In a recent interview with The New York Times, controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said that he is “pro stealing.” While it was not a direct call to engage in petty theft, Piker’s framing suggests that doing so can be viewed as a symbolic act of pushing back against corporate power.
The upcoming Harry Potter television reboot at HBO is already facing intense scrutiny, and the series has yet to air a single episode. A new casting rumor suggests the studio may be considering a highly controversial idea: a female Voldemort.
Call it an unintended consequence of Disney fandom. According to CNN, Chinese e-commerce platforms have seen increasing interest — and prices — for the highly venomous blue Indonesian pit viper following the release of Zootopia 2. Gary De’Snake, a new character voiced by Ke Huy Quan, has become a worldwide phenomenon. Apparently it’s not just Gary merch that Chinese fans want to bring home.
For the first time in its 40-year history, Back to the Future is now firmly under the Disney streaming umbrella — a development that would have sounded unthinkable for decades. The landmark science-fiction trilogy, long associated with Universal Pictures and carefully guarded by its original creators, has officially landed on Disney+ through a new licensing agreement.
Marvel Studios has begun rolling out character-focused teasers for Avengers: Doomsday, a movie that absolutely must succeed at the box office after a string of uneven Marvel performances. One of the most recent trailers, now circulating after a theatrical leak, prominently features the Fantastic Four—or at least part of them. Notably absent from the latest Avengers: Doomsday trailer, however, is Pedro Pascal.
According to Variety, Barry Keoghan is expected to return as the Joker in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II. The character was teased at the end of 2022’s The Batman — Keoghan was only credited as “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” — though Reeves later confirmed the character’s identity.
If you ever wanted a case study in audience denial, look no further than the growing belief among some Stranger Things fans that the series didn’t actually end and there’s a new secret ending coming — because surely the creators couldn’t have meant that to be the real finale.
Is Kathleen Kennedy already out at Lucasfilm? A source for That Park Place says she’s essentially just a figurehead with a meaningless title at this point. And maybe we’re all just waiting for official confirmation she’s moved on when the timing is right for her… and Disney?
According to Matt McGloin of Cosmic Book News, James Gunn may soon step down as co-CEO of DC Studios. That possibility casts into doubt the future of the DC Universe (DCU), which Gunn has been leading since parent studio Warner Bros. shuttered the previous DC Expanded Universe (DCEU).
The X-Men trailer for Avengers: Doomsday was officially released Tuesday morning. Like the other teases we’ve seen for the upcoming epic, it leans heavily into the one thing the original Avengers films could not — nostalgia.
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida has introduced a summer vacation package promotion that offers free additional hotel nights and theme park days for certain bookings. The offer is part of a suite of seasonal deals designed for travel in 2026.
Kathleen Kennedy is on her way out at Lucasfilm and Dave Filoni could take the top spot if a major Hollywood news source is to be believed. This song and dance has been sung by the media many…many times before, but this time there appears to be some validity to the rumor.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has found a new milestone in celebrity self-importance: comparing a brief six-day television suspension to a “near-death experience.”