Originally published January 23, 2019 at CBR.com.

After yesterday’s historic Oscar nominations for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, many celebrities stepped up to congratulate the cast and crew. Today, Disney CEO Bob Iger joined the list of names celebrating the film’s success.

Since Black Panther is the first superhero film to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, the announcement made a huge splash. Iger, through a Tweet posted late last night, recognized the effort and courage required to make such a film.

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“Congrats to our Studio for its 17 Oscar Noms,” Iger wrote. “It was especially gratifying to see Marvel Studios’ groundbreaking Black Panther honored with 7. Great creativity is never an accident; it’s the result of talent, vision, passion, and courage. Thank you Ryan Coogler & Kevin Feige.”

When it released last February, Black Panther was an immediate success. It quickly became the third-highest grossing film of all time in the United States and eventually the highest grossing non-Avengers film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It had a near-perfect reputation with critics and joined Infinity War as one of the most Tweeted-about films of the year.

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On top of the extraordinary nomination for Best Picture, Black Panther was also nominated in the categories of Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson), Original Song (Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s All the Stars), Costume Design (Ruth E. Carter), Production Design (Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart), Sound Editing (Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker) and Sound Mixing (Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter J. Devlin). Combined, these seven nominations are the fifth most of any film from last year.

The 2019 Oscar Awards will be held on February 24 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on ABC.

Originally published January 16, 2019 at CBR.com.

Director Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel The Witches has cast Anne Hathaway in a key role.

According to Variety, Hathaway will play the Grand High Witch, a role originally filled by Anjelica Huston in the 1990 film. Hawthaway reportedly delayed Warner Bros.’ offer, as it conflicted with her starring role in a Sesame Street film, but the scheduling issues were recently resolved. At the time of writing, Hathaway is the only actor announced for the film, though Zemeckis is backed by producers Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo Del Toro.

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Published in 1983, Roald Dahl’s book takes place in a parallel version of Earth, where covens of witches that hate children reside across the world. The Grand High Witch comes to England with a dastardly plot, leaving a young boy and his grandmother to save the world.

The 1990 adaptation of The Witches pulled in critical acclaim but a poor box office return. Dahl himself did not like the film and spoke out against the drastic change to the story’s ending. According to the report, Zemeckis will put his own spin on the story, while hewing close to the source material.

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Lately, Hathaway has appeared as a monster-controlling loser in Colossal and something of a self-parody in Ocean’s 8. Her past credits also include Les Miserables, The Dark Knight Rises, Ella Enchanted and more.

Written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, The Witches will star Anne Hathaway. It is produced by Zemeckis, his production partner Jack Rapke, Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo Del Toro.