Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion who became a defining action star and the face of “Walker, Texas Ranger”, has died at 86. His family confirmed the news on Friday, saying he died Thursday morning following a sudden medical emergency in Hawaii. The message said he was surrounded by family... Read More »
Fox has ordered a new Family Guy spinoff titled Stewie, giving the animated comedy a two-season pickup ahead of a planned 2027 to 2028 premiere. The series will air on Fox with next-day streaming on Hulu in the United States and international distribution through Disney+. The project comes from Family... Read More »
Pixar is developing a third film in the “Monsters, Inc.” franchise, revisiting one of the studio’s most recognizable animated worlds more than two decades after the original film debuted. News of the project surfaced in a Wall Street Journal profile examining the current direction of the Emeryville-based animation studio and... Read More »
Disney+ is developing Tink, a live-action drama series centered on Tinker Bell, the iconic figure from the Peter Pan universe, as the studio continues to revisit one of its most recognizable creations. The project is being written and executive-produced by Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter. The series is in development... Read More »
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of director Rob Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Los Angeles home in December. The plea was entered in a packed courtroom as Reiner stood behind glass in a custody enclosure.... Read More »
Sony Pictures Animation is developing an animated Venom feature, bringing the studio’s most commercially successful Spider-Man villain franchise into a new format for the first time. The project is in early development, with Final Destination: Bloodlines filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein attached to direct, according to reports from... Read More »
Universal Pictures will release a fourth installment of The Mummy in May 2028, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising their roles as Rick and Evelyn O’Connell. The film continues the franchise’s original storyline more than two decades after it was relaunched. The project reunites the central pairing that defined... Read More »
Catherine O’Hara, the actor whose blend of precision, warmth, and fearless absurdity reshaped modern screen comedy, has died at the age of 71. Her representatives at Creative Artists Agency stated that she died on Friday following a brief illness. Additional details surrounding her death have not been publicly confirmed. Over... Read More »
Olivia Wilde’s latest film, The Invite, has emerged as one of the most notable acquisitions to come out of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, with A24 securing distribution rights after a competitive multi-day bidding process. The deal reached the eight-figure range, exceeding $12 million after offers began near $10 million... Read More »
The 2026 Writers Guild Awards nominations were announced this week, offering an early snapshot of how screenwriters across film and television are being recognized by their peers as awards season accelerates. Several high-profile films already positioned as Oscar contenders, including Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, and Marty Supreme, earned... Read More »
Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, whose legal name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, has filed a federal lawsuit in Puerto Rico against his former manager, music executive Rafael Pina Nieves, alleging a years-long scheme to divert songwriting royalties through false authorship claims. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for... Read More »
A new filing in U.S. District Court shows Blake Lively is seeking $161 million in damages in her ongoing lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni. The court document offers the first full accounting of the financial losses Lively says she suffered, including earnings, brand profits, and reputational harm linked... Read More »
Eric Dwayne Collins, the Long Beach rapper known as RBX, has filed a class action lawsuit against Spotify, accusing the company of allowing fake streams that he claims deprived artists of millions in unpaid royalties. The lawsuit, filed on November 2, 2025, in the United States District Court for the... Read More »
A federal judge has formally dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively, ending one of several legal disputes between the It Ends With Us co-stars. The ruling formally ends Baldoni’s countersuit, which challenged the legal protections provided under California’s survivor protection statute in defamation-related claims. Judge Lewis Liman... Read More »
Warner Bros. is already planning the next chapter of its Mortal Kombat film series. During the New York Comic Con panel for the upcoming Mortal Kombat II, screenwriter Jeremy Slater confirmed that a third installment is officially in development, signaling the studio’s confidence in the growing franchise. Slater, who wrote... Read More »
