47 h. ago Death is not the end! From the new robot Walt Disney to Mountainhead, movies are fuelled by immortality

Transhumanism has long propelled films from Metropolis to The Matrix. But Jesse Armstrong’s billionaire satire isn’t sci-fi fantasy. Nor is the ‘robotic Grampa’ Disney’s granddaughter so despisesFor years, the world’s most perfect urban myth was this: Walt Disney’s body was cryogenically frozen at the moment of death, waiting for technology to advance enough to bring him back to life. Started by a National Spotlite reporter who claimed to have sneaked into a hospital in 1967, only to be confronted by the sight of Disney suspended in a cryogenic cylinder, the myth prevailed because it was such a good fit.Disney – and therefore Walt Disney himself – was the smiling face of rigidly controlled joy, radiating a message of mandatory fun that is magical when you are a child and increasingly sinister as you age. This policy (essentially “enjoy yourself or else”) suits the idea of cryogenic preservation. After all, if you have the ego to successfully enforce a blanket emotion as a company mi...

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50 h. ago Disney fans creeped out to learn where they've heard Lilo's voice before

A Lilo & Stitch voice star went on to appear in an iconic horror film, with the two films releasing in the same year and surprising fans of the much-loved family-friendly animated film

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8 d. ago Disney fans say same thing as they discover age of iconic Pixar film

The hit Pixar movie is celebrating a major anniversary today

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8 d. ago Finding Nemo has disturbing 'incestuous' truth that Disney kept hidden from fans

Finding Nemo is among one of Disney's most popular films, but the heartwarming tale of Nemo, Marlin and Dory has a dark secret that producers decided not to show

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1 week ago Primark's 'super cute' £16 bag 'perfect for summer' looks like £4k style

Primark shoppers love a 'super cute' new bag that's strikingly similar a designer version

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2 w. ago Lizzie McGuire cast now from joining the army to new career in law

The Lizzie McGuire Movie was released on May 2, 2003, and served as the finale to the hugely popular Disney series, but since the reboot was cancelled, fans have been left wondering what the cast have been up to

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2 w. ago Disney Channel fans stunned by star's shock transformation as he hits major life milestone

Tenzing Norgay Trainor, now 23, starred in the show at only 12 years old, but now, flash forward a decade later and he's all grown up.

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2 w. ago Disney facing Lilo & Stitch disaster as 'disgusting' change sees fans call for boycott

Excitement for the upcoming remake was turned to outrage after rumors started to circulate on the web that one main person from the original wouldn't be in the new version.

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2 w. ago Disney fans threaten to BOYCOTT 'woke' 2025 remake of Lilo & Stitch after major character cut from the movie

Excitement for the upcoming remake was turned to outrage after rumors started to circulate on the web that one main person from the original wouldn't be in the new version.

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3 w. ago Primark shoppers 'running' for £12 Sabrina Carpenter top 'better than' tour merch

Sabrina Carpenter's fans love Primark's new £12 merch that's got shoppers rushing to stores ahead of the singer's UK concerts

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3 w. ago Disney fans 'love' Primark's 'comfy' £13 merch that's 'not a want but a need'

Disney fans can't wait to get their hands on the 'adorable' £13 merchandise that's gone viral

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3 w. ago Danny Dyer swears season 2 of hit Disney Plus drama Rivals is ‘even better’

Danny Dyer revealed just after his BAFTA win that fans of Rivalsare in for a serious treat as the hit Disney Plus drama gears up for its hotly anticipated second season.

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4 w. ago Disney+ Rivals confirms major season 2 change and surprising casting update

Disney+ has some exciting news for Rivals fans

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4 w. ago Disney That's So Raven star in hospital with 'extremely severe' illness as fans asked to help

'Favourite Disney dad' Rondell Sheridan took ill in April and fans have been asked to help pay his medical bills raising more than $76,000

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