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The Apple TV+ streaming service is reportedly still losing a hefty amount of money every year.Variety cites a report from The Information stating that Apple is losing over $1 billion USD a year on its streaming service. The company has decreased its annual content spending down to $4.5 billion USD (from $5 billion USD) a year, and currently has around 45 million subscribers. Additional metrics were not revealed, however Apple's Services division — which covers Apple TV+, Apple Music, the App Store and others — earned $26.3 billion USD during the year-end 2024 quarter, up 14% year over year.Apple did not comment on the matter.While the streamer's loss is substantial, Apple still profits the most from its iPhone sales. The tech giant earned $391 billion USD in revenue with a net profit of $9...

Leonardo DiCaprio's next film is another at Warner Bros.. From filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, the studio has released a teaser trailer for One Battle After Another ahead of the full trailer arriving next week. Set as a neo-Western, the film's short teaser sees a series of characters firing off guns into a field. Teyana Taylor's pregnant character can be seen resting a rifle on her belly as she fires off several rounds. DiCaprio sits by watching while sipping a drink. In the next scene, the baby arrives and the narrator can be heard asking, "What are you gonna do about this baby?" The teaser immediately cuts to the grown child firing her own rifle just like her mother. In the background, a voice can be heard stating, "Just when you think you got a handle on things." An older version of DiC...

Warner Bros. bet on the wacky sci-fi film Mickey 17, from Bong Joon-Ho is shaping up to have been a risky decision due to its underwhelming reception at the box office. Even Robert Pattinson's star power could not drive theatrical ticket sales for the futuristic dystopia. The film, which sees Pattinson's character as a series of clones working menial jobs, expected to lose between $75 million to $80 million USD during its theatrical run. Variety has received knowledge from inside sources regarding the economics of movies on this scale. The numbers saw Mickey 17 earn $35.7 million USD domestically and $92.2 million USD worldwide two weeks after its release. The film was originally projected to end its theatrical run with $175 million USD to $180 million USD worldwide. Of those numbers, $52 ...

TOHO has unveiled the first trailer for the final season of My Hero Academia, giving fans a preview of the highly anticipated conclusion to the long-running anime series. The teaser offers glimpses of the intense narrative stakes and pivotal moments that will mark the culmination of the beloved story.Directed by Naomi Nakayama, who returns after helming Season 7 in 2024, the final season continues to draw from Kohei Horikoshi’s renowned manga. The storyline follows Deku and Shigaraki as they confront each other in a climactic showdown, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.The animation production remains in the hands of BONES, a studio renowned for delivering visually striking works such as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Mob Psycho 100 and Space Dandy. Their expertise guara...

Netflix’s hit adult animated comedy Big Mouth is gearing up for its final season, taking the beloved Bridgeton teens through one last journey of growing pains, awkward moments and unforgettable humor as they navigate high school.Created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, Big Mouth has been a standout success since its 2017 debut, earning praise for its unfiltered and hilarious take on puberty, self-discovery and adolescence. As the series reaches its conclusion, Nick (Nick Kroll), Andrew (John Mulaney), Jessi (Jessi Klein) and their friends will face the highs and lows of high school, tackling issues such as cancel culture, relationships, enthusiastic consent and self-identity. Meanwhile, their ever-present hormone monsters, including Maury (Kroll) and Connie...

TRIGUN STARGAZE, the highly anticipated sequel to TRIGUN STAMPEDE, is set to premiere in 2026. Originally described as the "final phase" following TRIGUN STAMPEDE’s 2023 release, this continuation draws from Yasuhiro Nightow’s hugely successful, action-packed, Space-Western manga, Trigun.A new key visual has been unveiled, featuring a new sketch of Vash the Stampede by character designer Kiyotaka Oshiyama, alongside an “Existence and Pain" tagline. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu takes on the role of series composition and scriptwriting, drawing from Takehiko Oki’s original concepts. Kouji Tajima, who previously contributed to TRIGUN STAMPEDE as a concept artist and character designer, returns to lend his expertise. Studio Orange will once again handle animation production, ensuring continuity in visual...

