Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion all-cash takeover, per Deadline and Variety reporting filed this morning. The special meeting delivered a near-unanimous "yes" despite the open letter signed by more...
In a recent revelation that has reignited debates about the essence of Star Wars, director Ron Howard shared a pivotal piece of advice he received from the franchise's creator, George Lucas, while preparing to helm Solo: A Star Wars Story. Lucas, who birthed the...
Just days after the release of Wednesday Season 2: Part 1, creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have confirmed they’re taking on a brand-new animated Addams Family movie for Amazon MGM Studios.
In a move that’s sure to delight brunch enthusiasts and raise eyebrows among family-oriented visitors, Walt Disney World has introduced a new Parisian Breakfast Buffet at the Chefs de France restaurant in EPCOT, complete with unlimited champagne mimosas.
Estimates have been removed and we now have final tallies for the weekend box office. Fantastic Four: First Steps has officially followed up a 67% drop in its second weekend with a 59% drop in its third. Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps opened with much...
A growing trend sees some homeschooling families using Disney parks—not as occasional field trips but as their primary classroom. This shift brings both potential benefits and significant downsides.
We won't know the ratings for a while, but Jimmy Fallon made big strides in restoring viewership to network late night television by daring to host a major Fox News personality who is currently leading all of evening comedy. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, Fox News...
Disney CEO Bob Iger recently made headlines during the company’s Q3 2025 earnings call when he announced that Lilo & Stitch has become the second-most lucrative merchandise brand under the Disney umbrella, trailing only Mickey and Friends. While this may seem like...
The other day, I was watching a wonderful interview with Bob Gurr. For those of you who don’t know him, he’s one of the Disney Legends whose chief role in the making of the parks was transport and ride vehicles—he invented the PeopleMover, the OmniMover/DoomBuggies, and a host of other Disney Imagineering innovations.
Bob Iger referred to the Fantastic Four as a “new IP” as the franchise releases its second reboot.
In the wake of Disney’s Q3 FY2025 earnings call on August 6, 2025, CEO Bob Iger sparked debate among fans, analysts, and industry observers with his comments on intellectual property (IP) strategy. While discussing the balance between creating new content and leveraging established franchises, Iger suggested that Marvel Studios continues to “mine its library of characters for original property.”
The mainstream media seems to want to blame everything but divisive identity politics for the decline of Marvel.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), once a box office juggernaut churning out billion-dollar hits like Avengers: Endgame, has hit a rough patch. Recent releases, including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, have underperformed, sparking debates about what’s gone wrong.
As Fantastic Four First Steps heads for flop territory with its 66% (or more) drop at the box office in its second weekend, Marvel's track record of producing more financial failures than successes is becoming common knowledge. Whatever the cause, Kevin Feige's...
In recent years, the theme park industry has been on a roller coaster ride of its own. From Disney’s controversial changes and closures to the long-awaited debut of Epic Universe at Universal Orlando, fans have experienced a whirlwind of emotions. But amid corporate shifts and rising guest frustration, one announcement in 2023 promised a new kind of magic: a $2 billion “Disneyland-like” theme park in the heart of America — Vinita, Oklahoma.