We probably won’t be seeing Elizabeth Olsen in any Netflix-exclusive movies, as the actress recently told InStyle magazine that if a movie isn’t getting a theatrical release, she’ll pass on it.
“If a movie is made independently and only sells to a streamer, then fine. But I don’t want to make something where that’s the end-all,” she said.
Fans can now add another title to the long list of Star Wars projects that failed to launch. In an interview with the Associated Press, Adam Driver, who played Kylo Ren (later revealed to be Ben Solo) in the Star Wars sequels that started with The Force Awakens, said he and director Steven Soderbergh spent two years independently developing a Star Wars movie called The Hunt for Ben Solo before presenting it to Lucasfilm and Disney executives.
Perhaps the world just wasn’t ready for CNN+. That video streaming service, which launched in 2022, featured original content from the more distinguished CNN personalities, and was gone after one month. Now, according to Deadline, the cable news network is trying again this October 28th with CNN All Access.
In an interview on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, director Andy Muschietti reflected on the poor reception to 2023’s The Flash, his DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movie and, unsurprisingly, blamed the fans and internet hate.
Netflix is ramping up promotion for the long-awaited fifth and final season of Stranger Things, set to premiere this Thanksgiving after a three-year hiatus. The streamer doubtlessly hopes that the online discourse will center around fan theories and building anticipation for the return to Hawkins, Indiana. However, a recent interview in Time magazine with star Noah Schnapp, which examines how the media’s long-standing focus on his sexuality has affected him, threatens to pull the focus into the Upside Down.
How’s this for a shocking twist? M. Night Shyamalan has partnered with Mattel Studios to produce a Magic 8 Ball TV show. In a post on Instagram, the director shared a picture of the cover page for a pilot script written by Brad Falchuk with the caption, “Been working on this for a couple years… Who’s in?”
U.K. Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has issued a legal warning to the U.K. branches of Netflix, Disney, Amazon Studios, Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery that they may be in violation of the U.K.’s Equality Act. However, it’s not the actions of the CEOs that sparked the notice. Rather, it’s the talent.
Supergirl screenwriter Ana Nogueira recently told Variety that she doesn’t understand past iterations of the character — especially those that emphasized optimism. “I can’t get my head around the version of the character that is so sunny,” she told the outlet.
After it was announced that CBS was pulling the plug on The Late Show, there was much speculation regarding what was next for host Stephen Colbert. Would he go to another network? Start a podcast? Run for office? Now we know, and it’s nothing that anyone was expecting.
Comcast may not be the largest multichannel video provider for much longer. Unlike many titans of old, like Sears or Blockbuster Video, the threat to its dominance doesn’t stem from resisting new technology. Nor does it stem from taking political or social stances that many Americans find offensive. Instead, it seems viewers simply want something else, and that something is YouTube TV.
Darkseid, one of DC Comics’ most enduring villains, is getting a reintroduction. After the character was cut from Joss Whedon’s Justice League and then given a prominent role in Zack Snyder’s Justice League (where he was voiced by Ray Porter), Darkseid is coming back in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Animation’s Mister Miracle.
The Golden Globes have followed through on their promise to introduce a category for Best Podcast of the Year. Penske Media Corporation-owned data firm Luminate (which also owns the Golden Globes, Deadline, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and other media trades) determined the top 25 podcasts eligible for the new category.