French Open Will Help Warner Bros. Discovery Broaden Sports Offer

Denis Villeneuve will be back in theaters for the 2026 holiday season, but will his next feature be “Dune: Part Three“? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as THR reports that Warner Bros. has the director’s next film with Legendary Entertainment slotted for a December 18, 2026 theatrical release.

Let the speculation begin. The “Untitled Event Film” Warner Bros had dated for December 2026 now is being billed as a “Denis Villeneuve Event Film,” and sources said the studio and Legendary are holding the date with expectations that he wraps up the spectacular trilogy with Dune 3.

Katcy Stephan Warner Bros. has announced a slew of changes to their release schedule, most notably slotting an untitled event film from Legendary and “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve for Dec.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery picked up rights to show Big East games starting in the 2025-26 season, after CBS bowed out, marking the latest scramble by big media companies to create sports portfolios that drive big ratings but don’t rack up onerous annual costs. Fox will stay on the BIg East roster.

It might be nearly 25 years later, but luckily for Ice Cube, there’s always another Friday around the corner.

Tom Morello has revealed that working on his upcoming solo album has offered him more “purity” in his work than with a band.In an interview with NME, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist reflected on striking out solo – not least, with the forthcoming release of his single ‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’.“I’ve done a number of solo records before, but I love the idea of being in a band because what you get out of being in a band is chemistry,” he said. “Together you create something that none of you could create alone.”“What you get out of being a solo artist is purity and being able to create something that no one else would be able to create.”Elsewhere in the interview, Morello stated that the upcoming album will be his “first straight-up rock and roll record with my name on it”.“I was just letting the music lead the way and the songs that I was writing with [13-year-old son Roman Morello] were like heavy rock songs,” he adds.

Robin Williams helped to “protect” him when he was deliberating whether to publicly come out as gay in the 1990s.The star stage and screen actor starred alongside Williams in the 1996 film The Birdcage, where they played a gay couple. At the time, he chose to keep his sexuality private, before officially coming out in 1999.And now Lane has used an acceptance speech at the Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television event to discuss the support he received from his friend and co-star.“I had expressed my fears beforehand to the late, great Robin Williams,” he said.

Michaela Zee Warner Bros. Discovery is set to name Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary to former President Barack Obama, as its new communications chief, Variety has confirmed. The company is expected to make the announcement official on Monday, and is believed to have already informed WBD chief David Zaslav’s direct reports with the news.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s search for a new comms chief is over with the media giant expected to name Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary for former president Barack Obama, to the job, Deadline has learned.

Brendan Kelly Liberty Global is buying a stake of Formula E from Warner Bros. Discovery, giving the media company controlling interest in the all-electric version of the motorsport. A publicly traded company led by billionaire John Malone, Liberty Global announced Thursday it is in the process of acquiring WBD’s 25% equity in Formula E, which is in its 10th racing season.

The streaming war is over, but we are now in a streaming cold war as players work out which alliances they want to make and how to adapt to the new landscape, Warner Bros. Discovery international exec Jamie Cooke said during his keynote at the ongoing NEM Dubrovnik event in Croatia.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large It’s probably not the right time for a new version of “The West Wing,” but never say never, Warner Bros. TV Group chairman Channing Dungey told an audience on Monday at the Banff World Media Festival.

Carlos Alcaraz is making history.

Logan Lerman is checking out some tennis!

As intrigue continues to swirl about its future role as an NBA broadcaster, Warner Bros Discovery‘s Turner Sports has secured U.S. rights to the French Open tennis tournament.

Two House Democrats again are expressing antitrust concerns about Venu, the upcoming sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, and are seeking more answers from the companies.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The Warner Bros. Discovery sports portfolio has long been grounded in offerings from the major U.S. leagues.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Warner Bros. Discovery’s bid to stay in the business of basketball is anything but a slam dunk. The media company has signaled in recent days to the NBA that it would like to discuss the prospect of carving out a small package of game rights to go alongside those already negotiated with Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal, according to people familiar with the talks.

Coco Gauff found herself in a distressing situation. A tense exchange with chair umpire Aurélie Tourte during her semifinal match against world No.

Ben Stiller is checking out some tennis!