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Shortly before he was officially named Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer at Skydance DTC, Warner Bros Discovery's Casey Bloys was asked how he thought Paramount+ and HBO Max would be handled by the newly merged Skydance Corporation "I would say that I don't want to comment on what is going to happen or anything like that,[...]

With Skydance now officially taking shape after the Paramount-Warner Bros merger finally went through, they are lining up their IP priorities, and Transformers seems high on the list Deadline reports that talks are underway for Steven Spielberg to return to the creative side of the franchise with his producing partner, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and that[...]

There are two things that Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz wasted little time doing on Tuesday, shortly after the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger deal officially closed First, making sure that Skydance was added to the iconic Warner Bros water tower (more on that in a minute) Second, giving employees a heads-up in[...]

A day after it was announced that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be joining the newly merged company's CEO Business Leadership Team as Co-Chairmen of DC Studios, Skydance CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz announced on Tuesday that the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger deal was complete, and that the Skydance Corporation era was[...]

And with that, Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros Discovery, Inc are no longer separate companies, as the era of co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz's Skydance Corporation begins According to the press release announcing that the merger deal had closed, Skydance outlined a number of highlights from the deal (in their words): Image: Skydance Screencap Storytelling will[...]

Shortly after we made the case that DC Studios should oversee DC Comics in the newly merged Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery company, Skydance CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz announced on Monday that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be joining their CEO Business Leadership Team as Co-Chairmen of DC Studios The news came a[...]

With the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery deal set to close on Tuesday, the newly merged company Skydance's CEOs, David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, rolled out their main leadership team on Monday The big headline-grabbers for us: James Gunn and Peter Safran confirmed as co-chairmen for DC Studios, and Mark Thompson returning to head CNN Worldwide[...]

With the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger set to close this Tuesday, there was a ton of buzz heading into the weekend about who would (and wouldn't) be joining the leadership team of Skydance (the new company's name) co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz The duo is expected to introduce the lieup on Monday, and that announcement is expected to[...]

With the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger expected to officially close next Tuesday, David Ellison announced earlier today that the new company will be named Skydance – with Paramount and Warner Bros serving as sub-brands of the company Ahead of the big day, Ellison is expected to introduce his leadership team on Monday – and[...]

Though the $111 billion merger deal will officially close this Tuesday, October 6th, David Ellison wasn't waiting until then to roll out the name of the new, post-Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros Discovery merger: Skydance In a post on Friday morning, Ellison explained the reasoning behind the new name, noting that Paramount and Warner Bros will serve as[...]

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,[...]

Paramount, now merged with Skydance, has acquired the rights to the popular video game franchise and will produce and distribute a feature film based on the popular video game franchise New Paramount owner David Ellison wanted to make some splashes out of the gate, prioritizing franchises on the film side, which should be considered one[...]

Shortly after the word came down that Skydance had wrapped up what needed to be done to finalize buying Paramount, David Ellison's team made headlines with some very big moves For example, a seven-year media rights deal with TKO to become the exclusive home for UFC events in the U.S beginning in 2026 (estimated to[...]

So here's the thing about that deal that David Ellison's Skydance Media, Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital, and Shari Redstone's National Amusements Inc (NAI) announced back in July that would lead to Skydance owning Paramount Global Even with the process by which Skydance would take over pretty well laid out, the tentative agreement did give Redstone a 45-day[...]

David Ellison's Skydance Media, Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital, and Shari Redstone's National Amusements Inc (NAI) had a very busy weekend, but it looks like they might be reaching the finishing line in terms of Skydance's attempts to acquire Paramount Global With their temporary deal having received the blessing of a special committee of Paramount's board[...]

Though all sides are remaining mum on the matter until an expected formal announcement on Monday, Bloomberg News and others are reporting that David Ellison's Skydance Media has taken a major step forward in its rollercoaster efforts to acquire Paramount Global from controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc (NAI) Less than a week after a tentative agreement[...]

