Disney+ is turning to podcasts to help fill its release schedule as the streaming service continues struggling with a shortage of original programming.
Disney+ is turning to podcasts to help fill its release schedule as the streaming service continues struggling with a shortage of original programming.
Tony Gilroy is no stranger to dark storytelling. The creator and showrunner of Andor, arguably Disney+’s most acclaimed Star Wars series, has earned praise for injecting a gritty, mature sensibility into the galaxy far, far away. But with the release of Andor Season 2, Gilroy has now crossed a line into controversy that many fans believe should never have been breached.
Lucasfilm and Kathleen Kennedy are reportedly turning once again to the same creative circle that has defined much of modern franchise storytelling—for better or worse. According to industry insider Jeff Sneider, Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse and his son Nick Cuse are now rumored to be writing a new Star Wars series for Disney+. While plot details remain tightly guarded, this development marks yet another return by Kathleen Kennedy to figures closely tied to J.J. Abrams and the storytelling legacy of Lost, Alias, and Bad Robot.
When Daredevil: Born Again premiered on Disney+ earlier this year, it seemed poised to bring Matt Murdock’s vigilante justice back to the spotlight. However, despite its legacy and the return of fan-favorite characters like Daredevil and The Punisher, the show’s first...
The Walt Disney Company’s new NYC headquarters at the Robert A Iger Building has grown beyond it’s initial projected cost.
X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo has had a long feud with Disney and Marvel Studios after being fired as director of the superhero series right before its premiere on Disney+. Rumors about about onset behavior and creative tension have made X-Men ’97’s creation nothing short of a drama-fest. However, the former director has some choice criticisms for an upcoming book about the series.
On Wednesday, former Mandalorian star Gina Carano highlighted a striking similarity between a new marketing slogan for Andor Season 2 and one of her own previous tweets. In a post on X, Carano pointed out that the phrase “Welcome to the Rebellion,” prominently used in Andor’s promotional campaign, mirrors her own previous post and also the slogan.
The legal battle between Gina Carano and Disney has just entered a new—and potentially game-changing—phase. Following a federal judge’s decision to grant Carano’s motion to compel, Disney has been ordered to turn over key internal compensation records tied to The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, The Acolyte, and the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu film. The ruling forces the entertainment giant to hand over verified spreadsheets and actor contract data within 20 days—a significant victory in Carano’s ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit.
In a major legal victory for Gina Carano in her legal battle against Disney, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has granted a motion to compel Disney to turn over key documents related to how other Star Wars actors were compensated—including big names like Pedro Pascal, Rosario Dawson, and the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu. The order comes after eight months of what Carano described as Disney’s “deflection and stalling” in her wrongful termination lawsuit.
Russell T. Davies and the BBC continue their crusade to dismantle everything that once made Doctor Who a beloved science-fantasy institution. The latest evidence? A fawning write-up in The Hollywood Reporter about new Doctor Who companion Varada Sethu, who will star...
Disney’s ongoing shift toward dismantling traditional family dynamics continues, now confirmed once again in its latest Marvel offering, Agatha All Along. Following months of speculation, showrunner Jac Schaeffer recently revealed at PaleyFest that Agatha’s son, Nicholas Scratch, was conceived by Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) and Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), with no father involved. The move echoes a similar controversial reveal in last year’s The Acolyte, where it was confirmed that twins Osha and Mae were likewise conceived by two women, leaving a father figure deliberately absent.
It looks like the Power Rangers are morphing back into Disney’s hands—at least for now. According to an exclusive report from TheWrap, Disney+ and 20th Century Television are in talks to develop a brand-new live-action Power Rangers series, with Percy Jackson and the Olympians showrunners Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz attached as writers, producers, and showrunners.
The behind-the-scenes drama at Marvel Studios continues to escalate as former X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo has publicly accused Marvel boss Kevin Feige of being “annoyed” at the success of the animated series. In a scathing post on X, DeMayo alleges that Feige deliberately distanced himself from the project, only to express frustration when it became one of Marvel’s highest-rated releases on Rotten Tomatoes.