“The Suicide Squad” should have been a big hit for Warner Bros. last month. It had superheroes, a marquee director (James Gunn), a huge production budget ($185 million) and received […]
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Back to news homeDisney+ beats expectations to reach 116 million subscribers in Q3
Disney’s streaming service is seeing improved growth, after initially seeing slower numbers of subscriber additions in Q2 as COVID lockdowns and mask mandates came to an end. Today, Disney+ beat […]
Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Release
Disney, citing the continuing coronavirus threat, ultimately decided to release several major movies simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access. It used the strategy in May for “Cruella,” which […]
Why Plus Is a Minus When Naming Your Streaming Site
First there was e.Then came i.Now it’s +.With the proliferation of streaming platforms, the plus sign has become an all-purpose marker that signals endless hours of on-demand shows.Plus-sign streaming services […]
‘Star Wars,’ ‘Pinocchio’ and More as Disney Leans Sharply Into Streaming
A significant portion of the presentation was dedicated to Star, which will be stocked with programming from Disney properties like ABC, FX, Freeform, Searchlight and 20th Century Studios, which Rupert […]
Disney to Reveal Plans to Turbocharge Streaming Offerings
LOS ANGELES — A significant expansion of the “Star Wars” universe. Tom Hanks as Geppetto in a live-action “Pinocchio,” and Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell in a live-action “Peter Pan […]
Hollywood’s ‘We’re Not in Kansas Anymore’ Moment
LOS ANGELES — In explaining why WarnerMedia had decided to release the much-anticipated big-budget “Wonder Woman 1984” simultaneously in theaters and on the streaming service HBO Max on Christmas Day, […]