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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Tracking For $145M+ Debut As Box Office Eyes Massive Opening
Early box office tracking indicates that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie could be headed for one of the biggest box office openings of 2026. According to industry projections cited by Box Office Pro, the upcoming animated sequel is currently tracking for a $145 million...
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 Finally Has a Streaming Date on Peacock
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 will begin streaming on Peacock on April 3, 2026. The announcement arrived nearly four months after the film premiered in theaters in December 2025. Universal Pictures released the film exclusively in theaters before its streaming debut. By...
Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Seeking Refund on Trump Tariffs, Plus Interest
Nintendo has taken legal action against the U.S. government, filing a lawsuit over tariffs introduced by the Trump administration. That means Nintendo has become one of many companies now trying to recover import duties they say were collected illegally. The case,...
Nintendo Announces Mario Galaxy Nintendo Direct Live Event Featuring Final Trailer for Upcoming Film
Nintendo has announced a special Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct scheduled for Monday, March 9th at 2 p.m. PT that will debut the final trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie. In a post on X, Nintendo confirmed that the presentation will focus...
‘Lanterns’ Writer Damon Lindelof Calls Green Lantern “Stupid”
James Gunn and Warner Bros. are continuing to expand the DC Universe (DCU), with one of their latest projects adapting the popular Green Lanterns comics about the cosmic law enforcement corps. However, recent comments from Damon Lindelof, writer and producer of the upcoming HBO series Lanterns, have sparked backlash among fans.
James Mangold Star Wars Film Reportedly “Dead” After Being On Hold For Months
Rumors are rapidly growing that the long-discussed James Mangold Star Wars film may be dead at Lucasfilm (as we have been reporting for the nearly a year). A new report from Bespin Bulletin suggests that Mangold’s planned Star Wars project — commonly referred to as...
Netflix Buys Ben Affleck’s AI Firm InterPositive After Warner Bros. Exit
On Thursday, Netflix announced that it had purchased InterPositive, an AI firm founded by Ben Affleck. The news came less than a week after the streaming giant exited the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. According to Deadline, Netflix executives and Affleck had been in discussions since last fall.
Lanterns Trailer Features Plenty of F-Bombs But 0 Green Lanterns
The newly released Lanterns trailer has sparked immediate backlash from fans who expected a sweeping cosmic adventure centered on one of DC’s most iconic superhero legacies. Instead, the Lanterns trailer presents something very different: a grounded, profanity-laced...
Temuera Morrison Suggests Lucasfilm Put Boba Fett “On The Shelf” To Punish Him After Fan Campaign Comments
The future of Boba Fett in the modern Star Wars television universe may be far more uncertain than fans realized — and according to actor Temuera Morrison, the reason might be Lucasfilm itself. In a recent interview with Inverse, Morrison suggested that his iconic...
Filings Reveal Trump Bought Part of Netflix’s Debt — What Does That Actually Mean?
Financial disclosures released by the White House in early March reveal that President Trump purchased between $600,000 and $1.25 million in Netflix bonds earlier this year. The timing of these purchases has drawn attention, as they occurred while the streaming giant’s bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery was unfolding.
David Ellison Says CNN Will Remain Independent as Paramount Deal Raises Questions About Network’s Direction
David Ellison may soon own CNN and that's already becoming a topic of discussion across the media industry as Paramount Skydance moves forward with its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. According to a report from Variety, some CNN employees...
‘Spider-Noir’ Gets TV-14 Rating, A First for Spider-Man Television
Spider-Noir, an upcoming live-action superhero series, has officially received a TV-14 rating in the United States. On streaming, it has a 16+ classification. This marks a significant tonal shift from the family-friendly neighborhood Spider-Man audiences have come to expect.