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.
Warner Bros. has just etched its name into the record books in a way Disney never has. Over the weekend, The Conjuring: Last Rites stormed into theaters with an $83 million domestic debut, the third-largest opening ever for a horror film. That figure alone would be enough to grab headlines, but what makes it historic is the bigger picture: this marks Warner Bros.’ seventh consecutive film to open above $40 million.
The phrase “Sydney Sweeney ballet” should be trending right now because of a stylish new Jimmy Choo campaign, not because online activists have lost their minds again. Yet here we are. The actress slipped into a leotard and boots for an ad that playfully leaned into ballet imagery, and the outrage brigade has declared it “offensive” to actual dancers.
On September 1, 2025, at Heathrow Airport, comedian and sitcom creator Graham Linehan, known for Father Ted and The IT Crowd, was taken into custody by five armed police officers following his arrival from Arizona.
The arrest stemmed from three posts on X that authorities allege involved incitement of violence against individuals identifying as “trans.” Linehan was detained, questioned, and afterward hospitalized due to high blood pressure. As part of his bail, he’s been banned from posting on X. Linehan may have posted the commentary in the United States, indicating that the United Kingdom is willing to arrest individuals for online discourse once they arrive upon British territory.
The summer 2025 box office has wrapped, and the headlines will tell you that Disney came out on top. That’s technically true. But if we’re being honest, this “victory” says more about how dismal the competition was than about Disney’s strength. This was not a coronation. It was a race where everyone tripped over their shoelaces, and Disney just happened to hobble across the finish line first.
The Walt Disney Company appears to be admitting that August and September of 2025 are looking very uncrowded at Walt Disney World. And the solution the company offers for people wanting to see it even less crowded? Well... but VIP events, of course! Here's the...
James Gunn says he’s already done a 60-page outline for the next Superman movie. He’s scripting it now. The 2025 film hasn’t finished its run yet. Fans perked up. Hollywood rarely greenlights sequels this quickly; studios wait for ticket sales. Why the rush? And what does it say about Superman, the hero with the messiest sequel track record ever?
Disney Jr. has revealed plans for a new preschool animated series titled Marvel’s Avengers: Mightiest Friends, scheduled to premiere in 2027. This show will feature child versions of well-known Marvel characters including Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Panther, Black Widow, and Thor.
The rumor that Eternals actor Kumail Nanjiani could play a race-swapped Booster Gold in James Gunn’s DC Universe just won’t die. Despite James Gunn addressing the chatter last year, speculation has roared back to life after a photo of the two together surfaced from the Peacemaker Season 2 premiere.
Sydney Sweeney has had a rough couple of weeks at the movies with two box office flops. Two of her most recent projects — the gritty crime drama Americana and Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden — both collapsed at the box office, barely registering with audiences. At the very same time, her name has been plastered across headlines for a completely different reason: American Eagle’s cheeky “great jeans” ad campaign that set social media on fire.
For years, Hollywood insisted the superhero genre was too big to fail. Marvel and DC might stumble here or there, but whenever the chips were down, a tentpole reboot would swoop in and restore audience faith. That was the expectation for 2025, when James Gunn’s new Superman and Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrived to great industry fanfare.
These were the movies that were supposed to stop the bleeding, unite audiences, and reignite box office firepower.
Instead, they proved the exact opposite: even the biggest names in comic book history can’t save a genre audiences are walking away from.
By any measure, the UK’s first big clash under the Online Safety Act (OSA) is larger than one controversial message board. 4chan’s counsel says the site will refuse Ofcom’s fines and challenge any enforcement attempt in U.S. federal court—while also seeking political...
The folks at Imagineering now have a story they’re telling, and we all know they loudly proclaim that it’s all about the story, right? This one’s a real doozy. They claim draining the Rivers (now swamps) Of America and removing as much Americana as they can from Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom is part of “reimagining” and helping guests discover and create “their own folklore.” (And the unstated subtext, as with all such pronouncements from Disney management in the past 10 years or so is—“…and if YOU disagree, you’re an ikky, yukky doodoohead, so there!”)