Sony's Latest Merger Proves Digital Ownership Is a Myth

Soon,animefans will face what is the darkest day in the long history of the art form. Yup, even darker than the live-action adaptation ofThe Last Airbender. Trouble began with theCrunchyroll-Funimationmerger in 2020. Sony combined the two largest distributors of streaming anime and manga content in the world, creating an anime monopoly one baby step at a time. Since then, questions have been raised about Sony’s long-term strategy for the platform and the obvious conflicts of maintaining two separateanime-streaming servicesunder the same umbrella, often with overlapping content on sale....

August 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1271 words · Peggy Guerrero

Spider-Man Emerges from the Shadows in New Homecoming Photo

Yesterday we got our first look atMarisa TomeiasAunt Mayin the latest photos from the set ofSpider-Man: Homecoming, which is still filming in Atlanta. While we still don’t know how long production is expected to last for, starTom Hollandshared a new photo from the set, featuring hisSpider-Mancharacter lurking in the shadows. The actor also took the time to thank his stunt team for making him look like a “badass” during the production....

August 17, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Crystal Nielsen

Spider-Man: Far from Home Is Primed for Massive Holiday Box Office Debut

Spider-Man: Far from Homeis on track to dominate the holiday box office upon its release next month. The first installment ended up with over $880 million globally after its theatrical run and the sequel could end up beating that grand total after the release ofAvengers: Endgamein April. The world is curious to see what a postEndgameMarvel Cinematic Universe looks like andFar From Homewill provide our first look. Aside from mourning the loss of Tony Stark, things are looking a bit light hearted in comparison to the last MCU installment....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Debbie Mckenzie

Suicide Squad Calendar Shows Off New Team Photos

DC Comics and Warner Bros. hope fans loveSuicide Squadso much, they want to celebrate the movie into next year. The latest DCEU saga, which hits theaters in August, is getting its own 2017 calendar, and we have your first look. This cool piece ofmerchandisecomes packed with plenty of never-before-seen photos and art work. And it will surely be a must have for fans. Today, we get to see the front and back cover of theSuicide Squadcalendar....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Robert Elliott

Super Bowl 2017 Is Most-Watched Show in U.S. TV History

Houston, the Patriots have landed. In the greatest comeback and first overtime game inSuper Bowl history, the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, Sunday night on Fox, delivering the network a record 172 million total viewers for all or part of the historic event. An average audience of 113.7 million watched the game on the FOX broadcast network, FOX Deportes and Fox Sports GO & NFL Digital, including 111....

August 17, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Gary Carroll

The Punisher Season 1 Wraps Production

That’s a wrap!The Punisherseason 1 has officially finished production. Netflix has been very busy over the last couple of years creating their own little corner of the Marvel Universe, which is mostly centered on some of the more street level heroes and, in this case, antiheroes from the Marvel canon. Netflix will be expanding upon that later this year whenThe Punisherarrives for his very own series. TheJon BernthalSourceTwitteraccount revealed that production onThe Punisherseason 1 had wrapped principal photography by posting some photos from the wrap party....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Adrian Bowman

Train to Busan 2: Peninsula Resurrects International Box Office with $20M Debut

It’s official:Train to Busan Presents: Peninsulais a hit. The zombie sequel made its debut overseas over the weekend in five key markets, including Korea, where the movie hails from. All told, director Yeon Sang-ho’s follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed breakout hit earned more than $20 million in its debut. With theaters shut down around the globe largely since mid-March, an opening of this size hasn’t happened in months, making this a huge win and a much-needed sign of life for the industry....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Richard Gates

Vietnam War Drama The Things They Carried Lines Up A-List Ensemble Cast

Tom Hardy and Pete Davidson are set to lead a new Vietnam War movie.The Things They Carriedhas been presented to buyers at the American Film Market, with Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) set to direct. The movie is based on Tim O’Brien’s 1990 book of the same name. According to multiple reports, Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One),Tom Hardy(Venom),Pete Davidson(The King of Staten Island), Bill Skarsgard (IT), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Moises Arias (Monos), Ashton Sanders (Moonlight) and Angus Cloud (Euphoria) are all set to star....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Charles Mendoza

Visions Anthology Will Celebrate Star Wars with New Animated Shorts on Disney+

Star Wars: Visionshas been officially announced by Disney and Lucasfilm. The new anthology collection will show theStar Warsfranchise through an anime lens. The new show, which will stream exclusively on Disney+, is presenting an all-new, creative take on the galaxy far, far away.Star Wars: Visionswill be a series of animated short films celebratingStar Warsthrough the lens of the world’s best anime creators. The anthology collection will bring 10 fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios, offering a fresh and diverse cultural perspective toStar Wars....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Gregory Thompson

Watch the First 6 Minutes of Fox's X-Men Spin-Off Gifted

Fox has unleashed the first six minutes of the highly-anticipated fall seriesThe Gifted, which premieres Monday, October 2 at 9 PM ET on Fox. This clip introduces fans to the powerful mutant Blink (Jamie Chung), who uses her unique abilities to escape from the police who are chasing her. If you would rather not know about what happens in the first six minutes ofThe Gifted premiere, then you should stop reading now because there will be SPOILERS for the contents in the video below....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Joseph Caldwell

What Does Emma Stone Think of Cruella Being Called Disney's Joker?

Ever since Disney dropped the first trailer forCruella, fans could not help but remark upon the similarities between the movie, and Todd Phillips’Jokerfilm starring Joaquin Phoenix. In an interview with Total Film magazine, Emma Stone, who will be essaying the lead role of Cruella de Vil in the upcoming movie, affirmed that despite the similarities in style and tone,Cruellais doing its own thing, distinct fromJoker, while praising Phoenix, who she starred opposite in 2015’sIrrational Man....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Vincent Thornton

Why Harry Styles Really Turned Down Prince Eric Role in Disney's The Little Mermaid

Harry Styles turned downDisney’s the Little Mermaidremake to focus on his music. Reports started to surface in July that he was in talks to take on the role of Prince Eric. However, it was later revealed he declined the role. Both the studio andHarry Styleshave been quiet about the matter, but it is believed that there is no ill will on either side. Styles had this to say about the possible casting....

August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Sean Anderson

#DontSpoilTheEndgame Campaign Launched by Avengers Directors

We’re in the endgame now, and directors Joe and Anthony Russo kindly ask that you don’t spoil it for anyone. In just over a week,Avengers: Endgamewill finally hit theaters. This movie is going to resolve, without overstating it, one of the biggest cliffhangers in the history of cinema. And, for the most part, only those who worked on the movie know what secrets lie in store. As such, it’s going to be incredibly important for fans to avoid spoilers and the directing duo has penned a letter asking fans to treat others how that would want to be treated in that respect....

August 16, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Victor Johnson