As California prepares to select its next governor, the future of Hollywood is a major focus. At Tuesday night’s CNN-hosted debate, several candidates outlined their vision for saving the state’s film industry. While revival is a key campaign issue, some industry observers wonder if media production has already moved on from its traditional hub.
Less Americans are watching content made by Disney, and that may just signal a huge problem for the House of Mouse. Disney’s share of total U.S. TV viewing has slipped over the past year in Nielsen’s “Media Distributor Gauge,” and the details of what did drive...
Hollywood celebrity activism officially crossed another line this week — and this time, it wasn’t vague rhetoric or a sloppy metaphor. It was explicit, reckless, and disturbingly casual. During an interview with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival, Giancarlo...
President Trump is once again pressing the idea of Film Tariffs, signaling that he still wants to impose penalties on movies made outside the United States while simultaneously proposing a financing mechanism aimed at bringing film production back to Los Angeles. In...
Kanye West took out a full-page ad in the January 26, 2026 edition of The Wall Street Journal to issue an apology. Addressing it to “Those I’ve hurt,” the rapper attempted to explain the disturbing behavior and antisemitic rants that dominated the headlines last year and outline what he says comes next.
As Marvel Studios ramps up production on Avengers: Doomsday, one of the film’s key production partners is quietly shedding staff with mass layoffs. AGBO, the independent studio founded by Joe and Anthony Russo, has confirmed layoffs impacting roughly 15% of its...
Star Wars fans who were anticipating a standalone Rey movie may have a long wait. In an interview with USA Today promoting her new zombie film, We Bury the Dead, Daisy Ridley suggested that a return to the galaxy far, far away may not be on her immediate schedule. When asked if fans could expect any news this year, Ridley said, “I don’t know about 2026,” adding, “In the future sometime, yeah.”
Ryan Reynolds is reportedly pressing hard for Deadpool 4, and not simply because audiences love the character. Increasingly, the move looks like a calculated attempt to anchor himself to the one franchise that has never failed him — just as his carefully curated...
The possibility of Avengers: Secret Wars being split into two films appears increasingly likely. It’s a rumor that’s been circulating since May 2025, when sources told WDW Pro that the Russo Brothers and Marvel want to make Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars into a trilogy. At the time, Pro questioned if there were growing concerns at Marvel about the introduction of Doctor Doom and the overall health of the franchise.
Acclaimed actor Ralph Fiennes may have just let slip one of the biggest casting announcements of the year. Fiennes was recently asked at a red carpet event who he thought should succeed him in the role of Harry Potter’s arch-nemesis in the upcoming HBO TV series. To the surprise of many, Fiennes appeared to reply with certainty that Cillian Murphy had been cast as Voldemort.
Call it bad luck, call it strange PR... whatever the case might be, we've basically never seen a Hollywood musical drop as harshly as Wicked: For Good. All discussions of spinoffs and prequels are over, and while Ariana Grande can keep making music, both she and...
Disney fans are raising eyebrows after reports surfaced on Reddit claiming that the Sam Wilson Captain America has quietly disappeared from the character rotation at Avengers Campus inside Disneyland—and the timing is what has people talking. According to multiple...
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...