Oscars Trivia: Popular Franchises With Most Wins Ever (Top Winner Has 17 Awards!) | EG, Extended, Oscars, Slideshow | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Awards season is about to end and we’re one day away from the 2024 Academy Awards, so let’s go over some Oscars trivia! At the 2023 show, there were three movies from franchises that received lots of nominations: Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Avatar: The Way of Water. Well, we decided to … Read more

Star Trek’s Brent Spiner Constantly Considered Quitting In The Franchise’s Early Years

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” lasted for seven seasons from 1987 to 1994, and would go on to inspire four feature films from 1994 to 2002. But Spiner apparently always had one eye on the door throughout those first seven years. Data was beloved by fans, and some might say he’s the second most important … Read more

Here Are All the Beloved Franchises Disney Now Owns

The Big Picture Disney’s acquisitions include The Muppets, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, giving them ownership of major franchises like Toy Story and Star Wars. Disney’s acquisition of Marvel for $4 billion has paid off, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the top-grossing film franchise in history. In addition to film franchises, Disney … Read more

What’s ahead for franchises, theaters

Timothee Chalamet stars in Warner Bros.’ “Dune.” Warner Bros. Mean girls, Spider-Women and sandworms will headline the 2024 box office — and they’ll have to do some heavy lifting. The March 1 release of “Dune: Part Two,” the delayed and much-anticipated follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 science fiction epic is expected to attract hordes of … Read more

1 Actor Auditioned to Play Both Harry Potter & Edward in ‘Twilight’ But Got Different Roles in the Franchises | Casting, EG, evergreen, Extended, Slideshow | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Harry Potter and Twilight are two of the biggest young-adult film franchises of all time, and they put Daniel Radcliffe and Robert Pattinson on the map. Both blockbusters also signify near misses for one actor who auditioned for the chance to play Harry Potter and Edward Cullen. Daniel was only 11 years old when he … Read more

McDonald’s Mideast franchises offer side of politics with their burgers

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BEIRUT — As Israel’s war in Gaza spreads anger and anxiety across the Middle East, one of America’s most famous brands has found itself in the thick of it: McDonald’s. It all started earlier this month when a McDonald’s franchise in Israel run by Alonyal Limited said … Read more

World of Wonder Renews 3 International ‘Drag Race’ Franchises – Get the Scoop! | Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Television, WOW Presents Plus | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Super exciting news has been revealed for fans of Drag Race! World of Wonder announced the renewal of three of it’s shows across the world at MIPCOM in Cannes, France this week. Earlier this year, four US-based Drag Race shows were renewed, and, this year has also seen the premieres of Drag Race Belgique, Drag … Read more

David Zaslav Thinks DC, Different WB Franchises Are “Underused”

Franchises have been the secret in Hollywood for years, and Warner Bros. has been franchise-heavy greater than most. Between varied DC films, the totally different Conjuring movies, and no matter else, the studio has had an enormous franchise push over the past decade. However for present CEO David Zaslav, the corporate hasn’t been using them … Read more