HBO Max's latest DC Comics series, "Peacemaker," has gained momentum against some of streaming's most popular shows. The series, which is a spinoff of last year's "The Suicide Squad" and was created by the movie's director James Gunn, was the most in-demand original streaming TV series in the world as of January 22, according to the data firm Parrot Analytics. It was 69.5 times more in demand than the average series. Parrot Analytics measures audience demand, which accounts for the interest in and engagement with, or overall popularity, of a TV series. "Peacemaker," starring John Cena in the title role, surpassed Netflix's hit fantasy series "The Witcher" and Disney+'s "Star Wars" show "The Book of Boba Fett" in demand...
Walt Disney Imagineering is one of the most remarkable organizations in the world. They create the attractions for Disney theme parks all over the world and the work they do is almost always impressive, causing guests to continually wonder how they accomplish all these amazing rides and experiences. For most people, the men and women behind the attractions are anonymous. However, if there is one Imagineer who is more recognizable than others, it's Joe Rohde. Rohde, and his iconic dangling earrings, is certainly more physically recognizable, but he's also credited with some of Disney's greatest modern parks and attractions. And so the company is losing a lot of experience, as Rohde announced his retirement this week. Of the many things Joe Rohde did in his time at Walt Disney Imagineering, one was the redesign of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure into Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout. In working on that attraction Rohde worked alongside Guardians of the Galaxy film director James Gunn, and Gunn took the opportunity of Rohde's retirement to praise the man and his imagination, and wish him luck in his new future. [Read More] Source: CinemaBlend.com ...
Back in 2016, the burgeoning DC Extended Universe followed up superhero jamboree Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice with a super-villain (or, anti-hero-at-best) team-up movie, David Ayer’s Suicide Squad – uniting a gang of misanthropic oddballs on a quest they weren’t all supposed to survive. But while the film bagged nearly $750 million at the worldwide box office, it didn’t set the world alight for critics, and was considered a disappointment among many fans. Fast-forward half a decade later, and the bad-guys-on-a-suicide-mission comic book project is getting a brand new lease on life in The Suicide Squad – a not-quite-sequel, not-quite-reboot from Guardians Of The Galaxy filmmaker James Gunn. [Read More] Source: EmpireOnline.com ...