entertainment culture
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The Umbrella Academy Unleashes One More Time Travel Mission for Its Final Season
The Hargreeves clan will return for a final round of end of the world time travel hijinks in season four of The Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s acclaimed series based on the Dark Horse Comics series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, and adapted for the platform by Jeremy Slater and Steve Blackman. Check out the first…
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Disney No Longer Has to Worry About Billionaire Nelson Peltz
In April, activist investor Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners lost a proxy battle with the Disney Company. Peltz, a known associate of ousted Marvel Chairperson Ike Permutter, sought to push agendas supported by Trian Partners representing influence by Perlmutter (their silent partner) though his company—seeking to elect himself and former Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay…
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Ishana Shyamalan on Fantasy Fandom and Attending ‘Film School’ on M. Night Shyamalan Sets
Writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature debut with The Watchers, based on the novel by A.M. Shine. Starring Dakota Fanning (The Equalizer 3), the film follows a young artist who becomes lost in the woods and encounters three strangers trapped in the wilderness by a mysterious force. The Watchers is inspired by Irish folklore,…
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The Ocean Calls for a New Adventure in Disney’s Moana 2
Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) take the open sea for another journey in Moana 2—and the first trailer has just arrived. The sequel to Disney’s 2016 hit finds the young heroine getting an unexpected call from wayfinding ancestors to go on a quest. Joined by Maui and a new crew, she takes to…