The mood inside CNN has reportedly become “like a funeral” after Paramount cleared the final legal obstacle to its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Disney World Makes No Mention of Cinderella Castle Re-Painting or Carousel of Progress Walt Animatronic in 2026 Calendar
Disney World published its 2026 calendar, but a few noticeable plans are absent from the line-up.
At the moment, the 2026 full-year calendar for Walt Disney World Resort does not include any reference to the repainting of Cinderella Castle or the planned animatronic update at Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress.
Disney World Updates Holiday Entertainment Schedule for Christmas Week
Walt Disney World Resort has updated its entertainment schedule for the final week of the 2025 Christmas season. The parks added additional parade and show times for Christmas guests.
WGA Trashes Disney OpenAI Deal — Accuses Company of Theft
Disney recently announced a sweeping new partnership with OpenAI, and it’s already igniting major backlash from Hollywood labor groups, with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) accusing the entertainment giant of effectively endorsing the theft of their creative work.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Dominates the Game Awards With Historic Game of the Year Win
The 2025 Game Awards delivered a decisive and historic result Thursday night as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 emerged as the industry’s clear standout, claiming Game of the Year and cementing one of the most dominant performances the event has ever seen.
Disney’s AI Deal with OpenAI May Force Google and Elon Musk to Take their Legal Case to the Supreme Court
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have entered into a licensing partnership for generative artificial intelligence with Disney characters. The legalities of such a deal are likely to impact the future of entertainment forever.
EDITORIAL: Holiday Memories Are About The WHO, NOT the Where, When, or Whats
Tis the season to be jingling and all that fa-la-la-la-lah-ing is in there somewhere, too. We all treasure these times of family, feasting, ending one year and renewing the promise of the next new one, and no matter our particular faith, creed, or traditions, it is a good bet that more family photos are taken, more recipes exchanged, more laughter heard and more loving embraces enjoyed now that at any other time of the year.
The Rock Scores First Golden Globes Nomination for The Smashing Machine
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has received his first Golden Globes nomination. The wrestler-turned-actor, long known for bombastic action movies, had been looking to pivot into more serious roles for some time. Now, Johnson finds himself sharing the Best Actor category with some of Hollywood’s biggest talents.
Disney Accuses Google of “Massive” AI Copyright Abuse
Disney has ignited one of the most explosive entertainment-tech fights of the year, accusing Google of using artificial intelligence (AI) to unlawfully copy and distribute Disney characters on a “massive scale.”
Trump Signals He’ll Oppose Any Warner Bros. Deal That Doesn’t Remove Current CNN Leadership
President Trump has now placed himself squarely in the center of the escalating battle for Warner Bros., telling business leaders at the White House that any acquisition of the company must include a change in ownership at CNN. His remarks introduce a significant new political variable into the ongoing bidding war between Netflix and Paramount Skydance.
Disney OpenAI Deal Stuns Hollywood: $1 Billion Investment, Sora Licensing, and a New Era of Fan-Created Disney Content
At a time in which everyone has an opinion on the future of AI in entertainment, Hollywood just watched a seismic shift shake the landscape. The newly announced Disney Open AI partnership marks one of the most ambitious moves by The Walt Disney Company in years — a step that blends corporate strategy, streaming ambitions, and next-generation technology into a single blockbuster agreement.
Amanda Seyfried Refuses to Apologize for Blasting Charlie Kirk After His Death: “I’m Free to Have an Opinion”
Hollywood’s tendency to moralize has taken another spotlight turn—this time involving actress Amanda Seyfried and her comments about the late Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. The controversy has resurfaced during her press tour for The Testament of Ann Lee, where Seyfried doubled down on remarks she made earlier this year following the conservative activist’s tragic death.
The 2025 Domestic Box Office Is a Huge Disappointment – Why It’s Unlikely to Match an Awful 2024
Things are not looking good at the North American box office for 2025. In fact, it’s downright catastrophic.