https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:06:55 +0000 MyBB https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-8.html Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:07:15 +0000 Hollywood Press Releases]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-8.html Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
December 11, 2025

As part of this three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters.
Agreement will make a selection of these fan-inspired Sora short form videos available to stream on Disney+.
Disney and OpenAI affirm a shared commitment to responsible use of AI that protects the safety of users and the rights of creators.
Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees.
As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform, bringing these leaders in creativity and innovation together to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling.

As part of this new, three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing from a set of more than 200 animated, masked and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including costumes, props, vehicles, and iconic environments. In addition, ChatGPT Images will be able to turn a few words by the user into fully generated images in seconds, drawing from the same intellectual property. The agreement does not include any talent likenesses or voices.

Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees.

As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.

Under the agreement, Disney and OpenAI are affirming a shared commitment to the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators. Together, the companies will advance human-centered AI that respects the creative industries and expands what is possible for storytelling.

The transaction is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements, required corporate and board approvals, and customary closing conditions.

“Technological innovation has continually shaped the evolution of entertainment, bringing with it new ways to create and share great stories with the world,” said Robert A. Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company. “The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI we will thoughtfully and responsibly extend the reach of our storytelling through generative AI, while respecting and protecting creators and their works. Bringing together Disney’s iconic stories and characters with OpenAI’s groundbreaking technology puts imagination and creativity directly into the hands of Disney fans in ways we’ve never seen before, giving them richer and more personal ways to connect with the Disney characters and stories they love.”

“Disney is the global gold standard for storytelling, and we’re excited to partner to allow Sora and ChatGPT Images to expand the way people create and experience great content,” said Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. “This agreement shows how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation that benefits society, respect the importance of creativity, and help works reach vast new audiences.”

Under the license, fans will be able to watch curated selections of Sora-generated videos on Disney+, and OpenAI and Disney will collaborate to utilize OpenAI’s models to power new experiences for Disney + subscribers, furthering innovative and creative ways to connect with Disney’s stories and characters. Sora and ChatGPT Images are expected to start generating fan-inspired videos with Disney’s multi-brand licensed characters in early 2026.

Among the characters fans will be able to use in their creations are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Lilo, Stitch, Ariel, Belle, Beast, Cinderella, Baymax, Simba, Mufasa, as well as characters from the worlds of Encanto, Frozen, Inside Out, Moana, Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Up, Zootopia, and many more; plus iconic animated or illustrated versions of Marvel and Lucasfilm characters like Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Groot, Iron Man, Loki, Thor, Thanos, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia, the Mandalorian, Stormtroopers, Yoda and more.

As part of the agreement, OpenAI has committed to continuing its industry leadership in implementing responsible measures to further address trust and safety, including age-appropriate policies and other reasonable controls across the service. In addition, OpenAI and Disney have affirmed a shared commitment to maintaining robust controls to prevent the generation of illegal or harmful content, to respect the rights of content owners in relation to the outputs of models, and to respect the rights of individuals to appropriately control the use of their voice and likeness.]]> Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
December 11, 2025

As part of this three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters.
Agreement will make a selection of these fan-inspired Sora short form videos available to stream on Disney+.
Disney and OpenAI affirm a shared commitment to responsible use of AI that protects the safety of users and the rights of creators.
Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees.
As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform, bringing these leaders in creativity and innovation together to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling.

As part of this new, three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing from a set of more than 200 animated, masked and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including costumes, props, vehicles, and iconic environments. In addition, ChatGPT Images will be able to turn a few words by the user into fully generated images in seconds, drawing from the same intellectual property. The agreement does not include any talent likenesses or voices.

Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees.

As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.

Under the agreement, Disney and OpenAI are affirming a shared commitment to the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators. Together, the companies will advance human-centered AI that respects the creative industries and expands what is possible for storytelling.

The transaction is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements, required corporate and board approvals, and customary closing conditions.

