The creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender are defending one of their franchise's most divisive characters, but their latest explanation for why audiences dislike The Legend of Korra is raising questions about whether legitimate criticism of storytelling is being...
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel once again became visibly emotional on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, breaking down in tears during a monologue addressing the killing of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation involving federal agents...
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy viewership briefly clawed its way back into the Paramount+ Top 10 following the release of Episode 3—but the moment was fleeting, and the drop-off was immediate. According to daily platform tracking, Starfleet Academy reached #9 on...
Disney CEO Bob Iger took to Instagram on Sunday to share a pair of photos that he clearly hopes will be for the history books. Both images show Iger from a distance, first on a beach and then at sunset against a backdrop of sand and power lines, as he strolls through the future site of Disneyland Abu Dhabi.
The internet did what it always does this week: it ran headfirst into a viral moment without stopping to ask how the thing actually happened. After Sydney Sweeney appeared in footage hanging bras on the Hollywood Sign as part of a lingerie promotion, headlines quickly...
The Sundance Film Festival was envisioned as a place to champion new voices in cinema and celebrate non-studio films. This year, it’s become just another platform for established Hollywood celebrities—many of whom haven’t drawn broad public attention in years—to rail against ICE and the Trump administration.
The Avatar box office story is taking an unusual turn as a segment of the franchise’s most dedicated fans begin openly encouraging repeat theatrical viewings of Avatar: Fire and Ash in an effort to boost its global total. After five weekends in theaters, Fire and Ash...
Rose Tico actress Kelly Marie Tran is weighing in on the Kathleen Kennedy departure from Lucasfilm — and in doing so, she appears to frame the longtime executive’s exit less as a business or creative shift and more as a symbolic loss tied to identity and longevity....
A small vocal segment of the fandom is calling for a Star Wars Celebration boycott. The 2027 event is being organized by ReedPop, a subsidiary of RELX. The protesters argue that since RELX holds government contracts that work directly with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Star Wars community is being “used as a shield for corporate complicity in state violence.”
Veteran Star Trek actor Robert Picardo is once again pushing back against Star Trek fans and their criticism aimed at Starfleet Academy. This time, he's directly targeting longtime viewers frustrated with canon changes, tonal shifts, and what many see as a growing...
The narrative surrounding Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande being snubbed by The Oscars flipped dramatically after a new explosive rumor out of News Nation made the rounds this week. After early momentum, Golden Globe recognition, and months of awards chatter...
The newly released Masters of the Universe trailer quietly but decisively outperformed the trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu on YouTube—and not by a narrow margin. Within just two days of release, the Masters of the Universe trailer surged past 16...
Among the many notable absences during last spring’s Doomsday chair stream was Chris Pratt. In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor said that he’d be happy to come back to the MCU as Star-Lord and has even made a pitch to Marvel. “I personally have a really strong vision of what I would want him to do,” Pratt said. “And I think it’s f***ing great.”