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Disney Plus adds 8 million subscribers—but it’s still operating at a loss

Disney+photo: NICK AGRO/AFP via Getty Images When Disney first launched its streaming service Disney+ back in November of 2019, it did so with a long-term mindset. Streaming was, presumably, the future, and so the company was willing to burn a lot of money to catch up with more established performers in the industry—most notably Netflix, […]

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The MCU’s Phase 4 Doesn’t Have a Big Connection, and That’s Great

In its first 10 years of moviemakingMarvel Studios established something of a myth that persists to this very day: “In Feige We Trust,” fans would exult, as if a prayer to ward against evil rather than a parasocial relationship with a man worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The idea that marvel’s movies were all […]

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Alexandra Daddario Supports Leah Jeffries In ‘Percy Jackson’

Original Percy Jackson star Alexandra Daddario has voiced her support for Leah Jeffries’ casting as Annabeth Chase following public statements by author Rick Riordan that called out racially-charged trolling. Daddario, who played Annabeth in the films, backed Jeffries after Riordan caused #LeahIsOurAnnabeth to trend with his strongly worded rebuke. “Leah Jeffries is going to be […]

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Would Bryce Dallas Howard Make a Star Wars Movie? Course

Bryce Dallas Howard is ready to make a starwars movie.picture: Universal There’s an argument to be made that Bryce Dallas Howard has been the best, most consistent live-action starwars director… maybe ever. directing not onenot twobut three of the best pieces of starwars in recent memory, it’s very clear that Howard is no longer simply […]