Disney’s got a lot of IP it doesn’t always know what to do with, and Tron has to be high up on that list. After 15 years, the company delivered a sequel to the cult classic Tron: Legacy in the form of Tron: Ares, a third installment that for a long time seemed more like a pipe dream until fairly […]
The Writer of ‘Tron: Ares’ Talks Spoilers and the Movie’s Many Iterations Along the Way
If history has taught us anything, it’s that Tron sequels are never easy. Almost 30 years elapsed between the groundbreaking 1982 original and its 2010 sequel, Tron: Legacy. It then took a shorter, but still significant, 15 years for the third film, Tron: Ares, to be released, but that was never the plan. Many, many […]
The ‘Tangled’ Remake Is Back on, and Scarlett Johansson Might Be Joining
Tangled has been untangled. Last year, Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey was attached to a live-action remake of the hit 2010 Disney musical but after the live-action Snow White bombed at the box office, Disney put a pin in it. Now, that pin has been pulled, especially with Scarlett Johansson reportedly circling the role of […]
Disney Is All in on Its Next Big Franchise, ‘Impossible Creatures’
What do you do in an era where your biggest name brands aren’t quite cutting it? Get new name brands, of course! That’s what Disney just did, acquiring the rights to the book series Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. The company reportedly spent a “substantial seven figures” for the rights to the franchise and set […]
This Spooky Season’s Must-Have Halloween Gifts
It’s officially October, which can only mean one thing: Halloween season is finally here! At least for normies, because some of us outcasts live it every day, anyway. Pop culture purveyors such as Spirit Halloween, BoxLunch, and the Disney Store have rolled out their spooky bag of tricks and treats. Fans of KPop Demon Hunters, […]
Jared Leto’s Weird-Ass ‘Tron: Ares’ Set Behavior Was Maybe His Least Weird-Ass Set Behavior
Jared Leto is known for a lot of things at this point, but one thing that he’s perhaps very known for is his approach to getting in character on-set. Leto is a tried and true method performer, and his turn as the titular program in the upcoming Tron: Ares was no exception to that process. Which […]
How Many Streaming Subscribers Did Disney Lose After Suspending Kimmel?
Disney lost 1.7 million paid streaming subscribers who cancelled service in the immediate aftermath of ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves, according to journalist Marisa Kabas. Kimmel’s show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was suspended for a week after President Donald Trump’s FCC pressured local TV stations to drop the late-night host, though he’s since been […]
Disney Is Getting Sued Over Just How Much Mickey Mouse Counts as Public Domain
Last year, Mickey Mouse’s appearance in Steamboat Willie became public domain, ushering in tons of horror parodies of Disney’s iconic mascot. The Walt Disney Company gave films such as the David Howard Thornton-starring Screamboat a pass, but apparently, it thinks there’s a limit on just how much other companies can get away with using Mickey’s […]
Jimmy Kimmel Isn’t Coming Back for Everyone. How to See If You Can Watch Tonight
Millions of Americans are set to miss Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night TV on Tuesday, as two major owners of local ABC stations said that they still plan not to air the show. Nexstar announced today that it is joining Sinclair in continuing their previous plans to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely. Together, the two […]
Disney Sure Seems to Want You to Keep Being Mad at It
Disney’s not exactly crushing it in the court of public opinion lately. ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! over the host’s comments about the Charlie Kirk assassination—and then reinstate it, starting tonight, after an outcry in Hollywood and among free-speech advocates everywhere—was already a big problem, leading to a viral push to dump Disney+ […]