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Disney Star Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin Are Reportedly Dating
Brenda Song, 29, was recently spotted on a date with her rumored new man, “Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin, 37, and we officially feel old. The couple, who were first romantically linked after being photographed together in Los Angeles back in July, partied it up at the Knott’s…
· Kyle Encina
Vietnamese American Makeup Artist Merges Disney Princesses and Villains With Stunning Results
Kimberly Money, a Vietnam-born educator in Los Angeles studying fashion design at Santa Monica College, has a penchant for creating artistic imagery, merging Disney princesses with villains using her makeup skills. The 19-year-old makeup artist became obsessed with the beauty…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino ‘Designer Daddy’ Mesmerizes Netizens with His Magical Disney Princess Dresses
Filipino designer Nephi Garcia is not only a father to an adorable little girl, but he is also often viewed as a fairy godfather by a lot of girls across the globe who want to be like a Disney princess. Garcia, who is the owner of the Disney princess gown-inspired online fashion…
· Ryan General
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Casts Billy Magnussen and We Are Confused AF
Disney just added a new Aladdin character in the upcoming live-action remake of the beloved animated film from the 90s: a White prince named Prince Anders. According to Hollywood Reporter, the part will be brought to life by Billy Magnussen, the actor who is arguably most famous…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses Wearing Traditional Filipino Clothing
Ever wonder what the Disney princesses would look like if, let’s say, they are all from a different culture outside North America, Europe or East/West Asia? One artist made that possible. Meet Edward Neibart III, the Filipino artist who re-imagined several Disney princesses like…
· Bryan Ke
Production for Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’ to Begin in January 2018
Production for Disney’s much-awaited “Mulan” live-action movie is expected to begin sometime in January 2018. According to a listing on My Entertainment World, the film is scheduled to shoot in several different countries including China, New Zealand and Australia, Omega…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Dear Disney, Here’s 8 Extremely Hot Asian Guys Perfect as Mulan’s Love Interest
The live-action “Mulan” movie has been fraught with troubles since its inception. At first, Disney was entertaining a script that featured Mulan falling in love with some random White merchant. Then we discovered that they would adhere to the original a bit more with Mulan…
· Khier Casino
Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ Remake Found Its Jafar and He’s Hotter Than the Desert
Twitter users are going nuts over how attractive Disney’s pick is to play the main antagonist Jafar in the live-action reboot of “Aladdin”. The grand vizier will be played Dutch-Tunisian actor Marwan Kenzari, who appeared in MGM’s “Ben-Hur,” Universal’s “The Mummy,” and…
· Aileen Fang
How 90s Disney Channel Shows Shaped My Asian Identity
Growing up in the 90s meant watching shows like “Lizzie McGuire”, “That’s So Raven” and “Hannah Montana”. As a second-generation immigrant, these shows weren’t purely entertainment for me. They were a portal into Western society. I watched the characters throughout their coming…
· Ryan General
Chinese Billionaire Tries to Destroy Disney, Fails Miserably
Wang Jianlin, once China’s richest man, had some grand plans for the entertainment and tourism ventures of Dalian Wanda Group. Just a year ago, the Chinese billionaire was boasting the vastness of his empire, challenging no less than Disney in a bid for theme park dominance in…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Disney Just Pushed the ‘Mulan’ Live-Action Reboot To 2019 and No One Knows Why
Disney has announced that the live-action “Mulan” will be released in 2019 instead of its original release date of November 2nd, 2018, according to Movie Web. The reason? No one is really sure. During the D23 Expo, Disney unveiled new details on a handful of movies, including…
· Khier Casino
Dear Disney, Here Are 10 Talented Actors Who Can Play Aladdin, You’re Welcome
Director Guy Ritchie is reportedly hitting a bit of a bump in casting a lead for Disney’s live-action version of “Aladdin”. In March, the studio and Ritchie scoured the globe, from London to India, in search of actors to star in the musical based on the 1992 animated classic.
· Carl Samson
Bootlegged Disney Movies Are Now Being Sold in North Korea
American animated movies such as “Cinderella” have made their way to North Korea, debunking the common myth that the state sees nothing but its own produced media. The Russian Embassy in North Korea released photos of stalls selling such movies in Pyongyang.
· Khier Casino
Why Mulan is Actually the Deadliest Disney Princess Ever
The live-action remake of Disney’s “Mulan” isn’t expected to come out until November 2018, but we’re excited for a new generation of fans to witness how truly badass she is. How tough is the iconic Disney character, you say?
· Ryan General
Disney’s Pick for ‘Mulan’ is Also a Full On Cat Lady
Chinese star Liu Yifei, often described as one of China’s most beautiful actresses, has recently been revealed to be an actual cat lady. The multi-talented 29-year-old artist, who is also known as Crystal Liu, delighted her fans after she uploaded photos of her many feline pets…
· King Malleta
Original Voice of ‘Mulan’ Urges Disney to Do One Key Thing For the Live-Action Remake
The original voice of Disney’s “Mulan”, Ming-Na Wen, has a very special request for Disney while they make their live-action version. When the 53-year-old star was asked by Entertainment Tonight who she would like to see play the character of Mulan, she had only one request:
· Editorial Staff
Twitter User Perfectly Sums Up Why Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Will Probably Be a Horrible Movie
When Disney first announced that they would make sure the entire cast of the live-action adaptation of Mulan was of Asian descent, we were ecstatic. When they assured us that Mulan would not end up falling in love with a white savior, we all collectively breathed a sigh of…
· Ryan General
Disney Just Did Two Unforgivable Things That Will Enrage ‘Mulan’ Fans
Disney’s decision to cast Asian actors in the lead roles for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Mulan has been met with favorable reaction from fans. However, recent developments have caused major concerns among those who have been hoping to listen to the songs or see their…
· Khier Casino
Disney Refuses to Cut ‘Gay Moment’ in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ For Malaysia
Disney has defended its remake of “Beauty and the Beast” by indefinitely pulling the film from theaters in Malaysia instead of cutting scenes involving an “exclusively gay moment” between two characters. The live-action remake of the 1991 animated musical, which opens March 17,…
· Ryan General
Disney Channel’s First Asian-American-Centered Show Launches With an Unusual Twist
Disney Channel’s new show “Andi Mack” is already making waves among audiences for its unconventional plot and its shocking twists. The show was created by Terri Minsky, the brilliant mind behind the fan favorite “Lizzie McGuire”.
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