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Is Paramount Considering Selling Their ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Rights To Another Studio?

Today, a new report announced that Paramount Global has begun considering selling off its Nickelodeon TV show rights for several major IPs to secure EU approval for its Warner Brothers acquisition. While the report doesn't specify which rights could be up for sale, it did mention that it would be their "children's assets" from Viacom... Read More...

Director Peter Jackson Teases ‘The Silmarillion’ Film Rights May Soon Be Available

Over the last week, director Peter Jackson spoke at the Cannes Film Festival as a Palme d'Or honoree. During one of the interviews, the famed director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy reveals that some extremely small movements have finally begun to churn regarding the Tolkien Estate and the film rights to The Silmarillion.... Read More...

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Paramount Usurps Netflix in Warner Brothers Acquisition with $111 Billion Offer

Industry News, News February 27, 2026 7:40 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Back in December, Netflix officially announced that it had reached a formal agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for a record-setting $82.7 billion. At the time, Warner Brothers shareholders considered Netflix to have the superior offer compared to Paramount-Skydance Global, its bidding adversary. CEO David Ellison would not take no for an answer and threatened... Read More...

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The Walt Disney Company Announces Josh D’Amaro as Their Next CEO

Industry News, News February 3, 2026 7:46 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, The Walt Disney Company announced that Josh D’Amaro has been named CEO and will succeed Bob Iger. Iger took over as CEO back in 2005 from his predecessor, Michael Eisner, and ushered in a new era for Disney. Iger was a key figure in the company's acquisitions of Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century... Read More...

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Dave Filoni & Lynwen Brennan Overtake ‘Lucasfilm’ from Kathleen Kennedy as Co-Presidents

Industry News, News January 6, 2026 7:26 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, a new report confirmed that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will step down after over a decade at the studio. Her exit was rumored last year but was quickly shut down by the studio. Director Dave Filoni and producer Lynwen Brennan are expected to take over as co-presidents. Filoni will oversee all creative aspects of... Read More...

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Sony Pictures Buys ‘Charlie Brown and the Peanuts’ Rights For $460 Million

Industry News, News December 19, 2025 9:29 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, as A Charlie Brown Christmas turns 60, Sony Pictures Japan has finalized a deal for the rights to Charles Schulz's comic strip, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts. The deal gives Sony a majority stake in the overall rights alongside Peanuts Holding LLC. While the exact number has not been disclosed, it is estimated at... Read More...

Netflix Announces Acquisition of Warner Brothers Studios For $82.7 Billion

Industry News, News December 5, 2025 7:39 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

After several weeks of negotiations, Netflix has officially won the bidding war to merge with Warner Bros. Studios for over $82.7 billion. The major streaming service beat out fellow competitors Comcast and Paramount-Skydance for the studio. This marks yet another mega-merger between film studios following Walt Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, Warner... Read More...

Warner Brothers Reverts Course and Rebrands MAX to HBO Max

Industry News, News May 14, 2025 2:34 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

A surprise rebranding was announced today during Warner Bros. Discovery's Upfront event. After only two years, the studio announced it would rebrand its MAX streaming service to HBO Max. In 2022, shortly after David Zaslav took over Warner Bros. as CEO, he wanted to remove the HBO branding from all streaming services moving forward. As... Read More...

‘Jason Bourne’ Film Rights Go Up For Sale

Industry News, News March 21, 2025 7:32 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, a report announced that the film rights for the Jason Bourne franchise have gone up for sale. Original author Robert Ludlum's estate has put the rights up for sale after their longtime partnership with Universal Studios. The previous films starring Matt Damon included The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, and Jason... Read More...

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‘Lucasfilm’ President Kathleen Kennedy Plans To Retire By The End of 2025

Industry News, News February 25, 2025 11:54 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Ahead of the Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, a report announced that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy plans to exit the company by the end of the year. She was not fired, as many random online rumors have suggested, but she has retired after producing many films over her decades-long career in Hollywood. She originally took... Read More...