Chris Braly

1 week ago | bleedingfool.com | Chris Braly

The much-anticipated HeroesCon, one of the nation’s premier comic book conventions, is set to return to the Charlotte Convention Center this week starting Friday, June 20 and running all weekend. This year’s event promises to be bigger than ever, with hundreds of exhibitors, artists, writers, and creators gathering in the expansive Artist Alley. Fans will have the rare opportunity to mingle directly with industry professionals and purchase exclusive comics, prints, and collectibles.

1 week ago | bleedingfool.com | Chris Braly

Universal’s live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon flew to the top of the box office this weekend, earning an impressive $82.7 million in North America and $200 million worldwide. This marks the best opening ever for the franchise and the fourth-highest debut of the year, trailing only A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, and Captain America: Brave New World. The film, which cost at least $250 million to make and market, received strong reviews from both critics and audiences.

2 weeks ago | bleedingfool.com | Chris Braly

Disney and Universal, usually rivals in movies and theme parks, have joined forces to fight a new kind of threat: AI-generated images. On June 10, 2025, they filed a lawsuit together against Midjourney, an AI company. Disney and NBCUniversal (NBCU) say Midjourney is breaking copyright law by letting users create and share pictures of famous characters like those from Star Wars, Minions, Frozen, Shrek, The Simpsons, Toy Story, and Marvel.

2 weeks ago | bleedingfool.com | Chris Braly

Christopher McQuarrie, the director behind many of Tom Cruise’s legendary Mission: Impossible movies, is talking about what’s next for the blockbuster series. With the newest film breaking records at the box office, fans are eager to know if there will be more adventures—maybe even spin-offs or prequels. But McQuarrie isn’t so sure that’s the best idea.

2 weeks ago | bleedingfool.com | Chris Braly

A major change that we reported last year is now official as Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced they are splitting into two separate companies. Deadline reports that the move, led by CEO David Zaslav, comes after the company already reorganized its business into two groups: Streaming & Studios and Global Networks. Now, that reorganization is becoming a full split, similar to what Comcast is doing with NBCUniversal’s cable networks. David Zaslav will lead the new Streaming & Studios company.