The X-Files is widely considered one of the greatest horror-science fiction television series of all time. However, its second feature film proved to be a disappointing chapter for many fans. Now, series creator Chris Carter may finally deliver what both he and the audience wanted all along: something genuinely scary.
Walt Disney Animation Studios has officially scrapped its long-planned Disney+ Tiana series, marking another major retreat from original streaming content. The decision, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, comes as Disney moves away from producing long-form animated content exclusively for its streaming platforms. This will unfortunately lead to layoffs at the Vancouver animation studio that worked on this series and produced Moana 2.
Disney’s Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has been plagued with issues since its opening, and now it’s making headlines again—this time for an animatronic literally falling apart. A recent video has surfaced showing the Louis the Alligator figure inside the ride with its neck ripped open.
Former Senior VP of Concept Design for Walt Disney Imagineering, Eddie Sotto, has confirmed that Disney is fully aware of fan backlash over its plans to demolish the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom—and simply doesn’t care.
Captain America: Brave New World has managed to hold onto the #1 spot at the box office for a third weekend in a row, but there’s little to celebrate. The film brought in just $15 million domestically—a staggering 85% drop from its opening weekend and a 46% decline from its second weekend, making its top of the chart status more an indictment on the current state of Hollywood that an accolade for the troubled movie.
Hulu subscribers expecting a seamless Oscars viewing experience were left frustrated Sunday night as the Disney-owned streaming service suffered major outages and—worse—cut off its live broadcast before the most anticipated awards of the evening were announced.
There’s a great hullaballoo going on about the Disney news that park admission prices may implement a “new” “Surge Pricing” formula designed to follow crowd patterns, making the cost of tickets go UP when demand is high (and, the implication—ONLY an implication with ZERO actual statement of this) and, go DOWN when demand is slack.
A new rumor has surfaced from Film Threat’s Chris Gore and Alan Ng, suggesting that Disney has been quietly looking to sell Star Wars for the past seven months—but reportedly, there have been no takers.
CNN took another credibility hit this week after it seemingly ran defense for Kathleen Kennedy in what now appears to have been a blatant PR move, according to information shared by Puck’s Matt Belloni. The network published an article contradicting Puck’s report that Kennedy is planning her exit from Lucasfilm—citing a vague, anonymous “source close to the situation” who claimed there was “nothing there right now.”
Now, Belloni has exposed exactly who that source likely was—Kennedy’s personal publicist, Simon Halls.
The ongoing Kathleen Kennedy leaving Star Wars saga has taken an amusing turn as two Hollywood journalists, Puck’s Matt Belloni and Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr., are now publicly feuding over the story of her rumored exit from Lucasfilm.
After weeks of speculation about Kathleen Kennedy and her rumored retirement Lucasfilm, Deadline has now published an exclusive interview in which Kennedy flatly denies she is leaving anytime soon. This comes after Puck first reported that Disney was planning for her departure by the end of 2025, with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety following suit.
The Disney company was hacked after an employee unknowingly exposed the company’s internal systems after downloading an AI tool. This led to a significant data breach. Private information belonging to Disney employees and customers was leaked, prompting a response from the company’s cybersecurity team.
Just when it seemed like the box office outlook for Snow White couldn’t get worse, new projections indicate that the film is set to open even lower than initially expected. According to a leading Hollywood research firm, the live-action remake is now tracking for a $53 million opening weekend in North America, with estimates ranging between $48 million and $58 million. This is a significant drop from earlier forecasts, which had projected a $63-$70 million debut.