The evening before Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders were set to vote on the proposed merger with Paramount, a new round of protests erupted among political and Hollywood elites. They add a fresh layer of tension to a corporate process already drawing public attention. Supporters frame the deal as a necessary step in an increasingly competitive global media market.
Am I going to have to eat crow when I said that Zootopia 2 would not break $500 million globally in its first weekend? Well... probably not. But the Chinese zeal for Judy and Nick is so wild that anything just might be possible. And that's why, after having spoken...
For months, online speculation has circulated that Netflix would swoop into the Warner Bros. bidding war, take control of DC, and somehow resurrect Zack Snyder’s original failed superhero universe. It’s a dramatic idea, the kind of rumor that lights up social media and generates clicks. But it runs into one tiny problem: the same company supposedly planning a Snyder cinematic renaissance is also shutting down Snyder projects left and right. If anything, the pattern forming at Netflix looks far more like Zack Snyder being canceled than Zack Snyder being restored in any meaningful way.
James Cameron is one of the few filmmakers left who can still move global audiences on name recognition alone. But even the “king of the world” isn’t immune to modern theatrical realities — and now he’s openly acknowledging that the entire Avatar franchise may hinge on the Avatar Fire and Ash box office performance this December.
The Zootopia 2 box office has delivered a major jolt to a movie industry desperate for good news. Disney’s long-awaited sequel blasted out of the gate with $39.5 million in its first full day of release, instantly establishing itself as the dominant film of the Thanksgiving corridor.
Disney fans spotted an unexpected voice in Zootopia 2 this Thanksgiving weekend, as Disney CEO Bob Iger made a cameo appearance. Iger was inserted briefly into the sequel with a quick cameo as a tiger weatherman named, fittingly, “Bob Tiger.”
Actor Simu Liu lashed out at the film industry Sunday night. Using his Threads account, the star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi wrote, “Put some Asians in literally anything right now.” He followed that with a claim that Asian representation on screen is backsliding, which he finds “appalling.”
In a twist nobody had on their Hollywood bingo card, Rush Hour 4 is finally happening — and yes, it’s the Rush Hour 4 President Trump reportedly pushed for behind the scenes.
The race for Warner Bros. is officially entering its next—and most chaotic—phase. According to multiple industry outlets, Warner Bros. Discovery has now told potential buyers to submit a second round of bids by Monday, signaling that the first offers weren’t big enough and the studio wants stronger offers before narrowing the field.
Hollywood doesn’t usually tiptoe around success, and Universal Pictures certainly isn’t starting now. Fresh off the massive debut of Wicked: For Good, the studio is already laying the groundwork for a sequel — and they’re framing it as something more than a business decision.
As the future of Warner Bros. hangs in the balance, filmmaker James Cameron has weighed in with unusually sharp clarity — and his comments leave no mystery about where he stands when it comes to WB, Paramount, and Netflix.
A new report from Semafor says President Donald Trump has been personally encouraging billionaire Larry Ellison (and his son David Ellison) to revive the Rush Hour movie franchise at Paramount — the popular buddy-cop series starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.
New reporting from Christian Sylt and Caroline Reid at The London Standard has unearthed the true cost of Deadpool & Wolverine—a figure so massive it reshapes how we interpret the film’s financial “success.”