In a move that could reshape the streaming landscape in Europe and beyond, Disney and U.K. broadcaster ITV have announced a landmark partnership to share content between their platforms—Disney+ and ITVX. Billed as a “first-of-its-kind initiative,” the deal allows subscribers of both services to access a curated slate of shows from the other, beginning July 16th.
In a quiet but telling moment from Warner Bros. Discovery’s post-merger restructuring, CEO David Zaslav reportedly made the call to halt development on a high-profile Black Superman movie being written by author Ta-Nehisi Coates and produced by J.J. Abrams. The project, envisioned as a civil rights-era period piece, was deemed by Zaslav to be “too woke,” according to a Wall Street Journal report published this week.
Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman in the hit 1990s series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, is joining the growing chorus of critics who are pushing back against James Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot.
Johnny Depp isn’t holding back about how he really felt when Warner Bros. asked him to step down from the Fantastic Beasts franchise in 2020. In a new interview with The Telegraph, the actor revealed his blunt, visceral reaction.
Pedro Pascal once again used a major Hollywood platform to promote gender-related political activism—this time at the Berlin premiere of Fantastic Four: First Steps, Marvel Studios’ next high-stakes attempt to reboot a struggling franchise.
In a newly published GQ cover story on actor David Corenswet, Superman director James Gunn revealed details about their on-set relationship. The most attention-grabbing moment comes when Gunn admits that during filming, he occasionally told Corenswet to “shut the f*** up” — and proudly states that the actor “does not take that personally.”
Twelve years ago, Man of Steel kicked off what would eventually become the Snyderverse with a respectable $128.7 million domestic box office opening weekend for a Superman film. Now, projections for James Gunn’s rebooted Superman suggest it may not even reach that benchmark—despite having every modern advantage in its corner.
Charlize Theron is sounding the alarm on what she sees as an unfair playing field for female action movies. In a recent interview with The New York Times, the Oscar-winning actress claimed that Hollywood gives male stars more chances to succeed in the action genre—even after they fail.
Just hours after film critic and YouTube host Grace Randolph declared James Gunn’s Superman the “BEST Superman movie to date,” her exact words began ricocheting across X from a slew of accounts parroting identical praise. And when we say identical, we mean identical.
In Marvel’s latest attempt to salvage interest in Ironheart, the long-delayed Disney+ series centered on Riri Williams, the studio has rolled out the nuclear option: Robert Downey Jr yet again. In his latest promotional sit-down with Dominique Thorne — the actress behind the titular character — RDJ is on-hand to give his take on the first three episodes of Ironheart while acting as an emotional bridge between Tony Stark and Riri Williams.
I haaaaaated this movie. I hated it with a deep, gnawing frustration. Because for the third time in my life, a director has rebooted Superman—and for the third time, they failed.
According to longtime YouTuber and pop culture commentator Nerdrotic, Marvel insiders are calling Ironheart “the worst thing they have ever made”—and the evidence backing that claim keeps piling up.