Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Animated Series in Development at Amazon, Henry Cavill to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)

      Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios and Games Workshop are developing an animated “Warhammer 40,000” event series, Variety has learned exclusively, with actor Henry Cavill signed on as executive producer. The show is a spinoff of Prime Video’s animated anthology “Secret Level,” which included a well-received “Warhammer 40,000” episode when it launched in late 2024, and…

    • ‘The Boys’ VFX Firm Untold Hires Film & Episodic Chief

      Untold Studios, the VFX company behind The Boys, has appointed Adrianna Cohen as president of its film and episodic division, marking a push to expand its global operations. Cohen will oversee strategy, operations and creative production across the studio’s international network, with CEO Darren O’Kelly describing the hire as “a major statement of ambition” aimed…

    • Sony’s Spider-Man games see Steam surge after Brand New Day debut

      Sony’s Marvel’s Spider-Man games benefited from a surge in players following the record-breaking box office debut of the new Tom Holland film “Brand New Day”, with Steam data showing concurrent player counts climbed sharply across Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Miles Morales and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 over the preceding weekend. The boost highlighted the cross-promotional link Sony…

    • Big Walk is like co-op Breath of the Wild

      Big Walk is the new co-op multiplayer game from House House, the Australian studio behind Untitled Goose Game, marking a significant shift from its predecessor’s solo slapstick antics to a shared exploration experience. Reviewer Jay Peters describes it as feeling like a co-operative take on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, where players…

    • I watched atmosphere completely change during Owls pre-season friendly – thestar.co.uk

      The article describes how the mood around Sheffield Wednesday shifted markedly during a pre-season friendly, with the match becoming a reflection of supporters’ wider concerns as well as a footballing exercise. It matters because the atmosphere underlined the strain between fans, the club’s ownership and the team during an unsettled summer. The change in feeling…

    • The Soulslike genre has grown stale after Elden Ring, and only FromSoftware can take it to strange new places

      This is an opinion piece from Rock Paper Shotgun arguing that the “Soulslike” genre has grown stagnant in the years since FromSoftware’s Elden Ring, with many imitators now feeling formulaic rather than fresh. The writer, a longtime fan of the genre since Dark Souls, contends that only FromSoftware itself seems capable of pushing the format…

    • Jennifer Lopez Couldn’t Help Recreating This Iconic Madonna Moment in Venice: ‘I Had To Do It’

      Jennifer Lopez recreated one of Madonna’s most famous music video moments while on holiday in Venice, filming herself performing the gondola choreography from the 1984 “Like a Virgin” video. The clip, which Lopez captioned “I had to do it” on X, taps into decades-long pop culture ties between the two stars, notably the 2003 MTV…

    • ‘They are terrified’: Como spark row with fans over controversial new stadium policy

      The Serie A club Como, who reached the Champions League for the first time last season, have provoked a backlash from supporters after introducing new stadium rules that include revoking season tickets from fans who miss more than three home matches without a valid reason. The club, coached by former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas, says…

    • Cody Rhodes Went Full Street Fighter For SummerSlam

      Cody Rhodes wore Street Fighter-inspired attire for his WWE Championship match against John Cena at SummerSlam, linking his wrestling appearance to his forthcoming role in the film adaptation of the video-game series. The outfit gave the event an added promotional crossover, while Rhodes went on to regain the title from Cena. Rhodes has been cast…

    • Diana Ross pens ‘special song’ for Pride crowd

      Motown legend Diana Ross performed a newly written “special song” as the headline act at Brighton and Hove Pride, marking the event’s 35th anniversary. The 82-year-old dedicated the track, featuring lyrics such as “Joy, joy, joy, freedom, always be you”, to the crowd during a set that drew on her decades-long career, underlining Pride’s continued…