Hulu & Disney+ tease a Japanese collaboration

There have been numerous concerns raised regarding the future of the streaming service ever since Disney bought 20th Century Fox and acquired a 66% share in Hulu. In particular, given that Disney CEO Bob Iger earlier this year said that Hulu would soon be included in Disney+ in the United States as part of a brand-new one-app experience.

Disney is anticipated to complete an acquisition of Comcast's remaining 33% investment in Hulu in order to fully control the streaming service in 2024 as per a 2019 deal between the two businesses. laying the groundwork for a prospective Hulu-Disney+ merger in the US at a later period, much to the recent mergers of HBO Max/Discovery+ and Showtime/Paramount+.

A new Hulu hub was recently launched to Disney+ Hotstar in India, but it was shortly withdrawn, possibly implying that there is a plan to rename Star as Hulu as its general entertainment hub within Disney+. This has caused a lot of confusion regarding the future of Hulu.

The official Japanese Disney+ Twitter account hinted today that some changes are on the way by uploading a graphic announcing that Hulu Japan has started to follow the account and asked, Are You Ready?

This social media tweet is particularly intriguing because Nippon TV, which acquired the Japanese division of the company in 2014, owns Hulu there rather than Disney. Licensed content from NHK, TBS Television, Fuji Television, and TV Tokyo, among others, can be found on Hulu in Japan. Over 2 million people in Japan currently subscribe to Hulu.

What the social media messages are talking about is not really apparent. Has Disney purchased Hulu in Japan with the intention of integrating it into Disney+ in order to increase its Japanese content? Will Disney utilise the Hulu name internationally for its general entertainment brand? Or is the provision of a streaming bundle just a regional deal?

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'Percy Jackson': Lin-Manuel Miranda joins cast as Hermes

Washington [US], November 8: 'In the Heights' star, Lin-Manuel Miranda is the latest addition to the cast of Disney Plus' upcoming TV series 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians'. Miranda will be seen portraying the role of the Greek God 'Hermes'.

On Monday, the streamer announced the news via Twitter's official handle. "A message from the messenger god himself: @Lin_Manuel Miranda is Hermes in #PercyJackson and the Olympians, an Original series coming to #DisneyPlus!," the tweet read.

According to Variety, The 'Hamilton' creator and actor will be a part of the planned adaptation of the well-known young adult (YA) book series by Rick Riordan about Greek mythology and kid demigods. Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old who learns he is the son of the Greek god Poseidon, begins training to be a hero at Camp Half-Blood, a unique training facility for demigods, under the direction of 'The Adam Project' actor Walker Scobell. Percy's closest pals, Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood, are portrayed by Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri.

In addition to Virginia Kull, who plays Percy's mother Sally, other actors in the cast include Glynn Turman, who plays the centaur Chiron, Jason Mantzoukas, who plays the Greek wine god Dionysus, Megan Mullally, who plays the fury Alecto, Timm Sharp, who plays Percy's stepfather Gabe Ugliano, Dior Goodjohn, who plays Clarisse La Rue, who is the daughter of Are

According to Variety, the production of Percy Jackson and the Olympians moved to Vancouver beginning in June. Riordan and Jon Steinberg co-wrote the pilot, and James Bobin is the director. Along with them, Riordan's spouse Rebecca Riordan, Dan Shotz, Bert Salke, Monica Owusu-Breen, Jim Rowe, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, and D.J. Goldberg serve as executive producers. Disney's 20th Television is the show's producer.

As per the report of Variety, the show released its first teaser at September's D23 Expo, giving fans a glimpse at Percy and Camp Half-Blood.

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'King Kong' live-action series in works

Washington [US], August 25: A live-action series based on "King Kong" is in works at Disney+.

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As per Variety, the series would be a serialized drama that would explore Kong's origins as well as the mysteries of his home, Skull Island. The series would be based on the original "King Kong" written by Merian C. Cooper as well as new novelizations by artist Joe DeVito produced in conjunction with Cooper's estate. Stephany Folsom, who recently developed the Amazon series "Paper Girls" for television, will write and executive produce the King Kong show. James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will also executive produce on behalf of Atomic Monster along with Dannie Festa for World Builder Entertainment. Disney Branded Television will produce.

The original "King Kong" film was released in 1933 and became an instant hit. The character has been used in numerous films to date, most recently in the Legendary-Warner Bros. Monsterverse films including "Kong: Skull Island" and "Godzilla vs. Kong."

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