“Technological innovation has continually shaped the evolution of entertainment, bringing with it new ways to create and share great stories with the world,” said Robert A. Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company. “The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry, and through this collaboration with OpenAI we will thoughtfully and responsibly extend the reach of our storytelling through generative AI, while respecting and protecting creators and their works. Bringing together Disney’s iconic stories and characters with OpenAI’s groundbreaking technology puts imagination and creativity directly into the hands of Disney fans in ways we’ve never seen before, giving them richer and more personal ways to connect with the Disney characters and stories they love.”

“Disney is the global gold standard for storytelling, and we’re excited to partner to allow Sora and ChatGPT Images to expand the way people create and experience great content,” said Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. “This agreement shows how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation that benefits society, respect the importance of creativity, and help works reach vast new audiences.”

Under the license, fans will be able to watch curated selections of Sora-generated videos on Disney+, and OpenAI and Disney will collaborate to utilize OpenAI’s models to power new experiences for Disney + subscribers, furthering innovative and creative ways to connect with Disney’s stories and characters. Sora and ChatGPT Images are expected to start generating fan-inspired videos with Disney’s multi-brand licensed characters in early 2026.

Among the characters fans will be able to use in their creations are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Lilo, Stitch, Ariel, Belle, Beast, Cinderella, Baymax, Simba, Mufasa, as well as characters from the worlds of Encanto, Frozen, Inside Out, Moana, Monsters Inc., Toy Story, Up, Zootopia, and many more; plus iconic animated or illustrated versions of Marvel and Lucasfilm characters like Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Groot, Iron Man, Loki, Thor, Thanos, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia, the Mandalorian, Stormtroopers, Yoda and more.

As part of the agreement, OpenAI has committed to continuing its industry leadership in implementing responsible measures to further address trust and safety, including age-appropriate policies and other reasonable controls across the service. In addition, OpenAI and Disney have affirmed a shared commitment to maintaining robust controls to prevent the generation of illegal or harmful content, to respect the rights of content owners in relation to the outputs of models, and to respect the rights of individuals to appropriately control the use of their voice and likeness.]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-7.html Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:25:24 +0000 Hollywood Press Releases]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-7.html The costume queen once again transformed for her annual Oct. 31 celebration, this year going as Medusa.
By Kirsten Chuba
October 31, 2025 8:48pm

The Queen of Halloween has done it again.

As midnight neared in New York City on Friday, Heidi Klum revealed yet another stunning costume, this year arriving at her annual Halloween party as Medusa.

Alongside husband Tom Kaulitz — who also appeared in an elaborate look as a knight turned to stone fighting against her — Klum transformed with a headpiece of moving snakes, fangs and a forked tongue, paired with a full snake body suit and a long tail. She wielded a bow and arrow that she playfully aimed at Kaulitz, between sticking her tongue out menacingly at photographers.

Klum is hosting her 24th Halloween bash, presented by Butterfinger and Huluween on Disney+, at Hard Rock Hotel New York’s The Venue on Music Row. The party has become one of the signature events of Spooky Season, as Klum always turns up in a jaw-dropping look — in recent years, she’s transformed into E.T., a peacock, Fiona from Shrek, Jessica Rabbit and famously, a worm.

The model had been dropping Easter eggs for this year’s costume all month on her social media, and recently told Good Morning America, “I’m going to be very ugly — very scary, but very ugly.” She was also giving glimpses at the look throughout the day on Friday, showing off the process on social as her prosthetics and fangs were applied. Klum collaborates on her costumes with prosthetic makeup designer Mike Marino, who won an Emmy this year for his work on The Penguin.

In a video posted to her Instagram showing the behind-the-scenes of last year’s E.T. costume, Klum explained the origins of her signature party, remembering, “It all started about 25 years ago when I was searching for the party in New York City and I thought, ‘I’m going to have to take that one over.'” She added that over the years as the pressure to beat her past costumes has grown, “I have sleepless nights over Halloween, you have no idea. I always hope that it works out.”

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQf8RRNDF...hare_sheet]]> The costume queen once again transformed for her annual Oct. 31 celebration, this year going as Medusa.
By Kirsten Chuba
October 31, 2025 8:48pm

The Queen of Halloween has done it again.

