Toy Story 5 heads to Disney+ as Top Gear returns and BIGBANG adds Taipei show

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Entertainment news today spans streaming, legacy franchises and live events: Pixar's latest billion-dollar sequel is moving to Disney+, Peter Cullen's death is prompting tributes from animation fans, the BBC is reviving Top Gear, and Taiwan's market is seeing both BIGBANG arena demand and strong local film momentum.

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Toy Story 5 shifts from box office to Disney+

Disney set September 23 as the Disney+ premiere date for Toy Story 5 after the Pixar sequel earned $1.13 billion worldwide. The film opened with $159 million domestically in June and became the highest-grossing Toy Story title on an unadjusted basis. Disney is also extending the campaign through Taylor Swift's piano-version video for I Knew It, I Knew You, linking the film's theatrical, music and streaming windows.

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Peter Cullen's death turns a voice role into a generational memory

Voice actor Peter Cullen, best known as Optimus Prime in Transformers and Eeyore in Winnie-the-Pooh projects, died on August 26 at his Los Angeles home at 85. Variety reported that Cullen originated Optimus Prime in the 1980s animated series and later returned for the 2007 live-action film and its successors, making his performance a bridge between television animation, blockbuster film and games.

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Top Gear returns as streamers lean on familiar formats

The BBC confirmed that Top Gear will return after the long-running motoring show was rested following Andrew Flintoff's 2022 accident, though the new hosts have not been announced. The same cycle also brought Hulu's renewal of the Emmy Rossum thriller Furious before its August 31 finale and Marvel's Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday podcast, showing how broadcasters and streamers are using known brands and companion formats to keep audiences attached between releases.

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Netflix turns GTA 6 into a streaming event

Netflix released a 27-minute Grand Theft Auto VI extended look in partnership with Rockstar Games, using in-game PlayStation 5 footage ahead of the game's November 19 release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The presentation came after a week of reported gameplay leaks and briefly gave Netflix a six-hour exclusive window before wider distribution, a sign that major games are now being programmed like entertainment premieres.

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BIGBANG adds Taipei as Taiwan's live market stays hot

Taiwan's live-entertainment demand stayed visible as promoter Super Dome announced an added October 9 Taipei Dome date for BIGBANG's 2026-2027 world tour. The show will use real-name ticketing, with VIP membership presale on September 4 and general sales on September 7, while the group's Kaohsiung concerts are scheduled for February 27 and 28, 2027. The added Taipei date underlines how K-pop tours are stretching from single stops into multi-city, stadium-scale Taiwan runs.

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Local genre films build momentum before fall releases

Taiwanese genre titles also supplied local momentum. UDN reported that The Rope Curse 4: Kuntilanak opened during the Ghost Festival window with nearly NT$10 million on its first day, leading Taiwan's single-day box office. CNA reported that the hand-drawn 2D animated feature Welcome to Dolly's House, after premiering at Annecy, was selected for Fantastic Fest as the only Asian animated feature in the lineup and is scheduled for an October 30 Halloween release in Taiwan.

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