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Jenna Ortega Doesn’t Want Repurposed Male Roles
Another actress has voiced her displeasure with the way Hollywood writes female leads in modern movies. A couple of years ago, Emily Blunt talked about how she threw away scripts in which the term “strong female lead” appears, preferring more complex, challenging, and entertaining roles. Now, ri...
Read MoreThe Acolyte is Canceled After One Season
Deadline exclusively reports that Disney+ has quietly made the decision to cancel The Acolyte after one season. Season 1’s finale, “The Acolyte,” which will evidently be the series finale, aired over a month ago on July 16th. The Acolyte has a 78% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but audience...
Read MoreKathleen Kennedy Wants to Leave Lucasfilm on a “Big Win”
For years, Star Wars fans dissatisfied with the franchise since Lucasfilm’s acquisition by Disney in 2012 have been hoping for Kathleen Kennedy, the president of the company since George Lucas sold it to Disney, to leave. Now, it looks like their wish may come true… under certain circumstances...
Read MoreGina Carano May Call Some Big Names When She Sues Disney, Including Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau
Now that her lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm can go forward, Gina Carano and her legal team are preparing to call witnesses to testify on her behalf, and unsurprisingly, they’ve got some big names on the docket, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, of cou...
Read MoreSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Tanks Even Harder After Mrs. Freeze Debut
If you didn’t think Sweet Baby Inc., Rocksteady Studios, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League could be humiliated any further, hold onto your Harley Quinn baseball bat because they’ve hit a new low. The game’s Season 2 update launched yesterday, July 25, and the numbers were abysmal. On...
Read MoreMore Men Than Women Worked on The Acolyte and Were Paid More
The Force may be female, but Disney’s workforce sure isn’t, at least on its new female-led show. By now, you’ve been inundated with the messaging that Star Wars is all about girl power – and will be for the foreseeable future – and the fan base is a bunch of evil men who hate women and &h...
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