Four years after settling her lawsuit with Disney, Scarlett Johansson is looking back on the experience.
Trevor Denning
Trevor Denning’s work has appeared in The Banner, Upstream Reviews, and The Daily Caller, while his fiction is included in several anthologies from independent presses. A graduate of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Mich., he currently resides in the palm of Michigan’s mitten. Most days you’ll find him at home, working out in his basement gym, cooking, and doting on his cat. You can follow him on X, Criticless, and YouTube at @BookstorThor
Saudi Arabia EA Takeover Sparks Fears Over Creative Direction and Inclusion
If there were any remaining doubts that the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) was looking to make inroads into global entertainment, they have been effectively removed. New details of the $55 billion private buyout of the video game company Electronic Arts (EA) first announced in September reveal that Saudi Arabia will own 93.4% of EA.
Stranger Things Season 5 Shatters Netflix Records With 59.6 Million Views in Five Days
After three years of waiting, fans of Stranger Things returned to Hawkins in record numbers. Season five debuted on November 26th, and in its first five days accumulated 59.6 million views worldwide. That’s not just impressive — it’s record-breaking.
RUMOR: Studios Plan Massive Trailers to Drop Ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash
If Avatar: Fire and Ash is as big a box office success as anticipated, the film’s release is a prime opportunity for studios to debut some major trailers. There are several 2026 tentpole releases of which filmgoers have yet to see anything more than some production photos.
Trump White House Fires Back After Sabrina Carpenter Condemns ICE Montage
On Tuesday, pop star Sabrina Carpenter scolded the White House for using her song “Juno” in a video montage of ICE arrests.
James Cameron Slams AI-Generated Actors as “Horrifying” While Serving on Board of AI Company
While doing press for his upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash, filmmaker James Cameron spoke out against generative AI. “They can make up an actor. They can make up a performance from scratch with a text prompt,” the director said on CBS Sunday Morning. “That’s horrifying to me.”
Grummz Drops New Ghost of Yotei Sales Leak—and It’s Not Good News for Sony
According to Mark Kern, the former Blizzard developer known as Grummz on X, Ghost of Yotei, the highly anticipated sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, still hasn’t caught up to its predecessor. In fact, the gap between the two is getting worse. And Kern has been right before.
Macaulay Culkin Has a Heartfelt Pitch for a ‘Home Alone’ Sequel
What’s one more legacy sequel? Macaulay Culkin, who famously played Kevin McCallister in the first two Home Alone movies, says he “wouldn’t be completely allergic” to returning for a third true Home Alone sequel (we’ll pretend the others never happened).
Sadie Sink Stays Silent as Speculation Swirls Around Her Spider-Man Role
The mystery surrounding who Sadie Sink is playing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to grow.
In a sit-down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss Stranger Things season 5, the young actress said that she knows how to keep a secret.
Fired Sucker Punch Dev Drew Harrison Says Harassment Campaign, Not Tasteless Charlie Kirk Joke, Cost Her the Job
Draw Harrison, the Sucker Punch developer fired for comments made after the murder of Charlie Kirk, is speaking out. In the two months since her firing, Harrison has had time to reflect on what caused Sucker Punch to let her go from her dream job. Now, in an interview with gaming journalist Alyssa Mercante, she says Sucker Punch fired her because of a harassment campaign led by what Mercante calls “the seething online mass of the American alt-right.”
Kathleen Kennedy Told Shawn Levy to Avoid Legacy Star Wars Characters in Starfighter
According to hints from director Shawn Levy, his upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter will be unlike anything fans have seen before. Levy is clear that the “do something new” mandate isn’t something he demanded before coming on board, but is an instruction coming from Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy to avoid legacy Star Wars characters.
Simu Liu Says Asian Actors Now Seen as “Risky” by Studios as Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, & Others Score Huge Roles in Hollywood Blockbusters
Actor Simu Liu lashed out at the film industry Sunday night. Using his Threads account, the star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi wrote, “Put some Asians in literally anything right now.” He followed that with a claim that Asian representation on screen is backsliding, which he finds “appalling.”