Paramount Skydance reaffirmed plans for a September 30th 2026 close on its massive WB acquisition. At it's completion, David Ellison is pushing a combined 30-film theatrical slate. Q1 updates show progress despite ongoing regulatory scrutiny as expected. Ellison...
Avengers: Doomsday has wrapped its UK production. While Disney and the Russo Brothers haven’t made an official announcement, The Hollywood Reporter said that principal photography finished on September 19th, “but true to the Marvel Method, Kevin Feige and the Russos Bros. will be tinkering as they prepare for a healthy dose of additional photography down the road.”
Law firm Morgan & Morgan wants to use the first iteration of Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie, in their advertising. In a “preemptive strike,” they have filed a lawsuit against Disney to ensure the House of Mouse doesn’t come after them for copyright infringement. The suit was filed in the U.S. Middle District Court in Orlando, Florida, on September 17, 2025.
James Gunn isn’t just overseeing Batman and the future of DC Studios — it seems as though he’s shaping it in ways that go beyond the usual role of a studio head.
Production on Chad Stahelski’s Highlander reboot has been delayed. Confirming an earlier report from Deadline of a pre-production training injury, star Henry Cavill posted a picture on his personal Instagram account of his bandaged leg elevated on a pillow.
James Gunn started the week by posting on X that he’s finished the first draft of his Man of Tomorrow script, and dropped a hint that Brainiac is indeed the villain.
Marvel and Sony’s ambitious plans for Spider-Man: Brand New Day have hit an unexpected snag. Tom Holland, the actor who has carried the Spider-Man mantle for nearly a decade, suffered a concussion while performing a stunt on set. Production has now been temporarily paused, raising fresh questions about how risky blockbuster filmmaking has become—and how fragile these massive studio schedules really are.
Disney and Lucasfilm have released the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu Star Wars movie. The trailer was reportedly supposed to come out on Friday, but current events surrounding the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel made the Mouse House hesitate.
Disney is once again facing legal trouble, but this time the issue isn’t about its theme parks, streaming service, or even movies. A new class-action lawsuit alleges that the Disney company has been secretly tracking visitors to its main website, disney.com, in ways that may violate California privacy law.
The DCU’s long-gestating Batman: The Brave and The Bold project is once again mired in uncertainty. Rumors are swirling that Andy Muschietti, director of the disastrous The Flash, may no longer be steering the first Batman outing in James Gunn’s rebooted universe. Yet Gunn himself has insisted Muschietti is still attached.
The Batman 2 writer/director Matt Reeves gave reporters an update while at the Emmy Awards Sunday night. He was there supporting The Penguin, the HBO Max limited series set in his DC Elseworlds, which earned 24 nominations and won nine. But it was the sequel to his 2022 The Batman that was on everyone’s mind.
The dust hadn’t even started to settle after Skydance’s merger with Paramount Studios when news broke that Skydance CEO David Ellison had set his sights on buying a second legacy studio, this time, Warner Brothers (WB).
But the sale of WB might be something that Warner Brothers Discovery CEO David Zaslav has been orchestrating for some time. Ellison’s interest, however, is probably an unexpected twist.
When Bob Iger returned as Disney CEO, he suggested the company would step back from divisive politics and “quiet the noise” surrounding its involvement in culture wars. Yet Disney’s latest hiring move makes it clear the corporation is not backing away from its controversial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In fact, it’s doubling down — with a position that pays nearly a quarter of a million dollars per year.