The Mandalorian and Grogu may already be flopping in Europe. Disney and Lucasfilm were hoping The Mandalorian and Grogu would mark a triumphant return for Star Wars on the big screen after a seven-year theatrical absence. Instead, early overseas numbers are raising...
In a previous article I penned a worrying set of numbers. Los Angeles shoot days plunged to 19,694 in 2025. These are the lowest levels outside the pandemic year. That is down from over 36,000 in 2022. Soundstage occupancy is stuck in the low 60s after years of...
Early box office tracking suggests that The Mandalorian and Grogu is trailing behind Solo, leading many industry watchers to say, “This is not the way.”
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office run just hit another major milestone, as the film is set to soar past $600 million worldwide in only its second weekend of release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Illumination and Nintendo’s animated sequel has already...
Could Sydney Sweeney actually be cast as James Bond? Paul Feig, the director behind 2016’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot, is reportedly backing the idea that the next James Bond should not simply be a woman, but an American woman. Yes, really. According to a report...
By the time The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters this May, it will have been nearly seven years since there was a Star Wars film on the big screen. Many observers might expect some degree of anticipation. However, a recent survey of moviegoers suggests that interest in the upcoming film is surprisingly muted.
Mara Jade is one of the most popular Star Wars characters excluded from the official continuity. Now, writers working within Disney’s established timeline say Lucasfilm is not permitting her adaptation. While those comments apply primarily to the literary side of the galaxy far, far away, they reinforce a broader impression. Mara Jade appears to have little chance of making the jump to the screen.
Disney is preparing to eliminate as many as 1,000 positions in the coming weeks, with a heavy focus on the consolidated marketing department. This marks one of the first major moves under new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro, who took over in March 2026 after Bob Iger’s exit....
Bob Iger isn’t waiting around to see how his story gets told. With an unauthorized book about the Bob Iger era of The Walt Disney Company on the way, the company has reportedly brought in one of the most aggressive defamation lawyers in the country—raising immediate...
Following its recent box office success, Nintendo and Sony are currently in production on a live-action Legend of Zelda film. A cinematic adaptation of the popular video game franchise is something fans have wanted for a long time. However, in a post on X, Takaya Imamura, the art director of 2000’s The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, appeared to suggest that he doesn’t want Link speaking in the upcoming film.
According to Steven Soderbergh, The Hunt for Ben Solo—like its central character—is dead. The proposed Star Wars film was developed by Soderbergh, Jules Asner (writing under her pseudonym Rebecca Blunt), and star Adam Driver. While then–Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and future president and COO Dave Filoni reportedly supported the concept, Driver has said Disney executives ultimately rejected it.
Hollywood's revolving door for scandal scarred executives just spun again and the timing couldn't be worse for the biggest media merger in years. Jeff Shell, who got booted as CEO of NBCUniversal in 2023 after an internal probe confirmed an inappropriate relationship...
Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid proved divisive. At the center of much of the debate was Halle Bailey, the young actress cast as Ariel. Three years later, she sat down with The Independent to discuss the experience and the support she received behind the scenes from other actresses who have also faced online hostility.