Kanye West took out a full-page ad in the January 26, 2026 edition of The Wall Street Journal to issue an apology. Addressing it to “Those I’ve hurt,” the rapper attempted to explain the disturbing behavior and antisemitic rants that dominated the headlines last year and outline what he says comes next.
Star Wars fans who were anticipating a standalone Rey movie may have a long wait. In an interview with USA Today promoting her new zombie film, We Bury the Dead, Daisy Ridley suggested that a return to the galaxy far, far away may not be on her immediate schedule. When asked if fans could expect any news this year, Ridley said, “I don’t know about 2026,” adding, “In the future sometime, yeah.”
The possibility of Avengers: Secret Wars being split into two films appears increasingly likely. It’s a rumor that’s been circulating since May 2025, when sources told WDW Pro that the Russo Brothers and Marvel want to make Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars into a trilogy. At the time, Pro questioned if there were growing concerns at Marvel about the introduction of Doctor Doom and the overall health of the franchise.
Acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes may have just let slip one of the biggest casting announcements of the year. Fiennes was recently asked at a red carpet event who he thought should succeed him in the role of Harry Potter’s arch-nemesis in the upcoming HBO TV series. To the surprise of many, Fiennes appeared to reply with certainty that Cillian Murphy had been cast as Voldemort.
Disney CEO Bob Iger took to Instagram on Sunday to share a pair of photos that he clearly hopes will be for the history books. Both images show Iger from a distance, first on a beach and then at sunset against a backdrop of sand and power lines, as he strolls through the future site of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
The Sundance Film Festival was envisioned as a place to champion new voices in cinema and celebrate non-studio films. This year, it’s become just another platform for established Hollywood celebrities—many of whom haven’t drawn broad public attention in years—to rail against ICE and the Trump administration.
A small vocal segment of the fandom is calling for a Star Wars Celebration boycott. The 2027 event is being organized by ReedPop, a subsidiary of RELX. The protesters argue that since RELX holds government contracts that work directly with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Star Wars community is being “used as a shield for corporate complicity in state violence.”
Among the many notable absences during last spring’s Doomsday chair stream was Chris Pratt. In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor said that he’d be happy to come back to the MCU as Star-Lord and has even made a pitch to Marvel. “I personally have a really strong vision of what I would want him to do,” Pratt said. “And I think it’s f***ing great.”
The ending of HBO’s Game of Thrones proved to be one of the most controversial events in television history. Based on the in-progress series of novels by George R.R. Martin, the show eventually outpaced the source material. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss reportedly worked from Martin’s outlines when writing the finale, but many fans—and Martin himself—have been outspoken about their dissatisfaction. Martin recently reaffirmed that the book ending will be different from the TV series.
Beloved ’90s stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting for Kenan and Kel Meet Frankenstein, a new horror-comedy feature film that will likely lean heavily on nostalgia. They most recently worked together in 2023’s Good Burger 2, a sequel to their 1997 cult classic, which itself was based on their sketches from Nickelodeon’s All That. With Frankenstein, however, Kenan and Kel are reimagining a Golden Age hit from 1948.
File it under the category of “What Could Have Been.” According to Pirates & Princesses (citing The Wrap), acclaimed animator Genndy Tartakovsky turned down a leadership role at Lucasfilm—presented by George Lucas himself. His decision paved the way for Dave Filoni to take creative control of a galaxy far, far away. Now, fans are wondering how Star Wars would look if Tartakovsky had accepted the offer.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its full list of Oscar nominations Thursday morning. While most of the Oscar nominees are unsurprising, some of the snubs are noteworthy.