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Disney Franchise Content Struggles to Make the Nielsen Top 10

Disney Franchise Content Struggles to Make the Nielsen Top 10

The latest Nielsen streaming rankings for April 20–26, 2026 paint a troubling picture for Disney franchise content. While Disney+ remains the home of Marvel and Star Wars, rival streaming services dominated nearly every category. Where Disney+ and Hulu did appear on Nielsen’s Top 10 charts, much of that success came from legacy Fox content and the BBC’s Bluey.

Rian Johnson Claims The Last Jedi Would Have Been “Worse” If He Hadn’t Ignored Star Wars Fan Pushback

Rian Johnson Claims The Last Jedi Would Have Been “Worse” If He Hadn’t Ignored Star Wars Fan Pushback

Rian Johnson is once again revisiting the backlash to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and this time he’s not pretending it caught him off guard. In a new interview tied to the promotion of his upcoming Netflix film Wake Up Dead Man, Johnson openly claims that the massive fan backlash was not only expected — it was preferred.

Disney OpenAI Deal Stuns Hollywood: $1 Billion Investment, Sora Licensing, and a New Era of Fan-Created Disney Content

Disney OpenAI Deal Stuns Hollywood: $1 Billion Investment, Sora Licensing, and a New Era of Fan-Created Disney Content

At a time in which everyone has an opinion on the future of AI in entertainment, Hollywood just watched a seismic shift shake the landscape. The newly announced Disney Open AI partnership marks one of the most ambitious moves by The Walt Disney Company in years — a step that blends corporate strategy, streaming ambitions, and next-generation technology into a single blockbuster agreement.

Star Wars Actor Quits Ahsoka Season 2 Over Pay Dispute

Star Wars Actor Quits Ahsoka Season 2 Over Pay Dispute

Deadline has confirmed that Claudia Black will not appear in Ahsoka Season 2, despite being invited back to reprise her role as Klothow, one of the Nightsisters who aligned with Grand Admiral Thrawn. The actress says the issue came down to pay — specifically, that Disney couldn’t compensate her enough for the responsibilities she carries “as a single mother.”

Kathleen Kennedy Told Shawn Levy to Avoid Legacy Star Wars Characters in Starfighter

Kathleen Kennedy Told Shawn Levy to Avoid Legacy Star Wars Characters in Starfighter

According to hints from director Shawn Levy, his upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter will be unlike anything fans have seen before. Levy is clear that the “do something new” mandate isn’t something he demanded before coming on board, but is an instruction coming from Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy to avoid legacy Star Wars characters.

The Acolyte Star Amandla Stenberg Deletes Instagram Days After Leslye Headland Called Star Wars Critics “Fascists and Racists”

The Acolyte Star Amandla Stenberg Deletes Instagram Days After Leslye Headland Called Star Wars Critics “Fascists and Racists”

Star Wars fans noticed something unusual this week: the Instagram account of Amandla Stenberg has vanished without explanation, just days after The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland reignited controversy by labeling some critics of the series as “fascists and racists.”

Main Stream Media Says The Problem with Star Wars is Not Enough Pedro Pascal

Main Stream Media Says The Problem with Star Wars is Not Enough Pedro Pascal

Star Wars is limping into its next chapter with confidence only Hollywood could muster — the kind born not from success, but from denial. The franchise is in shambles, the audience has evaporated, and the brand is no longer protected by the mythic glow it once carried. And yet, according to the Main Stream Access Media, the big revelation — the galaxy-saving insight — is that the way to save Star Wars is more Pedro Pascal.