The safest Batman sequel would give audiences another rain-soaked detective story. The more interesting choice is to preserve the world and change the movie.
By bringing global licensing and publishing under Disney Entertainment — Studios, Disney is tightening the link between what gets made, how it becomes a franchise and how long it can live beyond the screen.
The sequel’s 36% Tomatometer and 91% verified-audience score expose the central question facing nostalgia sequels: are they trying to be great movies, satisfying reunions or both?
Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil opened to $60.15 million in North America, giving the horror series its biggest opening weekend and a fresh commercial argument for theatrical horror.
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Awards can create headlines. The more important question is whether they make people press play. Apple’s post-Emmys viewing surge suggests its biggest 2026 night did both.
With 66 million viewers reported for Season 4’s first 28 days and a spinoff already expanding the universe, Reacher is becoming one of Prime Video’s core programming engines.
Robert Pattinson’s true-crime thriller did not win the weekend, but its ability to turn an adult original into an event may be more strategically interesting than a No. 1 ranking.
The trailer promises politicians, enemies and personal loss, but the franchise still works because the show understands exactly what viewers came to see.
A two-hour premiere, 21 new players and no all-star safety net: Season 51 has to prove Survivor’s future is still more interesting than its history.
