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Post by politicidal on Aug 21, 2022 23:47:50 GMT
An insider said that Peacemaker and the upcoming Green Lantern series are safe: "Those shows are safe as of right now," one HBO Max source recently told Deadline. "But no projects are completely safe. Everything's being evaluated. They're going to be looking at them all, everything's being driven by finance right now so just because it's safe today, doesn't mean they don't take another look and say 'Maybe the tax write off would be better.'" comicbook.com/movies/news/hbo-max-insider-no-projects-completely-safe-insider-reveals/
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Post by politicidal on Aug 23, 2022 15:07:30 GMT
‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Sets Multi-Year First Look Film Deal At Warner Bros. & Re-Ups With Warner Bros Television
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Post by Hauntedknight87 on Aug 30, 2022 1:41:28 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Aug 30, 2022 2:22:33 GMT
Legendary Entertainment Eyeing Rival Studio Options With Warner Deal Over
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Post by politicidal on Sept 6, 2022 18:44:43 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 7, 2022 14:30:21 GMT
Another name being thrown out is Emma Watts.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Sept 9, 2022 18:50:32 GMT
Honestly? They might have a point. I wanted the Snyder Cut to be released because I figured it would’ve been a much more interesting movie than the factory product that was the theatrical release (which it was), and so we could’ve gotten some closure on the Zack Snyder era of DC movies, but the fallout from it seemed to only make the situation more complicated at DC. Frankly though, this entire situation could’ve been avoided if they hadn’t fired Snyder and brought in Joss Whedon in the first place. Sure, Snyder’s version of JL would’ve most likely flopped, but the theatrical version flopped anyway, and only served to piss off a lot of fans, as well as some of their actors, and even Christopher Nolan, apparently. They should’ve just bit the bullet and let Snyder finish his movie, and then move forward without him after that.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 11, 2022 0:31:46 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 17, 2022 18:55:17 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 27, 2022 15:39:15 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 28, 2022 19:16:33 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 29, 2022 21:58:17 GMT
Things keep getting better.
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Things have gone from bad to worse for Warner Bros. Discovery, with the studio now accused of "cooking" its streaming service's subscriber numbers.
According to a class action lawsuit filed last week in New York on behalf of the Collinsville Police Pension Board, an Illinois-based shareholder of Warner Bros. Discovery stock, the studio exaggerated HBO Max's subscriber figures by 10 million. It's also claimed that WBD "misled shareholders in other ways that violate the Securities Act to complete its merger with Discovery."
The lawsuit, which could potentially represent “hundreds of thousands” of plaintiffs, names Warner Bros. Discovery, CEO David Zaslav, and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels as defendants.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 2, 2022 19:39:39 GMT
According to The Wrap, the shelving of Batgirl proved to be a huge concern for Lin, and one producer who worked at Warner Bros. Discovery was quoted with this sentiment: “Why would Dan Lin want to take the job? DC is a huge priority for Zaslav, but who wants to come on board and lead a film division that’s already canceled a film that was ready to go. And have a micromanaging CEO?” www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-discovery-dc-chief-worst-job-zaslav/
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Post by havenless on Oct 3, 2022 15:44:54 GMT
According to The Wrap, the shelving of Batgirl proved to be a huge concern for Lin, and one producer who worked at Warner Bros. Discovery was quoted with this sentiment: “Why would Dan Lin want to take the job? DC is a huge priority for Zaslav, but who wants to come on board and lead a film division that’s already canceled a film that was ready to go. And have a micromanaging CEO?” www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-discovery-dc-chief-worst-job-zaslav/feige is a unicorn. Not just a unicorn person but a unicorn situation; he built that studio up before the big company came in. No one is giving the DC guy that kind of autonomy, he will be a Zaslav Yes Man and not a Kevin Feige. Not that that can’t work, but it’s just 2 very different situations. These “They’re looking for their Feige” stories are so misleading.
