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Credit Paramount. Scary Movie 6 enters a different marketplace than when it was doing gangbusters in theaters, but that could end up being a strength for Paramount Even in the trailer, there are a few jokes that made some people wince this weekend Lord knows what they will have in the final film My problem is[...]

From HBO Max to Max to HBO Max to… ParaMax+? We learned last week – after Netflix walked away with $2.8 billion, giving David Ellison's Paramount Skydance a clear path to paying a whole lot for Warner Bros Discovery – that Paramount Skydance would be hosting an investor call this morning to start dropping details[...]

A day after Netflix announced that it wouldn't be revising its offer for the company's studios and streaming service, Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery made it their intentions to merge official on Friday In a press release that included comments from Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison and WBD CEO David Zaslav, the companies pitched[...]

Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav was trying to reassure the troops that its potential merger with David Ellison's Paramount Skydance was a good thing (more on that below), Netflix is actually doing quite well for itself Along with getting a whole lot of love from Wall Street, the streaming service is now $2.8 billion richer,[...]

Discovery (WBD) $2.8 billion richer and with Wall Street liking the decision, it's now up to David Ellison to do what no other company has been able to do while dealing with the ton of debt that would come from a Paramount-WBD merger Of course, this is far from a done deal Even if the[...]

Discovery (WBD) board announced that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance now has the "Company Superior Proposal" to Netflix's standing agreement with WBD, the streamer wasted little of the four business days it had to offer a revised bid to announce that Netflix "has declined to raise its offer." Here's a look at the statement: Netflix, Inc[...]

Discovery's (WBD) board announced that the revised offer from David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is now considered a "Company Superior Proposal." Ellison had this to say in a statement: "We are pleased WBD's board has unanimously affirmed the superior value of our offer, which delivers to WBD shareholders superior value, certainty, and speed to closing." Here's a brief[...]

It's interesting that on the same day that his Paramount Skydance received some promising news from Warner Bros Discovery regarding its hostile bid offer to kill the still-in-place Netflix deal, David Ellison is going public with his love for Donald Trump. Over the past year, the company hasn't exactly helped its perception, which is that it's[...]

Discovery's (WBD) board announced that it had received a revised offer from David Ellison's Paramount Skydance and was reviewing it, though no details were provided at that time Now, we're learning more about what Paramount's revised offer includes, as WBD announces that it was enough for WBD and Paramount to continue talks to see if a "Company[...]

Discovery (WBD) announced that Netflix had approved a seven-day window for talks between WBD and David Ellison's Paramount Skydance after Paramount Skydance adjusted its hostile bid offer to shareholders The goal was to give Paramount Skydance an opportunity to offer its best bid, with talks set to expire this past Monday Additionally, the WBD board[...]

Discovery's (WBD) reopened talks with David Ellison's Paramount Skydance, Ellison is being asked to answer some questions about his efforts to scuttle Netflix's standing agreement with WBD, and any potential influence the Trump Administration may have had or currently has in the dealings In the letter sent by Sen Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Democratic Leader Chuck[...]

Last week, David Ellison's Paramount Skydance sweetened its offer for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) by including a $0.25-per-share "ticking fee" paid to WBD shareholders for each quarter a deal between Paramount and WBD hasn't closed after December 31, 2026 (meaning Paramount would pay WBD shareholders approximately $650 million in cash value for every quarter the[...]

Earlier this week, David Ellison's Paramount Skydance looked to sweeten the pot for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders in Ellison's bid to scuttle the Netflix/WBD deal Paramount's revised offer now includes a $0.25-per-share "ticking fee" paid to WBD shareholders for each quarter a deal between Paramount and WBD hasn't closed after December 31, 2026 (meaning Paramount[...]

Discovery, and the efforts by David Ellison's Paramount Skydance to scuttle the agreement by pleading to shareholders, international theater owners, and pretty much anyone else who will listen Last week, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and others testified before the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee regarding the deal Now, with ten days to go until its adjusted deadline[...]

