Canyon of the Dead, a feature film being marketed at the European Film Market, will feature a posthumous performance from Val Kilmer completed through the use of AI. The historical drama started filming before Kilmer’s death in 2025, and he was reportedly on location for some of the production.
Despite speculation online, Discord has not announced any pause or cancellation of global age verification beginning early in March 2026. If the changes go into effect as planned, all users will receive teen-by-default settings, and those seeking access to age-restricted spaces may be prompted to verify their age. The confusion likely stems from reports that the messaging service has ended its partnership with Persona, a third-party identity verification company.
The creative team behind the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again is gearing up for the release of season two next month. In an admission that may build some credibility with fans, showrunner Dario Scardapane said he feels that season one came out as a “cobbled-together Frankenstein.”
The Xbox gaming community was surprised Friday evening by a shakeup in the company’s corporate structure. Both Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox President Sarah Bond confirmed they were stepping down from their respective positions—a move that raised questions about the future of Microsoft’s gaming division. Now, days before stepping into her new role as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, the online profile of Asha Sharma is causing industry watchers some concern.
In a strongly worded Truth Social post Saturday, President Trump advised Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice. Attached to his post was a screenshot from Laura Loomer’s X account, where the conservative commentator responded to comments Rice had made on the Stay Tuned with Preet podcast.
During Black History Month, Disney Jr.’s preschool series Hey A.J.! introduced a new superhero character named Captain Durag, prompting debate online over the character’s design and cultural symbolism. Now the character is drawing criticism from some commentators who call it “extremely disrespectful.”
With the sheer volume of new content hitting streaming platforms each week, most shows disappear almost as quickly as they arrive. Ironically, The Savant, a limited series produced for Apple TV+, remains unseen — yet very much present in the cultural conversation. Rolling Stone has particularly highlighted the show’s delay, suggesting the outlet is eager for its release.
Weeks after his divisive Super Bowl halftime show—which Nielsen data shows continued a decline in viewership—Bad Bunny is back in the news. Deadline reports that the singer has been cast in his first leading film role. Titled Porto Rico, it will be the feature directorial debut of rapper René “Residente” Pérez Joglar.
For years, Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary struggled to finance traditional films. Then he added two letters to his pitch: AI. In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Roger Avary, the co-writer of Pulp Fiction, shared his experience. He explained that it seems like it’s almost impossible to “get stuff made” through the traditional channels after writing a script and figuring out the budget. “Then I built a technology company over the last year,” Avary said, “basically making AI movies and all of a sudden—boom like that—money gets thrown at it.”
Following on its January announcement that it would add vertical videos to Disney+, the company has released the first two episodes of Locker Diaries. The micro-dramas are framed as though the audience is looking out from inside a school locker. While the first two episodes feature characters from Zombies, the series will expand to stories with characters from Descendants and Phineas & Ferb.
Margot Robbie says she makes films for ticket buyers, not critics. “I consider audience always,” she said. “I’ve never, ever been on set and thought, ‘What are the critics going to think of this?’” That philosophy now faces an early test. Weekend box office results for her latest film, “Wuthering Heights”—which Robbie both starred in and produced—will tell the full story.
The upcoming fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano is the dream match many MMA fans never thought would become reality. However, not everyone is pleased. In a post on X, rival fighter Cris Cyborg called out Rousey over comments she made last year about retiring. For fans, the Carano bout represents a long-awaited spectacle, but for critics, it revives the one fight that never happened.