As midnight neared in New York City on Friday, Heidi Klum revealed yet another stunning costume, this year arriving at her annual Halloween party as Medusa.

Alongside husband Tom Kaulitz — who also appeared in an elaborate look as a knight turned to stone fighting against her — Klum transformed with a headpiece of moving snakes, fangs and a forked tongue, paired with a full snake body suit and a long tail. She wielded a bow and arrow that she playfully aimed at Kaulitz, between sticking her tongue out menacingly at photographers.

Klum is hosting her 24th Halloween bash, presented by Butterfinger and Huluween on Disney+, at Hard Rock Hotel New York’s The Venue on Music Row. The party has become one of the signature events of Spooky Season, as Klum always turns up in a jaw-dropping look — in recent years, she’s transformed into E.T., a peacock, Fiona from Shrek, Jessica Rabbit and famously, a worm.

The model had been dropping Easter eggs for this year’s costume all month on her social media, and recently told Good Morning America, “I’m going to be very ugly — very scary, but very ugly.” She was also giving glimpses at the look throughout the day on Friday, showing off the process on social as her prosthetics and fangs were applied. Klum collaborates on her costumes with prosthetic makeup designer Mike Marino, who won an Emmy this year for his work on The Penguin.

In a video posted to her Instagram showing the behind-the-scenes of last year’s E.T. costume, Klum explained the origins of her signature party, remembering, “It all started about 25 years ago when I was searching for the party in New York City and I thought, ‘I’m going to have to take that one over.'” She added that over the years as the pressure to beat her past costumes has grown, “I have sleepless nights over Halloween, you have no idea. I always hope that it works out.”

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQf8RRNDF...hare_sheet]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-6.html Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:54:53 +0000 Hollywood Press Releases]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-6.html AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood is an innovation nobody asked for
A new AI "actor" is piquing the interest of talent agents. This spells disaster for cinema.


Oct. 3, 2025, 3:00 AM PDT
By Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor
In an announcement that has received massive backlash across Hollywood, Eline Van der Velden, the Dutch founder of what she calls “the world’s first artificial intelligence talent studio,” told a film festival panel over the weekend that her artificial intelligence “actor” Tilly Norwood has received attention from multiple talent agents. It follows Van der Velden’s statement to Broadcast International over the summer that “We want Tilly to be the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman, that’s the aim of what we’re doing.”

But the public isn’t asking for AI entities to replace human actors.

According to Variety, Van der Velden told the panel at the Zurich Film Festival last weekend that “Tilly” was initially met with skepticism in studio boardrooms, but their interest has increased — and that in the coming months she plans to announce who will represent the AI creation. It’s not clear what contributed to the alleged increased interest in Tilly, but one possibility, assuming it’s true, is that the technological sophistication of an AI-generated video by Van der Velden’s AI company released this summer piqued the curiosity of talent agents and film studios.

Entrepreneurs and the capitalist class are relentlessly seeking to deploy AI in a manner that exceeds its reasonable use cases.

While Van der Velden’s comments at the festival sounded triumphant, NBC News points out that actors across Hollywood have responded with horror and anger. Actors Emily Blunt, Lukas Gage, Melissa Barrera and Kiersey Clemons, for example, have slammed the AI creation.

“Does it disappoint me? I don’t know how to quite answer it, other than to say how terrifying this is,” Blunt said in an interview in response to the news about Tilly. When Blunt was shown an image of Tilly, Blunt responded with shock. “No, are you serious? That’s an AI? Good Lord, we’re screwed. That is really, really scary. Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop. Please stop taking away our human connection.”

“The View” co-host and actor Whoopi Goldberg, one of the rare talents who’s won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT), had a different response. She said, “It’s a little bit of an unfair advantage. But you know what? Bring it on. Because you can always tell them from us.”

