The ongoing Paramount battle to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery took a massive step toward its conclusion Monday after California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuit challenging the blockbuster...
Fantastic Four: First Steps is on its way, and the actors and director have already given hints about what to expect. However, what they’ve said may be cause for concern.
In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Matt Shakman revealed that Fantastic Four: First Steps won’t be an origin story.
The HBO DC series Lanterns has added a significant character to its lineup with Sinestro, one of the most notorious villains in the Green Lantern universe. Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen has been cast in the recurring role of the manipulative, yet charismatic, former Green Lantern, whose sinister turn will add even more intrigue to the upcoming series.
In its recent annual filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), The Walt Disney Company showcased unwavering commitment to its controversial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda. While companies like Amazon, Walmart, Boeing, and Ford are moving away from such initiatives amidst growing national scrutiny, Disney is doing the opposite—proudly incorporating DEI into its board selection process and executive bonuses.
A new rumor from entertainment leaker MyTimeToShineHello suggests that Marvel Studios is considering Ayo Edebiri, best known for her role as Sydney Adamu in the hit FX series The Bear, to play Storm in its highly anticipated MCU X-Men reboot. If true, this decision would sideline Wicked star and recent Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, who has openly voiced her interest in portraying the beloved character.
Electronic Arts (EA) is facing a financial crisis of epic proportions, with EA stock dropping nearly 20% after the company openly admitted that Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 failed epicly. The fallout from these high-profile disasters has sent shockwaves through the gaming industry, with investors reacting swiftly and decisively to the company’s lowered revenue forecast for the fiscal year.
A delay that cost Ubisoft an additional $20 million to improve and polish Assassin’s Creed Shadows has done little to sway public opinion as shown in a recent stream on YouTube.
The fallout from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League may have just claimed another major casualty. Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad is stepping down after a catastrophic year for the division, marred by the $200 million failure of Rocksteady’s live-service DC Arkham-verse game. A key factor in this debacle? The divisive involvement of Sweet Baby Inc. (SBI), the narrative design firm co-founded and run by Kim Belair. The firm’s embrace of identity politics and disruptive creative direction has left a trail of failures across the gaming industry.
The entertainment industry is making a quiet but undeniable shift: Hollywood is warming up to Donald Trump.
Once persona non grata among Tinseltown elites, Trump is now drawing collaboration from some of the biggest power players in entertainment. And if you take a closer look at Variety’s latest article on the topic, it’s clear that not everyone in the media is happy about it.
Warhorse Studios seems unable to catch a break. Even after its success with the highly original medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance (KCD), the studio is once again thrust into the spotlight, this time by a pendulum that might have swung too far.
Social media is ablaze with rumors that Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk, a central figure in the marketing for Captain America: Brave New World, will have less than five minutes of screen time in the big budget Marvel film. If true, this would represent a significant bait-and-switch by Marvel Studios, which has prominently featured the Red Hulk in nearly every trailer, TV spot, and promotional poster. It should be stressed at this time that this is an unverified rumor.
Reflector Entertainment, the developer and major Sweet Baby Inc. client behind the much-maligned Unknown 9: Awakening, has officially conceded defeat. The game’s catastrophic failure has directly forced the studio to cancel future projects, lay off staff, and adopt a single-project strategy moving forward.
California Congressman Ro Khanna, a former supporter of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, is calling for a major change in the city’s leadership. In the wake of devastating wildfires that exposed LA’s lack of preparedness, Khanna has suggested that Disney CEO Bob Iger should step into the political arena and challenge Bass for the mayoral seat.