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Harry Potter Television Series Scheduled for 2026 Premiere on Max

© 2001 – Warner Bros. – All Rights Reserved The Harry Potter television series is set to make its debut on Max in 2026. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed the news during the company’s Q4 earnings financial call today, Variety is reporting. The television show is expected to span seven seasons. Each installment will…

Tom Cruise Partners with Warner Bros. Discovery to Develop Films

@Collateral(2004) Tom Cruise and Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to a nonexclusive partnership arrangement whereby the prolific actor/producer will be developing and producing–and starring in– new films for the studio. According to the terms of the deal, Cruise and his entourage will be setting up shop on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. The partnership…

Speculation Intensifies About Possible Merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global are reportedly talking about a potential merger. According to press reports first published by Axios and confirmed by Variety, the CEOs of the two companies—Warner’s David Zaslav and Paramount’s Bob Bakish–met for lunch in New York on Tuesday to discuss the potential marriage. Zaslav has also reportedly been in talks…

SAG-AFTRA and Studios Reached a Tentative Agreement on New Three-Year Contract

SAG-AFTRA  and Studios reached a tentative agreement that will end the longest actors strike against the film and TV studios in Hollywood history. In an announcement Wednesday, the union said the 118-day strike would officially over as of 12:01 a.m. PT on Thursday, November 9 The union’s negotiating committee approved the deal on an unanimous…

Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix

In what has been described by Deadline as “a hugely surprising move,” Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly making some of its HBO archived titles available to its Netflix rival for North American streaming. Neither of the parties has yet commented publicly on the rumors. If true, it would be the first time in almost ten…

Warner Bros. Considers Film of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’

According to press reports, Warner Bros. is hoping to create a film adaptation of Jack Thorne’s 2016 play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The stage piece, which debuted on London’s West End before opening on Broadway, was inspired by J. K. Rowling’s Potterverse, since it features many familiar characters at Hogwarts. However, Potter purists…

The Secret Screening of Batgirl Brought Up the Issue of the Arts Community

Batgirl won’t be gracing her appearance on silver screen nor getting online treatment on HBO Max, but a very selected group of people will have a chance to see the film during secret screenings on the Warner Bros. lot this week, the sources confirmed in The Hollywood Reporter. It said to be for people who worked…

More ‘Batgirl’ Fallout: DC Exec Hamada Threatens to Quit

The abrupt cancellation of Batgirl is still sending shock waves from Gotham and beyond, revealing tensions at the highest levels of Warner Bros. Diversity as it seeks to pivot its marketing strategy. In the wake of the brouhaha, Batgirl director Adil El Arbi shared an Instagram image of himself standing between Leslie Grace’s Batgirl and…