What you need to know about Star Wars before watching The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian debuts on Disney+ on November 12, 2019, but the galaxy has changed quite a bit from the end of Return of the Jedi. If you want to get the most out of the new Star Wars show, here's what you need to know about the Empire, the New Republic, and all of your favorite characters.
Disney+ will run an ad at launch, but it won’t interrupt your movies
Disney+ and ESPN+ subscribers will have to see some display ads in order for Disney to buy back the rights to some of its TV shows and movies, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The ads will reportedly prompt subscribers to sign up for Starz. Disney will run the ads on its streaming service and ESPN+.
James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar joins the Disney+ launch lineup
Disney's multibillion-dollar Fox acquisition pays off as James Cameron's box-office-busting adventure film Avatar heads to Disney+, Disney's new streaming service, on launch day, making it easy for you to catch up before Cameron's four Avatar sequels begin rolling out in late 2021.
Disney+ streaming service reportedly already has over 1 million subscribers
Even though Disney+ doesn’t launch until November 12, it reportedly already has a lot of subscribers. New data from Jumpshot reveals that over one million people were tracked on the Disney+ sign-up page and made a purchase through the site between August 25 and October 14.
Watch The Mandalorian’s second trailer before the show’s Disney+ debut
The Mandalorian launches on November 12, 2019 along with Disney+, but you don't need to wait until then to see more of what series creator Jon Favreau has in store. The second trailer for the first (although far from the last) live-action Star Wars TV show has arrived, and you can catch it right here.
Disney is working overtime to keep The Mandalorian’s big twist a secret
Apparently, The Mandalorian has a "Star Wars spoiler" so big that Disney won't even screen the first episode of the show, which launches alongside Disney+ on November 12, for critics. Also, who's that grizzled alien revealed in The Mandalorian's newest set of promotional posters?
Why do some movies and TV shows disappear from streaming services?
Even though Disney owns the Disney+ catalog, CEO Bob Iger recently said that some movies and TV series will disappear from the service after launch (and no, despite what you've heard, you won't be able to save them by downloading them). Here's why that kind of thing happens.
The hottest new series and seasons streaming in November 2019
With Apple TV+ and Disney+ launching November 2019, the month is chock-full of new TV series to stream, from hotly anticipated series like The Mandalorian to interesting documentaries like The World According to Jeff Goldblum, along with new seasons from favorite series.
Disney CEO Bob Iger thinks you’ll gladly pay more for Disney+ than Apple TV+
Even though Apple TV+ is debuting the same month as Disney+, Disney CEO Bob Iger said he is not worried about his competitor's lower price point -- and he expects you won't care about it either. Both streaming services will debut in November.
How to get Disney+ free with a Verizon Wireless unlimited data plan
All new and existing Verizon Wireless customers with unlimited data plans, as well as new Verizon Fios and 5G home internet subscribers, can get a year of Disney+, the new streaming service that'll be the exclusive digital home for Star Wars, Marvel, Disney's classic library, and more, for free.
The complete Disney+ launch lineup gets a three-and-a-half-hour trailer
Want to catch an early glimpse at The Mandalorian, X-Men: The Animated Series, or some of the ultra-weird films coming to Disney+? Don't wait for Disney+ to debut. A new thre-and-a-half hour video offers 15-second glimpses at the (almost) complete Disney+ launch lineup in advance of its November 12 launch date.
Dream job will pay you $1,000 to binge-watch Disney+. Here’s how to apply
A review company will pay up to five people $1,000 to watch a variety of movies and TV shows to be featured on the upcoming Disney+ streaming service -- you just need to watch 30 of them in 30 days. The service debuts on November 12. Here's everything you need to apply to the dream job.
Digital Trends Live: Fortnite season 10, Pixel 4 event, Disney+ offerings
On this episode of Digital Trends Live, hosts Greg Nibler and Nicole Raney dig into the biggest trending tech topics of the day, including the season 10 ending of Fortnite, the upcoming Google Pixel 4 event, Blizzard reduces Hearthstone suspension, Disney+ showcases their content, and more.
Disney+ might kill Blu-rays forever with streaming bonus features
Disney's upcoming Disney+ streaming service might include the bonus features usually reserved for DVD and Blu-ray releases, and that could be a big deal in the competition for streaming subscribers and what's left of the market for disc-based movie releases.
Disney+ is letting you grab three years of service for less than $5 per month
For a limited time, you can get Disney+ for about 20% off, as long as you're willing to commit to three years of the service in advance. Just act fast, we don't know how long the deal will last. If you've already decided that you're going to sign up, it's a good way to save some money.
Disney bans Netflix, Amazon vanishes from Apple: Welcome to the streaming wars
The war for streaming subscribers is just beginning, but Disney's decision to ban Netflix ads from its networks and the disappearance of the Amazon Prime Video app from Apple's App Store are two of the latest volleys to indicate that things are going to get worse for subscribers before they get better.
