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.”
Today, May 7, 2025, Disney presented its regular live earnings call. That Park Place was following along and posting updates LIVE throughout the call. Watch and listen along live with the Valliant Renegade YouTube Channel in the player below. ...
Disney has begun filming MuppetVision 3D at Disney’s Hollywood Studios ahead of the attraction’s scheduled closure on June 7, 2025. Internally described as a “Filming Event – Archiving MuppetVision 3D!,” the effort is being framed as a preservation project to honor the final attraction ever overseen by Jim Henson. But based on what we’ve learned, this isn’t a tribute—it’s a farewell brush off
The official weekend box office numbers are in, and Thunderbolts has come in lower than initially projected, opening with $74.3 million domestically—below the $76 million projected early Monday morning. Despite being billed as the kickoff to the 2025 summer movie season, the Marvel Studios release is now underperforming even by the franchise’s post-Endgame standards.
In one of the strangest pivots in Marvel Studios history, the company has begun actively rebranding its latest film Thunderbolts as The New Avengers—after the film has already opened in theaters. While no official title change has appeared in theater listings yet, Marvel has launched a coordinated promotional campaign referring to the film by its new moniker, signaling a dramatic shift in branding strategy.
The Walt Disney Company may be facing a sudden, high-stakes dilemma: whether to pause production on Avengers: Doomsday, the highly anticipated Marvel installment currently filming entirely in the United Kingdom. This comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s...
The summer movie season has officially begun, and Marvel Studios is once again finding itself in the uncomfortable position of managing expectations. Thunderbolts, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, earned $76 million in its opening domestic weekend box office—enough to claim the number one spot, but not enough to escape comparisons to the studio’s most notable misfires.
Kevin Feige, long hailed as the mastermind behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is now facing the harsh reality of a franchise in freefall. And instead of taking accountability, Feige is quietly trying to shift the blame anywhere he can—to Disney, to streaming, even to the fans. A new Wall Street Journal profile, conveniently dropped the same week Thunderbolts collapsed at the box office with a $76 million opening, reveals a series of revealing admissions and insider accounts that suggest the architect of the MCU is working overtime to distance himself from Marvel’s recent failures.
In a stunning about-face, Walt Disney World is slashing ticket prices for Florida residents this summer, offering a deal that hasn’t been seen in years. With prices dropping as low as $60 per day, it’s clear that Disney is scrambling to maintain its grip on the local market just as Universal’s Epic Universe prepares to make its grand debut.
Marvel Studios is staring down yet another grim milestone. As Thunderbolts begins its theatrical run, domestic box office projections place the film’s opening weekend between $70 and $75 million. On paper, that might sound respectable—but in the context of Marvel’s recent track record, it paints a very different picture.
Disney has announced that Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Experiences, will represent the company at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet & Communications Conference on May 14, 2025. It may sound routine, but for those watching the race to succeed Bob Iger as CEO, it’s anything but.
A real nightmare is now brewing for The Walt Disney Company as they face major legal battles for both Marvel and Star Wars at the same time in early 2026. It could be a very ugly situation with significant industry and financial impacts. The escalating legal feud...
While the very mention of the name Toys “R” Us may spark conflicting emotions of joy and sorrow from a previous era of consumerism and marketing, the famous toy store chain will be making a big comeback on the silver screen. First reported by Variety, the media...