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Intuit Dome Review: An Awesome NBA Experience (With a Rough Entry)
Last week, I visited Los Angeles for my son’s birthday, and we attended three NBA games. The first was Clippers vs. Nuggets on Thursday at Intuit Dome, which opened about 18 months ago. Here are our thoughts… Screenshot via Apple Store The Intuit Dome App And “Game Day Face” Is A Big Mess To get…
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Marvel MaXimum Collection Announced, With X-Men Arcade Online
Marvel MaXimum Collection is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, packing 13 classic Marvel arcade, console, and handheld games into one bundle. Limited Run Games is publishing the collection in partnership with Marvel Games and Konami, with a “coming soon” release window and no date yet. 13 classic Marvel games across…
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Netflix Mounts Last-Ditch Effort to Save WBD Deal as Paramount Gains Upper Hand
Netflix is mounting a last-ditch effort in Washington as momentum appears to be shifting toward David Ellison and Paramount Skydance in the $108 billion battle for Warner Bros. Discovery. According to Deadline, events are leaning toward Paramount prevailing in its hostile takeover bid. Eleven Republican state attorneys general have also urged the DOJ to block…
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Marvel Said To Be ‘In A Rut’ As She-Hulk Gets Called Out In Disney Report
A new industry report is raising questions about the state of Marvel Studios, with one analyst bluntly stating that Marvel is “in a rut” — and She-Hulk is getting singled out as part of the problem. The comments come from Variety’s recent breakdown of Disney’s franchise strategy amid leadership changes at the company. Analyst Says…
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Disney Said To Be Pleased With Avengers: Doomsday
Disney executives are said to be pleased with what they’re seeing from Avengers: Doomsday, even as concerns grow about the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a new report centered on incoming Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro, Variety notes that Marvel has struggled in recent years, with analysts openly questioning the strength of the…
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Marvel’s Wolverine Video Game Release Date Revealed: September 15, 2026
Insomniac Games has made it official. Marvel’s Wolverine now has a release date. Marvel’s Wolverine launches September 15, 2026, exclusively on PlayStation 5. Marvel’s Wolverine Release Date Confirmed After previously confirming a Fall 2026 window, Insomniac took to social media and locked in the exact date. Logan claws his way onto PS5 on September 15,…
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Attends Trump State of the Union Hours After $31 WBD Bid
Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison is heading to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address — just hours after his studio raised its bid to acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 per share. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina posted on X that Ellison will attend the address as his guest: “Honored…
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Disney, Ryan Coogler’s X-Files Reboot Casts Danielle Deadwyler As Lead
Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot is officially moving forward. The project has landed a pilot greenlight at Hulu, with Danielle Deadwyler set as the co-lead. The series comes from Onyx Collective and 20th Television under Coogler’s overall Disney deal. Danielle Deadwyler in Rooster Danielle Deadwyler Cast as FBI Co-Lead Deadwyler, known for The Piano Lesson, will…
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Ed Skrein Cast As Baldur In Prime Video’s ‘God of War’ Series
Ed Skrein has signed on to play Baldur in Prime Video’s upcoming God of War series from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios. The series is produced in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions. Skrein, who recently starred in Jurassic World Rebirth, Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, and Deadpool, takes on one of…
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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Proves It Has No Staying Power Across The World
James Gunn’s Superman didn’t collapse domestically, but the international box office tells a different story. And now Sony boss Tom Rothman is indirectly highlighting exactly why that matters. While Rothman never mentions Gunn, Superman, or the DCU by name, his recent comments about the importance of global performance draw a sharp contrast with how Superman…
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Sony Confirms Spider-Man Spinoff Universe Reboot With New Cast
Sony Pictures SEO Tom Rothman has confirmed that Sony is rebooting its Spider-Man spinoff universe, and it’s coming with new actors. Appearing on The Town podcast with Matt Belloni, Rothman made it clear the so-called “Sony Spider-Verse” isn’t dead. It’s getting a reset. When asked directly about the future of the live-action Spider-Man spinoff universe…
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Amazon’s James Bond Pick? Insiders Pour Cold Water On Jacob Elordi Rumor
A rumor hit last week claiming Jacob Elordi is the new James Bond at Amazon Studios. Now, a major industry insider says not so fast. On his podcast, former THR editor and entertainment lawyer Matt Belloni of Puck News says there is no Bond cast, no finished script, and no announcement coming anytime soon. Here’s…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Bends The Knee To Communist China Confirms Sony CEO
Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman confirms Spider-Man: Brand New Day won’t feature the Statue of Liberty, following the previous film being rejected by China for using Lady Liberty. Rothman says Spider-Man: No Way Home should have crossed $2 billion worldwide, and he blames Communist China for blocking the film’s release and preventing it from hitting…
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Sony CEO Says Disney Forced MCU Strategy, ‘No Worries For Avengers’ (Scoop Confirmed)
The MCU’s problems have been pinned on Kevin Feige for years, but that might not be the full story. As I previously reported, my insiders at Comic-Con overheard a heated exchange between a former Marvel executive and a prominent Hollywood VFX artist. Both were in agreement that Disney corporate is to blame for the MCU’s…
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WBD Says Paramount Skydance Bid Could Lead to ‘Company Superior Proposal’ Over Netflix Deal
Warner Bros. Discovery is officially weighing a higher bid from Paramount Skydance, as the company confirmed in a press release that its board believes the revised proposal could reasonably lead to what’s defined as a “Company Superior Proposal” under its existing merger agreement with Netflix. The announcement keeps the sale drama alive, as WBD continues…
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Joe Manganiello Teases Deathstroke as SnyderVerse Return Grows
Joe Manganiello just posted a new Deathstroke tease on Instagram and tagged Zack Snyder, immediately firing up SnyderVerse speculation. The video features Manganiello suited up as Slade Wilson from Zack Snyder’s Justice League with the line, “You’d better not be wasting my time…” along with #deathstroke and #zacksnyder. That’s not subtle, and it doesn’t feel…
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Sony Brings Venom Back as an Animated Movie — Tom Hardy Producing
Sony is developing an animated Venom movie, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter. It’s an interesting pivot after the live-action trilogy, and it keeps the character alive in a format that can go bigger and weirder without the same budget limits. Animated Venom movie now in development at Sony The report says…
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Paramount May Go $33 For WBD as Netflix Faces Trump Heat
Paramount and Netflix are still battling over Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), and the price talk is getting louder. New reports say Paramount could raise its offer as high as $33 per share to try and force Netflix to either top it or walk away. Paramount rumored to consider $33 per share The latest chatter is…
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Netflix Already Testing Warner Bros. and DC Content as WBD Sale Drama Heats Up
While the Warner Bros. Discovery sale battle drags on between Netflix and Paramount, something else is happening in plain sight. Netflix is already testing Warner Bros. and DC content on its platform. According to Puck News, the latest Nielsen streaming chart shows four Warner Bros. series landing in the top 10 most-watched “acquired” shows: The…
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Fans Waited To See Predator: Badlands For ‘Free’ As Theatrical Release Bombed
Predator: Badlands is suddenly a streaming success. The film has become the No. 1 movie premiere on Hulu since director Dan Trachtenberg’s 2022 movie Prey, pulling nearly 9 million views worldwide in its first five days. That’s the good headline. The reality? Fans largely skipped it in theaters and waited to watch it at home.…