciore as Max Modell, Laura Bailey as Gwen Stacy, Nancy Linari as Aunt May, Patton Oswalt as Uncle Ben, Scott Menville as Doc Ock, John DiMaggio as The Jackal, Alastair Duncan as Vulture. Marvel's CCO Joe Quesada, who is also on board as an executive producer will voice Joe the coffee shop owner.

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NVC: Mario Goes VR and We Stay Fresh

Nintendo Voice Chat Episode 364 is here! This week, IGN's Nintendo crew talks about WWE returning to Nintendo consoles, the New 2DS XL, Mario Kart's first foray into VR gaming, and the fun we had playing Splatoon 2's single-player campaign.

Join Brian Altano, Zach Ryan, Brendan Graeber, and Peer Schneider to find out what games they're playing on Nintendo Switch and 3DS this week, including Death Squared, De Mambo, Ever Oasis, and of course Splatoon 2, Splatoon 2, Splatoon 2.

As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you dig the show, say something nice!

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Neill Blomkamp Talks His New Sci-Fi Horror Short Zygote

Director Neill Blomkamp has earned a following for his intriguing and socially conscious sci-fi films District 9, Elysium and Chappie. And now, Blomkamp is taking on the traditional content distribution model by forming his own production house, Oats Studios, and releasing short films online for free in the hopes of eventually raising the funding for more shorts and feature films. The first Oats Studios short was an alien invasion aftermath tale called “Rakka” and the second was “Firebase,” which introduced viewers to a wild alternate-history take on the Vietnam War. Earlier this week, Oats Studios released its third short, “Zygote,” a sci-fi horror thriller starring Dakota Fanning and Jose Pablo Cantillo.

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Pixar Announces New Untitled Film

Pixar has announced a new, currently untitled film, set to be directed by Monsters University's Dan Scanlon, at the D23 Expo.

Announced during the Walt Disney Animation Studios panel, the film will be set in a suburban fantasy world, and concept art shown at the panel included a dragon, and a town with a water tower.

Scanlon will team up with producer Kori Rae for the project. On stage, the film was described as "based on a very personal story" told in a modern world featuring magic.

"I have always wondered who my father was and how I'm like him," Scanlon said on stage while describing the film, telling the story of how his father died when he was only a year old. The film will similarly tell the story of two men whose father died who head out into a mundane fantasy world to find a way to have one last magical day with him.

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