Ryan Reynolds made a rare, measured comment about his wife Blake Lively as she navigates an ongoing legal battle. The dispute between Lively and director Justin Baldoni has intensified since it began last December. As more details have emerged, Reynolds’ connection to the situation has become increasingly visible, raising the stakes for both of their public reputations.
Disney just delivered the kind of holiday-season thunderclap that studio executives dream about. After only two weekends in theaters, the Zootopia 2 box office total has rocketed to $915.8 million worldwide, placing the animated sequel within striking distance of the coveted $1 billion milestone far earlier than analysts expected. If current trends hold, the billion mark could fall within days, making Zootopia 2 one of the fastest animated titles in modern history to reach that benchmark.
President Trump has weighed in on the biggest entertainment deal in years—and his comments are already sending shockwaves through Wall Street, Washington, and Hollywood. Speaking on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors, the president confirmed his meeting with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and said the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. “will have to go through a process.” It’s the first major indication that the administration may not give Netflix an easy path toward swallowing one of the oldest studios in the world.
Frozen Ever After, the boat‑ride attraction at Epcot in Walt Disney World, will temporarily close beginning January 26, 2026 for a planned refurbishment. The ride is scheduled to reopen in February 2026.
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.
Actor Jason Bateman, who voices Nick Wilde in the Zootopia films, recently appeared to learn — for the first time — that his character features in Better Zoogether, a new theme-park show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The show debuted in early November 2025.
The Huntr/X trio, and Sony Animation, are at it again. With a sequel set for 2029 still years away, a new KPop Demon Hunters short has been revealed. According to a listing by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), a new animated short titled Debut: A KPop Demon Hunters Story has been rated PG, suggesting that it may be released soon.
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.
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.
In a plot twist worthy of a Hollywood thriller, the high-stakes battle for Warner Bros. Discovery has exploded into open conflict. What was supposed to be a tight but orderly auction has now turned into a full-blown corporate war — and according to sources cited in the New York Post, the team behind Paramount Skydance is furious over Warner’s decision to sell to Netflix.
The long-discussed transition of Warner Bros. Discovery into two separate companies — and the sale of its studio and streaming division to Netflix — moved one step closer to reality this afternoon. During a global Warner Bros. Town Hall, executives walked employees through why the company chose to sell to Netflix, what comes next, and how the media landscape arrived at a moment no one would have believed possible even two years ago.
Netflix has spent the past week insisting that nothing will change for Warner Bros. films once the acquisition goes through — but comments on a recent investor call raise a new red flag. And it’s a big one. In fact, it touches directly on the top fear critics have repeatedly raised: WB theatrical windows under Netflix may become shorter, faster, and far less traditional.
Netflix’s first-glance victory in the Warner Bros. Discovery auction is not just a colossal entertainment deal, it’s also a supposed, decisive defeat for the Ellison family’s ambitions to take control of CNN. Ultimately, the Netflix acquisition of WBD (not yet final and with major hurdles to go), may be a giant political battle over the future of entertainment.