When Tron: Ares stumbled out of the gate, the entertainment press wasted no time finding its culprit. Forget Disney’s overstuffed release calendar, creative stagnation, or a year of record-breaking box office failures. No—the problem that led to Tron: Ares’ box office failure, according to outlets like The Hollywood Reporter, is Jared Leto.
As Bob Iger’s retirement looms, Disney’s board appears ready to repeat history — and not in a good way. CNBC reports the company is now considering a leadership structure that includes co-CEOs to oversee its future, with the leading candidates rumored to be Dana Walden and Josh D’Amaro. If true, it’s one of the most baffling corporate strategies Disney has floated in years.
In a staggering new report from Forbes journalist Caroline Reid, Disney has officially revealed that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cost $593.7 million to produce—making it the third most expensive movie ever made. That number places it behind only The Force Awakens and Jurassic World: Dominion in the all-time rankings of cinematic spending.
In a surprisingly candid new interview, Sweet Baby Inc. CEO Kim Belair has admitted her company played a much deeper role in crafting the narratives of major AAA video games than previously acknowledged—while also dismissing critics as being “against progress.”
When Variety publishes a major profile on a filmmaker, readers tend to notice not only what’s included — but what’s missing. In the case of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the two-time Oscar-winning director who was once announced to helm a new Star Wars movie centered on Daisy Ridley’s Rey, a major omission might be the biggest story of all.
Mark Hamill is warning Hollywood about the “terrifying” future of AI performers. In a new Variety interview, the Star Wars veteran blasted the rise of synthetic actors as “ghastly,” “ghoulish,” and “weird.”
But the same man now decrying artificial actors has already been turned into one — at least partially — by Disney.
Paramount and Skydance’s controversial Star Trek: Starfleet Academy made a big splash at New York Comic Con — but not for the reason the studio intended. Among the lavish displays, massive booth installations, and preview imagery for the upcoming series, one photo has ignited heated discussion across the fanbase: a male Klingon character wearing a skirt.
The gaming press just can’t help itself. This week, GameRant published an article claiming Hogwarts Legacy 2 must follow its instructions to avoid the same “boycott” that allegedly haunted the first game. It’s a claim so absurd it borders on parody — because Hogwarts Legacy sold over 34 million copies.
If the opening weekend for The Smashing Machine was bad, its second weekend box office drop was catastrophic.
When Keira Knightley told Decider that she was “not aware” of the J.K. Rowling gender politics controversies before signing on to play Professor Umbridge in Audible’s new Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions, it raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, Rowling’s public feud with gender activists has been one of the most heavily covered celebrity controversies of the past five years.
Doctor Who could be a dead show, never to return to the airwaves after a string of creative misses by its two most recent showrunners Chris Chibnall and Russell T Davies. Indeed, The Doctor may have survived Daleks, Cybermen, and the end of time itself — but can he survive modern television?
Hollywood’s next great media merger may have just hit its first major snag. According to a detailed report from Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery has officially rejected Paramount Skydance’s initial offer to purchase the company — a bold move that signals confidence from Warner’s leadership and a potential bidding war ahead.