The end of the bidding war between Paramount and Netflix for control of Warner Bros. brought relief to many industry observers, though the deal still faces regulatory approval.. If completed as planned, the deal would mark one of Hollywood’s most significant moments. On Monday morning, more than 1,000 film and television stars and creatives signed an open letter opposing it.
Perhaps the world just wasn’t ready for CNN+. That video streaming service, which launched in 2022, featured original content from the more distinguished CNN personalities, and was gone after one month. Now, according to Deadline, the cable news network is trying again this October 28th with CNN All Access.
In an interview on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, director Andy Muschietti reflected on the poor reception to 2023’s The Flash, his DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movie and, unsurprisingly, blamed the fans and internet hate.
Warner Bros. Discovery may soon look very different from the company that merged just three years ago. In an internal email sent Monday morning, CEO David Zaslav confirmed to employees that the company’s board of directors has begun a formal process to evaluate a broad range of strategic options—including potential sales, mergers, or structural separations.
Impossible Creatures, a fantasy novel by British author Katherine Rundell, was published in 2024 and is now being adapted into a movie series by Disney. The story follows Christopher, a young boy who discovers a hidden passage to a magical archipelago filled with mythical beings—dragons, unicorns, and other legendary creatures. Along with his friend Mal, Christopher must uncover the mystery behind why the island’s creatures are dying and what dark force threatens this enchanted world.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After Another was supposed to be a prestige box office hit — a bold new political thriller from Paul Thomas Anderson.
Instead, it’s collapsing.
Supergirl screenwriter Ana Nogueira recently told Variety that she doesn’t understand past iterations of the character — especially those that emphasized optimism. “I can’t get my head around the version of the character that is so sunny,” she told the outlet.
After months of speculation about the financial outcome of James Gunn’s Superman, a new report from Forbes has made the situation plain: the film reportedly did not recoup costs during its theatrical run.
While writer Tim Lammers stops short of using the word “flop,” his own math makes it clear that Superman lost money in theaters — and Warner Bros. is now depending on digital and streaming sales to fill the gap.
James Gunn might be calling fans “racists,” but it turns out audiences are calling him something else entirely: irrelevant. The new season of Peacemaker — once hailed as the bridge to Gunn’s new DC Universe — is flopping so hard in the ratings that it’s not even charting on streaming.
James Gunn called fans “racists” in a recent interview while admitting that he has no oversight from WB on DCU projects.
James Gunn seemingly can’t help himself. The man who was hired to “save” DC has instead made himself its unofficial mascot — and not in a good way. Every announcement, every casting, every costume reveal, every social media fight… there he is. Gunn has wedged himself into every facet of the DCU, and audiences are starting to notice.
After disabling the “Peaceful Hips” emote earlier this week, Epic Games has issued a formal clarification alongside Warner Bros. Games. In their statement, Epic stressed that there was “no creative intention” to tie the Fortnite emote to any of the World War 2-era German themes revealed in Peacemaker Season 2.
James Gunn might be making Warner Bros more and more uncomfortable with Peacemaker Season 2, but they're not the only ones. After an episode that has John Cena dancing in a way that harkens to symbolism of World War II era Germany, Fortnite has pulled the dance from...