I don’t share Goldberg’s confidence. The tech is getting so good so quickly — and it’s only going to get better — that it’s conceivable that AI creations could be inserted into movies and shows without some audience members being able to tell they aren’t real.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, seems vigilant about that possibility, and its statement Tuesday catalogs the many ways AI talent is problematic:

To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation. It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we’ve seen, audiences aren’t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience. It doesn’t solve any 'problem' — it creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.

At least one talent agency came out and said that it refuses to work with “Tilly Norwood.”

Van der Velden has responded defensively to the condemnations. “To those who have expressed anger over the creation of our AI character Tilly Norwood: she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work — a piece of art,” she said. “Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories.”

But Van der Velden’s statement is glib nonsense. She has explicitly pitched Tilly as a replacement for human beings — otherwise why liken her to “the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman”? Why is she fielding talent agents for real actors? What is the value proposition of Tilly Norwood as an “AI actress” if not to resemble a human so much that it could replace a human actor? And what’s in it for film studios and production companies if not replacing humans with a much cheaper alternative?

Using AI technology to replace human actors would not be like depicting a human in a cartoon, which has a clear genre distinction from live-action movies. Nor is it like using puppets or CGI to depict creatures that are clearly understood to not be humans and interact with casts of human actors. The technology, as Blunt’s response suggests, could be imperceptible.

Entrepreneurs and the capitalist class are relentlessly seeking to deploy AI in a manner that exceeds its reasonable use cases in order to maximize profits. This profit motive will incentivize the use of AI “actors.” Even if they aren’t as good, they’ll be cheaper, they won’t unionize, they won’t complain about unfair or unsafe working conditions, they won’t have scheduling conflicts. In other words, there is no obvious limit on their capacity to be exploited.

The artistry of acting stems from a human being transforming into somebody else and drawing from their own experience to tell a story. Actors have different styles and make unique judgment calls based on their bodies, their inner life, their interpretation of screenplays, their organic chemistry with other actors on set — the outcome of how it all comes together will be unpredictable and reflect something specific about all the creators involved. When you replace that with a computer program, there is no craft or magic — only a simulacrum based on the most hollow form of algorithmic mimicry, designed to replace human beings who have ideas and and emotions with a computer program that cannot. We deserve better.

Zeeshan Aleem
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.]]> AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood is an innovation nobody asked for
A new AI "actor" is piquing the interest of talent agents. This spells disaster for cinema.


Oct. 3, 2025, 3:00 AM PDT
By Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor
In an announcement that has received massive backlash across Hollywood, Eline Van der Velden, the Dutch founder of what she calls “the world’s first artificial intelligence talent studio,” told a film festival panel over the weekend that her artificial intelligence “actor” Tilly Norwood has received attention from multiple talent agents. It follows Van der Velden’s statement to Broadcast International over the summer that “We want Tilly to be the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman, that’s the aim of what we’re doing.”

But the public isn’t asking for AI entities to replace human actors.

According to Variety, Van der Velden told the panel at the Zurich Film Festival last weekend that “Tilly” was initially met with skepticism in studio boardrooms, but their interest has increased — and that in the coming months she plans to announce who will represent the AI creation. It’s not clear what contributed to the alleged increased interest in Tilly, but one possibility, assuming it’s true, is that the technological sophistication of an AI-generated video by Van der Velden’s AI company released this summer piqued the curiosity of talent agents and film studios.

Entrepreneurs and the capitalist class are relentlessly seeking to deploy AI in a manner that exceeds its reasonable use cases.

While Van der Velden’s comments at the festival sounded triumphant, NBC News points out that actors across Hollywood have responded with horror and anger. Actors Emily Blunt, Lukas Gage, Melissa Barrera and Kiersey Clemons, for example, have slammed the AI creation.

“Does it disappoint me? I don’t know how to quite answer it, other than to say how terrifying this is,” Blunt said in an interview in response to the news about Tilly. When Blunt was shown an image of Tilly, Blunt responded with shock. “No, are you serious? That’s an AI? Good Lord, we’re screwed. That is really, really scary. Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop. Please stop taking away our human connection.”

