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Chelsey Summey Joins Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group as Senior VP of Communications
Longtime communications executive Chelsey Summey is joining Warner Bros. Discovery as senior vp of communications for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. Summey is moving over the hills and into Burbank from Amazon MGM Studios, where she served as head of corporate communications for the studio’s film group. At Warners, Summey will support the film group’s […]
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Network TV 2023: What’s New, Renewed and Canceled (So Far)
The more things change, the more things stay the same. That may as well be the motto for the five broadcast networks heading into the 2023-24 season as their corporate parents are increasingly focused on cutting costs, restructurings and streaming. To that end, three of the five networks have made leadership changes in the past […]
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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Trailer Sees Epic Kaiju Team Up
It’s a team-up for the ages, as we finally see Godzilla and Kong join forces to take down a ferocious foe in the first trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The latest feature film entry in Warner Bros./Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse follows the events of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), where fans got to see […]
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Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Praise ‘Coyote vs. Acme’: “It’s Delightful”
Oscar-winning filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have given the much-talked-about Coyote vs. Acme his seal of approval, describing the film as “delightful.” Lord and Miller, the producers behind the animated hits Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Lego Movie franchise, took to X on Tuesday night to reveal that they […]
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NewsNation and The CW Snag GOP Primary Debate, Megyn Kelly and Elizabeth Vargas to Moderate
Sorry ABC, CBS and CNN, there’s a new player in the political primary debate fray. NewsNation, the upstart cable news channel owned by local TV giant Nexstar, will host the fourth Republican primary debate next month. The debate, which will also air on the Nexstar-owned CW network, will be moderated by NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas, […]
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The CW Loses $60M in Latest Quarter As Nexstar Ad Sales Fall
Nexstar’s third-quarter earnings reflected the soft TV advertising market, with political ad revenue down 85 percent from last year, and so-called “core” advertising revenue down 2.3 percent. Similarly, The CW keeps losing money for the broadcast TV giant, though its losses continue to narrow quarter by quarter. The CW lost $60 million in Q3, down […]
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‘WWE NXT’ Moving to The CW From USA in 2024
The WWE is keeping a weekly spot on broadcast television in its next round of media rights deals. WWE NXT, the weekly showcase for up-and-coming wrestlers, is set to move from USA Network to The CW in October 2024. The move follows that of WWE Smackdown, which will depart Fox for USA at the same […]
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End of The CW’s DC Era: ‘Superman & Lois’ to Conclude With Season 4
It’s the end of an era: Superman & Lois will take one final flight on The CW. The Nexstar-backed broadcast network on Thursday announced that the upcoming fourth season of the DC Comics drama from exec producer Greg Berlanti will be its final run. The 10-episode final season starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch will […]
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Wes Anderson Talks Early Hollywood Censorship in ‘TCM Picks’ Video for Barbara Stanwyck’s ‘Baby Face’ (Exclusive)
Wes Anderson recommends Warner Bros.’ early Barbara Stanwyck vehicle Baby Face, made in 1933 during pre-Production Code Hollywood, for top viewing as part of the November 2023 Turner Classic Movies lineup in the Asteroid City director’s own TCM Picks video that dropped on Wednesday. The Hollywood studio made the infamous melodrama from director Alfred E. […]
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Warner Bros. Exec Recalls Casting Chandler: “It Was Magic”
Friends was and is a blessing to so many people around the world. And so was Matthew Perry. The alchemy of brilliant writing, a stellar cast, voice-of-a-generation twentysomethings, and hilarity and emotionality in abundance, made it a wonderful series in 1994 — and unbeknown to all of us, were the ingredients to continue to impact generations […]
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Warner Bros. Renames Robert De Niro Mob Movie ‘Alto Nights,’ Shifts Release Date
Warner Bros. has a new title and new release date for its upcoming Robert De Niro mob movie. The film previously known as The Wise Guys is now titled Alto Knights. The project from director Barry Levinson also has a new release date of Nov. 15, 2024 (back from Feb. 2, 2024). The film is […]
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‘Everyone Else Burns’ Review: The CW’s British Comedy Laces Doomsday Cringe With Sweetness as Well as Snark
Simon Bird and Kate O'Flynn lead the cast of a transplanted Channel 4 series about a Manchester family devoted to a fundamentalist Christian sect.
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