Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have been slapping AI companies left and right with lawsuits alleging blatant copyright infringement. And now, Reuters reports that the three studios are setting their sights on Chinese AI firm MiniMax and its Hailuo image / video generator.
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Soon, Disney Plus subscribers will have access to a “curated selection of content” on a new digital comics platform that’s being developed by Disney and Webtoon. In addition to thousands of classic titles from the Marvel, Star Wars, and 20th Century Studios brands, the platform will feature original Webtoon series.

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Though the third season of Apple TV Plus’ Foundation adaptation is set to wrap this Friday, the series won’t be coming to an end. Apple announced today that it has renewed Foundation for a fourth season whose production will kick off some time in early 2026.
In a statement about the renewal, Foundation co-showrunners and executive producers Ian Goldberg and David Kob said they were honored to be coming back for another season. Apple TV Plus head of programming Matt Cherniss added that the studio is beyond excited to be producing a show that has “become such a global phenomenon.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, the newly merged Paramount Skydance Corporation is thinking about making a majority cash bid to acquire the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery — a move that would consolidate two of the world’s largest media conglomerates into a single entity run by billionaire Larry Ellison’s son.
[The Wall Street Journal]

Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of the Stephen King classic feels like gory YA that’s light on real social commentary.
The latest Tron: Ares trailer is mostly a delivery system for new Nine Inch Nails music, but it also does a pretty good job of making it seem like the movie’s going to do some wildly cool stuff with Light Jet dogfights.
Everything about The Pokémon Company’s “My Friend Malamar” Pokémon Legends Z-A marketing blitz has felt unsettling as hell, but this new video spells it all out pretty clearly: the Dark/Psychic squid monster is using enhanced telepathy to warp people’s minds. Fun!
When HBO’s new comedy The Chair Company premieres on October 12th, William Ronald Trosper (Tim Robinson) will set out to discover the truth behind “a far-reaching conspiracy” that has him questioning everything about his life.