For weeks, speculation has been swirling about Ryan Reynolds and the production of Marvel’s upcoming tentpole Avengers: Doomsday. Whispers from fan blogs and gossip columns suggested that Reynolds’ Deadpool would be front and center in the massive ensemble film. Some outlets went so far as to claim Reynolds had already been spotted on set, even clashing with Robert Downey Jr. over creative direction.
In one of the strangest twists in recent Hollywood memory, Stephen Colbert has finally won an Emmy for The Late Show—just weeks after CBS announced his program is being canceled. After nearly a decade on the air and 33 nominations without a single victory, Colbert’s show secured its first statuette in the Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series category.
The timing couldn’t be more suspicious. Was this really about rewarding creative merit, or was Hollywood sending a political message after CBS pulled the plug on the partisan host?
When Universal Studios announced its plans to build a £5 billion theme park in Bedfordshire, UK, one question dominated the headlines: would Harry Potter be part of it? For millions of fans across Europe, the idea of stepping into the Wizarding World without having to fly to Orlando or Hollywood was the ultimate dream. But new reporting suggests that dream has hit a snag.
Howard Stern is back in the headlines with SirirusXM, though not for anything particularly new. After vanishing from the airwaves and sparking widespread speculation about his future, the veteran shock jock resurfaced on SiriusXM this week with a prank aimed at media outlets and his own listeners.
Sydney Sweeney stepped onto the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival this week with her new movie Christy front and center. But while promoting the biopic about boxer Christy Martin, one reporter shifted gears and asked about her recent American Eagle partnership and the viral fallout of the “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” campaign.
Fans of Square Enix’s biggest franchises received some long-awaited reassurance this week. During a livestream celebrating the second anniversary of Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, creative director Tetsuya Nomura addressed questions about both Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts 4.
The video game industry has always been volatile, but the latest wave of layoffs has revealed just how much one state dominates the downturn. According to new reporting, more than 50% of all job cuts in the global gaming industry layoffs have taken place in California. For a sector that has boasted record revenues in recent years, the numbers tell a troubling story — one that some popular voices are framing as a cultural correction.
The Midjourney AI lawsuit just got a whole lot bigger. Warner Bros. Discovery has officially joined Disney and NBCUniversal in a high-stakes legal showdown against the AI art generator, accusing the company of mass copyright infringement that strikes at the heart of Hollywood’s most valuable properties.
When American Eagle Outfitters tapped Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney to front its summer denim campaign, the reaction was immediate — and divisive. Progressive activists accused the ads of being tone-deaf, claiming the tagline “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” carried undertones that had nothing to do with fashion. Yet while online outrage tried to paint the campaign as problematic, the numbers tell a very different story: American Eagle stock is riding high.
Disney’s Marvel Studios, once the crown jewel of Hollywood’s box office dominance, is now bleeding money on a scale that even Iron Man couldn’t patch up. A new report from Forbes journalist Caroline Reid reveals that the company has lost an average of $619 million in takings on each Marvel film over the past two years — a stunning reversal from the MCU’s billion-dollar glory days.
A behind-the-scenes photo making the rounds online has sparked speculation that David Corenswet’s Superman may appear in Season 2 of Peacemaker.
When Paramount Skydance announced its sweeping five-day-a-week return-to-office mandate last week, the memo didn’t just signal the end of hybrid work. For many employees, it was the loudest warning yet that Paramount layoffs are coming — and soon. The company is...