In a new interview, George Lucas revealed that he once planned to make three more Star Wars films. However, the passage of time forced him to make a difficult choice.
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Disney Blamed Olympics for Disneyland Paris Slump — Now Building Major LA28 Strategy After Universal Named Official Theme Park Partner
The Walt Disney Company’s evolving approach to the upcoming LA 2028 Olympics is raising eyebrows. After the company previously cited the Paris Games as a headwind, it now prepares internally to capitalize on the 2028 Los Angeles Summer games. During prior earnings...
Bob Iger Reportedly Axed The Hunt for Ben Solo Without Even Reviewing Budget — Is Disney Done With Sequel Era Star Wars?
Disney’s decision to shut down The Hunt for Ben Solo is raising new questions about the company’s long-term strategy for the Star Wars sequel era — and whether the studio has quietly moved on from those characters altogether. According to director Steven Soderbergh,...
Hollywood Signals It Will Make Deals with Big Tech AI Rather Than Fight Forever
For most of Hollywood’s history, copyright disputes were fought studio to studio, or studio to platform, over distribution, windowing, and piracy. Generative AI shifted the battleground. Now the question is not just who distributes a movie or a song, but whether a...
Star Wars Marvel Crossover Rumor Shot Down by THR — But Deadpool Creator Says Disney Has “100%” Heard Pitches
A wild rumor lit up the comic book world this week — one that, on paper, felt almost inevitable given modern franchise cross-pollination — but according to industry trade reporting, fans may want to pump the brakes at least for now on the Star Wars galaxy meeting the...
Disney Hits ByteDance With Cease and Desist Over Viral Seedance 2.0 AI Videos — But Can Disney Actually Sue The Chinese Company?
Disney sent a cease and Desist letter to the Chinese company ByteDance over its Seedance 2.0 AI generation tool that has created a slew of viral videos over the last week. For years, The Walt Disney Company bent over backwards to expand its footprint inside China —...
U.K. Government Finds Reason to Object to Children Seeing Disney Content
The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has censured The Walt Disney Company over an advertisement for the film Predator: Badlands. Disney has been banned from using the digital poster, which features the Predator alien holding the severed torso of what appears to be a small human. The ASA ruled that it was likely to “cause fear or distress for young children.”
‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Has the Lowest Budget of Any Disney Star Wars Movie
This May, The Mandalorian & Grogu will mark the first Star Wars film in seven years to hit theaters. The theatrical debut of Pedro Pascal’s bounty hunter and alien sidekick—introduced on the successful Disney+ series—achieves what few industry experts expected. It has the lowest production budget of any Disney Star Wars film to date.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Falls Short of Previous Films – Will James Cameron Make More?
Since its 2009 debut, the Avatar franchise has been known for groundbreaking visuals and historic box office returns. The latest film in the franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash, has ended its box office run after crossing the $1 billion mark—far short of the short of the previous films. Now, industry-watchers are questioning whether even that is enough to justify additional films.
Josh D’Amaro Promises AI Technology Won’t Replace Human Creativity While He’s Disney CEO
In his first interview as the incoming CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Josh D’Amaro discussed the role artificial intelligence will play in the company’s future under his leadership, promising that it won’t replace human creativity. As AI has advanced, in the hands of both consumers and professionals, the new technology has caused growing concern within the industry.
Disney Files Permit for Seven Seas Lagoon Ferryboat Queue and Dock Expansion
Walt Disney World has filed a permit application with the South Florida Water Management District for construction work at the Magic Kingdom ferryboat dock area along the Seven Seas Lagoon shoreline. The filing, submitted in early February 2026, outlines plans for...
Early Access Release for ‘Hoppers’ Signals Disney Confidence in New Pixar Film — But Will It Be Another Elio?
To build interest in the upcoming Pixar film Hoppers, Disney is offering early access screenings a week before the general release. Previews are usually reserved for social media influencers and critics, some of whom have already seen the movie and are under a review embargo. However, giving Pixar fans a chance to see it early suggests studio confidence in the film.
Bob Iger Stepping Down as Disney CEO Before End of 2026, Report Claims
The era of Bob Iger at the helm of The Walt Disney Company appears to be entering its final chapter — again. According to a new report from Variety, Bob Iger has privately told associates that he plans on stepping down as Disney’s CEO and pulling back from day-to-day...