A24 has built quite an archive of screenplay books, paying in-print homage to some of its most beloved titles such as Everything Everywhere All At Once, Moonlight, Midsommar and Minari. For its thirteenth book in its Screenplay Book series, A24 is inviting us into the world of one of its beloved 2023 films with Book 013: Past Lives. The Past Lives hardcover book – which spans 164 pages – takes the typical Screenplay Book dimensions of 8 in. x 11 in. and comes with a pastel purple cover. The book opens with an introduction by playwright Lynn Nottage, followed up by copies of the screenplay in both English and Korean for Section I.Section II is entitled "24 Frames," and focuses in on notable frames from the film, authored by cinematographer Shabier Kirchner. A pair of essays come from writer...

Lionsgate has dropped the official trailer for John Wick spin-off Ballerina starring Ana de Armas.While the trailer is set to Charli XCX's brat bop "Von Dutch," don't let the music fool you as it gives fans a glimpse of the dark storyline. Opening with a Slavic mythological monologue about a kikimora spirit that enacts vengeance on those with darkness in their hearts, de Armas plays Eve Macarro, a Russian ballerina-turned-assassin with an eye for vengeance against the men who killed her family. Keanu Reeves is also set to make his highly anticipated return as John Wick. The storyline of Ballerina places the plot in between John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4. The latest installment in the John Wick franchise sees Len Wiseman direct and the script written by Shay Hat...

J.J. Abrams is back with a new project with Max. Earlier this week, Max premiered the official teaser trailer for the filmmaker's newest original '70s crime thriller series titled Duster. The Josh Holloway-starring will have its eight-episode debut later this summer.The series follows Rachel Hilson's Nina who is the first Black female FBI agent in 1972 as she sets out to the Southwest and recruits Holloway's character -- a getaway driver. She enlists Holloway's character, Jim, in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate. The series sees Abrams reunite with Lost actor Holloway who stars alongside Keith David, Sydney Elisabeth, Greg Grunberg, Camille Guaty, Asivak Koostachin, Adriana Aluna Martinez, and Benjamin Charles Watson. The series was first announced in 2021.The trailer o...

Pixar has a new animated film on the way and this time, it promises a fun-filled, intergalactic adventure. In the official trailer for Elio, Disney has revealed its next animated summer blockbuster with a voice cast that includes Yonas Kibreab, Jameela Jamil, Brad Garrett, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly and Shirley Henderson. Elio follows the adventures of an 11-year-old boy voiced by Kibreab. He is mistaken as the Earth's ruler and later beamed up to join an interplanetary group that includes representatives from various galaxies. The trailer sees Elio saying in the beginning, "I'm trying to get abducted -- by aliens. I'm supposed to be up there." Seemingly getting his wish, Elio's adventures begin when he is mistakenly identified as Earth's ambassador to the rest of the universe. While he is ...

One of the most legendary props in cinematic history — Han Solo’s blaster from Star Wars: Episode IV:A New Hope — is set to hit the auction block this June. Offered through Studio Auctions and Goldin Auctions, the iconic DL-44 blaster is expected to fetch as much as $3,000,000 USD.This piece of Star Wars history is believed to be the only fully intact blaster from the 1977 film to have survived production. Designed by set decorator Roger Christian, the weapon was crafted to give Harrison Ford’s smuggler-turned-hero a gunslinger aesthetic inspired by classic Westerns.Previously, another Han Solo blaster was auctioned for over $1,000,000 USD, though that example was reconstructed from spare parts years after filming. This newly surfaced version, however, has been authenticated as original an...

Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore 2, sharing a quick look into what fans can expect from the sequel almost three decades later.Premiere July 25, the film sees Sandler back as the iconic Happy — only this time, it looks like he’s hung up his golf clubs. Something compels him to return to the golf course, however, with Virginia (Julie Bowen) telling him, "We're not done with golf."Joining Sandler and Bowen from the original 1996 film are Ben Stiller, Christopher McDonald and Dennis Dugan, while Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) takes on the role of Happy's caddie. Also making appearances are John Daly, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Conor Sherry, Ethan Cutkosky, Philip Fine Schneider, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Travis Kelce, Blake Clark, Jus...