Set in 1990s Philippines, Forgotten Island tells the story of two lifelong best friends, the goofy rascal Jo (H.E.R.) and the straight-laced overachiever Raissa (Liza Soberano). Growing up, the girls listened to Jo’s grandma Lola (Dolly de Leon) tell stories of a...
According to the c0-CEO of Netflix, movie theaters are going the way of the Dodo bird.
At the TIME100 Summit, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos made a headline-grabbing statement: “We’re saving Hollywood.”
Nexus Mods has issued a community notice that appears to mark a quiet reversal on the controversial Oblivion Remastered mod that restored traditional male and female options to the game’s character creator. While the platform claims the mod “did not violate our community guidelines,” it also confirmed the original upload was removed due to the uploader’s behavior—not the mod’s content.
Just weeks after actress Kelly Marie Tran publicly lambasted the Star Wars fandom while promoting her latest film, The Wedding Banquet, the movie has underperformed at the box office, opening to less than $1 million in ticket sales for its first weekend.
According to industry reports, The Wedding Banquet earned only $918,598 during its opening weekend despite playing in 1,142 theaters nationwide. That figure places the film well below expectations and raises serious questions about its commercial viability and Tran’s star power. The film, which received a notable media push tied to Tran’s controversial return to the spotlight, now faces an uphill battle to recoup its production and marketing costs.
Bethesda’s re-release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is stirring more conversation for its character creator than its graphical updates thanks to the addition of “body types.” The remaster, which launched this week, quietly removes traditional gender options—male and female—in favor of the vague labels “Body Type 1” and “Body Type 2.” There’s no explanation in-game, and the terms appear to be stand-ins for the previous sex-based selections in some kind of an attempt to pander to gender politics.
Despite mainstream media rushing to frame the reaction to The Last of Us Season 2 as manufactured “review bombing” outrage, the backlash surrounding Joel’s early departure is much deeper—and far more authentic—than critics would have audiences believe.
In a now widely circulated article from Collider, the site claims that the Last of Us show has fallen prey to “review bombing,” dismissing the outcry from viewers as little more than coordinated trolling.
Tony Gilroy is no stranger to dark storytelling. The creator and showrunner of Andor, arguably Disney+’s most acclaimed Star Wars series, has earned praise for injecting a gritty, mature sensibility into the galaxy far, far away. But with the release of Andor Season 2, Gilroy has now crossed a line into controversy that many fans believe should never have been breached.
Lucasfilm is back at it again. For just one day, it might be nice for them to not use controversy as their main advertising tool. For one day, it would be nice of quality of product was the shining force for why people want to watch a galaxy far, far away where Jedi...
Two years ago, at Star Wars Celebration 2023, Lucasfilm pulled out all the stops to surprise fans with the return of Daisy Ridley. The announcement was meant to be monumental: a brand-new Star Wars movie starring Rey, set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker on the stage at Star Wars Celebration.
They also announced that activist documentary director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy would helm the film. It was billed as a bold new chapter for the franchise, promising to rebuild the Jedi Order and reposition Rey as the next-generation leader of the galaxy. But fast forward to 2025’s Star Wars Celebration in Japan, and the only thing Lucasfilm delivered was awkward silence.
A high-profile legal dispute targeting hiring practices at CBS Studios has quietly come to an end—with significant implications for the entertainment industry. After more than a year of legal back-and-forth, CBS and freelance writer Brian Beneker have officially settled a lawsuit that challenged the network’s DEI policies.
In a move that defies over a decade of trendlines, Disney has done the unthinkable: it actually lowered some Walt Disney World ticket prices for 2026. For a company that’s practically made a sport out of annual increases and upcharges, this reversal is more than surprising—it’s historic. And while the changes may look small on paper, the message they send is massive. Disney is bracing for battle.
A familiar storm is brewing online as HBO’s The Last of Us heads into its second season. With early episodes confirming that the show is following the major plot beats of The Last of Us Part II, fans new to the franchise are now encountering a moment that rocked the gaming world back in 2020. At the center of the storm? Joel.
In late 2024, former Kotaku Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante filed a lawsuit against YouTube personality SmashJT in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Represented by attorney Ron Coleman of the Coleman Law Firm, SmashJT filed a motion to dismiss the original complaint, asserting that the statements at issue were either protected under the First Amendment as satire, hyperbole, opinion, or lacked the specificity required to qualify as actionable defamation under New York and California law.