Walt Disney Pictures‘ live-action Lilo & Stitch opened over Memorial Day weekend. While it’s making massive numbers for the studio, fans of the original film are shocked by the enormous changes to the animated film in its adaptation. There’s minor stuff like Pleakley’s distance from drag, but the film’s human version of the character still very […]
Ryan Reynolds Thinks ‘Star Wars’ Is Ready to Be R-Rated
After Andor, people want Star Wars to take more creative or thematic swings. And according to Ryan Reynolds, a real big swing for the series would be a foray into R-rated material. In a recent episode of The Box Office podcast, the star of Marvel’s Deadpool movies revealed he had pitched such a thing to Disney […]
‘Andor’ Asked Fans to Put the Theories Down
Across its two seasons, it became common to describe Andor as “unlike Star Wars.” Typically a compliment, this phrase was an easy shorthand to use, and it’s taken on greater meaning now that its cast and creatives can speak more freely about what stayed on the cutting room floor. Creator Tony Gilroy has recently discussed his active choice […]
Russell T Davies Reveals Why Now Was the Time for ‘Doctor Who’ to Resurrect the Rani
One of the many, many things that happened on the latest episode of Doctor Who was that the show finally lifted the lid on what two years of teasing who Mrs. Flood was leading towards. Turns out, it was exactly what many Doctor Who fans had, jokingly or otherwise, guessed immediately. In some ways, according to showrunner […]
I Don’t Know How to Talk About This Episode of ‘Doctor Who’ Without Losing My Mind
A lot happened on this week’s Doctor Who. It feels almost impossible to articulate just how much all that “how much” was—and how much of it was questionable at best, and perhaps wildly poorly thought out at worst—without just vomiting a quick, high-concept summation of what happens in “The Interstellar Song Contest.” There is a Eurovision Song […]
‘Lilo & Stitch’ Reactions Call It Disney’s Best Remake
If you’ve been thinking about seeing the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch, good news: it’s apparently pretty decent! Reactions for the film hit social media on Saturday night, and those who’ve seen it were fairly warm to it. In addition to being surprisingly good, impressions consider it the best live-action remake of Disney’s erratic bunch […]
VFX Workers for Marvel and Disney Ratify First Union Contract
Two years ago, VFX artists across Marvel, the Avatar franchise, and Disney all seperately voted to form their own unions. With the help of the IATSE, the three worker groups have now “overwhelmingly” voted to ratify contracts which ensure better conditions for staff working on these respective projects. Both contracts—Marvel and Disney fall under one agreement, and Avatar team […]
The Future of ‘Doctor Who’ Might Continue With or Without Disney
As Doctor Who prepared to return for its latest season, rumors swirled that it would be a make-or-break moment for the show, as threats of Disney terminating its funding deal for the series and even outright cancellation loomed. But while we’re not quite at the point of finding out what Disney’s stake in Doctor Who‘s future […]
Doctor Who’s Latest Story Was About the Power of Doctor Who Itself
As Doctor Who has, inch-by-inch, diversified the casting of its heroes, its willingness to tell stories directly influenced by those decisions has trailed a little behind. When Jodie Whittaker became the 13th Doctor, only a few of her stories ultimately engaged with what it meant that the Doctor now inhabited a female body. With the arrival […]
Doctor Who’s Disinformation Episode Needed a Bit More Bite
Lots of things can be terrifying on Doctor Who. Monsters, of course, are terrifying. Standing the face of the unknown in a vast, undiscovered universe is also pretty terrifying. Our noble hero pushed to dark impulses, a terror in a more cerebral way. But sometimes, the most terrifying thing of all can just be a […]