Hollywood - Geeks + Gamers

South Park Isn’t Going Anywhere

AlexGherzo | Aug 6, 2021 | 1

It looks like Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman will be staying in the fourth grade for a long time. In a massive deal announced yesterday, MTV Entertainment Group and its partner, ViacomCBS, have signed a contract with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to renew the satirical animated seri...

Emma Stone and Emily Blunt May Follow ScarJo’s Lead

AlexGherzo | Jul 30, 2021 | 0

To no one’s shock, today’s entertainment chatter has mostly been about Scarlett Johansson suing Disney for breach of contract. A Variety article sheds some more light on some of the specifics, according to various Hollywood insiders, and it’s an interesting read with some great quotes. (“Dis...

Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Like a Boss

AlexGherzo | Jul 29, 2021 | 2

It turns out Natasha Romanoff is a superhero in real life, too, albeit in service of her own interests. According to The Wall Street Journal, Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the way Black Widow was released. Disney made the long-awaited (long as in “since the character was alive and stuff�...

Disney Closing Blue Sky Studios, Nimona Film Cancelled

virginiakublawi | Feb 10, 2021 | 1

Disney is officially closing down Blue Sky Studios, the animation house behind the Ice Age and Rio movie series. Disney acquired their competitor studio in the Fox acquisition back in 2019. The studio’s last feature was Spies in Disguise, which starred Tom Holland and Will Smith, and came out on C...

MGM Looking to Sell?

AlexGherzo | Dec 23, 2020 | 2

Another Hollywood studio is falling victim to the pandemic. According to Deadline, MGM is looking into a sale and has talked to two investment banks to oversee the process. The studio is priced at $5.5 billion, though it comes with $2.3 billion of debt. There have been rumors for years that MGM woul...

Quentin Tarantino Signs a Book Deal

AlexGherzo | Nov 17, 2020 | 0

One of Hollywood’s best wordsmiths is plying his trade on the printed page. Deadline reports that Quentin Tarantino has signed a deal with HarperCollins to write two books for the publisher. The first will be a novelization of his most recent movie, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, a throwback to...