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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Director Sparks Backlash After Praising AI in Film
Gareth Edwards may have directed one of the biggest blockbusters of 2025 with Jurassic World Rebirth, but his recent comments about using generative AI in filmmaking have led to a very different reaction. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at AI on the Lot in Culver City, California, the director praised generative AI as a useful creati
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New Version of ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Movie Gets Released Immediately in Theaters
There is something almost poetic about the situation Lucasfilm finds itself in right now. After spending years proving that Star Wars could thrive in the streaming era — building a whole interconnected universe on Disney+, anchored by The Mandalorian‘s immediate breakout success when the service launched in November 2019 — the studi
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‘Toy Story’ Ride Closure Ceases at Disneyland Resort
Two months. That is how long Tomorrowland has been missing one of its most beloved attractions. Since April, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters has been sitting dark behind a wall of construction scrim, with no word from Disney about what was actually happening inside. For the regulars, the repeat visitors, the families who treat blasting Empe
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Disney Parks
Disney Is Rewarding Teachers With an Impressive Summer Discount
Teachers get a lot of appreciation in theory and not always a lot of it in practice. Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels just offered something more concrete than appreciation, and the timing aligns perfectly with the one season when most educators actually have the time to use it. Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels are offering teachers fro
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Outside the Disney Bubble
Finally Some Good News for the Sloths Who Survived the Deadly Orlando Attraction
The Sloth World story has been one of the hardest ones to follow in the Central Florida animal welfare space over the past several months, and anyone who has been reading the updates from the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens since April knows exactly what that means. Thirteen two-toed sloths arrived at the Zoo on April 24 after b
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Disney Parks
Disney Shopping District Just Lost Another Retail Location
Disney Springs has been shedding and changing retail locations at a pace that is starting to feel like a pattern rather than a series of isolated events. Over in Town Center, the CrazyShake by Black Tap pop-up closed at the end of May after its planned 90-day run in the former Sprinkles location, leaving that space dark without a confirme
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Movies & Entertainment
Taylor Swift Is Officially in Her Pixar Era and the New ‘Toy Story 5’ Song Proved It
The Taylor Swift Toy Story 5 theory had a longer and more eventful run than most celebrity speculation cycles manage, and the people who kept the conversation alive through a partial Pixar denial, a Chicago billboard, and weeks of careful textual analysis of Andrew Stanton's interview wording were rewarded yesterday with the confirmation
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Movies & Entertainment
Future ‘James Bond’ Movie Could Star Daniel Craig, Despite His 007 Being Killed off in ‘No Time to Die’
The James Bond franchise is preparing for one of the biggest transitions in its history. Amazon MGM Studios is moving forward with a brand-new 007 film from director Denis Villeneuve and writer Steven Knight, with a new actor set to take over as the iconic British spy. While the search for the next Bond is now officially underway, the upc
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Business
Locked Up in Moscow: The Disney Executive Sentenced to a Russian Penal Colony Over Medical Gummies
The corporate empire of The Walt Disney Company is built on the global commodification of magic and happiness, but for one of its top technology directors, a single travel decision has led to an unimaginably dark reality. Jugal Sudhir Daterao, a 46-year-old high-level Enterprise Program Manager for Disney, has been officially sentenced to
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Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Restoration Project Confirmed After Four-Year Absence
A long-missing piece of Disneyland history is finally making its return. Disneyland has filed plans to rebuild a structure that disappeared from New Orleans Square after a devastating fire, ending years of uncertainty about the future of the site. The Disneyland Resort has changed dramatically since opening in 1955. Attractions, restauran
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