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Minecraft’s Box Office Success Sends Theme Parks in Race for Game Expansions Like Epic Universe’s Super Nintendo World

Minecraft’s Box Office Success Sends Theme Parks in Race for Game Expansions Like Epic Universe’s Super Nintendo World

The Minecraft Movie just made $80 million in its second weekend and the race to get it into theme parks is on. At the same time, companies are proverbially licking their chops at the idea of using game properties in expansions to take a bit out of Disney. But if The...

Partial China Hollywood Ban Begins as Retaliation for Tariffs—Trump Laughs in Response

Partial China Hollywood Ban Begins as Retaliation for Tariffs—Trump Laughs in Response

China has officially announced a partial ban on Hollywood films, escalating cultural tensions following new 145% tariff on Chinese imports imposed on the Middle Kingdom by President Donald Trump. The move marks a sharp shift in how Beijing manages U.S. entertainment content—openly linking film import reductions to the White House’s trade strategy.

And Trump? He’s not losing sleep over it.

Fantastic Four: First Steps Makes Politically Charged MCU Changes to Characters Centered on Gender Politics and Masculinity

Fantastic Four: First Steps Makes Politically Charged MCU Changes to Characters Centered on Gender Politics and Masculinity

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is rolling the dice again with Fantastic Four: First Steps, the 37th entry in the franchise, and it might be its most ideologically loaded to date. Director Matt Shakman and stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are aiming for a retrofuturist take on Marvel’s First Family—but the glossy visuals can’t hide a major shift in character dynamics and storytelling focus.

Disney’s Snow White Production Pollution Exceeds Fast & Furious as Company Continues to Lecture the World on Climate

Disney’s Snow White Production Pollution Exceeds Fast & Furious as Company Continues to Lecture the World on Climate

As if things couldn’t get worse for Disney’s struggling live-action remake of Snow White, a new report reveals that the production has left behind a massive carbon footprint—larger than some of Hollywood’s most explosive action films. Yes, according to The Guardian, the scale of the Snow White production’s pollution even outpaced the most recent Fast & Furious movie.

Original 1977 Cut of Star Wars to Be Publicly Screened for the First Time in Decades at British Film Festival

Original 1977 Cut of Star Wars to Be Publicly Screened for the First Time in Decades at British Film Festival

In a move that has set the film preservation and Star Wars communities abuzz, the British Film Institute (BFI) has announced that it will publicly screen the original 1977 cut of Star Wars — not A New Hope, not the 1997 Special Edition, but the raw, unaltered classic that lit the spark for one of the most influential sagas in cinematic history.

Gina Carano Responds to Court Victory in Lawsuit Against Disney—“A Small Breath of Fresh Air” as Judge Orders Disney to Turn Over Actor Pay Records

Gina Carano Responds to Court Victory in Lawsuit Against Disney—“A Small Breath of Fresh Air” as Judge Orders Disney to Turn Over Actor Pay Records

The legal battle between Gina Carano and Disney has just entered a new—and potentially game-changing—phase. Following a federal judge’s decision to grant Carano’s motion to compel, Disney has been ordered to turn over key internal compensation records tied to The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, The Acolyte, and the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu film. The ruling forces the entertainment giant to hand over verified spreadsheets and actor contract data within 20 days—a significant victory in Carano’s ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit.

Bob Iger Warns Disney Employees of Fallout From Trump Tariffs as Company Faces New Economic Headwinds

Bob Iger Warns Disney Employees of Fallout From Trump Tariffs as Company Faces New Economic Headwinds

Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is sounding the alarm about the potential consequences of newly implemented tariffs from President Donald Trump’s administration. During a surprise appearance at ABC News’ daily editorial meeting, Iger offered candid and unfiltered remarks about the likely fallout from what the White House is calling “Liberation Day” tariffs—a sweeping policy that imposes a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, with even steeper levies on major trading partners.

China Hollywood Ban Would Be Symbolic—Not Significant—Thanks to Shrinking Box Office Returns

China Threatens to Ban U.S. Hollywood Movies in Explosive Retaliation to Trump Tariffs Despite Years of Studio Pandering

In a stunning escalation of U.S.-China tensions, reports out of Beijing suggest that the Chinese Communist Party is preparing to ban American Hollywood movies from its theaters—a move designed to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s tariff increase on all Chinese imports. The potential ban could cost Hollywood over half a billion dollars annually and reshape the global entertainment landscape.

Disney NYC Headquarters Named After Bob Iger Causes Closure of Historic Fire Museum Honoring FDNY’s Fallen Heroes

Disney NYC Headquarters Named After Bob Iger Causes Closure of Historic Fire Museum Honoring FDNY’s Fallen Heroes

Disney construction may have destroyed the historic New York Fire Museum, which honors the history and legacy of the New York City Fire Department.  

Construction of the flashy new Disney headquarters at 7 Hudson Square — officially titled The Robert A. Iger Building — allegedly caused nearly $6 million in structural damage to the neighboring New York City Fire Museum, forcing the institution to shut its doors for nearly a year.