Disney has announced Storyliving by Disney, a new initiative that will roll out branded, master-planned communities for fans who don’t want to just visit Disneyland–but live within the magic and inspiration behind the content. Work has already begun on a 618-acre lot in Rancho Mirage, California–an area Walt Disney called …
Read More »James Gunn Responds To Supposed Lack Of Sex In Superhero Movies
Depictions of sex can be tricky to maneuver around, especially in superhero films where the general audience might be younger than the intended demographic. Then again, there’s the belief that if some children can handle bad guys being shot at and exploded, some under-the-covers romance won’t be as traumatizing. Most …
Read More »NBC Sells All Super Bowl Ads: Some Spots Go For A Record $7 Million
Super Bowl LVI won’t take place until February 13, but Variety is reporting that NBC has already sold all of the game’s prime advertising real estate. As of this writing, only a “handful” of pre-game slots remain open for sale to advertisers. “The NFL has never been stronger than has …
Read More »Lord Of The Rings Was Allowed One Swear Per Film, Actors Offer Other Options
Hobbits just want to have fun and on the latest episode of their podcast The Friendship Onion, Lord of the Ring stars Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan hit the censor button hard when bleeping out possibilities of where swear words could have gone in the script. Originally started on the …
Read More »Iconic Rockstar And Actor Meat Loaf Passes Away At 74
Meat Loaf, the singer whose Bat Out Of Hell album is one of the best-selling of all time, has died at the age of 74. The news was confirmed on the star’s Facebook page by his family. “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away …
Read More »Moon Knight Actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, Dies After Ski Accident
French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died at age 37 after a ski accident. According to Deadline, who reported the news first, Ulliel suffered a head injury that he was unable to recover from despite being transported to a hospital in Grenoble following a collision on the slopes in the Savoie …
Read More »MLW Brings Rival WWE Into The Legal Ring Over Antitrust Allegations
Major League Wrestling has filed an antitrust lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment, explaining in a release that it is accusing its rival of alleged “ongoing attempts to undermine competition in and monopolize the professional wrestling market by interfering with MLW’s contracts and business prospects.” The lawsuit, which was filed January …
Read More »Scientists Name New Tree After Leonardo DiCaprio
Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the United Kingdom have discovered and named a newly-discovered tree species in Cameroon after actor and long-time environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2020, DiCaprio campaigned to further protect the Cameroonian Highlands forests, which are only 6.9 percent protected. “We think he was …
Read More »Stolen First Edition Lord of the Rings books Returned To Worcester Charity
A set of first editions of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy books that had been stolen from a hospice charity shop in Worcester, England has been secretly returned after a public outcry, according to The Times. The three-volume set–on sale for roughly $2,000–were stolen from a locked cabinet …
Read More »Man Reportedly Terrorizes Local Arcade, Smashes Vintage Machines
A New Orleans arcade and bar has been broken into over the weekend, suffering damages to vintage arcade cabinets and other equipment totalling between $30,000 and $50,000, Kotaku reports. The assailant had reportedly been a member of Sea Cave for a short time, and referred to himself as “The Wolf”. …
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