Disney Layoffs, Lucasfilm Hates Mara Jade, He-Man Vs. Toxic Masculinity - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
A lot of news is going on with CinemaCon. We are doing our best to cover it. I ended up with a pretty bad fever yesterday, forgot to send out the Daily Briefing as a result, but that doubles up the stories for you to look at today!
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Star Trek: Resurgence Delisted From Steam Without Warning as Franchise Hits New Low
Star Trek: Resurgence is gone. The narrative adventure game from former Telltale developers has been pulled from Steam and Xbox with less than 24 hours notice, the victim of an expired license that neither Paramount nor publisher Bruner House moved to renew.
Disney Lays Off 8% Of Marvel With Film, TV, And Comics All Hit
Disney cut roughly 1,000 employees across the company today. Marvel took some of the deepest hits.
Lucasfilm Keeps Blocking Mara Jade, And Her Own Creator Can’t Change That
Lucasfilm has a standing rule against bringing Mara Jade into Star Wars canon, and no one has been able to break it. Not Claudia Gray, one of the most prolific Star Wars authors working today, nor Timothy Zahn, the man who created Mara Jade in the first place.
Kane's Games Just Dropped A 2-hour Review On 'Resident Evil Requiem'
YouTuber, Kane's Games, recently dropped a 2-hour review of Resident Evil Requiem, an excellent work and a work of genuine effort given the constraints of regular work alongside doing YouTube as a hobby.
Former Disney Lead Software Engineer Claims Company Toned Down Its DEI Policies Since President Trump's Election: "The Vibe Shift Is Real"
Josh Daws, a former Lead Software Engineer at the Walt Disney Company, who was just laid off, shared that the company has toned down its DEI policies and initiatives since the election of President Donald Trump in 2024.
Tuvok Actor Tim Russ Blames MAGA Politics for Starfleet Academy Cancellation, Ignores Poor Audience Score
Tim Russ, best known as Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, sat down with Trek Culture to discuss the cancellation of Starfleet Academy, and his analysis landed everywhere except on the actual problem. Rather than acknowledging that audiences rejected the show, Russ floated political theories about Paramount’s new ownership while calling the incoming CEO a “Trump MAGA freak.”
ElfQuest Deluxe Edition Volume 1 Review: The Greatest Indie Comic Finally Gets the Presentation It Deserves
ElfQuest is one of the most remarkable achievements in independent comics history, and it has never looked better than in Dark Horse’s new deluxe hardcover edition.
Masters Of The Universe Actress Camilla Mendes Affirms The Film Will Explore "Toxic Masculinity"
Camilla Mendes, who plays Teela in Amazon MGM Studios upcoming Masters of the Universe, film affirmed that the film will explore “toxic masculinity.”
'Supergirl' Actress Milly Alcock On Why She Wants The Film To Be Seen By Young Women: "The Message Is To Be Good You Have To Be A Bit Bad"
Supergirl actress Milly Alcock recently shared why she wants young women to watch the film.