Warner Bros. CEO Talks 'Batman' Filming Halt, 'Tenet' Release Amid COVID-19

Ed Buck in custody Sept. 2019.

made by a number of former and current employees.“I am both concerned and disappointed by public reports regarding patterns of unacceptable behavior that have been raised in recent weeks,” WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar told staff in an email, according to BuzzFeed News.Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff spoke out about the issue in a memo, saying she “empowered, and will hold accountable, the Studios and Networks HR and Legal teams to act on any issues that are brought to them.

Peter White Television EditorHugh Davidson, who has worked on shows including Mike Tyson Mysteries, Robot Chicken and Nobodies, has closed an overall deal with Warner Bros Animation and scored a presentation order at HBO Max.Davidson, showrunner of the animated show featuring the famous boxer that recently ended on Adult Swim, is working on Keeping Up with the Joneses for the streamer.The show, which has received a presentation order, follows an aging matriarch scrambles to keep up appearances

Recently, we reported that Jason Momoa entered the fracas between his “Justice League” co-star Ray Fisher and Warner Bros. At the time, all Momoa did was post a picture with a supportive hashtag.

When reports came in that “Tenet” had made $20 million at the domestic box office, the conversation obviously focused on how difficult it is to analyze the performance of a $200 million-budgeted blockbuster in the middle of a pandemic. But soon it came clear that the numbers weren’t what they seem.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAs if there weren’t any bigger problems in the world during a pandemic, but, yes, Warner Bros.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlinePeople who closely follow box office earnings have noticed a surprising lack of transparency surrounding ticket sales for “Tenet,” the $200 million-budgeted sci-fi epic from director Christopher Nolan that released last weekend in U.S. theaters.Since “Tenet” premiered, Warner Bros., the studio behind the film, has parceled out carefully selected breadcrumbs of data to reporters and rival studios.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVWarner Bros. has confirmed that Susan Rovner, President of Warner Bros.

Feuds are nothing new in Hollywood. Especially when you consider the film industry features studios that routinely pay millions of dollars for actors to appear in films that cost hundreds of millions of dollars more.

Ann Sarnoff, CEO of Warner Bros., insists bosses at the studio had no plans to release Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Tenet straight to premium video on demand (PVOD).The highly anticipated time-twisting spy thriller is now playing in theatres worldwide and, despite rumors claiming that Nolan was controlling the studio’s decisions regarding the release of the film, Sarnoff insists there’s no truth in the speculation.“It’s overstated.

The back and forth messiness between actor Ray Fisher and Warner Bros. regarding the third-party investigation into abuse on the set of “Justice League” continues.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorRefresh for updates: Warner Bros.

One of the biggest cinematic mysteries of 2020 was whether Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet” would finally be released in theaters, with tons of reports and rumors of pressure by the studio to release the film in as many theaters as possible even when most of the world was in quarantine. READ MORE: ‘Tenet’: Christopher Nolan’s Time-Bending Thriller Features Mind-Melding Action Spectacle, But Lacks Humanity [Review] One person we didn’t hear much from in those early months was Nolan himself.

If you thought the battle for “Justice League” and Ray Fisher‘s allegations of abusive behavior on set wasn’t already messy enough, Fisher just disproved Warner Bros. claims that the actor hadn’t met with the third-party investigator, by showing an email he sent to his team last month.

The highly anticipated movie Tenet is now playing in theaters across the country and the CEO of Warner Bros. is opening up about why the studio never considered releasing the movie straight to PVOD.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAnn Sarnoff, head of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, took in a preview screening of “Tenet” at a movie theater on Wednesday night in Connecticut.Normally, that would not be a big deal.

As Hollywood producers continue to seek union approval to resume production, the Producers Guild of America has unveiled its latest health and safety guidelines for production amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 56-page COVID-safety protocols for independent productions, created by the PGA’s production safety task force, use a “producers lens” to break down the guidelines from other unions and guilds as the industry returns to film and TV sets.

Christopher Vourlias With Nigerian cinemas set to open Aug. 28 for the first time in more than four months, local exhibitors are hoping that Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” will help a reeling box office return to its pre-pandemic heights.Nolan’s mind-bending, time-twisting thriller, which Warner Bros.

Tenet has finally been released in the UK and fans are flocking to the theatres to watch the highly-awaited film. While US theatres will be screening Tenet only next month, moviegoers in London get the first chance to see what the hype surrounding Christopher Nolan's latest film is all about.