The Walt Disney Company has honored former CEO Bob Iger with a permanent window on Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A., recognizing him as the “Chief Architect for New Century Builders.”
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Is Lucasfilm Hiding a 4K Star Wars Original Cut? A New Hope IMAX Re-Release Ignites Major Fan Speculation
Earlier this year, Luscasfilm announced that it would be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope by re-releasing it on April 30th, 2027, and recently it was revealed that it would also have showings in IMAX.
Disney Tightens Its Grip on Streaming TV With Acquisition of Fubo — and Turns Up the Heat on YouTube TV
The plot just thickened in Disney’s battle with YouTube TV. As the two companies fight over carriage fees and threaten a blackout of ESPN, ABC, and FX, Disney has quietly completed a blockbuster deal that explains everything: it now owns a 70% controlling stake in Fubo, the sports-focused streaming service once seen as a challenger to Hulu + Live TV.
Leslye Headland Ties The Acolyte to the Star Wars Sequels, Lucasfilm Provides a Connection No One Asked For
There’s a major connection between the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the divisive Disney+ series The Acolyte.
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker left theaters nearly six years ago and divided fans as part of the divisive sequel trilogy. A few years later, The Acolyte went into production for Disney+. One would think that showrunner Leslye Headland might have tried to distance herself from the sequel trilogy despite its canonical status.
Disney Reportedly Paid Seven Figures for “The Hunt for Ben Solo” Script as Mouse House’s Wasteful Spending Continues — Big Budgets for Bigger Flops
Disney budgets continue to skyrocket as box office returns plummet. It was recently alleged that The Walt Disney Company paid screenwriter Scott Z. Burns a seven-figure sum — the highest in Lucasfilm history — for a script that will never be made.
Glamour Names Rachel Zegler a ‘Woman of the Year’ Despite Disney Disasters and Political Outbursts
Hollywood’s media elite have struck again — this time, crowning one of the most controversial actresses of 2025 with one of its top honors. Glamour magazine has officially named Rachel Zegler a “Woman of the Year,” alongside fellow internet personality Ms. Rachel, actress Demi Moore, and singer Tyla. But the move is raising eyebrows across the industry, considering Zegler’s year has been defined far more by controversy than achievement.
Report Claims The Hunt for Ben Solo Canceled for “Political Reasons” And May Have Cost Alan Bergman the Disney CEO Job — But Does That Really Hold Up?
Some new behind-the-scenes claims about The Hunt for Ben Solo are circulating—and they make the galaxy far, far away sound more like an episode of Succession than Star Wars.
Rian Johnson Says Him Coming Back to Star Wars “Would Be the Most Wonderful Thing in The World”
While doing press for Wake Up Dead Man, the next installment in his ensemble murder mystery franchise, Johnson told Empire Magazine, “That cog will be turning the rest of my life. I love Star Wars.” His last (and so far, only) Star Wars movie, 2017’s The Last Jedi, proved divisive. It currently sits at a 16% “Heinous” score on Criticless with 132 voters.
Star Wars Fans Fly Plane Over Disney Studios Demanding Bob Iger “Save The Hunt for Ben Solo”
The fallout from Adam Driver’s revelation that Disney rejected the idea for a Kylo Ren-centric Star Wars film just hit the stratosphere — literally. Star Wars fans furious over Disney’s decision to kill The Hunt for Ben Solo have taken their protest airborne, flying a banner over Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, that read: “SAVE THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO.”
Bob Iger Discarded George Lucas Sequel Trilogy Scripts & Ended Skywalkers Against Kathleen Kennedy’s Wishes, Den of Nerds Reports
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.05 billion, George Lucas handed over more than just a company — he handed over his mythology to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Adam Driver Confirms Disney Killed His Kylo Ren Star Wars Spin-Off Film ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’
Fans can now add another title to the long list of Star Wars projects that failed to launch. In an interview with the Associated Press, Adam Driver, who played Kylo Ren (later revealed to be Ben Solo) in the Star Wars sequels that started with The Force Awakens, said he and director Steven Soderbergh spent two years independently developing a Star Wars movie called The Hunt for Ben Solo before presenting it to Lucasfilm and Disney executives.
Deadline Appears to Hide Just How Much Money Tron: Ares Is Going to Lose for Disney… Quarter Billion Flop?
There’s a new report out of Deadline about how much money noted box office flop Tron: Ares will lose for Disney, but we’re afraid it may have “de-rezzed” the true statistics just a bit. Whereas Deadline is claiming the movie will lost $132M+ for The Walt Disney Company, the total could come all the way up to more than a quarter billion dollars. And the reason for it is a cute little smoke-and-mirrors accounting trick we’re excited to expose for you!
Tron: Ares Is a Bigger Flop for Disney than Some of the Most Famous Box Office Failures of All Time
Disney has worn its share of very expensive bruises at the box office. Prior to the post-pandemic trend of losing money on major blockbusters, Disney would often react strongly to a public failure. John Carter and The Lone Ranger are the two canonical examples that triggered boardroom autopsies and strategy pivots.