E:60 examines Ducks’ movie origin, early follies, and run to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final: ‘It was like a Disney movie.’
"Once Upon A Time in Anaheim" will look at the Ducks' Disney-owned era both on and off the ice.
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Disney+ cancels highly-anticipated ‘Mighty Ducks’ series & ‘Big Shot’
The two shows lasted just two seasons on the Disney+ streaming platform before they were given the ax.
Anonymous Disney exec cites The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and Big Shot renewals as questionable Peter Rice decisions
"A senior Disney official cited Mr. Rice’s decision to renew two struggling shows on the Disney+ streaming service—“The Mighty Ducks” and “Big Shot”—as examples of questionable deal-making. Both shows cost more than $50 million and neither had shown the type of success that merited additional seasons."
Emilio Estevez says “I am not anti-vaxx…I’m anti-bully,” cites “creative differences” for Mighty Ducks: Game Changers exit
Estevez says "My exit from the show was due to a myriad of creative differences – any other narrative is false," but he doesn't actually address if he met the vaccine mandate that would have been required for him to continue on the show.
Emilio Estevez is off “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” after refusing to provide assurances he’d comply with vaccine mandate
Deadline's Nellie Andreeva reported ABC Signature "made the decision not to pick up Estevez’s option for Season 2 after weeks of back and forth with his team over the show’s Covid vaccination requirement."
“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” has been renewed for a second season on Disney+
There's more The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on the way, with production on the second season expected to start early in 2022.
ABC Signature Studios is working on a TV version of The Mighty Ducks, with original screenwriter and producer attached
Original trilogy screenwriter Steven Brill and original producer Jordan Kerner are involved in the planned Mighty Ducks TV series.
