Hollywood actor and activist Mark Ruffalo took aim at the proposed Paramount-Skydance merger this week, appearing before a U.S. Senate hearing to warn about what he described as serious consequences for the entertainment industry and media landscape. Ruffalo, speaking...
Director and Gollum actor Andy Serkis still has plans to take audiences back to Middle-earth. His upcoming film, Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum will bring back some of the original cast from Peter Jackson’s iconic trilogy. Viggo Mortensen will not be going on this journey, however, as the role of Aragorn has officially been recast.
Hollywood's revolving door for scandal scarred executives just spun again and the timing couldn't be worse for the biggest media merger in years. Jeff Shell, who got booted as CEO of NBCUniversal in 2023 after an internal probe confirmed an inappropriate relationship...
After months of speculation, Stephen Colbert has revealed his next move. The soon-to-be former Late Show host announced that he is writing a new Lord of the Rings movie for Warner Bros. Once, a return to Middle-earth might have inspired excitement or at least curiosity. Now, the news has sparked concern among fans.
While there was much uncertainty around whether Netflix or Paramount would acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), one thing was clear: WBD CEO David Zaslav would walk away a very wealthy man. Now, the official estimates are in. According to Variety, Zaslav is poised to receive up to $887 million in compensation tied to the company’s pending sale.
Hollywood’s latest attempt to turn a classic horror property into a modern political statement appears to have backfired spectacularly. According to a report from Variety, director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feminist reinterpretation of the classic monster story, The Bride!,...
A new report out of Puck News suggests that Paramount Global may be exploring a surprising new direction for its Hollywood real estate following its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — and it could involve building a Paramount WB theme park. According to...
David Ellison may soon own CNN and that's already becoming a topic of discussion across the media industry as Paramount Skydance moves forward with its proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. According to a report from Variety, some CNN employees...
According to an SEC filing, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav recently filed to sell roughly $114 million worth of WBD stock. The move came just days after the studio accepted a $31 per share offer to be bought out by Paramount-Skydance. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Zaslav was not alone. Other WBD executives also filed to sell shares worth millions.
In his first interview since conceding to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos opened up about his company’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery—and why it chose to step aside. The conversation offered insight into executive decision-making, Netflix’s posture toward Washington, and the company’s strategy moving forward.
Hollywood is still reeling from Paramount-Skydance’s apparent win over Netflix in the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war—one that may have had an unexpected ally in Tom Cruise.
A strange new wrinkle has emerged in the already messy collapse of Netflix’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery — and yes, it involves tampons. According to a March 1st report from the New York Post’s Charles Gasparino, the presence of tampons in a men’s restroom at...
Hollywood actor and activist Mark Ruffalo is publicly sounding the alarm over the potential Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, stepping into the growing debate just as Netflix has exited the bidding war. In a series of posts on X, Ruffalo urged state...