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Paramount Pictures & Warner Brothers Will Be Rebranded ‘Skydance’ Post-Merger

Paramount Pictures officially announced the closing of its merger with Warner Brothers and its subsidiaries after it faced multiple legal battles. Several states sued to block the merger for various reasons, including threatening to leave Hollywood for Nashville (via Fox 17 Nashville). However, after multiple legal battles, the deal has been approved in the United... Read More...

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Paramount Pictures Secures Film Rights To ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Franchise

Today, Paramount Pictures announced that they have secured the film rights to A Nightmare on Elm Street from the Wes Craven Estate. Warner Bros., under its New Line Cinema production banner, created the original slasher film series and the 2010 reboot. A new film is now in the works under the Paramount Primal production banner.... Read More...

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

Industry News, News June 6, 2026 10:33 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

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

Industry News, News May 15, 2026 9:44 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

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...