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Disney Gives Anna a Wedding, Gives Elsa a New Outfit
Disney Gives Anna a Wedding, Gives Elsa a New Outfit Disney Animation closed out its D23 Entertainment Showcase on Friday with the first look at “Frozen 3,” confirming that Anna will marry Kristoff during the film, with Elsa at her side, and unveiling new character designs for the cast. Footage shown to the crowd depicted…
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Marvel Finally Reveals Its New X-Men, and Wolverine Isn’t Invited
Marvel Finally Reveals Its New X-Men, and Wolverine Isn’t Invited Marvel Studios unveiled the full cast of its long-awaited “X-Men” reboot at Disney’s D23 Entertainment Showcase in Anaheim on Friday, marking the first standalone X-Men film since Disney’s 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Christopher Abbott will play Professor X, Sadie Sink will play Jean…
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“Rainbow Hollow” Looks Like Stop-Motion. It Isn’t. And Animators Are Furious.
“Rainbow Hollow” Looks Like Stop-Motion. It Isn’t. And Animators Are Furious. Nura Studios debuted “Rainbow Hollow” on August 13, 2026, its first original animated series and the first project built entirely on Showcraft, the company’s AI-assisted animation platform. Directed by Noah Wagner, the three-part adult dark comedy follows Milo, a firefighter voiced by Robert Cossyleon…
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Spotify Slaps an “AI Persona” Sticker on Fake Artists — And Nobody Thinks It’s Enough
Spotify Slaps an “AI Persona” Sticker on Fake Artists — And Nobody Thinks It’s Enough Spotify announced on August 13, 2026 that it will begin labeling artist profiles as “AI Persona” starting in mid-September, marking accounts whose music and identity are generated rather than human. The label will appear on the artist’s profile page, in…
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“Barbie 2” Is Dying on the Negotiating Table While Mattel’s Clock Runs Out
“Barbie 2” Is Dying on the Negotiating Table While Mattel’s Clock Runs Out A sequel to Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” — the highest-grossing film in Warner Bros.’ history — is on the verge of collapse after three years of failed contract talks between the studio and its creative team. The team seeking new deals includes director…
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Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Loves Her Trans Thriller Script — But Won’t Pay for It
Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Loves Her Trans Thriller Script — But Won’t Pay for It “The Matrix” co-director Lilly Wachowski said this week that no Hollywood studio will finance her next film, a $10 million dystopian thriller titled “The Hunted,” which she co-wrote with partner Mickey Ray Mahoney. The film follows two trans women investigating…
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Spotify Will Now Slap an “AI Persona” Badge on Fake Artists — But Won’t Ban Them
Spotify Will Now Slap an “AI Persona” Badge on Fake Artists — But Won’t Ban Them Spotify announced on August 11 that it will roll out an “AI Persona” label identifying artist profiles that represent AI-generated identities rather than real people, with badges appearing on artist profiles, in search results and on track rows within…
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Paramount Threatens to Ditch California, Calls It Leverage — California Calls It Blackmail
Paramount Threatens to Ditch California, Calls It Leverage — California Calls It Blackmail Paramount CEO David Ellison told senior executives on August 11 that the studio will begin relocating out of California starting October 1 if state Attorney General Rob Bonta refuses to open settlement talks over Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.…
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Dwayne Johnson Shrugs Off Live-Action ‘Moana’ Reviews While Critics Say It Never Had a Reason to Exist
Dwayne Johnson Shrugs Off Live-Action ‘Moana’ Reviews While Critics Say It Never Had a Reason to Exist Dwayne Johnson publicly responded to the critical reception of Disney’s live-action “Moana,” which currently holds a 32% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes against an 88% audience score, saying “that’s just the way it goes because we’re in this…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Says Broadway Is Dying as His Own ‘Cats’ Revival Gets Killed by the Numbers
Andrew Lloyd Webber Says Broadway Is Dying as His Own ‘Cats’ Revival Gets Killed by the Numbers Andrew Lloyd Webber said he is “gutted” over the closing of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” the queer ballroom reimagining of his 1981 musical, which played its final Broadway performance on August 8 at the Broadhurst Theatre, roughly five…