Industry Business
CAA, WME, UTA Push Federal Law Requiring Streamers to Spend 50% of Budgets on Indie Productions
A coalition led by CAA, WME, and UTA is lobbying Congress to require streamers to spend 50% of content budgets…
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Industry Business
Paramount Seeking $7.5B in Debt to Finance Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount is raising $7.5B in debt to finance its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that would reshape studio…
Industry Business
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Deal Reached
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to merge, creating potential disruption for productions, crew deals, and studio operations at…
Industry Business
Paramount Settlement Requires $300M Annual US Production Spend, Ban on Studio Lot Sales
Paramount's merger settlement mandates $300M more in annual US production spending and prohibits selling its studio lots.
Industry Business
Paramount Settles State AG Claims, Clearing Path for Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount has settled with US state attorneys general, clearing a major legal hurdle for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Industry Business
Teamsters, IATSE, WGA, and DGA Issue Joint Solidarity Statement with SAG-AFTRA
Four major Hollywood unions jointly backed SAG-AFTRA, signaling a broad industry coalition amid the ongoing actors strike.
Film Incentives
Trump Calls for Federal Film and Television Production Incentive as Hollywood Unions Voice Support
President Trump has endorsed a federal film and television production incentive, giving new momentum to industry efforts aimed at bringing…
Industry Business
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Overtakes Deadpool & Wolverine to Become the Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie Ever
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has officially overtaken Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever, marking another historic…
Film Incentives
IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE FLORIDA FILM INDUSTRY!
Florida’s film and television community is coming together to advocate for a competitive state film incentive, support performing artists, and…
Industry Business
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Distribution Battle: How the Film Survived a Tax-Write-Off Death
'Coyote vs. Acme' nearly became a tax write-off despite being fully completed, spotlighting crew residual risks when studios shelve finished…
Industry Business
California AG Drops Merger Talks with Paramount, Complicating Warner Bros Deal
California's AG has walked away from merger talks with Paramount, potentially blocking or delaying the Warner Bros. consolidation deal.
Industry Business
Netflix and AMC Studios Sign Co-Production Deal; Shane Black’s ‘Bannerman’ Is First Project
Netflix and AMC Studios announce a co-production deal with Shane Black's series Bannerman as the first project greenlit under the…
Industry Business
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Is Closing In on Another Major Box Office Milestone
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey continues its extraordinary theatrical run, surpassing $1.35 billion worldwide and moving within striking distance of another…
Industry Business
National Treasure 3 Is Finally Moving Forward With Nicolas Cage Set to Return
After nearly two decades of delays, National Treasure 3 is finally moving forward. Director Jon Turteltaub says the screenplay is…
Industry Business
Brad Pitt and Will Smith Passed on Inception Before Leonardo DiCaprio Took the Role
Brad Pitt and Will Smith reportedly had opportunities to star in Inception before Leonardo DiCaprio took the role of Dom…
Film Incentives
California’s Expanded Film Tax Credit Brings Nine New TV Projects to the Golden State
California is launching the second year of its expanded film and television tax credit program with nine new TV projects…
Film Incentives
Hollywood Unions Push to Protect California Film Tax Credits as New Cap Raises Industry Concerns
Hollywood unions are urging California lawmakers to protect film and television productions from a new tax-credit cap, warning that the…
Industry Business
Hayden Panettiere, Star of Heroes and Nashville, Dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, the actress known for Heroes, Nashville and the Scream franchise, has died at 36. Her career spanned more…
Casting
Johnny Depp Could Return as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6
Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow may be returning to the big screen. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says Pirates of the Caribbean…
Industry Business
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Joins Exclusive $2 Billion Box-Office Club
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially crossed $2 billion worldwide after just three weekends, becoming the highest-grossing Spider-Man movie ever…
Industry Business
Ryan Gosling’s Star Wars: Starfighter Reveals First Footage at D23
Ryan Gosling’s Star Wars: Starfighter has given D23 attendees their first glimpse of the upcoming Lucasfilm adventure, revealing a new…
Industry Business
Paramount and Warner Bros. Staff Facing Uncertainty as Merger Talks Stall
Stalled Paramount–Warner Bros. merger talks are freezing hiring, project greenlights, and vendor decisions at both studios.
Industry Business
Teamsters Confront Paramount Over Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Labor Commitments
Teamsters protesters confronted Paramount demanding the studio honor labor commitments tied to its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Industry Business
Paramount-Skydance Commits to 30-Film Theatrical Slate Amid Warner Bros. Merger Scrutiny
Paramount-Skydance pledges a 30-film theatrical slate, signaling sustained studio-level production volume for crew and vendors.
Film Incentives
Ohio Awards More Than $4.8 Million in Film Tax Credits to Seven Productions
Ohio has awarded more than $4.8 million in film tax credits to seven productions, highlighting the state’s growing push to…