The announcement solidifies the Nov. 19 release date for one of the most anticipated game launches in history.

Warner Bros. confirmed she will play Seren, a Sindar Elf and agent of King Thranduil, in The Hunt for Gollum.

Two helicopters collided mid-air over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing the American musician and five others aboard both aircraft.

BLACKPINK's Lisa headlined the U.S. opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium alongside Katy Perry, Anitta, Future, Rema, and Tyla before the USA-Paraguay match.

The Michael Jackson biopic has earned $911.9 million worldwide, edging past the 2018 Queen film's $910.9 million while still playing in theaters.

FIFA released the official 2026 World Cup anthem featuring Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion and EJAE before Thursday's opening ceremony.

Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf have exited the franchise as the BBC seeks new production partners through a bidding process.

The full remake, announced during Tuesday's Nintendo Direct, caps months of leaks and arrives in the franchise's 40th anniversary year.

The animated sequel reached the milestone in its tenth weekend, pushing the Mario franchise past $2 billion in cumulative global earnings.

The country-inflected "I Knew It, I Knew You," inspired by cowgirl character Jessie, marks Swift's return to her Nashville roots.

The alien thriller, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, opens June 10 in the UK and June 12 in the U.S. after strong early reviews.

Digital i's new report found YouTube averaged 99.1 minutes per day per account in 2025, while Netflix fell to 93.4 minutes.

The 83-year-old director says he uses the company's image-generation tools strictly for storyboarding, not final production imagery.

The cancellations in Reggio Emilia follow similar bans in the UK and France, extending a pattern of blocked European performances for West.

Prosecutors said the new charges stem from social media speeches inciting hatred against women from 2021 to 2024.

The GenAI Creators' Fund pairs AWS-built production tools with funding for scripted content destined for Prime Video.

Over 650 pieces from The Atlantic, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and others are now available to listen to in 22 markets.

The space sim hit the milestone Sunday during its DefenseCon event, more than 13 years after its 2012 Kickstarter — while still in alpha.

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival closed Saturday with a slate of films already generating early buzz for the 2027 Academy Awards race.

The Romanian director becomes only the 11th filmmaker to win cinema's top prize twice, following his 2007 win for "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days."

Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close star in Los Javis' queer epic spanning 85 years of Spanish history, inspired by an unfinished Garcia Lorca work.

The actor called AI-generated content "stupid dog shit" while other directors at the festival urged the industry to embrace the tools.

Javier Bardem's latest film joined a week of high-profile premieres at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which runs through May 23.

Critics praised the audio but slammed AI-generated visuals in a documentary built around John Lennon's final interview, recorded hours before his murder.

Five countries are sitting out the contest in Vienna, and pro-Palestinian demonstrations have intensified as Israel's Noam Bettan prepares to compete.

"Dai Dai," now streaming on all major platforms, is Shakira's second official World Cup song after 2010's "Waka Waka."

Sandra Hüller stars as Erika Mann in the postwar drama, which is already generating early Oscar buzz for 2027.

The studio's head told Eurogamer the team is now exploring a "compelling new game experience" set in Tolkien's universe.

FIFA announced the trio will co-headline the inaugural halftime show at the 2026 World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium.

Festival director Frémaux pledged to defend artists against AI disruption, even as Meta replaces TikTok as an official sponsor.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an honorary Palme d'Or for Peter Jackson and a jury led by Park Chan-wook across 22 competition films.

Noam Bettan performed "Michelle" over audible "stop the genocide" chants in Vienna, qualifying for Saturday's grand final.

Five countries are boycotting and three broadcasters refuse to air the contest, the largest coordinated withdrawal since 1970.

Amazon announced the premiere date at its Upfront event, ending months of speculation about whether the fantasy epic would return before 2027.

Public broadcasters announced Monday they will black out the contest as a New York Times investigation revealed Israel's government ran a years-long vote influence campaign.

Unencrypted game files were uploaded to Steam's preload system, allowing pirates to download and play the full single-player experience.

Amazon's Clips feature, originally limited to NBA highlights, now serves vertical clips from movies and TV shows across the platform.

The legendary broadcaster said he was "completely overwhelmed" by birthday greetings as royals, world leaders, and fans celebrated the milestone.

Analysts estimate Take-Two has spent $1 billion to $1.5 billion developing the title, set to launch Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The early greenlight ensures continuity for the young cast as the show adapts all seven J.K. Rowling novels over roughly a decade.

CEO Josh D'Amaro used his first quarterly earnings call to confirm the company's seventh resort is moving forward immediately.

Podcast Index data shows thousands of AI-made shows are flooding directories weekly, outpacing platforms' ability to moderate or label them.

The military alliance convened screenwriters and producers in Los Angeles, Brussels, and Paris, with a London session planned next involving the Writers' Guild of Great Britain.

The pop star reached 138 million monthly listeners, fueled by a streaming surge following his Coachella headlining set in April.

New broadcast deals in Austria, Belgium, Poland, and Switzerland cover the 2027-31 cycle as UEFA's annual revenue tops €5 billion.

The Golden Globe-winning film was shut out by every major streamer, prompting a pay-per-view release through the Bitcoin community.

