After decades in development hell, a new Conan the Barbarian film may finally be moving forward at 20th Century Studios. According to Deadline, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie is attached to write and direct King Conan, with Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to star. The project is in the very early stages of development, and representatives for the studio have declined to comment.
In the world of television, an unmistakable new media shift shift is underway as YouTube has dominated legacy cable outlets in TV viewership. YouTube has surged ahead of Disney, NBCUniversal, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount, claiming the title of America’s most-watched TV platform. The numbers are staggering — and for the legacy giants, sobering.
The Walt Disney Company is facing yet another controversy, this time not in the form of box office misfires or declining theme park attendance, but in the realm of online privacy. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Disney improperly labeled YouTube videos targeted at children, which allowed the unlawful collection of personal data from under-13 viewers.
The result: a $10 million settlement and a new compliance program that puts Disney under regulatory scrutiny for years to come.
Walt Disney Imagineering has brought back Imagineer That!, a short-form educational video series originally produced for the Disney Channel. The revived version features the return of Tom Morrow 2.0, a character introduced in the early 2000s as a host and mascot at EPCOT’s Innoventions. The new series debuted on the official Walt Disney Imagineering YouTube channel on August 24, 2025.
The Oscars may soon be streaming in a very different way. According to a Bloomberg report, YouTube has officially entered the race to secure broadcast rights for the Oscars once the current deal with ABC ends in 2028. If successful, the Google-owned giant would become the first digital platform to host film’s biggest night.
According to an August 14th article by The Hollywood Reporter’s Katie Killkenny, candidates running for Board elections at the WGAW (Writers Guild of America West) are talking up the potential to unionize/organize writers for podcasts, “verticals,” and, perhaps, video games. They believe adding those folks to the ranks will make up for the fact that overall the number of working writers in Hollywood is down markedly since the last and long-suffered-over WGA contract agreement was reached. They see expansion into online media as a natural way to pick up the membership slack.
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On the final day of MuppetVision 3D, Jay (better known to fans as Drunk3PO) and Krista of Park Hoppin’ documented the emotional farewell to a beloved attraction that Disney is doing away with. While MuppetVision quietly took its final bow, the fans made sure it didn’t go out unappreciated.
While Universal’s brand-new Epic Universe celebrated its highly anticipated grand opening with a sold-out first day, Disney World’s Magic Kingdom was unusually quiet—as shown by one very familiar channel in the theme park community. Jay, better known as Drunk3PO from the Park Hoppin’ YouTube channel, spent the day at Magic Kingdom during Epic Universe’s big debut (while the rest of the Park Hoppin’ crew was having fun over at Epic!).
In a revelation that confirms years of speculation, a leaked clip from a Sweet Baby Inc. internal discussion has surfaced, showing narrative designer Camerin Wild describing how a development studio was repeatedly pressured into changing the identity of its characters until it relented. The footage, exposed by MasterOfTheTDS and Writing Raven of Gothic Therapy, provides the clearest evidence yet that Sweet Baby Inc.’s narrative consulting process involves far more than creative guidance for developers—it involves calculated emotional and ideological pressure.
In late 2024, former Kotaku Senior Editor Alyssa Mercante filed a lawsuit against YouTube personality SmashJT in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Represented by attorney Ron Coleman of the Coleman Law Firm, SmashJT filed a motion to dismiss the original complaint, asserting that the statements at issue were either protected under the First Amendment as satire, hyperbole, opinion, or lacked the specificity required to qualify as actionable defamation under New York and California law.
Recently, Variety reported that Sadie Sink has officially been cast in Spider-Man 4 alongside Tom Holland. Destin Daniel Cretton, who headed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will be directing. The film is projected to release in theaters on July 31, 2026. However, the report offered no plot details and did not specify which character she would portray. The only hint came from Deadline’s earlier claim that the role will be “significant.”
In a stunning turn that should have traditional media execs hitting the panic button, YouTube has officially claimed the top spot in total TV viewing share, surpassing even the once mighty Disney. According to Nielsen’s latest Distributor Gauge Report, YouTube racked up a record 11.6% of all U.S. TV viewership in February, marking just the second time the platform has done so since the report’s inception.