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Disney partners with TikTok to bring fan videos to Disney+
Disney is partnering with TikTok to pipe fan-made videos about Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and other franchises directly into Disney+, starting with a US pilot in the coming months before expanding to further markets. The content will appear in “Verts,” the streamer’s short-form video feed, as Disney seeks to bulk up the feed’s content and…
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Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videos
Disney and TikTok have agreed a deal allowing creators to use clips from Disney’s films and TV shows, including franchises such as Star Wars, Toy Story and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in their videos. The scheme, which will launch first in the US before expanding to other countries, aims to make it easier for fans…
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Wild Wits’ Sovereign Tower charms despite repetitive time-rewind loop
Rock Paper Shotgun has published a hands-on preview of Sovereign Tower, a turn-based “Round Table management RPG” from Wild Wits Games, offering a broadly positive but qualified verdict after several hours of play. The reviewer praises the game’s charm, humour and Celtic-inspired setting, but flags a central concern: its time-rewinding mechanic, while initially delightful, risks…
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‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’: Jennifer Stone Recalls Feeling “Wonderfully Weird” Playing Harper Finkle Again For Spinoff Finale
Actress Jennifer Stone has spoken about reprising her role as Harper Finkle in the finale of “Wizards Beyond Waverly Place”, the Disney sequel series to “Wizards of Waverly Place”. Stone, who largely left acting for a nursing career after the original show ended, said she had mourned the character and did not expect to return…
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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT To Hold Intimate Music Clinic At New Jersey’s Octopus Music School
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett is set to hold an intimate music and drum clinic at Octopus Music School’s Red Bank, New Jersey location, adding the appearance while touring with THE ROCKETT MAFIA and promoting his forthcoming memoir. The event gives a small number of fans a rare chance for close-up access to the veteran rocker,…
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Angel Reese put up one of the worst basketball shots of all time, and then something amazing happened
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese attempted what has been described as one of the worst shots in basketball history during a WNBA game on Monday night, and the moment quickly went viral on social media. The clip drew widespread attention partly because it came amid a wider narrative around Reese, following a week in which…
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After ‘The Odyssey,’ Anne Hathaway Takes on Her Darkest Role in Paramount+’s 6-Part Thriller
Anne Hathaway is set to star in Paramount+’s six-part limited series “Fear Not,” a true-crime thriller based on Julie Miller’s Vanity Fair article “Sympathy for the Devil.” The series marks a notably dark turn for Hathaway, following a run of high-profile projects including Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and the Colleen…
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TikTok faces backlash after ‘allowing Perez Hilton to broadcast distressing knife livestream while covered in blood for 30 minutes’
TikTok is facing criticism for failing to swiftly remove a distressing livestream posted by US celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, in which he appeared covered in blood while holding a knife. The footage reportedly remained accessible on the platform for around 30 minutes before being taken down, raising fresh concerns about the speed and effectiveness of…
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How a family outing ended in a tense stand-off – as the identities of the mystery girls saved from a road rage attack by a ‘tanned avenger’ Muay Thai boxer are revealed
A TikTok video showing a Muay Thai boxer intervening in a road rage incident on Queensland’s Bruce Highway went viral, and the identities of the terrified girls he helped have now been revealed. Good Samaritan Ryan McDonald, 19, filmed himself confronting a driver who allegedly rammed and threatened the young occupants of another car, turning…
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Disney gives TikTok creators official access to Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters
Disney is partnering with TikTok to bring officially sanctioned fan-made content to Disney Plus, marking its latest push into short-form creator video. The deal will let opted-in TikTok creators use assets from “hundreds” of Disney movies and TV shows, including characters from Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar, with their videos hosted on both TikTok and…