Disney and YouTube announce a truce after Disney’s hard line with investors
Disney-owned channels are back on YouTube TV after a two-week absence. The two mega-corporations had reached an impasse in their carriage negotiations, and eventually their previous deal expired, leading to a showdown.
Five fictional groups nominated for Grammys
It may surprise some that HUNTR/X are not the first fictional performers nominated for a Grammy. They're not even the first fictional nominees for multiple awards. Throughout the awards' history, there have been numerous fictional groups which either received nominations, or even won the music industry’s highest award.
Horror Beat: PLURIBUS makes happy people absolutely terrifying
Expect REM’s Shiny Happy People somewhere down the line.
Ghost Machine’s REDCOAT being developed as a movie
Redcoat, the Ghost Machine/Image Comics title from Geoff Johns and Bryan Hitch, is in development as a feature film through Atlas Entertainment.
Turnbuckle BEATdown: Remembering the Reigns of Terror, Pt. 2 – Jeff Jarrett
Lo, I looked to the horizon and saw him brandishing the NWA Championship and behind him, four horsemen who brought the apocalypse: "My World," ref bump, low blow, and guitar shot
Rockstar Games accused of union-busting
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s Rockstar Games fired over 30 staffers on October 30, prompting accusations of union-busting against the Grand Theft Auto developer. According...
Obituary: TATSUYA NAKADAI, star of Yojimbo and Ran
There were few presences in Japanese cinema like Tatsuya Nakadai or who had his range. Yet, he could be a blank faced, amoral killer...
From Hell’s Heart: The Beat’s STAR TREK: KHAN Roundtable
The Beat's Star Trek Team gather in Stately Beat Manor's Observation Lounge to discuss Star Trek: Khan, the new audio drama.
Bad Idea’s ORDAINED coming to film from AVENGERS and JOHN WICK filmmakers
Colin Farrell will star in Ordained, a new film from John Wick writer Derek Kolstad and Avengers: Endgame producers Joe and Anthony Russo.
TOY STORY 5 trailer leaves the movie’s biggest question unanswered
Disney and Pixar yesterday released the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5, the sequel that brings Tom Hanks and Tim Allen back to the roles of Woody and Buzz yet again. The duo will share the screen, but most fans have wondered exactly how that will work out -- and the new trailer doesn't have any clues.
Horror Beat: FRANKENSTEIN is a magnificent labour of love
The tide that brought me here now comes to take you away.
Jimmy Olsen-Led DC CRIME series planned for HBO Max
Skyler Gisondo, who played the role of Jimmy Olsen in James Gunn's Superman, is set to reprise the role in a new, format-bending series from the creators of American Vandal. Titled DC Crime, Variety reports that HBO Max is developing a (fake) true crime docuseries set in the DC Universe.