Why Disney+, HBO, and other streamers don’t want you to binge
Netflix has changed the way we enjoy TV by making binge-watching an American pastime. But Disney+ and HBO remain committed to the old-fashioned model of releasing one episode — and only one episode — of their most popular shows a week. Here's why that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
The Mandalorian trailer teases a grimy Western set in the Star Wars Universe
The first trailer for Disney+'s first live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, dropped at Disney's D23 Expo, and it's full of weird aliens, wide-open plains, tense blaster battles, and other spaghetti-western tropes, all set among the familiar sights and sounds of the Star Wars Universe.
The MCU gets weirder as She-Hulk and Moon Knight spin-offs are set for Disney+
Superstar lawyer Jen Walters and troubled billionaire vigilante Marc Spector — better known to comic readers as She-Hulk and Moon Knight, respectively — will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 4 via their own Disney+ series, before joining their fellow MCU stars on the big screen.
Ms. Marvel’s Disney+ series will introduce the MCU’s first Muslim hero
Kamala Kahn, the fan-favorite teen superhero better known as the shape-changing Ms. Marvel, will star in her very own Disney+ show, making her the first Muslim character to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Screenwriter and comedian Bisha K. Ali will oversee the series.
Five awesome storylines the new Obi-Wan series on Disney+ needs to explore
With Disney reportedly planning to bring Ewan McGregor back as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi for an upcoming series on its Disney+ subscription streaming video service, we dug deep to come up with these storylines we want to see in a show that puts "Old Ben" Kenobi front and center in the Star Wars saga.
Disney+ is compelling, but the Marvel Comics vault could make it unstoppable
Disney's upcoming streaming service Disney+ already looks like a great entry in the subscription-based streaming video marketplace, but adding the extensive library of Marvel Comics to the mix could make it the most comprehensive entertainment option available -- and virtually unbeatable.
You’ll soon be able to get a bundle with Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu for only $13
In November, Disney will have three separate streaming services, but you'll only need to pay once to get all of them. For $13 a month, you can catch up on The Mandalorian, The Handmaid's Tale, your favorite sports teams, and more with a bundle that includes Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu.
Why choose? Disney Plus and Netflix are the peanut butter and jelly of streaming
Everyone is arguing about which streaming video platform is better, but when it comes to Netflix and Disney Plus, these two streaming services really are two great -- and totally different -- streaming options that will be even better when you put them together.
Ron Howard wants to revive Willow as a Disney Plus TV show
Ron Howard is in discussions to produce a television spin-off of Willow, Howard's '80s fantasy epic, for Disney's new streaming service, Disney Plus. The new show, which will be written by Solo's Jon Kasdan, will be a sequel to the feature film. Actor Warwick Davis is expected to return to the lead role.
How Avengers: Endgame perfectly sets up Disney’s upcoming Loki series
The events of Avengers: Endgame created a lot more questions than they answered when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but one upcoming Marvel Studios project got a perfect setup in the Infinity War sequel: The Loki series coming to the Disney Plus streaming service.
An Obi-Wan TV series? 10 things we’d love to see on Disney’s streaming service
The upcoming Disney Plus streaming service will have tons of great content from Disney's many properties, but with so much to draw from, the sky is the limit. Here are ten projects on our wish list that we'd like to see make their way to Disney's impressively packed new Netflix competitor.
Disney Plus wants a home on gaming consoles, including the Nintendo Switch
There's no Netflix on the Nintendo Switch just yet but, if Disney has anything to say about it, the newly announced Disney Plus service will have a home there around launch. The new option will include classic and new Disney content, including original TV shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Disney Plus: Our first look at Disney’s impressive new $7 streamer
Disney Plus, Disney's brand new streaming service, arrives on phones, and streaming boxes this fall, and we've got your first look at the service's user interface, its coolest features (streaming Simpsons episodes, anyone?), and some of its original Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar content.
Jeremy Renner will train the next Hawkeye in a new Disney Plus show
It looks like Avengers: Endgame won't be the end for at least one Avenger. Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, will pass the torch to a young woman named Kate Bishop in a new series being developed for Disney Plus, Disney's upcoming streaming service. Jeremy Renner will reprise his MCU role for the show.
Marvel Studios is making an alternate-universe What If series for Disney Plus
Marvel Studios is reportedly working on an animated series for its Disney Plus streaming service that will explore the sort of alternate-universe tales that made its What If? comic series a hit since its debut in 1977. Actors frrom the MCU's live-action films and TV series are expected to reprise their roles.
Disney Plus will eventually stream every Disney movie, including the ‘Vault’
In a major change to its policy regarding home movie releases, Disney Plus, Disney's upcoming streaming service, will eventually host every movie in the Disney catalog. That includes all of the company's classic animated films, which previously were only freed from the "vault" on a limited-time basis.
Disney’s ‘Vision and Scarlet Witch’ streaming series hires ‘Captain Marvel’ writer
Marvel's live-action series The Vision and Scarlet Witch has hired Captain Marvel and Black Widow screenwriter Jac Schaeffer as writer and showrunner. The series will bring back Avengers actors Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen as Vision and Scarlet Witch, respectively, and stream on the Disney Plus platform.
New Star Wars movies will not premiere on Disney’s upcoming streaming service
The Mandalorian, a Rogue One prequel series, and The Clone Wars revival might be headed straight to Disney+, but Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms that all future Star Wars movies will receive a full theatrical run before making their way to the media conglomerate's upcoming streaming service.