Paramount has also released three final posters for the film Basically, everyone who has ever been in one of the films is back The cast includes Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Anna Camp, Isabel May, Celeste O'Connor, Asa Germann, McKenna Grace, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Joel McHale, Mark Consuelos, and Sam Rechner. Also back are Scott Foley, Matthew Lillard, and David[...]

Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all." Neve Campbell stars in Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group's "Scream 7." I am still not convinced this won't be terrible Those trailers and TV spots make this look like a TV movie,[...]

While David Ellison's Paramount Skydance continues its efforts to scuttle the agreement between Warner Bros Discovery and Netflix, the U.S Government is set to start weighing in beginning next month Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee chairman Sen Mike Lee's (R-UT) spokesperson confirmed that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is scheduled to testify before the Senate committee on Tuesday, February[...]

Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all." Credit Paramount I am still not convinced this won't be terrible Those trailers and TV spots make this look like a TV movie, a problem many Paramount projects have had as of late[...]

Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all." Credit Paramount Pictures I am still not convinced this won't be terrible Those trailers and TV spots make this look like a TV movie, a problem many Paramount projects have had as of[...]

Discovery has issued a statement in response to the news this morning that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has filed to force WBD to reveal the source of funding from Netflix's offer In addition, Ellison's company announced that it would be backing a slate of directors to challenge the WBD board at the WBD's next shareholders[...]

David Ellison and Paramount Skydance are making it clear that they won't be ignored when it comes to making a play for Warner Bros Discovery and potentially scuttling the existing deal between WBD and Netflix Less than a week after the WBD board voted to reject Paramount Skydance's revised offer and recommend to its shareholders[...]

Just before the end of the year, news reports hit that Warner Bros Discovery's (WBD) board was set to Paramount Skydance's revised offer and recommend to its shareholders that the announced deal with Netflix should move forward That became official on Wednesday, with the board announcing its official rejection of the offer in a letter[...]

After David Ellison and the team at Paramount Skydance initiated a hostile bid for WBD, aiming to derail the agreement between Netflix and WBD, WBD's board announced that it would review Paramount Skydance's hostile bid and offer its recommendation to shareholders within 10 business days (no later than Friday, December 19th) The tender offer from[...]

After David Ellison and the team at Paramount Skydance initiated a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), aiming to derail the announced deal between Netflix and WBD, WBD's board announced that it would review Paramount Skydance's hostile bid and offer its recommendation to shareholders within 10 business days (no later than Friday, December 19th)[...]

We're hoping folks are relaxing a little and learning to pace themselves, because it's going to be a while before the smoke clears and we learn whether it was Netflix or Paramount Skydance that walked away the winners in the Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) bidding war Or could it end up being someone else? Or[...]

Paramount has sky-high hopes for this one, wanting it to become a new pillar franchise for the studio Below is the official synopsis for the film. Street Fighter Synopsis Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for[...]

Paramount and Legendary have sky-high hopes for this one, wanting it to become a new pillar franchise for the studio. Street Fighter looks As Ridiculous As It Should Street Fighter has had so many starts and stops on screen in the years since that first film in 1994, starring Jean-Claude Van Dam and Raúl Juliá, which ended[...]

Discovery (WBD) is not sitting well with David Ellison and the folks over at Paramount Skydance Earlier today, the news broke that Ellison's company was seeking to terminate the planned $82.7 billion deal by launching a hostile bid directly to WBD's shareholders In addition, Paramount Skydance has launched an initiative to convince Hollywood that WBD[...]

Just to be clear? There's never going to be a way of knowing what's really going on behind the scenes with Netflix, Paramount Skydance, and Comcast NBCUniversal when it comes to their submitted bids for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) until a final deal – if there is one – is announced That's the only way[...]

That is no longer the case, as Paramount is co-financing and releasing a new installment with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster Producing will be series creator Oren Peli, Jason Blum, and, for the first time, James Wan This is one of the few modern horror franchises the SAW creator has not gotten his hands on yet, and that[...]