Warner Bros. TV’s Leigh London Redman Tapped As President Of Berlanti Productions

Angelique Jackson Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced its programming plans for this year’s journalism conferences for the Asian Americans Journalism Association (AAJA), National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA).The company has set a series of panels, screenings and workshops via WBD brands including CNN, HBO, OWN, Turner Sports and Bleacher Report with the mission of “helping amplify unique voices, supporting creatives of color and advancing representation in media and news.”The first in-person programming is planned for the AAJA conference, which began July 24 in Los Angeles and runs through July 28, as CNN Worldwide returns for the 10th anniversary of its trademark reporter and producer journalism workshops.

Warner Bros and DC Entertainment brought thunder – and lightning – to San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday with an electrifying look at upcoming DC projects “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and “Black Adam.” Moderator Tiffany Smith opened proceedings with Shazam himself, Zachary Levi, to introduce a new trailer for the hotly anticipated sequel to 2019’s “Shazam! Continue reading Warner Bros Panel Recap: DC’s Zachary Levi, Dwayne Johnson Bring Down The House [Comic-Con] at The Playlist.

new traile r for the DC Comics superhero film and some flashy technology, lighting up the biggest room at the annual fan convention all while in costume. But he had another big reveal too: Johnson told the 6,000-some people in the audience that they could see “Black Adam” in IMAX for free with the help of the ticketing service Fandango. The character Black Adam has the powers of the ancient gods and has been entombed for some 5,000 years before being released into the modern world.

Comic-Con weekend, but if you see Henry Cavill trending on social media, it’s not because of a surprise appearance by the actor at the fan-favorite convention.On Wednesday, Deadline reported hearing “buzz” that Cavill would make a surprise appearance during Warner Bros.’ Saturday Hall H panel to talk about the future of his Superman character. The rumor then spread like wildfire, igniting expectations for fans that Cavill would not only take part in the Comic-Con panel, but also share news about Superman’s future.None of that came to pass on Saturday morning, when Warner Bros.’ panel was used to tease only two projects: “Black Adam” with Dwayne Johnson, director Jaume Collet-Serra and other cast members in attendance, and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” with Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu and others hyping up the DC sequel.According to insiders with knowledge of the situation, Cavill was never going to come to San Diego for Comic-Con this weekend to talk up more Superman.The rumor ended up upstaging Warner Bros.’ panel, with fans waiting for another shoe to drop when in fact the studio only intended on showcasing the next two DC films slated to hit theaters later this year.

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EXCLUSIVE: Announced prematurely during Fox’s pre-taped 2022 upfront presentation in May, dark comedy Cindy Snow will not be airing on the network this coming season after all. Following months of back-and-forth between Fox and series’ producer Warner Bros. Television, the network has allowed the studio to shop Cindy Snow, from The Flight Attendant creator Steve Yockey, to other outlets, and WBTV is expected to do so. Depending on how that goes, I hear there is still a possibility for Fox and WBTV to make a deal for Cindy Snow to air on Fox in fall 2023.

The future of HBO Max’s European originals team has appeared bleak ever since it emerged Warner Bros Discovery was stopping production in the continent, and it now looks to be facing the end.

BT And Warner Bros Discovery UK Sports Joint Venture Approved

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and telco giant BT.The entities had revealed a premium sports venture in May, for the U.K.

As the dust on the Warner Bros. Discovery merger settles, the company has set its global corporate communications and media relations team.The team members and their roles were announced in an internal email by chief corporate communications officer Nathaniel Brown.“It’s been a very busy, productive few months since the launch of our new combined company.

Batman Unburied, TheWrap has learned.Quinn’s father needs a life-saving medical procedure that she cannot afford, so she chooses to get what she needs through her relationship with ‘Patient J,’ who has a criminal background.Ricci’s Quinn will tell her story alongside Billy Magnussen (“No Time to Die,” “The Saints of Newark”) as The Joker and Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”) as Bruce Wayne, aka Batman.The project, which resulted from Spotify’s partnership with Warner Bros., and DC, has not received a release date yet.In “Yellowjackets,” Ricci plays Misty, manager of the high soccer team that struggles to survive in the wilderness after a plane crash. The narrative splits between the post-plane crash events ann 25 years later when a postcard brings the teammates and others back together.The show is an ongoing series and has already been renewed for a second season, and showrunners Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson have said they have a plan for the series to continue for five seasons in order to tell their complete story.“Yellowjackets” is available to stream through the Showtime app, which is the only place to watch the show online aside from Hulu with the Showtime add-on.

No surprise the Yellow Brick Road ends in Oz, but which Oz? Australia can now make the claim after the country’s Warner Bros. Movie World amusement park announced the 2024 opening of a new park district devoted to The Wizard of Oz.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Warner Bros Australia Head of Television Shaun Murphy has launched his own production company. Focusing on TV and film, Big Owl Pictures has backing from Balance Vector, the private equity group owned by California billionaire businessman Steve Luczo.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Pictures EVP Worldwide Digital Marketing Andrew Hotz is returning to Google as their new Director, Platforms, Deadline has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Marqui Jackson, who served as co-executive producer on Season 1 of All American: Homecoming, has been promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner for the upcoming second season of the CW series. He will share showrunning duties with series creator/executive producer Nkechi Okoro Carroll.

Warner Bros. TV’s Leigh London Redman has been tapped as the new president for Berlanti Productions. The executive is expected to start her post in September, where she will be heading up television operations for the company and reporting to partners Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.Redman previously served as the executive vice president of drama development at Warner Bros.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLeigh London Redman has been hired as president of Berlanti Productions, Variety has confirmed.London Redman takes over the role from David Madden, who departed the company in April. She will report to Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter in her new role, which will see her heading up television operations for the company. She was most recently executive vice president of drama development for Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, the division run by Mike Darnell, is entering the feature documentary acquisitions market with its first big purchase – rights to Canadian true-con doc The Talented Mr. Rosenberg.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros. has stood by J.K. Rowling after an external PR, acting on behalf of the studio, told Sky News that the company is “not connected” to the author.The studio issued the response following a spat between Sky News and the PR, who blocked the outlet from asking Harry Potter actor Tom Felton about Rowling during a press event in London last week.Felton was taking part in an event around the expansion of the Warner Bros.

Well, “Dune” fans, there’s some good news and some bad news. Deadline reports that Warner Bros.