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Liu Yifei (“The Forbidden Kingdom,” “Once Upon a Time”) was cast as Hua Mulan following a year-long global casting search. The film will shoot on locations in New Zealand and China and will open in U.S. theaters on March 27, 2020.  #Mulan

Now your children can have the same memories as you.  Muppet Babies is making a comeback, and you can buy on Tuesday, August 14.  It’s called Time To Play, and there’s a lot of great episodes, on this disk. My son is 7, but really enjoyed watching the Muppet Babies.  He loves Kermit The Frog, as did I, when I was young. Take a flying leap of fantasy with the cutest, funniest friends on the block, because it’s Time To Play! Episodes include: Sir Kermit The Brave, Hatastrophe, The Great Muppet Sport A Thon, Super Fabulous vs Captain Icecube, and more. Bonus Footage includes: How Kermit Got His Groove, Playground Pirates, and more.  10 Show and Tell shorts, and 6 music videos are included, as well. The Muppet Babies is a great way to spend time with your child(ren), and remember your childhood.  At least I remember watching all the time.  These are great fun. You can get it on Amazon Prime, on Tuesday.  And, look for the DVD as well.  You will love reminiscing with your kids.

A contemporary musical update of the classic comedic story, “Freaky Friday” is based on Disney Theatrical Productions’ stage adaptation of the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers. Teenager Ellie Blake and her mom Katherine are complete opposites and often clashing with one another. Ellie really misses her dad who passed away a few years ago; she bickers with her younger brother and argues with Katherine who’s getting ready to marry her fiancé, Mike – tomorrow.  As mother and daughter quarrel, they accidentally break the treasured hourglass given to Ellie by her father and then, suddenly, they magically switch bodies. Ellie and Katherine trade places for one crazy day! Bring home the adventure on Disney DVD September 25th! Cast:                                   Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Ellie; Heidi Blickenstaff as Katherine; Ricky He as Adam; Alex Désert as Mike; and Jason Maybaum as Fletcher.

All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale.   Like THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneysNutcracker Follow Disney Studios on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios Follow THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disneysnutcracker/ THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS opens in theatres everywhere on November 2nd!

In Disney’s heartwarming live action adventure, the young boy who shared countless adventures with his stuffed animal friends in the Hundred Acre Wood has grown up and lost sight of what’s important in life. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin rediscover the joys of family life, the value of friendship and to appreciate the simple pleasure in life once again.   CHRISTOPHER ROBIN is directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Alex Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder and a story by Perry based on characters created by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard. The producers are Brigham Taylor and Kristin Burr, with Renée Wolfe and Jeremy Johns serving as executive producers. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin; Hayley Atwell as his wife Evelyn; Bronte Carmichael as his daughter Madeline; and Mark Gatiss as Keith Winslow, Robin’s boss. The film also features the voices of: Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger; Brad Garrett as Eeyore; Toby Jones as Owl; Nick Mohammed as Piglet; Peter Capaldi as Rabbit; and Sophie Okonedo as Kanga. Like CHRISTOPHER ROBIN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyChristopherRobin/ Follow Walt Disney Studios on Twitter: https://twitter.com/disneystudios Follow Walt…

Big Hero 6:  The Series I loved the movie Big Hero 6, so when I found out there was a series coming out, I had to be a part of it.  It’s absolutely fascinating.  My 7 year old loves it.  We watch it at least once, per day.  I love Big Hero 6:  The Series.  My 21 year old, daughter, even watches it with her brother.  You know sometimes the series are disappointing, after a BIG movie, but not this series.  It’s perfect!  We’ve even watched the movie, a few times, with the series.  It never gets old. The adventures continue for tech genius Hiro Hamada and his healthcare companion, the lovable, inflatable Baymax! Picking up right before the end of the film, Hiro thinks Baymax is lost forever, until he finds the chip Tadashi designed to create Baymax. Hiro immediately gets to work rebuilding Baymax, but his overconfidence and impatience get him into trouble. The stakes are raised for Hiro, Baymax and their friends — adrenaline junkie Go Go, neatnik Wasabi, chem whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred — as they fight to protect San Fransokyo as Big Hero 6. You really need to pick this up, if you…

    Like INCREDIBLES 2 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PixarTheIncredibles/ Follow INCREDIBLES 2 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIncredibles Follow INCREDIBLES 2 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theincredibles/ Visit the official INCREDIBLES 2 website here: http://disney.com/incredibles2 INCREDIBLES 2 is now playing in theatres everywhere!  

From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure DUMBO expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly (Nico Parker) and Joe (Finley Hobbins) to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), who recruits the peculiar pachyderm for his newest, larger-than-life entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights alongside a charming and spectacular aerial artist, Colette Marchant (Eva Green), until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets.   Like DUMBO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyDumbo/ Follow DUMBO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dumbo Follow DUMBO on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dumbo/ Visit the official DUMBO website here: https://disney.com/dumbo DUMBO opens in theatres everywhere on March 29, 2019!        

  RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2 leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet—the netizens—to help navigate their way, including a webite entrepreneur named Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site “BuzzzTube.” ROYAL REUNION – In “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck It Ralph 2,” Vanellope von Schweetz—along with her best friend Ralph—ventures into the uncharted world of the internet. When she finds herself surrounded by Disney princesses, she’s surprised to learn that she actually has a lot in common with them. The scene, highlighted in a new trailer for the film, features several of the original princess voices, including Auli‘i Cravalho (“Moana”), Kristen Bell (Anna in “Frozen”), Idina Menzel (Elsa in “Frozen”), Kelly MacDonald…

Ducktales is one of my husband’s favorite cartoons, so it’s no surprise that my 7 year old loves it too.  They sat down together, and watched Ducktales Destination Adventure.  I don’t know who was more into it, my 7 year old, or 40 something year old.  It was cute, and I love Huey, Dewey, and Louie, who doesn’t? An ancient tomb in Toth-Ra, the mountain peak of Mt. Neverrest, a vacation island for Greek gods…global expeditions await! Thanks to Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby, trillionaire Scrooge McDuck is back in action, leading the way to death-defying exploits stretching all the way from Duckburg to legendary destinations around the world. Let the greatest family adventures begin! Ducktales Destination Adventure is being released on June 5, 2018.  So, run out and get your copy tomorrow.  You will love it, as do my family.  My almost 21 year old, sat down with her little brother, and dad, and watched it as well.  She was laughing, having a good time.  I’m so glad that this cartoon brought my family together, for some good times. Episodes:    The Beagle Birthday Breakout! The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra! The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest! The Spear of…