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Jon Favreau Debuts First Look at Oswald Miniseries
“Oswald” is back.
The character that Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created before Disney, who remained damnably out-of-reach for many years, is now back at Disney and Jon Favreau, the director of “Iron Man” and more recently “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” in a three-part miniseries that will debut on Disney+ in February 2027. And at D23, Favreau shared a first look.
Favreau said that Sergio Pablos, the legendary Spanish animator whose credits include “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Treasure Planet” and his own, underrated feature “Klaus,” led the animation team on “Oswald.” And when he showed off the footage, you could really tell.
The sequence is set in Walt’s office, which is now a hallowed part of the Walt Disney Studios lot. Oswald, a tiny, seemingly traditionally animated character, evades a janitor and dances on the piano in Walt’s office, which Richard and Robert Sherman would use while Walt was still alive.
If you are unaware of Oswald, he’s a “lucky rabbit” that Disney and Iwerks created back in 1927 and appeared in a series of shorts released by Universal between 1927 and 1938. When Disney realized that his creation would stay with Universal, he was incredibly frustrated – in part this frustration led to the creation of Mickey Mouse. In 2006, Disney CEO Bob Iger brokered a deal with Universal to return Oswald to Disney (it involved the trade of sportscaster Al Micahels, who became the play-by-play announcer for NBC’s NFL coverage).
The new live-action/animated series stars Kathryn Hahn, Ravi Cabot-Conyers and Steve Martin. The shoot included a three-week shot at Disneyland last year. (Favreau seemed particularly tickled by this part of production.
Three-episode “Oswald” series premieres on Disney+ in February 2027.
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The live-action adaptation of Disney animated classic Tangled will be opening in theaters on March 31, 2028.
A very small piece of footage, literally a shot of Rapunzel’s long blonde hair sprawled down long medieval stairs was shown. The camera lifts to show the face of actress Teagan Croft. We then see Kathryn Hahn stepping out from behind a door in a tunneled alley as Mother Gothel, exclaiming “Rapunzel!” The entire Honda Center at D23 screamed — a clear sign that fans’ requests were met. Many on social wanted Hahn to play the villain.
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Michael Gracey directed the pic that also stars Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider.
The original Tangled movie followed the magically long-haired Rapunzel (Mandy Moore), who has spent her entire life in a tower. But when a runaway thief (Zachari Levi) stumbles upon her, she sets out to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is. The cast also included Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, Brad Garrett and Jeffrey Tambor.
It grossed $607.6 million at the global box office, including $200.8 million in North America.
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Bill Maher called out the fans of admitted killer Luigi Mangione, roasting the “Mangionistas” for taking his Friday guilty plea “hard.”
“Speaking of the eat the rich people, Luigi. We have Luigi fans here?” Maher said during his monologue for “Real Time” Friday night. “Luigi Mangione, the guy who was getting the run around from the healthcare system about his bad back. So, he murdered a healthcare executive randomly. That guy. He pleaded guilty in court. He said, ‘I shot Mr. Thompson and I knew what I was doing.’”
As Maher went on, he shouted out Mangione’s fans, known as “The Mangionistas,” who apparently struggled to embrace the controversial figure’s guilty plea.
“That’s what they call the groupies outside the courthouse,” Maher said. “They took it hard. One of them said, ‘I don’t think this is a concession or admission of guilt.’ Bitch, he just said that he did it, okay?!”
He added: “On the bright side, you’ll always know where he is when you call.”
Watch Maher’s monologue below.
Maher’s commentary came hours after Mangione pleaded guilty on federal charges tied to the 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In a New York City federal courthouse, Mangione pleaded guilty to one count of interstate stalking resulting in death and one count of stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death.
“I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,” Mangione said in his statement to the court Friday morning. “I understood that my actions would place him in fear of death or bodily injury. I knew what I was doing was illegal.”
Mangione also shared that he had 3D-printed a gun before putting a silencer on it. He currently faces up to life in prison, with his sentencing scheduled for Dec. 18.
Mangione’s state murder trial is slated to begin with jury selection on Sept. 8. Though, his defense team has moved to dismiss the state’s charges, citing double jeopardy grounds.
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At its D23 fan event on Friday, Disney offered up a first look at its upcoming live-action adaptation of Tangled.
The clip began with a shot of Teagan Croft, who is playing Rapunzel, from behind, with her long blonde hair cascading over cobblestone streets. The footage then cut to Kathryn Hahn as the duplicitous Mother Gothel, before Hahn took the stage to thank fans for manifesting her casting. The star joked her character “may be a little overprotective, but that’s because she cares so much” and added, she’s “the best kind of villain, the kind who thinks she’s actually a hero.” Croft and co-star Milo Manheim also sent a virtual message, appearing in costume as they said hi to fans from their set in Spain. The studio also announced a release date of March 31, 2028.
At the beginning of the year, the studio cast rising Australian actress Croft as Rapunzel, the curious and plucky would-be princess with magical hair, and Zombies star Manheim as Flynn Rider, the cocky outlaw thief who helps her escape her tower prison. In the 2010 animated version — now regarded as a modern classic and part of Disney Animation’s second renaissance — those roles were voiced by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. Rounding out the live-action cast, Diego Luna has also joined the film in a new role.
Michael Gracey, who counts the musical biopics Better Man and The Greatest Showman among his credits, is directing the feature, which, like the original, will have big musical elements. Kristin Burr, who has long-standing ties to the studio and was a producer on Freakier Friday as well as 2021’s live-action Cruella, is producing. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Thor: Love and Thunder) and Michael Montemayor (Everyone I Know is Dead) wrote the script.
The original animated film grossed over $591 million and spawned a popular Disney Channel series. Filming for the new adaptation began earlier this summer in Spain.
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