“The View” co-host and actor Whoopi Goldberg, one of the rare talents who’s won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT), had a different response. She said, “It’s a little bit of an unfair advantage. But you know what? Bring it on. Because you can always tell them from us.”

I don’t share Goldberg’s confidence. The tech is getting so good so quickly — and it’s only going to get better — that it’s conceivable that AI creations could be inserted into movies and shows without some audience members being able to tell they aren’t real.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, seems vigilant about that possibility, and its statement Tuesday catalogs the many ways AI talent is problematic:

To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation. It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we’ve seen, audiences aren’t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience. It doesn’t solve any 'problem' — it creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.

At least one talent agency came out and said that it refuses to work with “Tilly Norwood.”

Van der Velden has responded defensively to the condemnations. “To those who have expressed anger over the creation of our AI character Tilly Norwood: she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work — a piece of art,” she said. “Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories.”

But Van der Velden’s statement is glib nonsense. She has explicitly pitched Tilly as a replacement for human beings — otherwise why liken her to “the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman”? Why is she fielding talent agents for real actors? What is the value proposition of Tilly Norwood as an “AI actress” if not to resemble a human so much that it could replace a human actor? And what’s in it for film studios and production companies if not replacing humans with a much cheaper alternative?

Using AI technology to replace human actors would not be like depicting a human in a cartoon, which has a clear genre distinction from live-action movies. Nor is it like using puppets or CGI to depict creatures that are clearly understood to not be humans and interact with casts of human actors. The technology, as Blunt’s response suggests, could be imperceptible.

Entrepreneurs and the capitalist class are relentlessly seeking to deploy AI in a manner that exceeds its reasonable use cases in order to maximize profits. This profit motive will incentivize the use of AI “actors.” Even if they aren’t as good, they’ll be cheaper, they won’t unionize, they won’t complain about unfair or unsafe working conditions, they won’t have scheduling conflicts. In other words, there is no obvious limit on their capacity to be exploited.

The artistry of acting stems from a human being transforming into somebody else and drawing from their own experience to tell a story. Actors have different styles and make unique judgment calls based on their bodies, their inner life, their interpretation of screenplays, their organic chemistry with other actors on set — the outcome of how it all comes together will be unpredictable and reflect something specific about all the creators involved. When you replace that with a computer program, there is no craft or magic — only a simulacrum based on the most hollow form of algorithmic mimicry, designed to replace human beings who have ideas and and emotions with a computer program that cannot. We deserve better.

Zeeshan Aleem
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-5.html Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:56:15 +0000 Hollywood Press Releases]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-5.html
By Fran Ruiz last updated May 27, 2025
Disney is returning to the Grid with "Tron: Ares" in 2025, but the threat may be in the real world this time around.



Grid is live, initiate Tron: Ares.

Despite Tron: Legacy's less-than-desirable box office performance more than a decade ago (given its $170 million budget), Disney is booting up the Grid again in 2025 for Tron 3; that's right, Tron: Ares is downloading soon to the big screen.

A follow-up to Legacy had actually been in the works for a good while, as the franchise has proven successful in other media and Disney Parks. However, crafting the right story was difficult, and so Tron 3 went through several iterations until the company felt good about it and cast Jared Leto in the lead role. Will this turn out alright or be another failed refresh of a dusty movie series that perhaps was never that big to begin with? We'll find out soon enough.

Of course, Tron: Ares won't be the only sci-fi blockbuster coming from Disney in 2025, with several of its studios leaning hard on the genre: There's Disney's Lilo & Stitch live-action remake Pixar's Elio, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Predator: Badlands, and Avatar: Fire and Ash.

With Predator: Badlands, Zootopia 2, and Avatar: Fire and Ash set to arrive right after, we're not expecting a release date shift in Disney's schedule unless the threequel hits a snag or the strategy is reworked due to external factors.

Tron: Ares will release exclusively in theaters on October 10, 2025. It'll also be taking over as many IMAX screens as possible. If you're staying at home, you probably won't be able to watch it on VOD, physical formats, and Disney Plus until early 2026.

