Walt Disney World is asking Annual Passholders to pay more for admission while removing a small perk that helped soften the cost of visiting.
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M. Night Shyamalan Teams With Mattel for Magic 8 Ball TV Series — Yes, Really…
How’s this for a shocking twist? M. Night Shyamalan has partnered with Mattel Studios to produce a Magic 8 Ball TV show. In a post on Instagram, the director shared a picture of the cover page for a pilot script written by Brad Falchuk with the caption, “Been working on this for a couple years… Who’s in?”
That Park Place and Geeks + Gamers Are Combining
That Park Place is proud to announce on Geeks + Gamers that we are joining forces to bring you even more news and coverage, with a heavy dose of 199 thrown in.
Snoop Dogg Partners With GLAAD on PRIDE-Centric Song for Kids After Railing Against Same-Sex Parents in Lightyear — “Spreading Love and Respect…is What Real Gangstas Do”
Snoop Dogg’s latest move is raising eyebrows across the entertainment world. Only weeks after his candid criticism of Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear for depicting same-sex parents, Snoop Dogg has joined forces with GLAAD to promote PRIDE-centric content through his animated children’s show Doggyland.
Disney Drops DEI in Favor of “Belonging”: Employees to Join “Global Belonging Week” Starting Monday
The Walt Disney Company appears ready to drop “Diversity Equity and Inclusion” in favor of “belonging.” After a tumultuous upheaval at the House of Mouse following the last presidential election, in which controversial programs like “Reimagine Tomorrow” were purged from the entertainment juggernaut, Disney is retooling employee outreach next week with a program all about “belonging” rather than DEI.
Superman Streaming Ratings Worse Than Captain America and Black Adam in First 3 Days But Outpaces Competition in Daily Average Viewership
If you listen to the Hollywood access media this week, you’d think Superman has taken flight in streaming ratings. Headlines are praising its debut on HBO Max, highlighting how the reboot soared to #4 on Nielsen’s Top 10 Movies chart during its first three days of release.
Netflix’s Countess of Monte Cristo Turns a Literary Legend Into Another Female Empowerment Experiment
Netflix has found its next modern audience “reinterpretation,” and this time it’s taking aim at one of the most famous revenge stories ever written. The streaming service has green-lit The Countess of Monte Cristo—a re-imagined version of Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo that replaces the novel’s male lead with a woman and reframes the narrative as a tale of female empowerment.
UK Lawyers for Israel Warn Hollywood Studios Like Netflix, Disney, and Amazon That Film Boycott Could Breach Equality Act
U.K. Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has issued a legal warning to the U.K. branches of Netflix, Disney, Amazon Studios, Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery that they may be in violation of the U.K.’s Equality Act. However, it’s not the actions of the CEOs that sparked the notice. Rather, it’s the talent.
BlueSky Melts Down Over Keira Knightley’s Call for Respect After J.K. Rowling Question
BlueSky, the platform often marketed as a “friendlier” alternative to X, is currently melting down in a rage. Users there have spent the past several days unleashing a torrent of abuse toward actress Keira Knightley — not because she said anything hateful or controversial, but because she dared to suggest that people with different opinions should learn to live together.
Yes, really.
KPop Demonhunters Creator Is Already Saying ‘No’ to a Live Action Remake
The creators behind KPop Demon Hunters have publicly rejected the idea of a live‑action remake, citing the story’s tone, visual flexibility, and pacing as better suited to animation. Co‑directors and writers Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans addressed the matter in recent interviews.
Joy Behar Claims Republicans Are “Scared” to Appear on The View — Riley Gaines and Donald Trump Jr. Fire Back
On this week’s episode of The View, co-host Joy Behar once again took aim at Republicans — this time accusing them of being too afraid to face the show’s panel.
Universal Orlando Testing Individual Express Passes Reminiscent of Disney’s Controversial Lightning Lane
In what may be an effort to compete directly with Disney’s “Individual Lightning Lane” offerings, Universal Orlando Resort is currently testing individual Express Pass options on two attractions: Skull Island: Reign of Kong at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Florida.
One Battle After Another Box Office: DiCaprio’s “Antifa Rallying Cry” Set to Lose $100 Million
Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After Another was supposed to be a prestige box office hit — a bold new political thriller from Paul Thomas Anderson.
Instead, it’s collapsing.