The death of Chuck Norris has led many to reflect on the action-movie icon’s life and career. However, a recent piece in Variety uses the moment as an opportunity for grandstanding a political ideology. A piece titled, “Chuck Norris Was a Great Action Star — but Politics May Overshadow His Legacy,” questions if there is something insidious about Norris’s brand of screen hero.
A new star may be stepping into the plague-ridden halls of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic nightmare. According to The Hollywood Reporter and Bloody Disgusting, Mikey Madison (Scream, Anora) is now in talks to lead the upcoming film adaptation of The Masque of the Red Death,...
When Disney first unveiled plans for an Avatar-themed expansion at Disney California Adventure (DCA), many fans envisioned a sprawling, immersive land akin to Pandora – The World of Avatar at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. That’s certainly what the original concept art portrayed. However, recent updates reveal a more modest development, repurposing existing space rather than expanding the park’s footprint. It’s yet another example of Disney releasing concept art that essentially amounts to the theme park version of vaporware. How many more times people are ready to be fooled by this has yet to be seen.
Cynthia Erivo is no stranger to headline-making roles, but her latest casting has ignited a firestorm of controversy—one that she appears to welcome with open arms. The Wicked and The Color Purple star is set to play Jesus Christ in an upcoming three-day run of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl. But rather than address the growing wave of criticism from faith-based audiences upset that their Savior has been race and gender swapped with empathy or nuance, Erivo is embracing the outrage with a grin—and a provocative quote.
Disney’s daytime platform The View hit a new low this week when it welcomed former disgraced criminal Congressman Anthony Weiner back into the spotlight — not with accountability, but applause.
The season finale of what Disney+ is insistently calling the second season of Doctor Who has shown the regeneration of the 15th Doctor into his new form, revealed to be played by Billie Piper. The long remaining fan of the series who still watched was treated to the surprise when in a brilliant flash of gold light, the 9th Doctor’s companion, Rose Tyler, was standing in his place.
Jeff Sneider, a well-connected Hollywood insider, recently speculated that J.K. Rowling will inevitably sell the rights to Harry Potter to Warner Bros. Discovery. He cites precedents like George Lucas selling Star Wars to Disney and Barbara Broccoli handing off James Bond to Amazon.
His prediction? It’s not a question of if Rowling will sell Harry Potter—just when.
Protecting kids online is a goal we all support. Nobody wants young players harassed, bullied, or exposed to toxic behavior in games like Minecraft or Fortnite. That’s why tools like muting, blocking, and reporting exist—and they’re essential. But a new Sony “bad actor” detection patent floats an approach that goes far beyond moderation.
Marvel Studios may be steering into the storm once again. New leaks and rumors suggest that Mark Ruffalo will appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, possibly in the form of a villainous and unstoppable “Savage Hulk.”
Amazon is at it again—just days after canceling the much maligned Wheel of Time, the company is trying to convince the world that The Rings of Power is still worth its weight in mithril. After burning through more than $1 billion and facing a mountain of critical and audience indifference, the company has now decided the best way to salvage their beleaguered Tolkien spin-off… is to bring The Rings of Power to syndication.
I dunno about you folks, but I’m into language, words, and meaning. And THAT means that I get constantly po’d about how words are either abused or over-used or just plain stupidly employed online, in particular in YouTube videos.
As the nation pauses to honor its fallen defenders this Memorial Day, we at That Park Place want to take a moment to reflect—not only on the sacrifices made by those who served, but on the stories we tell about them, and what it means when those stories begin to fade.
We’ve seen a lot of talk about AI and the effect it will have on entertainment in general and actors in particular. We hear about, for just one of many examples, James Earl Jones and his family making the deal to AI his voice resulting in some more-than-interesting stuff going on in Fortnite if you ask the right (or is it wrong?) questions. And we’ve seen the SAG/AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Actors as they once were and merged) efforts to enforce their contracts get represented as affecting those bigshot players and their deals.