For years, questions have lingered over the influence of Montreal-based consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI) on major AAA games like the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine from Insomniac Studios.
The consultancy firm, which bills itself as a narrative and inclusivity consultant, was once publicly tied to the Wolverine game, a title that was, at one time, a highly-anticipated Insomniac Games project for PlayStation 5. But were they still on board all through production?
James Gunn is once again stirring the pot. Just hours after confirming the upcoming Man of Tomorrow movie isn’t a straightforward Superman 2, the DC Studios co-head took to social media to describe Peacemaker Season 2 as the “Man of Tomorrow prequel.”
That single statement may have just redefined what fans can expect from his new DC Universe — and not in a way that parents will be happy about.
Fans of Marvel’s most popular mutant may not have to wait much longer. According to multiple industry insiders, Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game is finally ready to step back into the spotlight with a brand-new trailer.
James Gunn has officially put a stop to the swirling speculation about his just-announced Superman follow-up. While Man of Tomorrow will serve as the direct continuation of this summer’s Superman, the DC Studios co-head has confirmed it is not a straightforward “Superman 2.” Instead, Gunn says the project is part of a larger tapestry he has been calling the “Superman Saga.”
The Muppets just can’t seem to catch a break. According to multiple outlets, a pilot for The Muppet Show is reportedly in the works at FOX. The kicker? Seth Rogen is said to be attached as producer of The Muppet Show, alongside his Point Grey Pictures partner Evan Goldberg.
The controversy over Take Us North, the game in which the player must illegally sneak migrants into the United States from Mexico, just grew even bigger. A resurfaced GDC panel featuring Anima Interactive founder Karla Reyes revealed that before her studio developed its illegal immigration game, she had promoted another project about illegally crossing the Texas border to terminate a pregnancy.
The phrase “Sydney Sweeney ballet” should be trending right now because of a stylish new Jimmy Choo campaign, not because online activists have lost their minds again. Yet here we are. The actress slipped into a leotard and boots for an ad that playfully leaned into ballet imagery, and the outrage brigade has declared it “offensive” to actual dancers.
Disney’s big-budget live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has now entered the record books for all the wrong reasons. According to a new report by Caroline Reid at Forbes, the production cost for The Little Mermaid ballooned to an eye-watering $379.8 million — far...
Sophie Turner has officially been cast as Lara Croft in Amazon’s Tomb Raider live action series by Phoebe Waller Bridge.
For months it seemed Amazon’s big bet on a live-action Tomb Raider series was over before it began. Reports earlier this year suggested Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s expensive adaptation was dead in the water. Yet today, the streamer surprised the industry with the announcement that Sophie Turner has officially been cast as Lara Croft, breathing life back into a project many had written off.
James Gunn and DC Studios have officially set the next chapter in their Superman saga. The follow-up film, titled Man of Tomorrow, will release on July 9, 2027.
The Walt Disney Company is facing yet another controversy, this time not in the form of box office misfires or declining theme park attendance, but in the realm of online privacy. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Disney improperly labeled YouTube videos targeted at children, which allowed the unlawful collection of personal data from under-13 viewers.
The result: a $10 million settlement and a new compliance program that puts Disney under regulatory scrutiny for years to come.
As Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers return from their summer hiatus, media outlets are working overtime to assure readers that late-night TV’s struggles have nothing to do with politics. Late Nighter, a trade site focused on the format, ran a feature this week framing the looming season as a test of the medium itself rather than the hosts’ increasingly partisan material.