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Microbudget Horror Film ‘Obsession’ Overtakes Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ in Stunning Box Office Upset for Star Wars

Microbudget Horror Film ‘Obsession’ Overtakes Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ in Stunning Box Office Upset for Star Wars

Disney's return to theaters with Star Wars was supposed to be a victory lap, but the studio now finds itself looking up at microbudget horror film Obsession on the worldwide box office charts. According to Box Office Mojo, Obsession has now grossed $333.27 million...

Ron Howard Says Jim Henson Would Have Approved the Use of AI

Ron Howard Says Jim Henson Would Have Approved the Use of AI

Artificial intelligence remains one of the most divisive topics in the entertainment industry. Several major Hollywood directors have come down on both sides of the issue. Speaking at a recent event, Ron Howard expressed his excitement about the storytelling possibilities the new technology offers. More controversially, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard also argued that the late Jim Henson would have embraced AI if he were alive today.

From Snow White to Tron: Ares — Disney Has Record-Breaking Year of Box Office Failures

From Snow White to Tron: Ares — Disney Has Record-Breaking Year of Box Office Failures

In 2025, The Walt Disney Company is enduring what might go down as its darkest theatrical year in memory—accumulating a cascade of box-office disappointments that arguably outstrips any distributor in a single calendar year. In fact, Disney has likely broken the record for most financial failures at the box office in a single year… beating its own previous record in 2023!

Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cost Nearly $600 Million, Making It One of the Most Expensive Movies Ever

Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cost Nearly $600 Million, Making It One of the Most Expensive Movies Ever

In a staggering new report from Forbes journalist Caroline Reid, Disney has officially revealed that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cost $593.7 million to produce—making it the third most expensive movie ever made. That number places it behind only The Force Awakens and Jurassic World: Dominion in the all-time rankings of cinematic spending.

Netflix Article Insinuates The Witcher Team Wanted to Replace Henry Cavill Back in Season One

Netflix Article Insinuates The Witcher Team Wanted to Replace Henry Cavill Back in Season One

A wave of rumors erupted online as fans noticed an oddity within a Netflix Tudum article that discussed replacing Henry Cavill in The Witcher Season 4.

Following the overwhelming backlash against Netflix’s The Witcher Season 4 trailer, which stars Liam Hemsworth stepping in for Cavill, the streamer’s proprietary outlet Tudum released an article which offered some insight into the series’ main star switch-up that created more questions than answers.

No Mention of Rey Star Wars Movie in Variety Profile on Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy — Has “New Jedi Order” Been Quietly Canceled?

No Mention of Rey Star Wars Movie in Variety Profile on Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy — Has “New Jedi Order” Been Quietly Canceled?

When Variety publishes a major profile on a filmmaker, readers tend to notice not only what’s included — but what’s missing. In the case of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the two-time Oscar-winning director who was once announced to helm a new Star Wars movie centered on Daisy Ridley’s Rey, a major omission might be the biggest story of all.

Mark Hamill Condemns AI Actors — After Letting Disney Digitally Rebuild Him

Mark Hamill Condemns AI Actors — After Letting Disney Digitally Rebuild Him

Mark Hamill is warning Hollywood about the “terrifying” future of AI performers. In a new Variety interview, the Star Wars veteran blasted the rise of synthetic actors as “ghastly,” “ghoulish,” and “weird.”

But the same man now decrying artificial actors has already been turned into one — at least partially — by Disney.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Klingon Wearing a Skirt Sparks Fan Backlash at New York Comic Con

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Klingon Wearing a Skirt Sparks Fan Backlash at New York Comic Con

Paramount and Skydance’s controversial Star Trek: Starfleet Academy made a big splash at New York Comic Con — but not for the reason the studio intended. Among the lavish displays, massive booth installations, and preview imagery for the upcoming series, one photo has ignited heated discussion across the fanbase: a male Klingon character wearing a skirt.

From Barbie to Bots: Mattel Joins Forces with OpenAI to Reinvent Toymaking

From Barbie to Bots: Mattel Joins Forces with OpenAI to Reinvent Toymaking

What is Mattel, a toy company, going to do with artificial intelligence? That’s the question toy fans have been asking since last Monday’s OpenAI Developers Conference. OpenAI—the company behind ChatGPT and the AI video-generation platform Sora 2—announced a new partnership with Mattel to explore how artificial intelligence can speed up the toy design process.

Keira Knightley Claims She Was “Not Aware” of J.K. Rowling Controversy Before Joining Harry Potter Audiobooks — and That Says a Lot

Keira Knightley Claims She Was “Not Aware” of J.K. Rowling Controversy Before Joining Harry Potter Audiobooks — and That Says a Lot

When Keira Knightley told Decider that she was “not aware” of the J.K. Rowling gender politics controversies before signing on to play Professor Umbridge in Audible’s new Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions, it raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, Rowling’s public feud with gender activists has been one of the most heavily covered celebrity controversies of the past five years.