Entertainment
(Ubisoft) – Netflix has officially greenlit the live-action Assassin’s Creed series, with Emmy nominees Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld, Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming, The Killing) set as creators, showrunners, and executive producers. The Assassin’s Creed live-action series is a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions: one set […]
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch has cleared the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, becoming the first Hollywood pic of 2025 to achieve the milestone and cementing its status as the year’s top-grossing Western movie both globally and internationally, the studio announced Thursday. It finished Wednesday with a domestic […]
(CNN) – Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in a hearing set to be held October 3. Last week, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution after an eight-week trial. He faces up to ten years in prison on each count, though legal analysts predict he will get much […]
(CNN) – Dinosaurs are alive and well at the box office as Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth” trampled competitors, grossing $147 million domestically over five days of the Fourth of July weekend. The fourth installment of the “Jurassic World” series outperformed early estimates of nearly $80 million for the three days and $135 million for the […]
(Yahoo) – “Love Island USA”’s Cierra Ortega is embroiled in controversy after being unexpectedly removed from the villa. The reality star broke down following the resurfacing of old social media posts in which she used an anti-Asian slur. Ortega has since issued a heartfelt apology, admitting she “didn’t understand the weight” of the word and now grasps its […]
(BBC) – Video game actors have voted to end a year-long strike over artificial intelligence (AI) protections. About 2,500 members of US union SAG-Aftra were involved in the action against 10 of the biggest companies in the industry, including Activision and Electronic Arts. Both sides had spent months hashing out a deal over the use […]
(Variety) – Amazon has set a release date for the second season of its college-set “The Boys” spinoff series, “Gen V,” and released the first teaser trailer for the new installment. The first three episodes of Season 2 will debut Sept. 17. Additional episodes will drop weekly on Wednesdays through the season finale Oct. 22. […]
(The Hollywood Reporter) – Nobody Wants This has a return date. The Netflix show will have its second-season premiere on Oct. 23, 2025. The show’s executive producers and cast made the announcement Sunday live on stage at Netflix’s FYSEE L.A. Emmy event celebrating Season 1. Those in attendance included series creator Erin Foster, executive producer Sara Foster, executive […]
(Yahoo) – Karate Kid: Legends got kicked around at the box office this weekend, opening below expectations in third place with just $21 million. Heading into the weekend, Sony’s action sequel was projected to debut with $25 million. Despite holding a “certified rotten” rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie boasts a 91 percent audience […]