Disney Says Rival Board Candidates Lack Necessary ‘Talent, Skill and Expertise,’ Sets Date for 2024 Shareholder Meeting

Disney announced the date of its annual shareholders meeting this year where a contentious proxy battle is set to go down — and issued a letter to investors urging them to reject board nominees put forth by activist investors. The Mouse House’s 2024 annual meeting

Universal Music Group Elevates Interscope’s John Janick and Republic’s Monte Lipman

Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge issued a letter to UMG employees on Thursday to announce a restructuring of its current operating model. In the memo obtained by Variety, Grainge writes the move marks “the start of the next powerful wave of [UMG’s] commercial and creative growth

‘The Office’ Movie? Bryan Cranston Asks Cast Members About Doing a Film Instead of a Reboot Series, and They Say ‘Yes’

Fans of NBC’s beloved sitcom “The Office” got huge news at the start of 2024 when it was revealed that showrunner Greg Daniels had opened a development room to officially begin planning a reboot. Details on the new iteration of “The Office” are scarce, but

Donald Glover Says Brad Pitt ‘Charmed His Way’ Out of Giving Tips on Remaking ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ and Told Him: ‘You’ll Do Great, Kid!’

Donald Glover is the new Brad Pitt, at least when it comes to Prime Video’s eight-episode “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” series. Glover stars in and co-created the reimagining of Pitt’s 2005 action-comedy, which famously paired the A-list actor with Angelina Jolie. “I’m not a big

‘Priscilla’ Sets Max Streaming Release Date 

Put on your winged eyeliner and get your nail polish out because Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” is streaming on Max beginning Feb. 23, following its October theatrical release. Based on the book “Elvis and Me” by Priscilla Presley, the A24 film stars Cailee Spaeny in the

Filmmakers Behind Oscar-Nominated Animated Features Explain Why They’re Drawn to 2D

As the nominees for the animated feature Oscar were unveiled this year, one thing was clear: 2D and 2D-influenced animated films are dominating awards season. Among this year’s nominees, “The Boy and the Heron,” “Nimona,” “Robot Dreams” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” all used traditional

Meta Hits Record Revenue of $40.1 Billion in Q4, as Facebook and Other Apps Now Reach Nearly 4 Billion People Monthly

Meta cruised past Wall Street forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2023, turning in a record $40.1 billion in top-line revenue as net income tripled. The strong results reflect a healthy rebound in digital advertising after a downturn in 2022 that led Meta to cut

Amazon Beats Wall Street Q4 Estimates as Ad Sales Climb 27%

Amazon reported its fourth-quarter 2023 earnings Thursday, revealing results for its October Prime Day event and the holiday shopping season. Wall Street projected Amazon would post $24.2 billion for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division and hit $14.2 billion in ad sales for the quarter ended Dec.