Studiocanal, Ramón Campos’ Mr. Fields, Bambu Prep ‘Rondallas,’ by ‘Spanish Alexander Payne’ Daniel Sanchez Arevalo (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com European production-distribution giant Studiocanal is teaming with Spain’s Mr. Fields and Friends and Bambú, both led by producer Ramón Campos, on dramatic comedy…

Movie theater shares pop after writers, studios reach tentative labor deal

cnbc.com The AMC 25 and Regal Cinemas on 42nd Street in Times Square in New York. Movie theater shares popped on Monday following news of a tentative labor deal between the Writers…

WGA & AMPTP Deal’s Impact On Film: Uptick In Feature Writers Job Market, But Actor Scheduling Conflicts Down The Road

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Rebel's Edge -Analyzing Market News- $AMZN, $WSM, The Writers Strike, and Football Posers

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Warner Bros. Refused To Give Cavill's Superman One Iconic Thing In Man Of Steel

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Hollywood writers deal pushes Warner Bros and Paramount stocks higher as the strike nears its end after 146 days

aol.com None Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery stocks climbed on Monday on news of a deal to end the writers strike. • None A tentative agreement was reached between the Writer's…

Will Smith Turns 55: His 13 Best Film Performances, From ‘Ali’ to ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’

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Martin Scorsese Talks Impact of Hollywood Blockbusters on Cinema: “Well, the Industry Is Over”

hollywoodreporter.com Martin Scorsese isn’t especially happy with what Hollywood effects-driven popcorn movies have done to the film industry he helped pioneer with iconic box office hits like…

Martin Scorsese Says the Danger of Franchise and Comic Book Movies Is ‘What It’s Doing to Our Culture’

thewrap.com Yes, Martin Scorsese still isn’t a huge fan of comic book movies. But he largely takes issue with the glut of franchise films flooding the theatrical marketplace, and…

Writers Guild Deal With Studios Reflects Power of Unions

nytimes.com Reports suggest that screenwriters won concessions from Hollywood studios on key issues. That reflects the strength of unions’ hands in the current moment. What we learned…

Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end historic strike

aol.com Hollywood writers reached a tentative agreement with studios on Sunday to end a historic strike that started in early May and has lasted nearly 150 days. The details of the…

10 things you need to know today: September 25, 2023

theweek.com Republican leaders in Congress stepped up pressure on far-right lawmakers to stop resisting a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown starting Oct. 1.…

These Are The Highest Paid CEOs In The S&P 500

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Hollywood writers reach tentative strike deal; media stocks higher

thestreet.com Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) - Get Free Report shares moved firmly higher Monday, leading solid gains for rival media stocks, after Hollywood writers reached a tentative…

Writers strike deal explained

newsweek.com The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is set to end after almost five months, after a tentative agreement was reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television…

Writers Guild, Studios Reach Tentative Deal Covering AI, Streaming Services

decrypt.co The Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after a 146-day strike that crippled Hollywood,…

Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios that would end 5-month strike

axios.com The Writers' Guild of America (WGA) announced on Sunday that it had reached a "tentative agreement" with the major Hollywood studios that would bring an end to the…

WGA and the studios reach tentative deal to end writers' strike

latimes.com Signs await distribution at Writers Guild of America picket line at Sony Studios in Culver City in May. The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have…

As 'Expend4bles' bomb caps slow weekend box office, top analyst sees things changing 'when Taylor Swift hits the multiplex'

fortune.com Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save “ Expend4bles ” from a debut box office flop. The fourth installment suffered the action-packed franchise’s worst…

Man Of Steel Scribe Blasts WB's DCEU Strategy: 'This Is Not How You Build A House'

looper.com Learn More Man Of Steel Scribe Blasts WB's DCEU Strategy: 'This Is Not How You Build A House' The reign of the DC Extended Universe is about to come to a close. With James…

‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop

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‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop while ‘Nun 2’ claims top spot again at the box office

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What's new on Max in October 2023 -- and what's leaving

marketwatch.com Max has some fan favorites returning in October, to go along with a solid slate of movies and the debut of its live-sports tier. “The Gilded Age” (Oct. 29), Julian Fellowes’…

Box Office: ‘Expend4bles’ Flops With $8.3 Million Debut as ‘The Nun II’ Claims No. 1 Again

variety.com “The Expendables 4,” an action-thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham, misfired in its box office debut, tumbling to a franchise-low $8.3 million. It landed…

Magic: The Gathering Reimagined These Iconic Lord Of The Rings Characters

looper.com Learn More Magic: The Gathering Reimagined These Iconic Lord Of The Rings Characters As the twenty-year anniversaries of Peter Jackson's iconic "The Lord of the Rings"…

Did Zack Snyder's DC Movies Flop? Former Warner Bros. Executive Ends Debate

looper.com Learn More Since the beginning of the MCU and DCEU, fans and industry analysts alike have been endlessly comparing the two. From the tone at the heart of the ongoing…

WGA strike: Writers Guild and Hollywood studios in ‘final phase’ of negotiations

aol.com The striking writers and Hollywood studios are in the “final phase” of negotiations and hope to strike a deal to end the historic work stoppage that has paralyzed the…

Box Office: ‘Expend4bles’ Scrapes Up Franchise-Low $3.2 Million Opening Day

variety.com Audiences don’t seem to intend to attend the latest “Expendables.” The fourth entry in the ensemble action franchise is notching a series-low opening day from 3,518 theaters…

