EXCLUSIVE: Bong Joon-Ho’s follow-up film to Oscar winner Parasite is currently in pre-production at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden.
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Hollywood exec news generally isn’t interesting, but hold on, this is an exception. If you pay attention to film news centering on executives— and we totally forgive and understand if you don’t —you’ll know that following Amazon‘s acquisition of MGM, the company announced that motion picture group chairman Michael De Luca and president Pam Abdy were leaving.
This isn’t a huge surprise, mergers often create consolidation, people lose jobs, and sometimes, execs don’t share the vision of their new overlords. Continue reading Execs Mike De Luca & Pam Abdy In Talks To Join Warner Bros.
EXCLUSIVE: Bong Joon-Ho’s follow-up film to Oscar winner Parasite is currently in pre-production at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden.
A Tory Cabinet Minister lecturing workers about going back to the office has been accused of enjoying a four-day week.
Jennifer Hudson, host of the forthcoming eponymous Warner Bros. Unscripted TV daytime talk show kicked things off at Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfront with some help from Discovery and CNN stars.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentJohannes Larcher and Luis Duran, respectively HBO Max’s general managers of international and Latin America, are set to exit the streamer as part of the ongoing shakeup at Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety has confirmed.The two top HBO Max execs are the latest layoffs to surface as a new leadership team is being put in place at the merged behemoth by JB Perrette previously Discovery’s president and CEO of streaming and international and now appointed CEO and president of Warner Bros.
EXCLUSIVE: JB Perrette has set his leadership for his global streaming team.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Johanna Fuentes is leaving as Head of Global Communications for Studios and Networks Group after a transitional period. The departure is a result of a decision to decentralize the communications functions of the recently formed Warner Bros. Discovery whose communications teams will be announced later.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterJohanna Fuentes is about to exit her post as head of global communications for Warner Bros., another high-level executive change spurred by the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger.Fuentes joined the studio in 2020 as executive vice president of worldwide communications after a long tenure in communications at Showtime. She is expected to remain at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros Discovery UK EVP & Country Manager, UK & Ireland, Polly Cochrane is stepping down after 13 years.
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Variety, which first reported the news, part of the terms of them joining would be having access as producers to DC Entertainment with the rights to develop characters and properties, with DC a major priority for Warner Bros. Discovery under its new leadership from CEO David Zaslav. However, any new agreement with De Luca and Abdy would not be completed until they’ve officially exited Amazon.
As Deadline first told you, Warner Bros. was always in the cards as a landing spot for former MGM Chairman Michael De Luca and President Pam Abdy in either an executive or producer capacity. Their move to the new Warner Discovery isn’t happening immediately as the two have kept their word to Mike Hopkins, SVP Prime Video & Amazon Studios, that they’ll stay through the summer at MGM.
Michael De Luca and his partner Pamela Abdy are in talks to join Warner Bros. Discovery as film executives, multiple insiders familiar with the situation told Variety.Scenarios being discussed include having De Luca and Abdy launch a movie label within the Warner Bros. Pictures group, or enlisting them to take roles within that division itself.
Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock has shared a rare update on her motherhood journey as she spoke about her struggle with breastfeeding. Speaking to MailOnline, the singer, 30, opened up about how breastfeeding her twins is her 'proudest achievement' and the star has been secretive about her motherhood journey since her twins were born in August last year.
Warner Bros International Television Production Australia, in partnership with Speech & Drama Pictures, has acquired exclusive international rights to develop holiday-themed ballad “How To Make Gravy” into a Christmas film.
WATCH: Lisa Curry speaks about her daughter Jaimi on ABC“I’m turning 60 this year and now it feels like the right time to share my story, with all its highs and lows,” the three-time Olympian tells WHO of her new memoir, Lisa: A Memoir – 60 Years of Life, Love & Loss. “I hope by sharing my story I can help other people who may be experiencing some of the things my family and I have experienced.”In 1986, Lisa seemed to have it all.
Another top Warner exec, John Rogovin, is heading for the exits amid a major corporate shakeout following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery last month.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWarner Bros. executive vice president and top legal boss John Rogovin has resigned his post, sources familiar with the company told Variety.The well-liked and respected Rogovin was general counsel for the former WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, which encompassed units like Warner Bros.
The newly-formed Warner Bros Discovery Sports is launching The Power Of Sport, a cross-platform magazine show that will run for 18 weeks in Europe. Premiering May 4 on Eurosport 1, discovery+ and Eurosport’s digital platform, the show looks to take fans deeper into human stories and issues in a “bold and powerful” take on the sporting week.