Author: Michael

The latest “VisionQuest” trailer tells a story of fathers and sons. James Spader’s Ultron is all over the Disney+ series‘ latest teaser, alternately tormenting and working with his AI disciple (or son, if you’d prefer), Vision (Paul Bettany), while occupying space in his mind “rent free.” Their pairing is mirrored in the “VisionQuest” trailer by that of Vision’s estranged relationship with his son, Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica). “I had a family. A mother and a father,” Mollica’s Tommy tells police officers early in the Disney+ series’ newest teaser, adding, “I have these memories. Of someone I’m not.” The latter line…

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Hollywood’s pool of potential mega-mergers is shrinking, pushing dealmakers toward a more fragmented corner of the business: creators, intellectual property and smaller entertainment companies that can be scaled into larger businesses. Raine partner Erik Hodge said Wednesday that his firm is increasingly focused on IP and the migration of established Hollywood talent onto platforms like YouTube, where creators can build sizable audiences without the infrastructure once provided by a traditional studio or network. “There’s a lot of opportunity around the migration of traditional talent, traditional content, onto YouTube,” Hodge said at TheWrap’s TheGrill conference. Rather than signaling a slowdown in…

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Vision (Paul Bettany), rebooted and having escaped from those who sought to weaponize him, has been in hiding. Searching for new meaning, he consults the AI personas embedded in his programming, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and the infamous Ultron. His discreet existence ends when a bounty placed on his head thrusts him on the run with Thomas Shepherd, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son, reincarnate. As Vision evades capture, he must confront his nature, resist Ultron’s influence, and unravel the enigma that is his young companion if he’s to survive. James Spader, Emily Hampshire, James D’Arcy and more…

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