It has been a rough time for Hollywood. Box Office ticket sales have been down compared to a decade earlier with no real signs of change. But the doom and gloom is starting to lift after Mario and Project Hail Mary came strolling through cinemas. And now, we're...
Leonardo DiCaprio is used to being called a box office sure thing. His name, combined with director Paul Thomas Anderson, was supposed to deliver a prestige box office hit with One Battle After Another. Instead, the film has stumbled out of the gate with an opening that exposes just how desperate Hollywood media can be to put lipstick on a flop.
President Donald J. Trump made waves this morning by announcing a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States. This trump movie tariff, framed as a way to bring the movie business back to American soil, could have the largest impact on Disney—Hollywood’s biggest player and one that has increasingly shifted its production to the United Kingdom.
Avengers: Doomsday has wrapped its UK production. While Disney and the Russo Brothers haven’t made an official announcement, The Hollywood Reporter said that principal photography finished on September 19th, “but true to the Marvel Method, Kevin Feige and the Russos Bros. will be tinkering as they prepare for a healthy dose of additional photography down the road.”
Law firm Morgan & Morgan wants to use the first iteration of Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie, in their advertising. In a “preemptive strike,” they have filed a lawsuit against Disney to ensure the House of Mouse doesn’t come after them for copyright infringement. The suit was filed in the U.S. Middle District Court in Orlando, Florida, on September 17, 2025.
James Gunn isn’t just overseeing Batman and the future of DC Studios — it seems as though he’s shaping it in ways that go beyond the usual role of a studio head.
Production on Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot has been delayed. Confirming an earlier report from Deadline of a pre-production training injury, star Henry Cavill posted a picture on his personal Instagram account of his bandaged leg elevated on a pillow.
James Gunn started the week by posting on X that he’s finished the first draft of his Man of Tomorrow script, and dropped a hint that Brainiac is indeed the villain.
Marvel and Sony’s ambitious plans for Spider-Man: Brand New Day have hit an unexpected snag. Tom Holland, the actor who has carried the Spider-Man mantle for nearly a decade, suffered a concussion while performing a stunt on set. Production has now been temporarily paused, raising fresh questions about how risky blockbuster filmmaking has become—and how fragile these massive studio schedules really are.
Disney and Lucasfilm have released the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu Star Wars movie. The trailer was reportedly supposed to come out on Friday, but current events surrounding the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel made the Mouse House hesitate.
Disney is once again facing legal trouble, but this time the issue isn’t about its theme parks, streaming service, or even movies. A new class-action lawsuit alleges that the Disney company has been secretly tracking visitors to its main website, disney.com, in ways that may violate California privacy law.
The DCU’s long-gestating Batman: The Brave and The Bold project is once again mired in uncertainty. Rumors are swirling that Andy Muschietti, director of the disastrous The Flash, may no longer be steering the first Batman outing in James Gunn’s rebooted universe. Yet Gunn himself has insisted Muschietti is still attached.
The Batman 2 writer/director Matt Reeves gave reporters an update while at the Emmy Awards Sunday night. He was there supporting The Penguin, the HBO Max limited series set in his DC Elseworlds, which earned 24 nominations and won nine. But it was the sequel to his 2022 The Batman that was on everyone’s mind.