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Warner Bros. Extends Production Deal With Alcon 2 More Years

May 13, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The deal that was set to expire in 2013 now runs through 2015

  

Warner Bros. Buys 'Father Daughter Time' for Matt Damon to Star, Direct, Produce

May 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Multiple studios had bid on the project, a road movie about a man who goes on a crime spree with his daughter

  

Rotten Tomatoes, a Division of Warner Bros. -- Can It Be Unbiased?

May 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Skeptics wonder if the movie-review site can remain impartial now that it's owned by a major studio; here's why they're wrong

  

Warner Bros. and DreamWorks Team for MLK Biopic

April 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

The two studios had been developing separate projects about the slain civil rights leader

  

Warner Wins Bidding War for Fogelman-Penned Cruise Drama

April 21, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Studio pays more than $1.5 million for the project, which is set to star Tom Cruise as a perfect man who makes a single mistake; a bidding war was started on the strength of writer Dan Fogelman's pitch

  

Alan Ladd and Warner Bros. Settle Lawsuit -- Finally

April 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

In 2007, Ladd won a $3.2 million jury verdict against Warner Bros; the case has been going ever since

  

Warner Bros. Names Mark Easton Deputy Counsel on Eve of Sheen Fight

April 18, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Timing is coincidental, but Easton arrives just in time for courtroom drama

  

DirecTV Aiming to Launch its Controversial VOD Service Next Week

April 14, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Despite theater owners' objections, the studio-backed Home Premiere service will offer recent theatrical releases for domestic viewing

  

Charlie Sheen Not in Talks to Return to 'Two and a Half Men,' Lawyers Say

April 14, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Warner Bros. says Sheen was very wrong about "discussions" about him returning

  

Exclusive: 'Harry Potter' Producer to Adapt 'Oscar Pill' for Warner Bros.

April 5, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Warner acquires youth-fantasy novel series for "Potter" producer David Heyman

  

Warner Bros. Buys 'Wild Guns' From T.S. Nowlin

April 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Western centers on Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday as they set out to save the kidnapped daughter of Sitting Bull

  

Showtime Names Don Buckley SVP of Digital Services

April 4, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Former WB executive will oversee Digital Media Group

  

Warner Bros. Closes a Lucrative Chapter as Alan Horn Departs

March 31, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Exiting president and COO led the studio during a fruitful period, where "Harry Potter" films and "The Dark Knight" raked it in at the box office

  

Todd Phillips to Theater Owners: 'I'm on Your Side' About VOD

March 31, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The "Hangover" director threw his verbal support to theater owners during the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon

  

NATO Explodes at Studio Premium VOD: 'We Were Not Consulted'

March 31, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Responding to report that studios are rolling out the new service on DirecTV next month, National Association of Theater Owners puts out an angry statement saying its constituents weren't told the news first.

  

Flixster CEO Joe Greenstein Plays Down Warner Purchase; Studio Sources Confirm Talks

March 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Joe Greenstein coyly addresses questions about the possible sale of his company to major studio at CinemaCon panel

  

Stream Works: Hollywood Searches for a Netflix Alternative

March 29, 2011 By Diane Garrett & Steve Pond 2 years ago

With the disc business fading fast, and Netflix charging hard, film and TV studios are eager to find new online distribution platforms

  

Warner Bros. May Buy Flixster - What's With All the Embracing the Future?

March 28, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The major studio is getting all new media; now comes a report that it may buy Flixster, with its 20 million users

  

Public or Private Resolution for Sheen? Judge to Decide April 19

March 28, 2011 By Hollywood Reporter 2 years ago

Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman moved up the hearing on the actor's motion to force a trial rather than arbitration

  

Charlie Sheen Loses Another Legal Battle in Contract Dispute

March 23, 2011 By Los Angeles Times 2 years ago

Judge denies actor's request for a temporary restraining order to stop arbitration proceedings

  

Warner to Rent Movies Through Facebook

March 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

No, you can't get "The Social Network" (that's Sony's movie), but Warner's digital distribution unit will let you rent movies like "The Dark Knight" using 30 Facebook credits ($3)

  

Warner Bros. Acquires 'Line of Sight' Spec Script

February 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Joel Silver will produce the high concept action thriller

  

Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros., Other Studios Lose Piracy Suit in Australia

February 24, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Federal court says Internet service provider not liable for customers' illegal movie downloads

  

Big Warner to Trim New Line Further; Hopes Emmerich Will Stay

February 22, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The independent division will shrink from the current staff of 50 to about 35, TheWrap has learned

  

Warner Bros. Not Holding Charlie Sheen to Return Date

February 10, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Warner Bros. says actor's health is most important, isn't holding him to a date

  

Super Soldier -- ‘Captain America: First Avenger’ Poster Released

February 4, 2011 By Dominic Patten 2 years ago

Just two days before superhero movie's first trailer debuts on the Super Bowl, Marvel and Paramount give first look at film's poster.