Arnold Schwarzenegger is, as often promised, back. But this time, he has traded his sunglasses and biker leathers for a red suit and white beard in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming Christmas comedy The Man With the Bag.
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LA County Files Lawsuit Against Roblox Alleging Platform Fails to Protect Children and Enables Predators
Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Roblox, putting the massively popular gaming platform under renewed scrutiny. Officials allege the company has failed to adequately protect minors despite publicly positioning itself as a safe online environment. According to...
Paramount Clears Early Antitrust Hurdle in High-Stakes Warner Bros Battle
The Paramount antitrust battle over Warner Bros. Discovery just took a significant turn — but despite early momentum, the road ahead remains anything but clear. Paramount Skydance announced it has cleared an initial Justice Department waiting period tied to its...
Magic Kingdom May Destroy More Classic Frontierland Locations According to Permit
Walt Disney World filed three construction permits on February 19, 2026, for work at small locations in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom that could result in removal of those facilities. The permits, all issued to Buena Vista Construction Company, list general...
Xbox Leadership Rocked As Phil Spencer Retires And Sarah Bond “Resigns” In Major Gaming Shakeup
The Xbox leadership structure is undergoing its most dramatic upheaval in more than a decade after Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced his retirement and Xbox President Sarah Bond confirmed she is leaving the company — two moves landing simultaneously and...
Bad Bunny Gets Leading Role in ‘Porto Rico’ After Super Bowl Halftime Decline
Weeks after his divisive Super Bowl halftime show—which Nielsen data shows continued a decline in viewership—Bad Bunny is back in the news. Deadline reports that the singer has been cast in his first leading film role. Titled Porto Rico, it will be the feature directorial debut of rapper René “Residente” Pérez Joglar.
Starfleet Academy Nielsen Ratings Raise Red Flags as New Trek Series Fails to Chart for Second Week in a Row
The latest Starfleet Academy Nielsen Ratings are painting an uncomfortable picture for Paramount+, as the newest entry in the long-running Star Trek franchise has now failed to appear in Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming originals for a second straight week. While early-week...
Bob Iger Reportedly Axed The Hunt for Ben Solo Without Even Reviewing Budget — Is Disney Done With Sequel Era Star Wars?
Disney’s decision to shut down The Hunt for Ben Solo is raising new questions about the company’s long-term strategy for the Star Wars sequel era — and whether the studio has quietly moved on from those characters altogether. According to director Steven Soderbergh,...
Harry Potter Drone Show Coming to Florida in 2026, But Not At Universal Studios
A Harry Potter-themed drone show has been announced for Miami, Florida, in March 2026, with organizers confirming it will take place outside of the state’s major theme park complexes. The series of three performances, called DroneArt Show: Harry Potter, will be hosted...
New Details Emerge on Elon Musk Universal Orlando Tunnel Project
Officials in Florida have released new information this week about the proposed underground transit project linked to Universal Orlando Resort and Elon Musk. The Shingle Creek Transit & Utility Community Development District Board in Orange County voted on Feb. 11...
‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Roger Avary Says Investors Are “Throwing Money” At AI Filmmakers
For years, Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary struggled to finance traditional films. Then he added two letters to his pitch: AI. In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Roger Avary, the co-writer of Pulp Fiction, shared his experience. He explained that it seems like it’s almost impossible to “get stuff made” through the traditional channels after writing a script and figuring out the budget. “Then I built a technology company over the last year,” Avary said, “basically making AI movies and all of a sudden—boom like that—money gets thrown at it.”
Disney+ Debuts Vertical Micro-Dramas with ‘Locker Diaries’
Following on its January announcement that it would add vertical videos to Disney+, the company has released the first two episodes of Locker Diaries. The micro-dramas are framed as though the audience is looking out from inside a school locker. While the first two episodes feature characters from Zombies, the series will expand to stories with characters from Descendants and Phineas & Ferb.
Star Trek Artist Warns Fans That “Review Bombing” Starfleet Academy Could End the Franchise
The debate around supposed Starfleet Academy review bombing has quickly become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing culture war between legacy franchises and their audiences — and now, even longtime Star Trek insiders are weighing in. Following the rocky (to put it...