The competition for Florida tourist dollars continues, and Universal is considering another plan to pull guests to them from Disney. Universal Orlando Resort is exploring the possibility of offering a discounted annual pass to current Walt Disney World Resort...
Two years ago, at Star Wars Celebration 2023, Lucasfilm pulled out all the stops to surprise fans with the return of Daisy Ridley. The announcement was meant to be monumental: a brand-new Star Wars movie starring Rey, set 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker on the stage at Star Wars Celebration.
They also announced that activist documentary director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy would helm the film. It was billed as a bold new chapter for the franchise, promising to rebuild the Jedi Order and reposition Rey as the next-generation leader of the galaxy. But fast forward to 2025’s Star Wars Celebration in Japan, and the only thing Lucasfilm delivered was awkward silence.
Marvel Studios once stood for excitement, consistency, and crowd-pleasing spectacle. But based on the latest wave of quotes and footage from Fantastic Four: First Steps, it’s clear the studio is still prioritizing abstract metaphors and identity-driven rewrites over the qualities that made the brand a global juggernaut. The latest example? Pedro Pascal describing his take on Reed Richards — aka Mister Fantastic — as inspired by… an octopus.
Don't look now, but SNL-alum Will Ferrell is here to save the day for Leslye Headland. Headland, Harvey Weinstein's personal assistant during her tenure at Miramax, has experienced a significant career opportunity with the upcoming film adaptation of her Broadway...
It’s not loud. It’s not dramatic. But it’s real: Hollywood is quietly collapsing. For all the glitz, premieres, and red carpets that still dot Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles—the beating heart of the American entertainment industry—is bleeding out in silence. Beneath...
In recent years, a growing trend has taken root in Hollywood adaptations: strong female characters are often made more “masculine” in presentation. Traits like stoicism, physical toughness, and emotional restraint have increasingly defined the modern female hero, as...
So yeah, we’re raising massive tariff’s on Chinese manufactured goods, and yeah, a lot of them have to do with toys and park merch (and popcorn buckets) and it means such things will cost more to get to these shores. But DOES that obligate a huge price rise where your...
China has officially announced a partial ban on Hollywood films, escalating cultural tensions following new 145% tariff on Chinese imports imposed on the Middle Kingdom by President Donald Trump. The move marks a sharp shift in how Beijing manages U.S. entertainment content—openly linking film import reductions to the White House’s trade strategy.
And Trump? He’s not losing sleep over it.
Walt Disney World has just unveiled a new summer hotel discount for Disney+ subscribers that feels less like a celebration and more like a signal flare on two fronts.
Starting June 29 through July 31, 2025, Disney+ subscribers can book rooms at select Disney Resorts for as low as $99 per night. But behind the magical marketing lies something more serious: Disney is scrambling to retain its grip on family vacations as Universal’s Epic Universe prepares to dominate the summer travel season.
As if things couldn’t get worse for Disney’s struggling live-action remake of Snow White, a new report reveals that the production has left behind a massive carbon footprint—larger than some of Hollywood’s most explosive action films. Yes, according to The Guardian, the scale of the Snow White production’s pollution even outpaced the most recent Fast & Furious movie.
Sony may have just pulled off a temporary masterstroke in shielding the PlayStation 5 from the financial shockwaves of U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly implemented tariffs on imported goods meant to close trade deficits with other countries and boost domestic production—but that strategy has a looming expiration date.
After eight full weeks in theaters, Captain America: Brave New World is finally on the verge of crossing $200 million in the domestic box office. With a weekend gross of $1.4 million and a cumulative domestic total now at $199.1 million, the milestone is expected to be reached within the next several days. But while this may appear on the surface to be a hard-won victory, the broader context paints a far less triumphant picture for Marvel Studios.
James Cameron returned to the spotlight this week—albeit via video from New Zealand—with the unveiling of the first footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash at CinemaCon. Billed as a major December release, the third film in the franchise is already drawing praise from exhibitors impressed by the visuals and scale. Zoe Saldaña appeared in person to introduce the clip, hyping up two new Na’vi clans and a more emotional journey for Jake and Neytiri (yes, those are their names because you probably forgot).
But as flashy as this presentation was, it leaves behind a question that has haunted the Avatar franchise for over a decade: How can a series make billions of dollars and yet vanish from the cultural conversation the moment it leaves theaters?