Fact check: Disney did not announce movie on Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II, was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She reigned for more than 70 years until her death on September 2022, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British History.
Queen Elizabeth II, was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She reigned for more than 70 years until her death on September 2022, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British History.
After Queen Elizabeth's death, there has been an array of false news circulating on social media. An image is being shared by some social media users claiming that Disney has announced a new movie about Elizabeth II.
The image of a black lady with the claim that "Disney announces movie about Queen Elizabeth II" is being shared virally.
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Fact Check:
The claim that Disney has announced a movie on Queen Elizabeth II is FALSE. When we searched the image using Google reverse image search, we found that the image is taken from a TV series Anne Boleyn, a British three-part psychological thriller mini-series, chronicling the final days of Henry VIII's second wife, who was executed by beheading in 1536. This TV series was released in 2021.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406036/
We searched the website of Disney too but could not find any evidence.
The YouTube channel of Disney which shows the trailers of the upcoming movies shows that the latest trailer released is 'The little mermaid' which is scheduled to release in theatres on May 26, 2023.
An announcement of a movie named WISH was made at the D23 expo2022 on September 10, 2022. This is an animated feature, which will be released in 2023 marking the 100th birth anniversary of Disney.
Therefore, netizens are using an image belonging to a TV series to share a FALSE claim that Disney has announced the movie, Queen Elizabeth II. The claim is FALSE and there is no such announcement as of now.