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23 July 2008

Disney Swiftly Replaces Ebert And Roeper

The Walt Disney Co. has wasted no time in finding replacements for Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper as hosts of the syndicated Ebert & Roeper and the Movies. Two days after Roeper quit the show and one day after Ebert did -- he has actually not appeared on it since a 2006 operation left him unable to speak -- Disney said that they will be succeeded by Ben Lyons, currently a film critic for E! Entertainment channel and Ben Mankiewicz, who hosts a movie discussion show on the cable network TCM (Turner Classic Movies). Disney also said that the show will be revamped, with a new set, graphics and theme and that a new segment will be added in which the two hosts will discuss new movies by satellite with other film critics. A spokeswoman for Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which syndicates the show, denied earlier reports that Ebert & Roeper and the Movies will be converted into an entertainment magazine show along the lines of Entertainment Tonight.

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