Johnny Depp wants Rolling Stones lead Mick Jagger to star in the next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, sources say. The singer’s bandmate Keith Richards has already been offered a role as the father of Depp’s character, Captain Jack Sparrow. “Johnny is working closely with Disney on the next chapter and has put a lot of ideas forward,” the Daily Express quoted a source as saying. The insider added: “Some of the more fun ideas include getting... Full Story

Tim Burton's rendition of Alice In Wonderland is to hit theaters on March 5, 2010.  Being a huge fan of Tim Burton, I am very excited.  The fact that Johnny Depp is playing the Mad Hatter doesn't hurt either.  Disney has just released a new trailer for the film.  I had previously posted the Teaser Trailer for this, but this new trailer is substantially better.  Take a look at some stills and the trailer at the bottom. Full Story

Mickey Gets a Modern Makeover Disney's main mouse, Mickey, is about to get a makeover. Disney is reputedly giving its classic mouse a contemporary, darker and leaner look, to be debuted in Wii video game, Epic Mickey.So why is Disney making the change and what impact could this have on the classic Mickey Mouse? Media reactions vary: The Independent: Disney's making the move to appeal to the younger generation. The PhillipDeFranco Show: This video blogger is excited for what he hopes will... Full Story

I was watching TV the other day (admittedly, lowering my IQ while doing so), and saw one of those "Your Child Can Read" commercials, which immediately suckered me in. Not so my wife, however, and that's where Baby Einstein refunds for their DVDs come in. Walt Disney Company has admitted that no, watching TV really can't make your child into a genius, or at least, watching Baby Einstein DVDs can't. In order to avoid a lawsuit, Disney has agreed to refund the full purchase price to those who... Full Story

New York It looks like the Disney-Hulu deal may have put YouTube in a difficult position.  YouTube already provides its users with some professional content, but this new deal will push advertising dollars away from YouTube.   YouTube will need to quickly make some good business deals or suffer a serious loss in advertising revenue over the next few months.  Stolen from Slashdot: Dow Jones reports that Hulu scored a big victory when Disney agreed to take a nearly 30% stake in... Full Story

Mountain View, California, USA Google's youTube and Walt Disney Inc. have been reported to be close on a deal to distribute short-form videos from its ABC and ESPN networks on youTube using a shared ad-revenue arrangement.  The agreement would allow Disney to sell ads for the videos and then share some of the revenue with Google. The competition: Hulu Disney seems to be separately working an agreement with rival site Hulu to put full episodes. It also said Disney was talking separately to... Full Story