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.

    • Billy Zane, Kevin Chapman & C.S. Lee Among Cast In Creature Feature ‘Wekiwa’ From Oscar Winner Richard L. Anderson

      Billy Zane, Kevin Chapman and C.S. Lee have joined Alex Trumble in the cast of Wekiwa, an original creature feature written and directed by Oscar-winning sound veteran Richard L. Anderson. Anderson, who won an Academy Award for his sound work on Raiders of the Lost Ark and received further nominations for Poltergeist and Daylight, is…

    • BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery ‘went well’

      BBC Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson has revealed he underwent surgery for a brain tumour, explaining his absence from broadcasting since June. The 62-year-old presenter had previously cited only “health issues” for taking a break, but told fans on Instagram that his “world was turned upside down” when the tumour was discovered, and that he…

    • Meet the Manager Prioritizing ‘Investing In People’ — Like Star Client Kehlani

      David Ali, manager of R&B star Kehlani, has been named Billboard’s 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Executive of the Year, recognised for a career built on fostering artistic freedom, trust and loyalty with his clients. As CEO of San Francisco-based Above Ground Entertainment, Ali also manages singer Destin Conrad and rapper Larry June, describing his approach…

    • R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard’s 2026 List Revealed

      Billboard has published its 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list, spotlighting executives across labels, distributors and artist services who have driven the genres’ commercial success. Above Ground Entertainment CEO David Ali tops the ranking, with the feature also profiling figures such as Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab of 300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records, who describe pushing back against…

    • Marvel Addresses the Greatest Flaw of Civil War 20 Years Later

      Marvel’s new comic crossover “Avengers: Armageddon” is being credited with resolving a long-standing weakness of the acclaimed 2006 “Civil War” storyline: its central ideological conflict over superhero registration and accountability never received a lasting resolution. Both the original comic and its 2016 film adaptation, “Captain America: Civil War”, saw one side triumph, but the consequences…

    • Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

      US fusion startup Inertia Enterprises says it has cut the time needed to manufacture its fuel pellets from several days to just minutes, addressing one of ten technical barriers it must clear before building a commercial power plant. The breakthrough matters because the company’s $450 million in funding rests on its ability to commercialise fusion…

    • The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut

      TechCrunch has published its 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, the annual curated list of 200 promising early-stage startups selected from thousands of applicants worldwide. The companies span nearly every industry, including agtech, biotech, fintech, cybersecurity, health, energy and enterprise tech, and will exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, held 13–15 October at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Selected…

    • BlizzCon 2026 Sets T-Pain, Simu Liu, deadmau5, YOASOBI and More Celeb Guests

      BlizzCon is returning for the first time in three years, with Blizzard confirming a lineup of celebrity guests including T-Pain, Simu Liu, deadmau5 and the K-pop group YOASOBI. The event, taking place 12-13 September at the Anaheim Convention Center, marks the first BlizzCon staged under Xbox’s management following Microsoft’s $75.4 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard,…

    • Sony’s 3000 Pictures & Temple Hill Land ‘Dolly All The Time’ With Gemma Burgess Set To Adapt

      Sony’s 3000 Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment have acquired film rights to “Dolly All the Time,” a bestselling summer novel by Annabel Monaghan, with screenwriter Gemma Burgess attached to adapt it. The deal, secured in a competitive bidding situation, marks a notable win for Burgess, whose career rebounded after Amazon cancelled her UK-based series “My…

    • All The Songs In ‘Outer Banks’ Season 5: Tame Impala, Stevie Wonder & More

      Netflix’s Outer Banks has concluded after five seasons, though a prequel is in development, and Deadline has compiled the full Season 5 soundtrack. The show has long been known for its needle drops, with earlier tracks like Alt-J’s “Left Hand Free” and Celeste’s “Strange” previously charting on Billboard’s Top TV Songs list after featuring in…