Watch Tron and Tron Legacy now on Disney+.
Watch Tron and Tron Legacy now on Disney+. And, when it's available, you can watch Tron: Ares on Disney+ as well.


(Image credit: Disney)
Little is known about the plot of Tron: Ares until marketing starts to boot up and throw previews our way via magazines, stills, or trailers. That said, Disney has already shared a teaser trailer and an official (but brief) synopsis that reads as follows:

"Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings."

We know that Jared Leto is playing the titular Ares, the "highly sophisticated program" looking for something in the real world. Jeff Bridges is returning as Kevin Flynn, but it hasn't been confirmed whether he has a large role or is just back as a glorified cameo.

For curious newbies: The original Tron (1982) followed Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who found himself transported inside the software world of a huge computer. His adventure involved interacting with programs to escape and, of course, included the iconic Light Cycles. The late 2010 sequel, Legacy, followed Sam (Flynn's son) responding to a message from his long-lost father. Inside the Grid, he had to team up with the algorithm Quorra and other characters to stop the evil program Clu from, you guessed it, invading the real world.

Information is limited, but for now what we do know is that Tron: Ares will split its runtime between the real world and the Grid. This'll be a tricky balancing act, as the previous Tron movies' main strength was how stylish and distinct their representation of a digital world was. With much of the focus being elsewhere, that plot and those characters better be good; if the teaser trailer is any indication, at least the stakes seem pretty high and that the visuals won't disappoint.



Tron: Ares has received one teaser trailer so far. The first preview shows us short glimpses of the rebooted Grid, an incursion (and later a full-blown invasion) into the real world which almost feels alien in nature, and citizens, law enforcement, and some high-profile actors looking confused. Until we get a deeper look at the movie, we'll be scratching our heads too. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/9KVG_X_7Naw


(Image credit: Disney)]]>
By Fran Ruiz last updated May 27, 2025
Disney is returning to the Grid with "Tron: Ares" in 2025, but the threat may be in the real world this time around.



Grid is live, initiate Tron: Ares.

Despite Tron: Legacy's less-than-desirable box office performance more than a decade ago (given its $170 million budget), Disney is booting up the Grid again in 2025 for Tron 3; that's right, Tron: Ares is downloading soon to the big screen.

A follow-up to Legacy had actually been in the works for a good while, as the franchise has proven successful in other media and Disney Parks. However, crafting the right story was difficult, and so Tron 3 went through several iterations until the company felt good about it and cast Jared Leto in the lead role. Will this turn out alright or be another failed refresh of a dusty movie series that perhaps was never that big to begin with? We'll find out soon enough.

Of course, Tron: Ares won't be the only sci-fi blockbuster coming from Disney in 2025, with several of its studios leaning hard on the genre: There's Disney's Lilo & Stitch live-action remake Pixar's Elio, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Predator: Badlands, and Avatar: Fire and Ash.

With Predator: Badlands, Zootopia 2, and Avatar: Fire and Ash set to arrive right after, we're not expecting a release date shift in Disney's schedule unless the threequel hits a snag or the strategy is reworked due to external factors.

Tron: Ares will release exclusively in theaters on October 10, 2025. It'll also be taking over as many IMAX screens as possible. If you're staying at home, you probably won't be able to watch it on VOD, physical formats, and Disney Plus until early 2026.

Watch Tron and Tron Legacy now on Disney+.
Watch Tron and Tron Legacy now on Disney+. And, when it's available, you can watch Tron: Ares on Disney+ as well.


(Image credit: Disney)
Little is known about the plot of Tron: Ares until marketing starts to boot up and throw previews our way via magazines, stills, or trailers. That said, Disney has already shared a teaser trailer and an official (but brief) synopsis that reads as follows:

"Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings."

We know that Jared Leto is playing the titular Ares, the "highly sophisticated program" looking for something in the real world. Jeff Bridges is returning as Kevin Flynn, but it hasn't been confirmed whether he has a large role or is just back as a glorified cameo.