WGA, AMPTP continue bargaining talks with Hollywood studios

aol.com The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will continue talks Saturday for the fourth straight day, the WGA…

Warner Bros. Discovery says strikes could cut profits by as much as $500 million

latimes.com Warner Bros. Discovery is starting to tabulate its strike pain. The television and movie company said in a Tuesday regulatory filing that its expected profits for the year…

Why 'Suits,' 'Ugly Betty' and other comfort food shows are having a moment on streaming

latimes.com A month ago, Erica Moreali flipped through the channels on her TV and all she saw were repeats. The El Segundo-based HR consultant became hooked on “Suits,” a legal drama…

Post-Credits Scenes That Were Cut From The Movie

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Warner Bros. Discovery is expanding its film studios in Watford, northwest of London, into the primary production hub for DC Studios

wsj.com The Warner Bros. unit, also home to the Superman and Wonder Woman franchises, is adding soundstages and thousands of workers to its site northwest of London.

Jake Gyllenhaal Was Almost ‘Batman’ For Director Christopher Nolan

deadline.com Screenwriter David S. Goyer dropped some insider information on a new episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Goyer revealed that he vouched for Jake Gyllenhaal as the…

Jake Gyllenhaal Was Considered for Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Trilogy, David S. Goyer Says

hollywoodreporter.com It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Christian Bale in the Batsuit for Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, but screenwriter David S. Goyer revealed that Jake…

Writers Turn Out in Force On Picket Lines Amid Hopes of a Deal Breakthrough

hollywoodreporter.com On day 144 of the writers strike — a week and a half shy of becoming the longest in Writers Guild of America history — there was a renewed sense of optimism on the…

The New York Times finally understands the value of a personal brand

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Jake Gyllenhaal Almost Portrayed Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Film

thewrap.com Did you know that Jake Gyllenhaal came THIS close to playing Batman in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins?” In a recent interview on the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast,…

The best order to watch all the Conjuring movies

polygon.com The Nun II is the latest entry in the mostly great Conjuring movie universe, which means now is the perfect time to revisit one of the best modern horror franchises — or…

Amazon Prime Video ad plan sparks outrage, cancellation threats

newsweek.com Amazon has announced it will begin running ads on its Prime Video platform in early 2024, angering viewers. Like many of its competitors, the streaming service will be…

‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy Co-Creator Wanted Jake Gyllenhaal as Batman, Says Warner Bros. Asked for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Riddler: ‘That’s Not the Way We Work’

variety.com David S. Goyer is the co-architect of Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy. The director recruited Goyer to help him flesh out the story and co-write 2005’s “Batman…

Veteran Producer Paula Weinstein Exits Tribeca Enterprises To Campaign In Upcoming Elections

deadline.com Former studio executive and prolific producer Paula Weinstein is leaving Tribeca Enterprises, where she’s been chief content officer for the past decade, to jump into…

‘The Meg 2: The Trench’ Arrives on Max This Month

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Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming CEO on Max Charging Extra for Sports: ‘Everywhere in the World Outside the U.S., It’s Priced Separate’

variety.com Max fans who don’t relish the idea of coughing up $9.99 per month more to access the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer’s upcoming live sports tier might not realize that…

Why Zack Snyder Wants To Make The Dark Knight Returns With Robert De Niro

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Warner Bros. to expand UK studios where ‘Barbie’ and ‘Harry Potter’ were filmed

edition.cnn.com Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans for a major expansion of the UK studios where “Barbie” — its biggest movie of all time — was filmed. The expansion will increase…

We're Going to Miss Prestige Television When It's Gone

nytimes.com I left Amazon Studios in 2017 (after accusations I dispute), and five years later, the larger industry picture looks exceedingly bleak. In the last year nearly every major…

Warner Bros to expand Barbie movie studios in UK

bbc.co.uk The project will see capacity of the Leavesden facility near London growing by more than 50%. Warner Bros also says the expanded studios will become a primary production hub…

Studios and striking writers end ‘marathon session’ of negotiating with no deal

aol.com The striking writers and heads of the four big Hollywood studios have concluded a “marathon session” of negotiations, which lasted more than ten hours, without reaching a…

‘Man of Steel’ Writer Says ‘It Was Crazy’ How WB and DC Tried to Build Their Own MCU, Reveals David Fincher’s Two-Hour ‘Blade’ Meeting

variety.com In a career-spanning interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, “Man of Steel” writer David S. Goyer agreed with host Joshua Horowitz that Warner Bros. should’ve…

Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s First Post-TIFF Look at the Oscar Race

hollywoodreporter.com Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel in 'The Taste of Things' PLEASE NOTE: This forecast, assembled by The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage Scott…

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Elected President Of WGA East; Running Unopposed, She Succeeds Michael Winship

deadline.com Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, running unopposed, has been elected president of the WGA East. Cullen, who until now had been VP of the guild’s Film/TV/Streaming sector, succeeds…

Warner Bros studios in Leavesden to expand, creating 4,000 UK jobs

theguardian.com The Warner Bros studios behind the Harry Potter film series are to undergo a major expansion, creating 4,000 jobs and providing a boost to Britain’s beleaguered film and TV…

DC to Base Production at Expanded Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in UK

thewrap.com Warner Bros. Discovery will expand its Leavesden studios, adding 10 new sound stages and an additional 400,000 square feet which will boost the production capacity by 50%.…