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Activision confirms new Call of Duty sub-franchise

Activision Microsoft Corporation plans to branch Call of Duty beyond its Modern Warfare and Black Ops lines. Chief marketing officer Tyler Bahl said a future game will start a new sub-franchise and that the company has "already laid the groundwork,"…

GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek halts leaks, withholds full build as memecoin flops

Cyberleek, the anonymous leaker who has spent months posting unauthorized Grand Theft Auto VI footage, said on October 14 that its leaks "stop here." It also said the full playable build it had threatened to release will stay private, because…

BBC orders J.K. Rowling documentary without her input

The BBC has commissioned a two-part documentary series about J.K. Rowling. The series will trace her rise as the creator of Harry Potter and her later role as a political voice, and the author is not taking part in it.…

Netflix unveils first trailer for Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’

Netflix put out the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" on Tuesday. A few hours earlier, Gerwig showed it to press and influencers on an IMAX screen at New York's AMC Lincoln Square, where Stephen Colbert interviewed…

GTA 6 PC version set for early 2027, GamesBeat reports

Rockstar Games plans to release Grand Theft Auto VI on PC in the first quarter of 2027, GamesBeat reported Tuesday, Oct. 13. If the report is accurate, PC players would wait only a few months after the game's Nov. 19…

Epic Games delays Disney shooter, orders AI-first work

Epic Games has pushed back an unannounced Marvel and Star Wars shooter it is making with Walt Disney The Walt Disney Company, and has told the developers finishing the game to use an "AI first" production model. Bloomberg reported the…

Sacha Baron Cohen to lead Tarantino’s first West End play

Sacha Baron Cohen will play the lead in "The Popinjay Cavalier," the first stage play by Quentin Tarantino, when it arrives in London's West End next year. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sonia Friedman Productions announced the casting on Sunday, Oct.…

Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ divides critics

Aaron Sorkin's return to Facebook, "The Social Reckoning," has drawn a divided response from critics ahead of its theatrical release. Some reviewers call it sharp journalism drama. Others find it familiar, preachy or late to its subject. The film is…

Netflix orders Bridgerton spinoff on young Lady Violet

Netflix and Shondaland said on Thursday, Oct. 8, that they have ordered a new limited series set in the Bridgerton world. It will tell the story of a young Lady Violet and her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton, the parents…

Xbox reportedly lands exclusive GTA 6 streaming rights

Microsoft has reportedly locked up exclusive cloud streaming rights to Grand Theft Auto VI. If the report holds, Xbox Cloud Gaming will be the only service that can stream Rockstar Games' game when it comes out on November 19, The…

KPop Demon Hunters 2 heading to theaters, Sarandos says

Netflix intends to put the sequel to its animated hit KPop Demon Hunters in cinemas worldwide. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Bloomberg's Screentime event in Los Angeles that the film will get a "big, broad, global" theatrical…

Stevie Wonder releases four unheard 1976 tracks for album’s 50th anniversary

Stevie Wonder marked the 50th anniversary of his landmark album *Songs in the Key of Life* on Monday by releasing a four-track EP of previously unheard recordings from the original 1976 sessions.

Bill Skarsgård cast as lead in Kojima’s PHYSINT

Hideo Kojima revealed during the Xbox Microsoft Corporation Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast on Thursday that Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård will portray the lead role in PHYSINT, the action-espionage game from Kojima Productions. The announcement marks the first concrete production…

Gaza documentary ‘Naza’ wins Special Jury Prize at Venice

The documentary "Naza," which examines Israel's use of AI-assisted systems to identify and track targets in Gaza, won the Special Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Saturday, capping a festival run that included a record-breaking standing ovation…

‘Woman Unknown’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

Danish-Egyptian filmmaker May el-Toukhy's post-World War II drama "Woman Unknown" won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Saturday, a victory that carried added weight given that el-Toukhy was one of only two female…

Celine Dion takes the stage in Paris for first full concert in six years

Celine Dion is set to take the stage at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, just outside Paris, on Saturday evening for her first full concert in six years, capping a years-long battle with Stiff Person Syndrome and marking one of…

Venice festival ends with Gaza documentary’s Golden Lion chances in focus

"NAZA," a documentary by Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor about Israel's AI-assisted targeting of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, premiered on September 10 at the 83rd Venice Film Festival to a record-breaking standing ovation that lasted roughly 25…

‘Slow Horses’ Season 6 debuts at TIFF ahead of streaming premiere

The cast of Apple TV+'s acclaimed spy thriller Slow Horses walked the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, giving audiences an early look at the show's sixth season days before its streaming premiere on September 16.

Katzenberg and ex-OpenAI Sora lead launch AI video startup

Jeffrey Katzenberg, the DreamWorks co-founder behind Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, is teaming up with Bill Peebles, the former head of OpenAI's Sora video model, to launch a new artificial intelligence startup aimed at building video generation tools for professional…

Gaza documentary with Israeli whistleblowers premieres at Venice Film Festival

A documentary featuring testimony from 24 Israeli military and intelligence insiders about AI-enabled killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza premiered Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, offering what its makers call a detailed look at the targeting systems behind the…

Rock band Muse loses @muse Instagram handle to Meta’s new AI agent

The British rock band Muse, which has sold out arenas worldwide for more than two decades, is no longer @muse on Instagram Meta Platforms, Inc.. The handle now belongs to Meta's newly unveiled AI agent of the same name, leaving…

Zelda movie officially titled during 40th anniversary Direct

During Tuesday's Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, Nintendo confirmed that its upcoming live-action film will be titled simply "The Legend of Zelda," with series creator Shigeru Miyamoto offering the first hints about the movie's narrative direction. The film is…

Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ retakes global No. 1 from ‘Spider-Man’ in week 8

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reclaimed the top spot at the global weekend box office in its eighth week of release, narrowly edging out Spider-Man: Brand New Day to recapture a crown it last held before the Marvel blockbuster opened on…

Rockstar says GTA 6 ‘will definitely’ launch Nov. 19

Rockstar Games Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has reaffirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will launch on November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, putting to rest lingering concerns about another delay. In a recent interview with Famitsu,…

Google signs multi-year deal with MrBeast to promote Gemini AI

Google Alphabet Inc. announced on Tuesday a multi-year partnership with Jimmy Donaldson, the YouTube creator known as MrBeast, to promote its Gemini AI assistant and Google Health products across his sprawling content empire.

HBO drops second ‘Harry Potter’ trailer ahead of Christmas premiere

HBO Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. dropped the second official trailer for its highly anticipated series Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on Wednesday, offering the most detailed look yet at the television reboot that will bring J.K. Rowling's first novel…

‘GTA 6’ extended look tops Netflix with 31M views in four days

Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look has become Netflix's most-watched title of the week, drawing 31.1 million views in just four days and claiming the No. 1 spot on the English-language film chart in 87 of 93 countries…

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ passes ‘Avatar 2’ as No. 3 film ever

Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has crossed $2.33 billion at the worldwide box office, surpassing "Avatar: The Way of Water" to become the third-highest-grossing film in cinema history. The Marvel blockbuster, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, now trails only…

GTA 6 pre-orders near 5 million after gameplay debut

Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders are closing in on five million units with less than three months until launch, fueled by a massive surge following the game's first extended gameplay showcase on August 27. Close to 90% of buyers have…

Rockstar unveils 26 minutes of GTA 6 gameplay on Netflix

Rockstar Games Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. unveiled 26 minutes of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay on Netflix on Thursday afternoon, delivering the first sustained look at its most anticipated title in a first-of-its-kind partnership with the streaming platform. The presentation,…