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The geekosphere was rocked today with the announcement that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm, the home of 'Star Wars,' for $4 billion. If that wasn't enough to inspire "Goofy shot first" jokes, Disney also announced plans to release a new 'Star Wars' movie in 2015 which will not be written or directed by George Lucas. (The creator fans love to hate will stay on in a creative consultant cap

Disney’s upcoming movie, ‘Oz, the Great and Powerful’, boasts an A-list cast — Oscar nominees James Franco, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams plus Mila Kunis — and a storyline that will take audiences to the origin of the Wizard himself.  But Warner Bros., who holds the rights to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ film, would like to put a stop to that film.

‘Cars 2,’ the newest blockbuster from Pixar, premiered over the weekend and with it, a teaser trailer for the animation studio’s next flick, ‘Brave.’ The film, set in the Scotland Highlands, follows the story of Merida, “a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor” who makes a regrettable wish. ‘Brave’ boasts a killer international cast of voices, including Kelly Macdon

This week, Disney announced plans to re-release its Oscar-winning animated feature, 'The Lion King,' in 3-D this fall. According to reports, the 3-D version will hit theaters on September 16, 2011, about 17 years after its original theatrical release, in 1994.

When it comes to animated movies these days, no one does it better than Disney and Pixar.  But one of the movie animators is feeling a bit left out. Pixar animator Nick Pitera has decided to prove once and for all that if you can dream it, you can do it.

Time for a little My Country entertainment news. We're all...okay, "I'm" very sad to hear that a fixture in daytime TV is stepping down after nearly 28 years.