Hayden Christensen is accustomed to being recognized as Anakin Skywalker. Being recognized by a stranger stealing his belongings inside his own home, however, was something else entirely.
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Feminists and Female Athletes Slam Sydney Sweeney’s New Sports Betting Ad
Sydney Sweeney is once again at the center of an advertising controversy.
Blizzard Just Saved Xbox: World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm Are Likely Coming to Consoles
Xbox was supposed to be out for the count. Sony and Nintendo were supposed to be dominating. That was the betting odds just a few months ago, but Sony's disastrous PR surrounding physical media means Microsoft has a chance to get back in the race. And after what we...
Rob Bonta’s Paramount Fight Could Backfire Spectacularly as California Risks 58,000 Jobs, $21 Billion Annually
Paramount Skydance has threatened to pull its operations out of California amid an ongoing legal battle over its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and a leaked economic report suggests the consequences for the state could be catastrophic....
‘Ghostbusters (2016)’ Director Plans ‘Italian Job’ Reboot at Paramount
The long-awaited sequel to 2003’s The Italian Job may finally be getting the green light. But news of who Paramount is eyeing to direct may have some otherwise excited fans pumping the brakes.
Kevin Sorbo Claims Netflix Executives Admitted They Don’t Understand Why Audiences Want Faith-Based Movies
Kevin Sorbo claims Netflix executives once acknowledged there was an audience for his faith-based movies while admitting they could not understand why anyone wanted to watch them.
Nintendo’s Zelda 40th Anniversary Stream Doubled PlayStation’s State of Play Viewership
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct attracted more than twice as many peak viewers as Sony’s September State of Play, according to figures reported by GamesRadar.
Star Wars is Coming to IMAX With A New Hope and Starfighter
If the entertainment industry took anything away from the success of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, it is that IMAX matters. Premium-priced screenings were likely a major factor in helping propel the historical epic past $1.6 billion worldwide. Now, Disney and Lucasfilm are hoping IMAX can send Star Wars into hyperdrive. On Tuesday, they announced that the original 1977 Star Wars, later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, will be released in IMAX for the first time as part of the film’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Magic of Disney Animation Soft Opening Begins
The Magic of Disney Animation has begun a soft opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios ahead of its scheduled September 14 opening. Guests entered the new animation-focused attraction on Friday, September 11, three days before its official opening date. The new...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Inherited a Disaster — $23 Billion Business Has Just 3% Profit Margin as Game Pass Misses Projections
Xbox is a $23 billion-a-year gaming business backed by one of the richest corporations on Earth. It's also apparently making shockingly little money. A revealing new report from The Wall Street Journal paints a brutal picture of the Xbox operation inherited by new CEO...
Sunny Hostin Says AI Will Beat Hollywood’s ‘Gatekeeping’ of Black and Brown Stories After Licensing Her Own Likeness to AI Company
Sunny Hostin has found an interesting solution to what she claims is Hollywood’s refusal to embrace Black and Brown creative content: artificial intelligence (AI). The View co-host defended the new technology during Friday’s episode of the ABC talk show, arguing that...
‘Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Accuses ‘Harry Potter’ Fans of “Supporting My Eradication”
The Matrix co-director Lilly Wachowski has declared that anyone who continues supporting Harry Potter is helping fund “trans gen*cide,” prompting a blistering response from J.K. Rowling’s representative, who called the allegations “fabricated” and unsupported by...
Astra Created a 120 FPS Version of Super Smash Bros. Melee for Mac OS in 6 Hours
It took developers more than six years to fully decompile Super Smash Bros. Melee. It apparently took OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence model just six hours to turn that work into a native Mac OS version running at 120 frames per second.