Thanks to 2023's The Little Mermaid, Black and brown girls can finally see themselves as princesses in a film where the protagonist's skin colour is not as instrumental to the story as the princesses' heritage was in Aladdin, Mulan, and The Princess and the Frog.

From mental health struggles to characters with different racial and LGBTQ+ backgrounds, the series shines a light on people—and heroes—of diverse identities.

Zemeckis' version will likely be a comforting trip into nostalgia and sentiment, an ode to the power of the human heart to do the right thing despite life's many temptations. At the same time, del Toro's will be a dark fairytale with troubling implications, examining how we puppets can learn to think for ourselves.

How does it all come together?

Walt Disney Co has been unable to obtain permission to show its new Pixar movie "Lightyear" in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries, a source said on Monday, and the animated film appeared unlikely to open in China, the world's largest movie market.

As a long-time fan of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan, there could be no better news than Disney+ announcing that they will be rebooting the fan-favourite series with a new, talented cast. As expected, everyone was hyped about the reboot and fans started coming out of the woodwork with their years of Greek mythology knowledge. But then, all hell broke loose in the fandom when Riordan announced that 12-year-old Leah Sava Jeffries would be joining the cast as the character of Annabeth Chase, the daughter of Goddess Athena.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” crossed $550 million across the globe in nine days, Disney announced recently.

These services are trying hard to distinguish themselves.

At its core, Encanto is a story of a family trying to support each other.

From a mischievous orphan to a diabolical fashionista - this is Cruella's story.

Disney CEO Bob Iger calls upon US politicians to reject hate in the run up to the 2020 election -- and claimed that Adolf Hitler would have "loved social media" as a tool to spread extremist propaganda.

Shanghai Disney Resort is making its second major expansion in less than three years of operation, signaling the ambition of media conglomerate The Walt Disney Co to meet China's growing appetite for quality themed entertainment.

Disney is set to open a third amusement park in Japan that will be uniquely themed after Japanese heritage and culture.

Released online on April 10, the trailer for the Norse god's third movie adventure has been watched 136 million times in just 24 hours -- a new record for Disney and Marvel Studios.

Florida police are searching for a two-year-old boy who was dragged into water by an alligator near a Disney resort.

China's richest man has opened a massive entertainment complex to compete with US giant Disney.

With an impressive $64.8 million weekend in 50 markets, Disney’s Zootopia ruled at the international box office.

“Zootopia” has been a wild hit with American audiences. Now it's showing its stripes overseas.

The Disney Animation title has earned $232.5 million worldwide already, over the weekend, Zootopia garnered rave reviews and launched to a record $73.7 million from 3,827 theaters in North America, the top showing ever for Disney Animation Studios.

The Force remains strong with the new "Star Wars" movie, which is on track to top $1 billion in global ticket sales this weekend, making it the fastest-ever film to reach that level.