Stu Cohen, Longtime Warner Bros. Records Promotion Head, Dies at 66

Also Read: Apple to Produce Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua Runaway Slave Story 'Emancipation'TW3 Entertainment argued in the complaint that it purchased the motion picture rights to any film based on Williams’ 2014 memoir “Black and White: The Way I See It.” The plaintiffs then said they were “shocked and outraged” to learn that Star Thrower and Warner Bros.

Dominic Patten, Tom Tapp UPDATE, 10:56 PM: The tennis rackets and tensions have come down in the lawsuit over Will Smith’s film about the life and legacy of Serena Williams and Venus Williams’ father.Less than two months after TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multi Media filed a breach of contract complaint against Smith’s loan-out company, Richard Williams, his son and Warner Bros, among others, over King Richard, the parties have reached a deal.“The matter has been resolved informally,” says

Also Read: Layoffs Begin at WarnerMedia After Major ReorganizationWarner Bros. TV drama development chief Clancy Collins-White will now have oversight of all scripted program development for the new Warner Bros.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmid the greater restructuring happening at AT&T-owned WarnerMedia, Warner Bros. Television Group is realigning its scripted and unscripted TV production operations, merging Warner Bros.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAs part of the broad WarnerMedia restructuring Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Peter Roth is consolidating the studio’s scripted and unscripted television production operations.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAs part of the broad WarnerMedia restructuring announced by CEO Jason Kilar, Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Peter Roth is consolidating the studio’s scripted and unscripted television production operations.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIn a competitive situation, Warner Bros. Television has acquired the rights to Diane Cook’s upcoming novel The New Wilderness to develop as a television series.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Up-and-coming actress/writer Romy Reiner has sold a half-hour single camera spec script Born Again Virgin to Warner Bros Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersReiner wrote the script and will be a co-executive producer of the relationship-themed project.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe UK’s DCMS has launched the recruitment process for a new Chair of the BFI.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe Warner Bros.

It's remarkable that an actress who starred in Gone With the Wind, won two Oscars and lived to 104 made her biggest impact on Hollywood by winning a lawsuit. Olivia de Havilland — who died July 26 in Paris — was 20 when on May 5, 1936, she signed a seven-year contract with Warner Bros.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show‘s host, Ellen DeGeneres, and studio, Warner Bros., have spoken out about the recent complaints against the workplace environment on the popular daytime syndicated talk show.In a statement on behalf of WB and DeGeneres, the studio confirmed that it has conducted an internal inquiry, interviewing current and former Ellen employees about their experience following a recent BuzzFeed report alleging a toxic work culture on the

The Dark Knight has revealed that the team faced pressure to include a Joker origin story in the critically-acclaimed DC movie.The Christopher Nolan-directed film included a dark and popular portrayal of the Joker performed by the late Heath Ledger.Considered to be one of the best superhero movies to date, the 2008 Batman film sees the Joker arrive on the scene without the expected background story to explain why and how he became the villain.Now, David S.

Before Todd Philips‘ Oscar-winning “Joker” turned the Crown Prince of Crime into a down-on-his-luck Newyorker loner, the villain’s mysterious origin was part of what made him intriguing. “The Dark Knight” gave us one of the best Joker portrayals ever without the need to say where he came from.

pushed “Tenet’s” August 12 release without providing a new premiere date, squashing movie theaters’ hopes for a summer blockbuster.Disney’s live-action version of “Mulan,” set to debut in theaters globally on August 21, also suspended its premiere indefinitely following Warner Bros.’ announcement.The news spurred AMC, the country’s largest movie theater chain to delay its reopening from July 30 until “mid-to-late August.”  The chain cited the uptick in the coronavirus, as well as a lack of new

Riverdale,” “The Flash” and “Superman and Lois.”In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Warner Brothers has confirmed that they are tentatively looking at late August to resume filming these shows in Vancouver.Actors would need to arrive two weeks in advance of shooting, during which they would self-isolate as required by law in British Colombia, Deadline noted.“The dates reflect when actors would need to arrive in Vancouver for a two-week self-isolation required by British Columbia, the

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Vancouver continues to be a bright spot in the fight against COVID-19 and for Hollywood studios’ hopes to safely resume production.The situation remains fluid, but I hear Warner Bros. TV is planning for a late-August starts for the studio’s Vancouver-based broadcast series.

Rebecca Davis editorA trio of Hollywood titles previously approved for China announced Thursday that they are set to hit the big screen now that cinemas are kicking back into gear.“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” in 3D and 4K restorations, will screen in China starting Aug. 14 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise.

36.3 million combined HBO Max and HBO subscribers. That tally was up from 34.6 million six months prior.Also Read: AT&T Says HBO and HBO Max Have 36.3 Million Subscribers CombinedMost media companies were financially rocked in the second quarter of 2020, which is when the greatest impact (thus far, at least) of the coronavirus shutdown was felt.AT&T’s WarnerMedia launched new streaming service HBO Max in Q2.AT&T stock (T) closed Wednesday at $30.16 per share.

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. on Monday said it was delaying indefinitely the release of Christopher Nolan’s movie “Tenet,” which had been planned for Aug. 12 in movie theatres.