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âNothing Is Changing Todayâ: Netflix Promises Subscribers In Carefully Worded Late Night Letter On Warner Bros. Deal
Around 24 hours after Netflix came to a $83 billion deal to buy Warner Brosâ TV and film studios, streamer HBO Max and HBO, the Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters-run streamer has sent a note to its over 82 million U.S. subscribers telling them ânothing is changing.â In fact, in links from a four paragrap
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Saudi Arabiaâs New PlayMaker Studios Launch With Production Underway on High-End Epic âUnbroken Swordâ Directed by Alik Sakharov
Saudi Arabia is launching a sprawling new state-of-the-art film studio just outside the capital city of Riyadh where pre-production is underway on an ambitious historical epic titled âUnbroken Swordâ directed by Alik Sakharov who has helmed multiple episodes of âThe Sopranosâ and âGame of Thrones.â
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âGame Of Thronesâ Director To Kick Off Activity At Saudi Arabiaâs Qiddiya City-Based PlayMaker Studios With âUnbroken Swordâ
Games of Thrones director Alik Sakharov is set to direct Saudi-backed production Unbroken Sword, an epic film about legendary Arab military commander Khalid ibn Al-Walid and the pivotal Battle of Yarmouk. The production will officially kick off activity at Saudi Arabiaâs newest film and TV productio
âGame of Thronesâ Director Alik Sakharov to Film âUnbroken Swordâ at Saudi Arabiaâs New PlayMaker Studios
The historical epic marks the first production at Qiddiya Cityâs newly opened 50-acre film complex, part of Saudi Arabiaâs expanding network of production hubs offering a 40 percent filming incentive.
White House Quietly Deletes ICE Video After Sabrina Carpenter Backlash
âThis video is evil and disgusting,â Carpenter previously wrote in response to the White House using her track "Juno."
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Annemarie Jacir on How âPalestine 36â Connects Past and Present Struggles and Discovering Her U.S. Fan Base: âA Bunch of 18-Year-Olds That Are Like Old-School Progressivesâ
Annemarie Jacirâs drama âPalestine 36,â which reconstructs the largely unknown Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936, is the very definition of a passion project for the director who has always explored Palestinian identity her films. But never on such a large canvas. Her particu
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Laurence Fishburne to Direct âThe Rule of Ninesâ With Star AndrĂŠ Holland (EXCLUSIVE)
Laurence Fishburne is looking to step back behind the camera and is currently developing a directing project, âThe Rule of Nines,â with producer and casting director Bonnie Timmermann (âI Origins,â âRoofmanâ) and actor AndrĂŠ Holland (âMoonlightâ). John Connor wrote the script. âThe fact that Iâve be
Wonho Talks New Album, Going to Clubs and the Secret Santa Gift That Left Him âHappy and Proudâ
The K-pop star says his debut full-length album 'feels like a new beginning'
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Sydney Sweeney Declares Sheâs âAgainst Hateâ Following American Eagle Ad Fallout
Months after her American Eagle campaign sparked backlash, Sydney Sweeney is addressing the fallout around the adâs public perception. The 2x Emmy nominee recently said she âwas honestly surprised by the reactionâ to her âSydney Sweeney Has Great Jeansâ campaign, which drew controversy and accusatio
XGâs Cocona Comes Out as Transmasculine, Nonbinary
The 20-year-old rapper announced the news in an Instagram post: âI was born and perceived as female, but that label never represented who I truly am. I live in a way that feels more masculine and true to who I am.â
Jane Fonda on âCatastrophicâ Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: âCould Destroy Our Creative Industryâ
In a joint Instagram post with the Committee for the First Amendment, the two-time Oscar winner called the sale "destructive."
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âFinding Prince Charmingâs Chad Spodick Dies At 42, Lance Bass Reacts
Chad Spodick, who previously appeared on the LGBTQ dating series Finding Prince Charming, has died. He was 42. The aviation entrepreneurâs death was announced this week in a GoFundMe that was set up to help cover his funeral costs, as well as care for his mother and his pets. A cause of death was no
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âFive Nights At Freddyâs 2â Scaring Away âZootopia 2â From No. 1 With $45M-$47M, A Record Debut For Post-Thanksgiving Weekend â Box Office
FRIDAY PM: Donât question the worth of theatrical, at all. A historically dead post-Thanksgiving weekend is no longer as Universal/Blumhouseâs Five Nights at Freddyâs 2 is opening to a No. 1 take of $45M-$47M at 3,412 theaters. Thatâs a record for first frame of December. This is after a $24.5M Frid
The Top 20 Stress Relief Gifts, From Celebrity-Backed Meditation Apps to (Non-Psychedelic) Mushrooms
Gift your recipient â which can certainly be yourself â a calm mind, body and soul this holiday season.
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The Safer Bet: Why David Zaslav and the WBD Board Favored Netflix in a Turbulent Time for Legacy Hollywood
After a few marathon days of telephone and video calls, emails and text message chains, the $82.7 billion agreement for Netflix to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max was clinched Thursday night around 10 p.m. ET. But there was no chance for high fives or a group huddle among the managers of the freshly be
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International Documentary Association Blasts Proposed Netflix-WB Merger, Says It Would âProfoundly Damage The Future Of Documentary Filmmakingâ
EXCLUSIVE: The International Documentary Association (IDA) is coming out with a forceful statement excoriating the planned merger of Netflix and Warner Bros, calling it a threat to nonfiction filmmakers. âNetflixâs proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would profoundly damage the future of
âNika & Madisonâ Director Talks Native Resilience, Police Brutality and U.S. DEI Rollback
Eva Thomas has brought her feminist crime thriller to the Whistler Film Festival after a world premiere in Toronto.
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Jane Fonda, CFA Decry âCatastrophicâ Netflix-Warner Bros Deal: âWe Are Watching Closelyâ
As Hollywood reels from the historical, industry-shaking $82.7B Netflix-Warner Bros. deal, Jane Fonda is urging the Department of Justice not to bow to pressure. On Friday, the 2x Oscar winner, who starred in Netflixâs Grace & Frankie, condemned the âcatastrophicâ acquisition as a âconstitutional cr
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NBCUniversal Joins YouTube In Exploring Oscars TV Rights For 2029 & Beyond
NBC, the former home of the Golden Globes, is interested in becoming the future home of the Oscars. Deadline confirmed with sources last month that NBCUniversal has had conversations with the Academy about taking in the awards show after its current deal with ABC expires after the 2028 ceremony. The
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Ondi Timoner on How Her Altadena Fire Doc Aims to Help Heal and Stop Foreclosures
Veteran documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner and her wife, Morgan Doctor, were working on a film in Budapest when they got a phone call informing them their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Altadena had burned to the ground in the Eaton Fire. It was Jan. 7, 2025. Timoner, known for docus like â