Disney+ now has 50 million paid subscribers globally, putting it within striking range of its initial subscriber projections just five months after it launched.
Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down immediately. The surprise announcement Tuesday makes Iger executive chairman, a role he'll keep through the end of his contract at the end of 2021. Iger says it was an "optimal time" to step down following Disney's acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets and the launch of Disney Plus streaming service.
Amid fears stoked by the coronavirus, "Contagion" -- a 2011 movie about a pandemic with potentially eerie similarities to recent events -- has been climbing up the iTunes rental charts, reflecting how people often use fiction as a means to process reality.
The normally private Taylor Swift has premiered a revealingly intimate documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. In it, the pop star discloses a past eating disorder, chronicles her inner battle over speaking out about politics and says her 2017 sexual assault court case was a dramatic turning point in her life.
Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python troupe that revolutionized British comedy, has died at 77. Jones family says he died Tuesday evening at his home in London after “after a long, extremely brave but always good-humored battle with a rare form of dementia.”
Women directed more of the most popular movies in 2019 than in any year before. The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reports that 12 of 2019's top 100-grossing films were directed by women.
Originally Published: 17 DEC 19 09:24 ET Updated: 17 DEC 19 10:39 ET (CNN) — In November 2014, a little orange and white ball named BB-8 rolled across the screen in the first “The Force Awakens” trailer, the next generation of plucky droids in the Star Wars universe. In the short scene, the unique droid […]
“The Rise of Skywalker," the latest film in the “Star Wars” franchise, has been greeted with a standing ovation at its world premiere Monday night in Hollywood.
René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows "Benson" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" has died at the age of 79.