This December, Disney and Warner Bros. are going head-to-head, releasing major franchise films on the same day. To many observers, Warner Bros. holds the box office advantage, with Dune 3 securing IMAX screens. Disney appeared to respond with Infinity Vision, a new certification program offering an alternative premium large-format experience for Avengers: Doomsday.
The Netflix Warner Bros. saga took another sharp turn this weekend as Reuters confirmed the streamer submitted a mostly-cash bid in the second round of binding offers for WBD. However, the streaming giant may still face enormous obstacles—even if its bid is competitive. According to reporting from the New York Post, high-level government officials have already indicated that they would oppose any Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds.
Senior White House officials are raising major red flags over the Netflix bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and those concerns may effectively knock the streamer out of the running before the next round of offers even lands on the table. The conversation around Netflix and Warner Bros. has rapidly shifted from speculation to skepticism, as officials inside President Trump’s administration now view the potential merger as a looming antitrust headache.
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.
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.
When the bidding battle for Warner Bros. Discovery kicked off this week, very few expected CNN to become an asset dominating the conversation. But here we are — and according to industry insiders speaking with the New York Post, Paramount Skydance is suddenly the frontrunner to acquire WB, and CNN is the surprising reason why.
The first round of Warner Bros. bids has officially landed, and the early numbers reportedly don’t come close to the “$30 per share” that CEO David Zaslav hoped to command.
HBO’s new Harry Potter reboot series hasn’t even started airing yet, but it’s already generating headlines. The latest comes courtesy of Daniel Radcliffe, the original Harry himself, who has now confirmed that he personally reached out to Dominic McLaughlin, the young actor taking over the iconic role.
The battle over Warner Bros. escalated this morning as Paramount Skydance issued a rare and sharply worded statement denying a major claim circulating across Hollywood trade outlets about its upcoming bid.
For months, the entertainment world has been treating the potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery like the industry’s own royal succession drama. Depending on which insiders you trust, the future of the entire Warner empire could shift toward Netflix, Universal, the Ellison family, or—if a new round of reporting holds true—straight toward the Middle East with reports that Saudi Arabia is a frontrunner to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
The DC Universe (DCU) has a new antagonist. After months of speculation, it’s now confirmed that Brainiac will be the villain in Man of Tomorrow.
As the deadline for first-round bids rapidly approaches, the Warner Bros. sale that has been hanging over Hollywood for months is suddenly turning into a three-way dogfight.