As Doctor Who continues along its new era under returning showrunner Russell T Davies, key cast members are pushing back hard against long-running fan backlash and criticism that the show has embraced ideological messaging at the cost of its storytelling.
In an entertainment industry where press tours increasingly double as political soapboxes, Tom Cruise just proved that a movie star can still stay focused on the movie. During a press conference in Seoul promoting Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the man many call “the last real movie star” was asked a pointed question about President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on films produced outside the United States.
This week, The Hollywood Reporter ran a smug editorial by Patrick Brzeski blaming President Donald Trump for the film industry’s diminishing appeal on the world stage. The argument? That the rise of Trump-era foreign policy has made international audiences recoil from American heroes and, by extension, American movies.
Years of ridicule over the warped Paris scene has finally led to a fix as Disney Imagineering will update the Eiffel Tower in Soarin’ Around the World at Disney California Adventure.
For years, one of Disneyland’s most talked-about visual oddities hasn’t come from a mischievous animatronic or a breakdown on Rise of the Resistance—it’s been the Eiffel Tower itself. The iconic Parisian landmark, featured in Soarin’ Around the World, has long appeared unnaturally curved when viewed from the sides of the theater. Now, Disney has finally decided to straighten things out—literally.
In a recent BuzzFeed UK interview, actor Alan Cumming—who famously portrayed Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United—spoke candidly (and maybe a little too freely) about returning to the superhero genre in Avengers: Doomsday. But one offhand comment in particular set off a frenzy online.
Like him or hate him, Pedro Pascal’s portrayal of Joel Miller helped anchor The Last of Us as one of HBO’s standout successes. But just two episodes into its second season, the showrunners made the bold decision to maintain one of the original video game’s more controversial decisions and end the character. This sparked not only controversy but a sharp decline in The Last of Us season 2’s viewership.
Nintendo has fired a warning shot at would-be hackers and modders just weeks ahead of the Switch 2 launch—tweak your system or engage in piracy, and you could lose it for good.
In a quiet but sweeping update to its user agreement, Nintendo now states it reserves the right to permanently disable your console—yes, brick it—if you’re caught attempting to pirate games, run unauthorized software, or tamper with any of the system’s protections.
In the ongoing lawsuit between former Kotaku journalist Alyssa Mercante and YouTuber Jeffrey Tarzia—better known as “SmashJT”—a new development has emerged. Mercante has filed a second amended complaint, continuing her efforts to hold Smash accountable for what she...
Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps is entering dangerous territory with late stage reshoots just months before it hits the big screen. With two and a half months until its scheduled July 25, 2025 release date, the highly publicized Marvel reboot is currently undergoing filming once again in Los Angeles—and for many, this echos a familiar disaster for Marvel studios and Disney.
Weeks after Pedro Pascal hurled an insult at J.K. Rowling, calling the Harry Potter author a “heinous loser” over gender issues, the backlash hasn’t faded—it’s shifted. What started as a blunt remark posted to Instagram has evolved into a culture war moment, fueled by Rowling’s subtle, symbolic replies that put the final nail in the drama. She didn’t just brush off the attack—she dismissed Pascal entirely while winking at the audience.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) trounced expectations in Q1, gaining more streaming subscribers than Disney despite the Mouse House’s optimistic earnings and surprise theme park announcement in Abu Dhabi.
In other words, the streaming war just took an unexpected turn—and it’s not in Disney’s favor.
Despite what you might have heard from the gaming media, the South of Midnight player count is anything but a success a month after release.
When South of Midnight was announced, it promised something bold—a narrative-driven action-adventure steeped in Southern Gothic folklore with a unique stop-motion art style. It debuted with fanfare during Microsoft’s showcase events and landed day-one on Xbox Game Pass. From the moment it was revealed, the gaming press rallied around it.
But a month after launch, the South of Midnight player count numbers tell a very different story: almost no one is playing it.