Charles Pulliam-Moore

Each episode of VisionQuest has felt like a reminder of the AI industry’s obsession with science fiction.

In order for Netflix to get itself back on track, the streamer has to demonstrate that it has a clear vision for the future.

The Alza film festival was a fascinating snapshot of how the entertainment industry is trying to reinvent itself.

Films like You Can See Everything, Artificial, and the Social Reckoning make it seem like Hollywood is ready to take Silicon Valley to task.

Aaron Sorkin’s followup to The Social Network is a box office dud, but Other Mommy is apparently a hit.

As much as haters not might not be willing to admit it, the more we see of Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew movie, the more the looks like it might be a generational banger when it premieres on February 12th, 2027. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Image-from-iOS-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Vurt is betting that the next big thing in vertical entertainment is living on wide-screen TVs.

During Marvel Television’s presentation at this year’s New York Comic Con, the studio announced that it is developing a live-action series titled Zodiac that will debut in 2028. The new show’s still a ways out, but we can expect to see the second season of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man on January 13th, 2027. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/image.png?quality=90&strip=all]

The Social Reckoning — in theaters October 9th — is a bleak reminder that we haven’t really reckoned with Facebook at all.

Though AI studio Fable has not yet announced which distributor will put its animated Gods Don’t Give Gifts feature into theaters, Variety reports that the project is now slated to premiere on December 4th — which would make it eligible for submission for the upcoming Oscars. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G5LArU7tmE]

As the streamer’s exclusive partnerships with big name directors end, it’s putting more focus on cheap, episodic series.

The latest trailer for Disney Plus’ upcoming VisionQuest series gives use our best look yet at Ruaridh Mollica’s Tommy Shepherd — the reincarnated son of Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany’s Vision. It seems like he (and that curious accent) are going to be a big part of the show when it premiered on October 14th. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXKnmgmbkoE&feature=youtu.be]

Does a vertical recut of the soap opera that made Margot Robbie famous count as a microcrama?

Aftermarket card resellers are ruining the Pokémon fandom’s chances at getting their hands on valuable the 30th Celebration set.

As distressing as it is to see the mutants in Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil up on the big screen, it’s very cool to see the experimental stunt work that went into the monsters’ creation. [Media: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdrDieVFzRd/?img_index=1]

The folks over at This American Life couldn’t figure out why their comments section seemed to be filled with what appeared to be bots. It wasn’t until someone younger on the team took a look that they realized the bots were actually young people just …hanging out. [Media: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdpLM0qk1eY/?stkn=NDViZHkzYWl0d3Jl]

Paramount’s promise to release more films annually after merging with Warner Bros. Discovery may be very difficult to keep.

In their fight to win the war for our attention, streamers are re-creating cable from first principles.

The House of Mouse has poached Karandeep Anand from the chatbot company.

Some of the entertainment industry’s biggest labor unions aren’t buying the AI doomer narrative.