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Ynon Kreiz Gets $31.5 Million Signing Bonus In Five-Year Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
An SEC filing discloses that Kreiz will receive annual compensation valued at around $30M in the deal.
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Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz Nears Deal to Join David Ellison’s Paramount-Warner Bros.
Kreiz announced his exit from the toy giant Wednesday morning, and the rumor mill is buzzing that he may be heading to a top role at the combined media giant.
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Leaked Report Details Fallout if Paramount Follows Through on California Exit Threat
Nearly 58,000 jobs and $21 billion in annual losses are on the line as the Oct. 1 merger deadline approaches.
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Maybe Paramount-Warner SHOULD Leave L.A.
A veteran Hollywood director argues that it wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen to the possibly-soon-to-be merged studios. But it would be a disaster for Hollywood.
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Star Will Forte, Director Celebrate Film Finally Hitting Theaters After Being Shelved by Warner Bros.: “Proof Movies Don’t Just Go Away”
"Persistence and resilience have truly won the day," filmmaker Dave Green wrote on social media Friday.
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Reassures Staff Amid Antitrust Suit, Says He’s “Highly Confident” in WBD Merger Completion
Ellison sent the memo as the merger remains paused due to an antitrust suit, telling staffers company business is continuing as usual. "Let's go!" he wrote.
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming, Benedict Wong Pen Op-Ed Urging U.K. to Block “Dangerous” Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
“Actors are often told to stay out of legal arguments … But we have spent our lives on enough U.K. sets, worked alongside enough U.K. crews […] to know that this is not someone else’s argument. It is ours.”
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‘Free Willy’ Reimagining Set at Warner Bros., Russo Bros.’ AGBO (Exclusive)
Mary-Margaret Kunze and Jade Halley Bartlett will write the new take on the 1993 adventure movie.
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Jonah Hill Teases New Kristen Wiig Comedy ‘Cut Off’ as “Pure Stupidity”
The actor, writer, director and producer warns audiences that he’s “about to go on a run of just the dumbest shit you've ever seen in your entire life. I hope you left your brains at home.”
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‘Project Hail Mary’: How Ryan Gosling’s Box Office Hit and Marketing Marvel Made Amazon MGM the Surprise Studio Star of CinemaCon
Theaters were dubious a year ago as to Amazon MGM Studios’ commitment to theatrical. This year, the mood was far different amid the jaw-dropping box office success of 'Project Hail Mary' following a marketing feat of galactic proportion that Gosling played a lead role in shaping.
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David Ellison Promises That Paramount and Warner Bros. Will Be Theatrical Heroes: “Long Live the Movies”
The new owner of Paramount-Skydance and pending boss of Warner Bros. made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon a day after saying he couldn't attend a Democratic-led hearing in Washington, D.C., because of a death in the family.
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Tom Cruise Unrecognizable with Gray Hair and a Gut in New Footage From Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’
The star plays a billionaire trying to clean up his own mess in an early look shown at CinemaCon that was not released online.
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