When Disney announced that it would not renew its deal for the international streaming rights to Doctor Who, the BBC assured fans that the long-running series would continue. As part of the agreement, Disney had contributed to the show’s production budget, suggesting the series could face new challenges moving forward.
William Shatner destroyed the Starfleet Academy premiere YouTube viewership with a simple X post about the importance of fiber. The audience rejection of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is no longer anecdotal or limited to online critics. It's now clearly visible across...
Wicked: For Good was completely snubbed at the Oscars, earning not one single nomination. Universal Pictures went into awards season expecting Wicked: For Good to solidify the franchise as a long-term prestige powerhouse. Instead, the Oscars delivered a brutal reality...
What began as a pair of damning reviews by Nerdrotic and The Critical Drinker quickly turned into a full-scale embarrassment for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — and a powerful demonstration of how decisively New Media now outperforms legacy Hollywood. Within the same...
Darkseid, one of DC Comics’ more formidable villains, has been cast for James Gunn’s DC Universe (DCU). But fans shouldn’t expect to see him on the movie screen anytime soon. According to comicbookmovie.com, Mister Miracle showrunner Tom King said in a recent interview with Word Balloon that the character will first appear in his animated TV series.
Saturday Night Live managed to do something it hasn’t consistently pulled off in years: land a sketch that actually connects with the audience. Unfortunately for SNL, that also meant triggering the internet’s most reliable reflex — outrage....
Hollywood’s media class has a familiar response whenever a high-profile franchise release fails to resonate with audiences: the problem isn’t the show, it’s the fans. That narrative is once again being deployed following the debut of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, as...
Warner Bros. has signed legendary film composer Hans Zimmer to score its upcoming Harry Potter TV adaptation. Zimmer will be joined by Kara Talve and Anže Rozman from his Bleeding Fingers collective. The show, currently in production, will debut on HBO and HBO Max sometime in 2027.
On Thursday morning, Amazon MGM Studios released the first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for its Tomb Raider TV series. The reaction online was mixed. But now the official X account for the video game retailer GameStop has offered a blunt assessment: “This is not Lara Croft.”
As Kathleen Kennedy prepares to exit Lucasfilm, her farewell interview with Deadline reads less like an honest assessment of her tenure and more like a final attempt to rewrite the narrative — one that once again places the blame on Star Wars fans themselves. Rather...
According to Deadline, Ryan Hurst has been cast as Kratos in a live-action God of War adaptation for Prime Video. The 6’6″, physically imposing actor doesn’t just have the right build to portray the Spartan warrior who fights gods—he has a history with the source material. Gamers will recognize Hurst from his BAFTA Award-nominated voice and motion-capture performance as Thor in God of War Ragnarök.
Kathleen Kennedy is officially leaving Lucasfilm (for real this time...) bringing an end to her 14-year tenure overseeing Star Wars under Disney. This confirms a recent rumor by PUCK News. The announcement confirms a leadership transition that Disney appears eager to...
On Wednesday morning, Tomb Raider fans got their first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft. Amazon MGM Studios shared the picture on social media to announce the start of production for the new series. With her amber sunglasses, teal top, short shorts, and dual pistols, the inspiration for the costume design is clearly from the original ’90s games.