While gamers wait for Grand Theft Auto VI to open for pre-orders, they now have some idea of how much the game may cost. For months, online speculation has suggested that the latest entry in the iconic franchise could exceed $100. However, in an interview with The Game Business, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive (parent company of Rockstar Games), indicated a more conventional price range for GTA VI of $70–$80.
Amazon is at it again—just days after canceling the much maligned Wheel of Time, the company is trying to convince the world that The Rings of Power is still worth its weight in mithril. After burning through more than $1 billion and facing a mountain of critical and audience indifference, the company has now decided the best way to salvage their beleaguered Tolkien spin-off… is to bring The Rings of Power to syndication.
The wizarding world has found its new stars. HBO has officially announced the three young actors who will step into the roles of the core trio, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley for its upcoming Harry Potter television series.
Rotten Tomatoes is highlighting The Last of Us Season 2 as a critical success, announcing this week on X that the show is “Certified Fresh” with a 94% rating on the Tomatometer based on 238 critic reviews. However, noticeably absent from the post is any mention of the show’s significantly lower audience score—currently sitting at 39%.
Both Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning contributed to the biggest Memorial Day weekend in box office history.
Movie theaters across the country surged with foot traffic as Disney’s Lilo & Stitch and Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning powered an explosive $322 million box office total across all titles—a new high for the holiday frame.
Hollywood isn’t just changing—it’s culturally recalibrating. Behind the glitz and glamor of red carpets and studio premieres, a new wave is sweeping through the entertainment industry. It’s not driven by flashy CGI or prestige Oscar bait, but by something far simpler: traditional values. Welcome to the rise of Conservative Hollywood—an evolving entertainment landscape where stay-at-home moms, cowboy hats, and Bible-quoting reality shows are no longer punchlines but primetime.
Former ESPN host Jemele Hill publicly criticized Disney CEO Bob Iger over the weekend, speaking out against reports that he and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic asked The View hosts to cut back on political rhetoric—particularly segments targeting President Donald Trump. Hill, who previously worked under Iger during her controversial ESPN tenure, didn’t hold back.
I dunno about you folks, but I’m into language, words, and meaning. And THAT means that I get constantly po’d about how words are either abused or over-used or just plain stupidly employed online, in particular in YouTube videos.
Alix Wilton Regan, best known for voicing the Female Inquisitor in Dragon Age: Inquisition and returning in Veilguard, has weighed in on the fallout surrounding the title’s lukewarm performance. Speaking to IGN, Regan said she was “absolutely devastated” by the reception and claimed the Dragon Age: The Veilguard backlash was driven by people who just wanted to see BioWare fail.
As the nation pauses to honor its fallen defenders this Memorial Day, we at That Park Place want to take a moment to reflect—not only on the sacrifices made by those who served, but on the stories we tell about them, and what it means when those stories begin to fade.
One of the most recognizable names in preschool entertainment is jumping platforms—but not because it’s still on top. CoComelon, once considered untouchable in the world of animated children’s content, is leaving Netflix and heading to Disney. The move to Disney+ will take effect in January 2027, just months before the scheduled release of a Universal-backed CoComelon movie.
The ripple effects of the $8 billion Six Flags Cedar Fair merger have officially reached Southern California, with Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain losing their longtime presidents in a dramatic reshaping of leadership across the company’s 27 amusement parks.
We’ve seen a lot of talk about AI and the effect it will have on entertainment in general and actors in particular. We hear about, for just one of many examples, James Earl Jones and his family making the deal to AI his voice resulting in some more-than-interesting stuff going on in Fortnite if you ask the right (or is it wrong?) questions. And we’ve seen the SAG/AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Actors as they once were and merged) efforts to enforce their contracts get represented as affecting those bigshot players and their deals.