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Now that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance deal to take over David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery has cleared a major hurdle, Donald Trump's Justice Department is justifying its decision to sign off on the $110 billion deal with no changes requested "The legacy of these transactions illustrates the challenges that arise when the commercial rationale for[...]

Reports are that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance deal to take over David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery has cleared a major hurdle, with sources first sharing with Politico (and a whole lot more speaking with a number of other news outlets) that Donald Trump's Justice Department has signed off on the $110 billion deal "We are grateful[...]

The film features the voice talents of Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Meredith MacNeill, Ron Pardo, Jennifer Hudson, Hayden Chemberlen, Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Rain Janjua, Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, Lucien Duncan-Reid, William Desrosiers, Nylan Parthipan, Snoop Dogg, and newcomer Henry Bolan. It is directed by Cal Bruckner. Credit Paramount Pictures PAW Patrol X Dinos? Sign Me Up After[...]

David Ellison's Paramount Skydance deal to take over David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery is running into some hurdles as it inches closer to that "ticking fee" deadline, where they have to start paying WBD shareholders for the deal not getting done Along with concerns from the European Union regarding a monopoly on kids' programming, we[...]

Over the weekend, a report hit that the deal between David Ellison's Paramount Skydance and David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery had hit a bit of a snag, with Bloomberg reporting that Paramount Skydance "is prepared – if necessary – to divest some children's TV network assets" if it helps in getting the $110 billion deal[...]

As David Ellison's Paramount Skydance races the clock to complete the takeover of David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery before he has to start paying a pretty dramatic "ticking fee," he learned on Friday that several states may be joining together to challenge the merger (more on that below) But it's not just here in the[...]

Just when you thought David Ellison's Paramount Skydance and David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery were going to have a pretty smooth sailing ahead of what they're expecting to be a blessing from the Trump Administration for the two multimedia companies to merge, there might be a bit of a speed bump on the way On[...]

The film features the voice talents of Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Meredith MacNeill, Ron Pardo, Jennifer Hudson, Hayden Chemberlen, Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Rain Janjua, Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, Lucien Duncan-Reid, William Desrosiers, Nylan Parthipan, Snoop Dogg, and newcomer Henry Bolan. It is directed by Cal Bruckner. Credit Paramount Pictures Paw Patrol X Dinos? Sign Me Up After[...]

UPDATE (8:36 PM ET): We've got some clarity on the rumors that Paramount Skydance has YouTube videos of late-night host Stephen Colbert's Friday night edition of Only in Monroe pulled down due to copyright issues Yes, the videos were pulled for rights issues, but that was because they are now housed on Colbert's new YouTube Channel (as well[...]

Based on some recent social media posts from folks who hosted the episode on their YouTube channels, it seems that Paramount Skydance has been hitting them with copyright claims and having the videos removed pending a challenge If you're wondering what Paramount Skydance copyright is being violated by Colbert appearing on a public access show,[...]

I take that back, TikTok will be full of people trying it. Credit Paramount Scary Movie Vs He-Man: Who You Got? "Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer ("Ghostface"), the Core Four are back in the killer's crosshairs, and no horror movie IP is safe Marlon Wayans ("Shorty"), Shawn Wayans ("Ray"), Anna Faris ("Cindy"), and Regina[...]

As David Ellison's Paramount Skydance continues moving forward with its plans to get all the approvals it needs to take over Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount revealed that nearly 50% of the merged company will be owned by foreign investors In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday to seek approval for the[...]

Get it? Credit Paramount Jackass Goes Out With One Last Bang Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, jackass: best and last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you've come[...]

Discovery shareholders willing to stand up and draw a line in the sand regarding David Ellison's Paramount Skydance taking over Warner Bros Discovery, it might be time to move onto "Plan B." Earlier today, during a special meeting of WBD shareholders that reportedly lasted an impressive 10 minutes, the $111 billion dollar deal was given[...]

Heart Eyes 2, a sequel to the 2025 horror film, has been given a release date of February 11, 2028, by Paramount Josh Ruben is back in the director's chair for the sequel and will also write the script with Darcy Fowler from a story by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy The first film, released[...]

That doesn't mean we don't sometimes have some very strong opinions – especially when certain things go down that leave your eyebrows in a permanent state of arched "What the f**k?" In case you hadn't heard, there are a growing number of folks across the pop culture and political landscape who aren't big fans of[...]

Deadline previously reported that Ehren Kruger was working on the script, but Paramount did not confirm that at CinemaCon, where news of the sequel's official status came from  Tom Cruise is expected to reprise his role of Pete Mitchell, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer also returning This is the follow-up to Top Gun: Maverick, which became[...]

David Ellison is on stage at CinemaCon for the Paramount Pictures presentation, promising the crowd what to expect from the studio going forward He promised, yet again, 30 films to theaters a year, with a 45-day window to exhibit on the screens, and then 90 days for SVOD release This is after a video about[...]

It is directed by Kitao Sakurai and written by Dalan Musson. Credit Paramount Street Fighter And Mortal Kombat In The Same Year? Who Would Have Thought It 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 the next World Warrior Tournament: a[...]

Assuming the deal gets finalized (and it's looking more and more like that's going to be the reality), there are a whole lot of folks from all across the pop culture landscape who are concerned (and angered) about a Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) merger Earlier today, news broke that more than 1,000 film and[...]

Gameplay Group International and PM Studios, in collaboration with Paramount, Skydance, and Avatar Studios, will bring both of the popular Nickelodeon animated series together for a new fighting title, featuring many of the iconic characters using the elements to battle it out Featuring a 2D animation style, you'll fight across the world in Story Mode,[...]

David Ellison's Paramount Skydance and David Zaslav's Warner Bros Discovery are about to take another major step closer to finalizing a $111 billion deal that would see the former buy out the latter Earlier today, the WBD board announced that a special meeting will be held on April 23rd (at 10 am ET) to allow[...]

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[...]