Minority Mindset

Look, let’s be honest. Over at Disney’s TV and streaming side, things felt…stuck for a while. Everyone was walking on eggshells, it seemed, while Bob Iger was deciding who would take the reins. No one wanted to make a bold move that might jeopardize their chances at getting the top job. And while they were treading water, their competitors were making massive plays. Comcast restructured and dropped a billion dollars to snag Taylor Sheridan. Paramount started spending aggressively under new ownership, buying up UFC and the creators of Stranger Things. And Netflix? They’re going all in on theatrical releases after acquiring Warner Bros. It’s been a period of huge change, and Disney felt surprisingly…passive.

While promoting her first film as a director, The Chronology of Water, Stewart has been outspoken about the need for change in Hollywood. In an interview with The New York Times, she described the industry as a deeply flawed system, saying it’s driven by profit and biased against women and people from marginalized groups. She wants to move away from focusing solely on a film’s financial success. She explained that her next project would ideally be made with no concern for profit—she’d even be happy if it didn’t make any money—and still be a critical success. She believes making movies shouldn’t be so difficult and is exploring ways to create films outside the traditional, capitalist model. Stewart sees the Highland Theater as a potential space to experiment with this new approach, and perhaps even host the premiere of a possible Twilight remake.

During Rinna’s final season on the show, she faced criticism for frequent arguments with her castmates and negative comments about the show online, especially after her mother, Lois, passed away during filming. While fans reacted negatively to her at BravoCon in 2022, her public image improved this season on The Traitors. She embraced the role of a villain so convincingly that it was entertaining to watch. Rinna, along with fellow cast members Candiace Dillard-Bassett and Rob Rausch, formed a strong alliance of Traitors. However, Rob ultimately betrayed Lisa by siding with Colton Underwood, a former Bachelor, and revealed her as a Traitor to the entire group.

The 2012 comedy, directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, was a huge success with both audiences and critics. Its sequel did even better financially and received similar praise, leading many to expect a third film, but one was never made.

So, right after February started, and not long after Spider-Man/Superman #1 came out, Marvel dropped a ton of cover art! Not just the main cover, but a whole bunch of variants by some seriously amazing artists – we’re talking E.M. Gist, Pepe Larraz, Marcos Martin, Gary Frank, Todd Nauck, Sara Pichelli, Humberto Ramos, Jim Cheung, Phil Noto… wow, that’s a list! …and Russell Dauterman, just to name a few. It’s a feast for the eyes!

Although the Terminator series has always remained connected to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s iconic T-800, Alan Ritchson clearly has the skills to take on the role. He’s proven he can play a relentless, powerful fighter, both as the hero Jack Reacher and in action-packed scenes from recent films like Fast X and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.