Film Studios
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‘Josephine,’ Sundance Double Award-Winner Starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, Acquired by Sumerian Pictures
The drama was sold in a competitive seven-figure deal
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Disney Hits ByteDance With Cease-and-Desist, Claiming Seedance AI Tool Is ‘Hijacking’ Trademarked Characters
SAG-AFTRA and the MPA also issued statements against the generative AI tool this week
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Department of Justice Antitrust Chief Gail Slater to Exit Role Amid Netflix-WB Deal Review
The agency is also reviewing Paramount’s $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid
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Warner Bros. Activist Investor Says Paramount Bid Is ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Opportunity
Ancora Alternatives president James Chadwick says the firm plans to grow its $200 million stake and is interviewing director candidates as it mulls a proxy fight over Netflix’s $83 billion deal
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Activist Investor Ancora Holdings Builds $200 Million Warner Bros. Stake, Plans to Oppose Netflix Deal
The firm, which has accused the board of not adequately engaging with Paramount, is threatening to launch a proxy fight
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Disney Hires Tricia Wood as EVP and Head of Casting
The exec previously worked for five years as Paramount’s casting chief
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Super Bowl Trailer Fully Introduces Rocky, Ryan Gosling’s – Adorable? – Alien Ally | Video
The film’s first trailer only shows fleeting glimpses of Ryan Gosling’s accidental extraterrestrial companion
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Lionsgate Names Vermillio’s Kathleen Grace as First-Ever Chief AI Officer
The executive will focus on providing tools to filmmakers, protecting IP and finding efficiencies in production, marketing, distribution and administrative operations
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Lisa Kudrow Pleads With Warner Bros. Buyer to Preserve the Studio Lot Where She Filmed ‘Friends’ | Video
“Ownership changes all the time and you don’t know what’s going to happen,” the Emmy winner says of the impending studio acquisition
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AMPAS Creates Academy Studios, Promotes Jennifer Davidson
In her new role, the longtime marketing and communications officer will oversee the Academy’s new production arm
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David Ellison Warns of Potential Netflix Monopoly, Commits to 30 Movies Per Year Under WBD Deal
The Paramount CEO says his “proposed combination is intended to strengthen competition by creating a more capable and effective rival to the dominant platforms” in a U.K. letter
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Sony Operating Profit Rises 22% Despite Softer Film Business
Profits were once again driven by its Sony Playstation and camera imaging units
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D’Amaro Says Walden Relationship Is ‘Only Going to Grow Stronger’ as He Takes Over
Bob Iger says he “leaves with a tremendous sense of confidence” as D’Amaro talks about “huge opportunity for growth” in Wednesday’s town hall
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Disney’s D’Amaro Era Begins: 8 Biggest Challenges Facing the New CEO
From Hollywood’s consolidation to the rise of AI, Josh D’Amaro will have his hands full with navigating the media industry’s choppy waters
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Nelson Peltz Says Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro Was Chosen Because Bob Iger ‘Needs a Reason to Stay On’
“If he put the person in charge of entertainment as the CEO, he wouldn’t have an excuse to stay on,” the Trian Fund Management CEO states