The cash-and-stock deal unites two of the largest independent music businesses, with projected revenue of $2.2 billion.

The film earned $97 million domestically despite harsh reviews, setting a new all-time opening weekend record for a biographical film.

The Lionsgate film is projected to gross up to $150 million globally in its opening weekend, which would set a record for musical biopics.

The musician says her forthcoming record, Psy Opera, largely avoids generative AI — except for one track co-written by the Chinese open-source model.

The multi-year agreement will produce Japanese-language live-action series for global audiences, deepening Disney's bet on Asian originals.

CEO Gong Yu unveiled the Nadou Pro filmmaking toolkit at the company's annual showcase, calling it iQiyi's biggest overhaul in 16 years.

The redesigned mobile app, revealed in the company's Q1 2026 shareholder letter, aims to match how users browse content on social platforms.

Titled Aegon's Conquest, the first big-screen entry in the franchise will follow Aegon I Targaryen's war to unite Westeros.

Insiders say the pre-reshoots cut shown to Marvel president Kevin Feige and studio staff was hailed as potentially the best MCU film yet.

The Silicon Valley dark comedy premieres Sunday on AMC and AMC+, but the full pilot will first stream free as three-minute TikTok segments.

An independent review found "structural weaknesses" in BAFTA's procedures but no malicious intent behind the incident at its 2026 Film Awards.

MemPalace, which stores full conversations locally to give AI models persistent memory, drew over 23,000 GitHub stars and benchmark scrutiny within days.

The K-pop group kicked off more than 80 shows across 34 cities with a sold-out concert at Goyang Stadium in South Korea.

The animated sequel's five-day opening makes it the biggest worldwide launch of 2026, despite a dismal 40% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Experts say the Ryan Gosling blockbuster nails time dilation, orbital mechanics, and the scientific method, but the fictional astrophage stretches reality.

The singer confirmed the shows on her 58th birthday, marking her first major concert series since her 2022 stiff person syndrome diagnosis.

Ad-supported tiers now account for 28% of subscription revenue, up from under 5% in 2020, as the industry shifts from subscriber growth to monetization.

The former Beatle's account was flagged after he posted a Dropbox link with media from his phone-free Fonda Theatre shows to his own subreddit.

The long-delayed twelfth solo album became the third-biggest rap debut of 2026 on Spotify despite a chaotic, hours-late rollout.

The AI-generated micro-drama featuring anthropomorphic fruit characters was flagged as "low-quality AI content" and removed from the platform.

The 83-year-old also released lead single "Days We Left Behind," a reflection on his Liverpool childhood and friendship with John Lennon.

Artist Profile Protection, now in limited beta, lets musicians review and reject tracks before they appear on their profiles.

Executive Sarah Aubrey described the decade-long adaptation as "a financial investment we wouldn't normally make" at the Series Mania conference.

The March 21 Gwanghwamun Square reunion topped Netflix's chart in 77 countries and generated over 2.62 billion social media impressions.

The group's first album together since 2020 set a 2026 single-day streaming record and claimed all top 14 spots on Spotify's global chart.

Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui alongside newcomer Catherine Laga'aia in the reimagined Polynesian adventure, set for theaters July 10.

All seven members reunited after completing military service to record the 14-track album featuring collaborators like Diplo and Ryan Tedder.

Pop Mart and Sony Pictures announced a live-action and CGI hybrid feature film starring the viral toy character, with no release date set yet.

NVIDIA's cloud gaming service now streams at up to 90 fps on Meta Quest, Apple Vision Pro, and Pico headsets for Ultimate members.

The first trailer for the next MCU Spider-Man film shattered the previous record held by the GTA 6 trailer, according to Global Box Office.

Marvel and Sony released the first full trailer for Tom Holland's fourth Spider-Man film, set for theaters July 31.

The dark comedy, premiering April 10, follows a Hollywood star confronting his past after an extortion threat upends his life.

"Golden" became the first K-pop song to win an Academy Award as the Netflix animated hit also took Best Animated Feature.

The 36-year-old star of Hamnet capped a clean sweep of awards season, dedicating the prize to "the beautiful chaos of a mother's heart."

Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau capped a dominant awards season by taking home Best Production Design at the 98th Academy Awards.

Joachim Trier's family drama claimed Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, ending Norway's nearly 70-year wait for a win.

The "Sinners" cinematographer made history at the 98th Academy Awards, breaking a 98-year barrier in the category.

The filmmaker took home Best Adapted Screenplay for "One Battle After Another" at the 98th Academy Awards, ending an 11-nomination losing streak.

Netflix's animated blockbuster capped a dominant awards season with the top prize at Sunday's 98th Academy Awards ceremony.

The "Secret Agent" star arrived at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday as a nominee and presenter at the 98th Academy Awards.

Andy Weir's novel has returned to No. 1 on Amazon's book charts as the 95%-rated film adaptation opens in theaters March 20.

The streamer's biggest content push yet includes "Imperfect Women," "For All Mankind" season five, and "Margo's Got Money Troubles."

The feature, announced at SXSW, will first launch in beta for Premium subscribers in New Zealand in the coming weeks.

The media and financial data giant joins Wall Street banks clearing Dubai offices after Iran threatened to target U.S.-linked economic centers.