TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

LOG IN / REGISTER

LOG IN

Don’t have an account? Register here Give your organization full access to The Jakarta Post. Register here

live-action

Entertainment 6 years ago

New 'Lion King' movie lands with a critical whimper

The much-anticipated new version of animated movie classic "The Lion King" landed with a whimper rather than a roar on Thursday with critics hailing it as visually impressive but tame in terms of character and storytelling.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Disney live-action 'Little Mermaid' to star a black Ariel

R&B singer Halle Bailey is to play Ariel in a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid," she said Wednesday, in a rare casting of a black actress as a Disney princess.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Disney's 'Aladdin' woos North America box office

The film, released on the American four-day Memorial Day weekend, earned well beyond earlier estimates of around $80 million.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Why Disney keeps remaking animated classics as live-action films

Any kid raised by Disney films would think that this is a great time to be alive.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Will Smith goes from fear to joy as Aladdin's new genie

Will Smith was initially worried about playing the genie in Disney's live action version of "Aladdin" after the celebrated performance by the late Robin Williams more than 25 years ago, but says it eventually became a joy.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Will Smith brings own fun-loving Genie to new 'Aladdin'

Hollywood star Will Smith was reluctant at first to play Genie in the live-action remake of Disney's "Aladdin" as it meant following in the big footsteps of late comedian Robin Williams who voiced the character in the 1992 animated film.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Disney's 'Lion King' remake roars to life with new trailer

With stunning scenery of Africa and some talking wildlife, Disney dropped its first full length trailer for its realistic-looking remake of "The Lion King".