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Jeopardy! Shake-Up: What Really Happened on December 9, 2025
Jeopardy! turned white-knuckle on Dec. 9, with the defending champ teetering from the first clue as a three-way clash tightened into a two-player brawl. One last response decided whether the crown stayed put or slipped away.
December 10, 2025 7:00 am
Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Play for Warner Bros: Why Netflix’s Bid Comes Up Short
Netflix circling Warner Bros. has Hollywood on edge and theatrical windows on the line. After three failed bids, Paramount Skydance is preparing a hostile push to derail the merger, setting up a blockbuster corporate showdown.
December 9, 2025 8:07 am
Fallout Director Reveals California’s High-Stakes Plan to Stop Texas From Becoming Hollywood 2.0
Wildfires ripped through California, derailing shoots across Hollywood, and the team behind Prime Video’s Fallout rallied to help crew who lost their homes — the latest hit in a year when fires, strikes, and soaring tax incentives are pushing productions to rethink where and how they work.
December 8, 2025 7:24 pm
James Gunn Sets the Record Straight on Warner Bros.–Netflix Deal as His DCU Contract Is Extended
Amid reports of a Netflix takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, James Gunn is mapping the DC Universe’s next chapter. With his and Peter Safran’s DC Studios deal extended through 2027, he’s emphasizing theatrical priorities and how a Netflix tie-up could recalibrate their long-term plan.
December 8, 2025 4:55 pm
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Devours the Weekend Box Office, Leaving Zootopia in the Dust
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 devoured expectations at the weekend box office, doubling forecasts and steamrolling past Zootopia—even if its debut couldn’t match the first film’s frenzy.
December 8, 2025 1:15 pm
Zootopia 2 Eyes the 2025 Box Office Throne—Can It Claim Hollywood’s Crown?
Disney’s Zootopia 2 is stampeding the global box office, roaring past $915.8 million worldwide after just a week and a half in theaters — a turbocharged start that puts the animated sequel on track to be one of the year’s biggest hits.
December 8, 2025 12:55 pm
Daniel Day-Lewis vs. Leonardo DiCaprio vs. Robert Downey Jr.: The Greatest Actor Debate You’re Getting Wrong
Hollywood’s fiercest debate right now: Who owns the crown of this generation’s greatest actor—shape-shifting Daniel Day-Lewis, universally beloved Leonardo DiCaprio, or box-office juggernaut Robert Downey Jr.? Each has defined the era in a different way, and the battle lines are drawn.
December 7, 2025 6:34 pm
Netflix Owning Warner Bros Could Backfire: How A Paramount Win Might Have Reshaped Hollywood
In a move that shatters Hollywood orthodoxy, Netflix has snapped up Warner Bros. and theaters, igniting outrage across the industry and raising the stakes in streaming’s battle with the big screen.
December 7, 2025 11:01 am
10 Must-Watch Warner Bros. Series Hitting Netflix After the Acquisition
Deadline reports Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery in an $82.7 billion megadeal, folding Warner Bros., HBO and more into its empire and jolting Hollywood’s balance of power.
December 6, 2025 12:31 pm
You Know These Faces: Where The Abandons Cast Earned Their Spurs Before Netflix’s Yellowstone Challenger
Premiering December 4, 2025, Netflix’s The Abandons rides in with heavyweight talent and a bold aim: take on Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone. Expect a rugged saga of family feuds, land grabs, and power plays—and a cast that will have you asking where you’ve seen them before.
December 5, 2025 9:43 am
Spotify Wrapped 2025: Find Yours and See Who Finally Dethroned Taylor Swift
Spotify Wrapped is back, bigger and bolder — and this year’s chart crown doesn’t belong to Taylor Swift. A decade after a quirky feature became a global ritual, Spotify is rolling out a revamped recap sparked by last year’s AI criticism.
December 3, 2025 3:46 pm
A Thousand Blows Season 2 Trailer Unleashed: Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty Return for a Fiercer Fight
Hulu unleashes the official trailer for A Thousand Blows Season 2, with Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, and Malachi Kirby back in the bruising Victorian fight game. Fresh off Emmy wins for Adolescence, Graham and Doherty return as the acclaimed drama readies to stream this January.
December 3, 2025 1:45 pm
Who Will Play Brainiac? Three Star Contenders Emerge for Man of Tomorrow
DC Studios is closing in on Brainiac for Man of Tomorrow: two Marvel villain alums have made the shortlist, and Matt Smith is among the top three contenders.
December 3, 2025 3:54 am
Disney Strikes Again: Zootopia 2 Roars to a Record $556 Million Opening, Poised for Another Billion Just Six Months After Lilo and Stitch
Zootopia 2 stampedes to new heights, shattering box-office records.
December 1, 2025 3:04 pm
Duffer Brothers Rule Out a Red Wedding in the Stranger Things Finale
After Volume 1 of the final season dropped Nov. 26, the Duffer Brothers made it clear: Stranger Things won’t end in a Game of Thrones–style bloodbath—expect high stakes and heartbreak, not a massacre.
November 28, 2025 2:15 am
Why Naruto Never Ruled Japan’s Manga Charts
A sales titan that never took the crown: Naruto spent years chasing One Piece, peaking only once with a runner-up finish.
November 28, 2025 2:15 am
Millie Bobby Brown Is Staying With Netflix After Stranger Things 5 — It’s Time This Franchise Hit Theaters
Stranger Things Season 5 just dropped its first half, with part two due next month — and Millie Bobby Brown is already onto her next Netflix case as Enola Holmes returns for a third film.
November 27, 2025 10:24 pm
Henry Cavill’s Secret Project Could Topple the MCU — So Why No Update After 3 Years?
Nearly three years after The Hollywood Reporter lit the fuse, Henry Cavill’s biggest project—his long-teased Warhammer 40K venture—has fans on standby for the moment it finally deploys.
November 27, 2025 3:56 pm
From Court Rogue to Kingmaker: Henry Cavill’s Evolution on The Tudors
Forget the capes — Henry Cavill’s fiercest work may be The Tudors, where his Charles Brandon evolves from courtly rogue to hardened statesman with magnetic intensity. A career benchmark, it pairs star power with one of his richest, most fully realized character arcs.
November 24, 2025 7:06 pm
Michael C. Hall’s Forgotten Turn as a Legendary US President Was an 81% Hit, 8 Years Before Dexter: Resurrection
Michael C. Hall may be forever tied to Dexter’s blood-soaked brilliance, but fans often overlook a gripping turn he delivered in another acclaimed series with an 81 percent Rotten Tomatoes score — a reminder of just how lethal his range really is.
November 24, 2025 5:00 pm