For curious newbies: The original Tron (1982) followed Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who found himself transported inside the software world of a huge computer. His adventure involved interacting with programs to escape and, of course, included the iconic Light Cycles. The late 2010 sequel, Legacy, followed Sam (Flynn's son) responding to a message from his long-lost father. Inside the Grid, he had to team up with the algorithm Quorra and other characters to stop the evil program Clu from, you guessed it, invading the real world.

Information is limited, but for now what we do know is that Tron: Ares will split its runtime between the real world and the Grid. This'll be a tricky balancing act, as the previous Tron movies' main strength was how stylish and distinct their representation of a digital world was. With much of the focus being elsewhere, that plot and those characters better be good; if the teaser trailer is any indication, at least the stakes seem pretty high and that the visuals won't disappoint.



Tron: Ares has received one teaser trailer so far. The first preview shows us short glimpses of the rebooted Grid, an incursion (and later a full-blown invasion) into the real world which almost feels alien in nature, and citizens, law enforcement, and some high-profile actors looking confused. Until we get a deeper look at the movie, we'll be scratching our heads too. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/9KVG_X_7Naw


(Image credit: Disney)]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-4.html Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:37:55 +0000 Hollywood Press Releases]]> https://www.hollywoodpressreleases.com/press-releases/thread-4.html By Jack Dunn
Apr 23, 2025



Netflix has released the first teaser and a handful of new images for “Wednesday” Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega and launching on the streamer in two parts on August 6 and September 3.

According to an official series logline, the show follows “Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.”

Ortega, who is also producing the second season, returns as the titular “Addams Family” daughter. She is joined by Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene), Georgie Farmer (Ajax), Victor Dorobantu (Thing), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams), Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Deputy Ritchie Santiago), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Donovan Galpin) and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester).

New series regulars for Season 2 include Steve Buscemi (“The Big Lebowski”), Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Return to Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”). Christopher Lloyd (“The Addams Family”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”), Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld”), Frances O’Connor (“The Twelve”), Haley Joel Osment (“Somebody I Used to Know”), Heather Matarazzo (“The Princess Diaries”) and Joonas Suotamo (“The Acolyte”) also join the new season in guest star roles. Lady Gaga is also appearing in a mystery role.

Tim Burton returns as director alongside Paco Cabezas and Angela Robinson. “Wednesday” co-creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar serve as showrunners and executive produce with Burton, Ortega, Natalie Testa, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Tommy Harper, Karen Richards, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman and Meredith Averill. MGM Television produces.


Wednesday. (L to R) Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Isaac Ordonez aș Pugsley Addams, Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in episode 201 of Wednesday. Cr. Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2025]]> By Jack Dunn
Apr 23, 2025



Netflix has released the first teaser and a handful of new images for “Wednesday” Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega and launching on the streamer in two parts on August 6 and September 3.

According to an official series logline, the show follows “Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.”

Ortega, who is also producing the second season, returns as the titular “Addams Family” daughter. She is joined by Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene), Georgie Farmer (Ajax), Victor Dorobantu (Thing), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams), Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Deputy Ritchie Santiago), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Donovan Galpin) and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester).

New series regulars for Season 2 include Steve Buscemi (“The Big Lebowski”), Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Return to Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”). Christopher Lloyd (“The Addams Family”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”), Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld”), Frances O’Connor (“The Twelve”), Haley Joel Osment (“Somebody I Used to Know”), Heather Matarazzo (“The Princess Diaries”) and Joonas Suotamo (“The Acolyte”) also join the new season in guest star roles. Lady Gaga is also appearing in a mystery role.

Tim Burton returns as director alongside Paco Cabezas and Angela Robinson. “Wednesday” co-creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar serve as showrunners and executive produce with Burton, Ortega, Natalie Testa, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Tommy Harper, Karen Richards, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman and Meredith Averill. MGM Television produces.


Wednesday. (L to R) Joonas Suotamo as Lurch, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Isaac Ordonez aș Pugsley Addams, Thing, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in episode 201 of Wednesday. Cr. Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2025]]>