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Post by doctorvanya on Oct 3, 2022 18:51:56 GMT
According to The Wrap, the shelving of Batgirl proved to be a huge concern for Lin, and one producer who worked at Warner Bros. Discovery was quoted with this sentiment: “Why would Dan Lin want to take the job? DC is a huge priority for Zaslav, but who wants to come on board and lead a film division that’s already canceled a film that was ready to go. And have a micromanaging CEO?” www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-discovery-dc-chief-worst-job-zaslav/feige is a unicorn. Not just a unicorn person but a unicorn situation; he built that studio up before the big company came in. No one is giving the DC guy that kind of autonomy, he will be a Zaslav Yes Man and not a Kevin Feige. Not that that can’t work, but it’s just 2 very different situations. These “They’re looking for their Feige” stories are so misleading. Exactly. Feigie was Marvel's man with a plan. Zaslav already has a 10 year plan, he's just looking for someone to implement it. I can't imagine Warner Brothers being a very enticing place to work right now. They're already in disarray, the DCEU has already chewed up and spat out several potential 'Feigies' and the cancellation of Batgirl has showed a complete lack of respect for the people who make the movies.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Oct 4, 2022 3:34:41 GMT
According to The Wrap, the shelving of Batgirl proved to be a huge concern for Lin, and one producer who worked at Warner Bros. Discovery was quoted with this sentiment: “Why would Dan Lin want to take the job? DC is a huge priority for Zaslav, but who wants to come on board and lead a film division that’s already canceled a film that was ready to go. And have a micromanaging CEO?” www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-discovery-dc-chief-worst-job-zaslav/feige is a unicorn. Not just a unicorn person but a unicorn situation; he built that studio up before the big company came in. No one is giving the DC guy that kind of autonomy, he will be a Zaslav Yes Man and not a Kevin Feige. Not that that can’t work, but it’s just 2 very different situations. These “They’re looking for their Feige” stories are so misleading. Well, technically, Kevin Feige had to take orders from Ike Perlmutter before Phase Three. In fact, he actually threatened to quit over Perlmutter’s micromanaging. That was what convinced Bob Iger and Alan Horn to demote Perlmutter, and let Feige be the one calling the shots.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 11, 2022 16:57:03 GMT
Another wave of Warner Bros Discovery post-merger layoffs is coming. We hear multiple divisions of the merged company will be impacted, with Warner Bros. Television Group considered a main target. The staff reductions are expected this week, as soon as (and likely) Tuesday. Speculation about the imminent downsizing started spreading like wildfire Monday morning. Reps for WBD and WBTVG declined comment. The number of layoffs is unclear but appears to be substantial. The HBO/HBO Max programming operation in August laid off 14% of staff — about 70 people — the vast majority of them on the Max side, with the areas of Max Non-Fiction Originals, International, Acquisitions, Casting and Live-Action Family Originals as the most heavily impacted. Like with HBO/HBO Max, the WBTVG cuts are expected to be accompanied by structural changes spearheaded by Chairman Channing Dungey. A new round of WBD layoffs was expected in the fall as the goal has been for the cuts to be over before the start of the holiday season, so this is not a surprise. “Everyone was given financial targets going into Q4,” a corporate insider told Deadline. “Those targets include head counts, and October was always the expectation for the ax to fall.” Content-wise, the most significant overlap between Discovery and WarnerMedia is in the unscripted TV area, so potential further cuts beyond the HBO Max layoffs had been rumored. WBD’s unscripted studio business, part of Warner Bros. TV Group, is run by Mike Darnell, who has been President of Warner Bros. Unscripted and Alternative Television since he joined in 2013. We hear the veteran reality executive likely will stay put at the studio, which operates three businesses that could undergo some sort of consolidation, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures and Shed Media. (The Discovery side essentially doesn’t have a production side, other than its ownership stake in British production group All3Media. Discovery Studios was closed a few years ago with former chief Sandy Varo Jarrell now running All3Media label Bright Spot.) Brooke Karzen, head of development and programming for Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, which makes shows such as The Bachelor, just stepped down and is leaving the company. David McGuire leads current programming and oversees development at Telepictures with Lisa Shannon and Dan Peirson running development and programming at Shed Media. Other areas rumored to potentially be affected include TV animation following HBO Max’s recent decision to cut back on the genre, triggering the cancellation of several of Warner Bros.-produced series. On the live-action side, Warner Bros. TV is preparing for the impact of the CW changing ownership, which is expected to significantly reduce the studio’s output for the network. Beyond WBTVG, WBD Streaming Marketing and broader IT operations are rumored to be affected. The most recent major layoffs to hit Warner Bros.’ production divisions came in 2020 when 600 employees at then-AT&T-owned WarnerMedia were impacted, a significant portion of them at Warner Bros Entertainment. Along with the cuts, Warner Bros. Television and Warner Horizon Scripted TV were combined. There was also consolidation on the unscripted side under Darnell, resulting in a number of layoffs. This all happened before Dungey took over Warner Bros. Television Group as Chairman, succeeding Peter Roth. The studio is coming off big Emmy wins for Ted Lasso and Abbott Elementary. Warner Bros.’ movie studio also has new heads in Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy. Word is that theatrical distribution and marketing would not be significantly impacted; the studio has 14 theatrical releases next year. The pending layoffs are part of WBD leadership’s pledge to find at least $3 billion in savings. The process started with several high-profile executive departures, led by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar and like Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff, in the first three months after the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger was completed. deadline.com/2022/10/warner-bros-discovery-layoffs-warner-bros-television-group-1235140339/
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Post by thisguy4000 on Oct 17, 2022 22:54:01 GMT
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Post by darkpast on Oct 17, 2022 23:38:57 GMT
Flash 2
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Post by politicidal on Oct 17, 2022 23:56:37 GMT
I wonder if Gunn is doing something like Suicide Squad 3 or Gotham City Sirens?
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