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DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ Trailer: An Alien Encounter Launches a Superhero
Warner Bros. and DC’s first trailer for Blue Beetle has arrived. The trailer, released Monday, introduces audiences to Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate who gains superpower armor after an encounter with an alien scarab and must come to terms with his newfound abilities, while uncovering the reason the scarab was sent to Earth. In […]
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Wanda Sykes, Page Hurwitz’s Push It Productions Inks First-Look Deal at Warner Bros. TV (Exclusive)
Wanda Sykes is getting into business with Warner Bros. TV. Push It Productions, the company founded by Sykes and Page Hurwitz, has signed a first-look deal with the studio. Push It has also hired former WBTV executive Rachel Davis as vp development. Under the two-year deal, the trio will develop both scripted and unscripted projects […]
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Lady Gaga Debuts Harley Quinn Look in ‘Joker’ Sequel Set Photos
Lady Gaga is not kidding around when it comes to bringing her Joker: Folie à Deux character to life. The star was photographed Saturday during the New York City shoot for filmmaker Todd Phillips’ sequel to his Oscar-winning 2019 hit, Joker. Gaga is believed to be playing DC’s Harley Quinn, and the images, which offer […]
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Every Film on TCM in April Will Be From Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. will be top of the world on TCM in April when the network devotes the entire month to films and more from the studio that is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, it was announced Wednesday. TCM will shower viewers with scores of Warners movies, from every decade of its sister studio’s history, […]
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Tom Cruise Has Seen ‘The Flash’ … and He Loved It (Exclusive)
The upcoming superhero movie The Flash has been done and locked for several months now as it awaits its June 16 release. It has many fans inside the studio, including new DC co-head James Gunn, who called it “probably one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.” Now, it has a fan outside the studio […]
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Anne Hathaway, ‘It Follows’ Filmmaker David Robert Mitchell Team for Warners Bros. Feature
Warner Bros. Pictures, Bad Robot and Jackson Pictures have given the green light to David Robert Mitchell to direct an untitled movie to star Anne Hathaway later this year. The It Follows helmer also wrote the script and will use Imax cameras, with production to get underway in fall 2023. Upcoming projects for Hathaway include […]
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Warner Bros. Eyeing Nancy Meyers Movie Let Go by Netflix
The Nancy Meyers movie that recently fell apart at Netflix over budget issues may be revived at Warner Bros. After being set up at Netflix for over a year, Meyers’ long-awaited return to the director’s chair began to fall apart last week over disagreements about the budget. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Warners, attracted […]
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Disney, Warner Bros. Celebrate 100th Anniversaries at Oscars 2023
At Sunday night’s 2023 Oscars ceremony, two of the largest studios in the entertainment business — Disney and Warner Brothers — were recognized for celebrating 100 years in the business. The excitement began when stars Melissa McCarthy and Halle Bailey introduced the trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid to rapturous applause. […]
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TV Ratings: The CW’s LIV Golf Debut Is Subpar
The debut of live sports on The CW didn’t make much of a dent with viewers. The network’s inaugural broadcasts of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league drew an average of 288,500 viewers and a 0.18 household rating on Saturday and Sunday. By comparison, the weekend’s PGA Tour event averaged just under 2 million viewers — about […]
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Political Ad Revenue Propels Nexstar in Fourth Quarter, The CW Posts $94M Loss
Local TV giant Nexstar reported a blockbuster fourth quarter, driven mostly by explosive growth in political advertising. That is especially clear when looking at the company’s core advertising revenue (which does not include political), which was down slightly year-over-year, consistent with the rest of the industry. Nexstar reported revenue of $1.49 billion in the quarter, […]
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M. Night Shyamalan Departs Universal for Warner Bros. First-Look Deal
After a long stint at Universal that helped reinvigorate his career, M. Night Shyamalan has found a new studio home. The filmmaker and his Blinding Edge Pictures have inked a multi-year, first-look deal with Warner Bros. The studio has already set a date for his next feature, Trap, which will open Aug. 2, 2024. Under […]
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‘Joker’ Sequel Unveils First Look at Lady Gaga in Character
Lady Gaga is getting her closeup in Joker: Folie à Deux, with filmmaker Todd Phillips sharing a first look at her in character on Instagram. Naturally, it was for Valentine’s Day. Gaga is believed to be playing DC mainstay Harley Quinn in the sequel to Joker, the 2019 film that grossed $1 billion and earned […]
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