Dame Helen Mirren is making headlines for her remarks about James Bond that some say raise eyebrows due to an apparent contradiction. In a recent interview, Helen Mirren described the long-running James Bond franchise as being stuck in outdated portrayals of women—calling it, in her words, “drenched” in antiquated attitudes. However, not long after this statement, she turned to discuss actor Pierce Brosnan and opened her remarks by calling him “gorgeous.”
Over the weekend, Disney’s $250 million Snow White remake starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot was officially dethroned—not by a Marvel juggernaut or billion-dollar franchise, but by a modest-budget action film based on a novel by Chuck Dixon, one of the most celebrated comic book writers of the past 40 years.
There’s out of touch, and then there’s William Earl’s latest Variety editorial about movie theaters.
In what can only be described as a tone-deaf fever dream of corporate desperation, Earl — and by extension, Variety — suggests that America’s struggling cinemas could be revived by letting people text during screenings and buy weed with their popcorn.
No, seriously. This is the plan now.
After months of controversy, inflated budgets, and PR meltdowns, Disney’s live-action Snow White looks like it will be knocked off the top of the box office with a devastating financial drop—not by a billion-dollar franchise, not by an Oscar-bait drama, but by a Jason Statham action flick with a modest budget and a title that sounds like a Home Depot ad.
In what can only be described as another stunning example of Disney rewriting history, ESPN—the sports media giant owned by the House of Mouse—released a list of the “Top 10 Women Who Changed MMA in the 21st Century”… and completely excluded Gina Carano. Yes, ESPN excluded the same Gina Carano who helped build women’s MMA into what it is today.
Ubisoft employees are rattled over the potential for mass layoffs—and they have every reason to be.
On Thursday, Ubisoft announced it is forming a new gaming subsidiary in partnership with Chinese tech giant Tencent. The new entity will house the company’s most valuable franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six along with select development studios. While the press release spins this as the start of a “bold new chapter,” internal reactions suggest that the only thing bold about this move is the level of uncertainty it has created for Ubisoft’s remaining workforce.
The Federal Communications Commission has officially launched an investigation into the Walt Disney Company and its ABC News unit, signaling a new phase of regulatory scrutiny over corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The probe, initiated under the leadership of newly appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, is part of a broader federal effort stemming from an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in January.
It’s finally official — The Legend of Zelda is coming to theaters as a live-action movie on March 26, 2027, courtesy of Nintendo. Announced via the company’s new Nintendo Today! app, the release date marks a major milestone for a project that’s been shrouded in mystery since its initial tease in November 2023.
A trusted source close to That Park Place has revealed what could be a major flashpoint in Marvel’s upcoming Avengers film. According to our insider, Tatiana Maslany is currently planned to reprise her role as She-Hulk in Avengers: Doomsday—yes, the same divisive version from the Disney+ series along with The Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Star Lord. The information comes to us from a third party source and should be treated as rumor. But if true, the backlash may be swift and severe.
To the untrained eye, that might not sound like a disaster. Blockbusters drop 50% all the time, right? But here’s the truth: when your movie opens soft (and that’s being generous in this case…), a 53% drop isn’t just a stumble. It’s doom with good lighting.
Jennifer Salke, the longtime head of Amazon MGM Studios, is stepping down from her role in a major executive shakeup that raises more questions than it answers. While Amazon is publicly framing the move as voluntary, the elimination of Salke’s position and the redistribution of her duties suggest a quiet restructuring—one that may be tied to the costly and controversial failures under her leadership, most notably The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Ubisoft is hemorrhaging money. That much has been clear since the release of its catastrophic Q3 FY25 earnings report, which revealed a company in freefall. Net bookings plunged 51.8% year-over-year in Q3 alone. Digital bookings fell 33.8%. Player recurring investment—the bread and butter of live-service games—dropped 33.7%. And the company’s debt-to-EBITDA ratio now sits at a nightmarish -21.1x, suggesting Ubisoft is losing money at a rate that makes its financial model unsustainable even before taxes, interest, or amortization are factored in.
So when Ubisoft suddenly announced this week that it had created a new gaming subsidiary—backed by a €1.16 billion ($1.25 billion) investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent—investors were understandably confused. Why would a company circling the drain be launching bold new ventures?