The on-again, off-again dance between David Ellison's Skydance Media, Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital, and Shari Redstone's National Amusements Inc over the ownership fate of Paramount Global appears to be on in a very big way – with The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporting that acquisition talks have resumed and that a tentative agreement is[...]

Despite a recent competing offer from Apollo Global Management and Sony Pictures, all signs are pointing to a merger between Paramount and Skydance Earlier today, CNBC's David Faber reported that both sides have agreed on the terms of a merger – with an announcement expected within the next few days Reportedly, the next step is for[...]

Netflix and Skydance are teaming up for a new anime series based on the "Terminator" franchise, marking the first time that the property has had an animated television series adaptation Produced in conjunction with Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, B: The Beginning)- the streaming service's production line deal partner since 2018- the still-untitled project[...]

Joe, will be developed into a live-action television series courtesy of Erik Oleson, Paramount TV, eOne, and Skydance for Amazon Prime Video, according to Deadline Hollywood The character was last played in the film by Adrianne Palicki in Paramount's 2013 sequel G.I Joe: Retaliation Oleson, who's the showrunner and executive producer on the second season[...]

Jane Fonda has been tapped to voice one of the leads in the new Apple and Skydance animated film Luck She will voice "The Dragon", the CEO of Good Luck and the luckiest ancient being in all the land Luck "centers around the unluckiest girl in the world, who after stumbling upon the never-before-seen world[...]

While Legendary and George Clooney are working on one for television, Skydance is developing their own, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Image: NBCU) Buck Rogers in Pop Culture Skydance's working with the estate of Philip Francis Nowlan, who created the character in 1928 Buck Rogers was an airman who found himself trapped[...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger's hour-long untitled spy adventure series produced by Skydance found a home on Netflix, according to Deadline Hollywood Also connected to the series is Top Gun: Maverick star Monica Barbero, which will head into development with a script-to-series commitment Created by Nick Santora (Scorpion, Most Dangerous Game ), the Schwarzenegger global spy series will[...]

If you're a fan of Korean drama series, chances are you're already familiar with Hotel Del Luna, but if you're not – that's okay! The popular South Korean show is getting an American adaptation, thanks to Skydance Television and CJ ENM, the studio behind Parasite Alison Schapker, current showrunner of Altered Carbon, is set to[...]

Both reunite to collaborate to explore the realm of time travel in a film for Skydance Production is tentatively scheduled to start in the last quarter of 2020, baring the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Hollywood Reporter The project's original title was Our Name is Adam based on the work of T.S[...]

Ireland's largest-scale production ever is feeling the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with Apple TV+ and Skydance Television shutting down production on their series adaptation of Isaac Asimov's sci-fi novel trilogy "Foundation" The Jared Harris/Lee Pace-starrer was in the middle of filming when the Irish government announced new, restrictive measures that included canceling indoor gatherings[...]

The film will be produced by Skydance Derrickson and his writing partner C Robert Cargill will write the script The film will center around, you guessed it, the Bermuda Triangle. L-R: Editorial credit: DFree | Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Chris Evans certainly is going all over the place with his career now that he has hung[...]

Hasboro and Skydance are co-producing with MGM co-financing. // Paramount Pictures/Hasboro The film serves as a prequel as Snake Eyes tries to become a member of the Arashikage Clan based out of Japan The clan is reputable for training generations of assassins, using deception and stealth in their ninja training to perform impossible tasks Ray Park played[...]

Paramount and Skydance announced the Marvel actor has joined the long-running spy franchise in an undisclosed role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ABC Atwell joins the Tom Cruise-starred franchise for its yet-to-be-titled seventh film based the 1966 TV series created by Bruce Geller Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie, who's worked on the franchise since 2015's Mission: Impossible – Rogue[...]

When it was announced that disgraced Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter would be joining Skydance as head of their animation department, there was a good chance that no one thought it was going to be a big deal Yes, there was some press blowback and people weren't happy about it, but that was all[...]