Lucasfilm’s next theatrical entry in the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Starfighter, is now filming with a release date locked for 2027. The movie is being helmed by Shawn Levy, best known for Deadpool & Wolverine, with a cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, and more. With excitement building, one question has already sparked fan speculation: could the Starfighter movie return to the lush and iconic Star Wars prequel world of Naboo?
Just when it seemed like the damage from James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny couldn’t look any worse, a new report from Forbes’ Caroline Reid has confirmed that Disney’s spending on the film ballooned past the $400 million mark. That eye-popping cost figure officially cements the fifth Indiana Jones installment not just as a box office disappointment, but as one of Disney’s most costly failures of all time.
James Mangold has just inked a major deal with Paramount Pictures to develop, direct, and produce feature films for the studio. It’s a career win for Mangold, but the news comes with ripple effects—particularly for Lucasfilm. The director was announced last year as the creative force behind Dawn of the Jedi, a Star Wars project that was supposedly set to explore the origins of the Force.
Electronic Arts is one of the most recognizable names in gaming, but right now many EA employees aren’t celebrating. Instead, reports suggest that workers inside EA are anxious and upset following the company’s massive sale to a Saudi-backed consortium.
Bill O’Reilly has dropped a bombshell about the real reason Disney restored Jimmy Kimmel to the airwaves. Speaking on NewsNation, O’Reilly said the move had nothing to do with free speech or principles of open debate. Instead, he claims Hollywood talent agencies strong-armed Bob Iger and the Disney leadership team into bringing the late-night host back.
The galaxy far, far away may be headed in a direction few fans ever expected. According to a new rumor, Starfighter—the upcoming Star Wars film from Shawn Levy starring Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams—may revolve around Mara Jade from the Expanded Universe (EU) attempting to get Luke Skywalker’s son to none other than…Rey.
Electronic Arts has announced its record-breaking $55 billion buyout, led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. But beneath the big numbers is a dangerous detail: EA will be saddled with $20 billion in new debt as part of the leveraged buyout. That financial burden has Mass Effect fans panicking — and with good reason.
Just as Universal Pictures begins the delicate rollout for its high-stakes blockbuster Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande decided to launch into a political tirade against President Trump and his supporters. The timing couldn’t be worse.
James Gunn’s Superman released back in July, and while audiences praised the action and visuals, one subplot has sparked unending controversy. The film introduces Boravia, a fictional U.S. ally that launches an invasion of its weaker neighbor, Jarhanpur. For many viewers, the parallels drawn by James Gunn to Israel and Palestine were immediate. Yet Gunn has brushed off the comparison, laughing at the idea and insisting that he completed the script “before the conflict began.”
Los Angeles Comic Con introduced a digital recreation of Marvel legend Stan Lee this month — an AI-powered hologram designed to let fans interact with him in a “safe, authentic” way. Organizers described the project as a way to “extend Stan’s legacy” and provide “a new entry point into the Marvel universe.” But during its debut, the construct delivered a response about the X-Men that immediately sparked pushback.
Electronic Arts, better known as EA, has announced it will be sold for an eye-popping $55 billion in a private buyout led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF), alongside Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. Once the deal closes, EA will no longer be a publicly traded company — and the move is already being called one of the biggest private equity acquisitions in history.
Leonardo DiCaprio is used to being called a box office sure thing. His name, combined with director Paul Thomas Anderson, was supposed to deliver a prestige box office hit with One Battle After Another. Instead, the film has stumbled out of the gate with an opening that exposes just how desperate Hollywood media can be to put lipstick on a flop.