Skydance closes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger; combined company will be named Skydance
David Ellison addressed employees on the new name and structure as the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery transaction closes, with the company vowing to keep both
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George Cheeks to oversee all three TV studios at merged Skydance, including WBTV, CBS Studios, PTVS
The CBS chief's portfolio is set to expand across Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios as post-merger executive structure takes shape.
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Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to exit Warner Bros. film leadership as Skydance takeover begins
The Warner Bros. motion picture chiefs' last day is Tuesday, the effective first day of the merged Skydance, ending months of speculation about their tenure.
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New Line chief Richard Brener expected to move to merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
The genre label's longest-serving executive is poised to join Skydance as the merger reshapes studio leadership ranks.
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Box office: 'Verity' opens with $4.5M in previews, 'Digger' trails at $1.2M
The Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson thriller outpaced Tom Cruise's 'Digger' in Thursday previews as Warner Bros. braces for a rough weekend.
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Reviews: Pedro Pascal plays a cellist in Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' at New York Film Festival
Critics weighed in on Gilroy's first feature directing effort in 14 years, a music drama starring Pascal alongside Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor and Will Arnett.
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Sony in talks for 'Battlefield' film with Michael B. Jordan producing and Christopher McQuarrie directing
Sony Pictures is circling rights to adapt the Electronic Arts video game franchise for the big screen.
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European entertainment leaders voice cautious optimism on Ellison's Warner Bros. takeover
Industry figures across Europe say they believe in Ellison's stated commitment to cinema as the Paramount Skydance acquisition of WBD nears completion.
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Skydance says it is committed to Los Angeles, but threat to leave has proven potent
Ellison told employees the company is not going anywhere, yet the leverage of a possible relocation remains in play under the consent decree.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs placed in solitary confinement after reports of lavish prison lifestyle
Combs was moved to solitary confinement following NBC News reporting that inmates were paid to clean his cell and give him massages at Fort Dix.
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Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys
The K-pop group's move follows BTS's boycott, raising questions about the Recording Academy's new Asian pop category.
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Venice Prize-winner 'NAZA' opens in U.S. theaters, documenting Israeli soldiers' accounts of Gaza killings
The documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor began its U.S. run at IFC Center after a New York Film Festival screening and a Venice Special Jury Prize.
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Michael Douglas reveals secret affair with Kathleen Turner during 'Romancing the Stone'; Turner reacts
An excerpt from Douglas's memoir 'One Helluva Ride' disclosed the affair during production of the 1984 film, drawing a response from Turner.
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Rick Ross arrested in Miami Beach on domestic violence and battery charges
The rapper was charged after a woman alleged domestic violence, according to police and press reports.
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Eddie Murphy to star in Peacock drama 'The Chairman' from 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner
The project marks Murphy's move into scripted television, reuniting Weiner with a major streaming platform.
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Ken Urker, partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, found dead in Louisiana in apparent drug-related incident
The death was reported as an apparent drug-related incident, according to authorities.
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John Leguizamo urges David Ellison to consider what Americans and the industry need
The actor spoke out about the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, pressing the incoming Skydance chief on priorities beyond corporate interests.
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Selma Blair announces 'Hineni' documentary on antisemitism, describes being 'erased' after comments
Blair said at an ADL event in New York that she lost work and was shunned in Hollywood after her 2023 anti-Islam Instagram comment.
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