Paramount is pushing for a settlement in its case brought by 12 states' attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) joins Peter Alexander to discuss more on the lawsuit.
Three years and more than six rejected offers after "Barbie" earned $1.4 billion worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery and the film's core creative team remain locked in a contract standoff that could send the franchise to a rival studio. Margot Robbie pulled in a reported $50 million for starring in and producing the 2023 blockbuster, Page […] The post Margot Robbie made $50 million from 'Barbie' — and Warner Bros. still can't close a sequel deal appeared first on American Almanac .
Three years and more than six rejected offers after "Barbie" earned $1.4 billion worldwide, Warner Bros. Discovery and the film's core creative team remain locked in a contract standoff that could send the franchise to a rival studio. Margot Robbie pulled in a reported $50 million for starring in and producing the 2023 blockbuster, Page Six reported , citing a Variety investigation into the stalled sequel negotiations. Director Greta Gerwig, 43, made "tens of millions" herself. Co-star Ryan Gosling, 45, whose Oscar-nominated turn as Ken helped define the film's cultural moment, is now asking $20 million to come back. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has refused to approve those numbers. The studio says it has made repeated…Open
A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros
Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.
The delay is intended to give the court time to consider a lawsuit that argues the $111 billion merger violates antitrust laws.
The Justice Department closed its investigation into the proposed $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, saying it found no threat to competition or consumers.
The $111 billion deal would unite two major movie studios and put CNN under the same roof as CBS News.
Hollywood has been working to scrap Paramount Skydance's potential merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of the merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a critical hurdle. - Yes, but: Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting. Why it matters: The executive compensation package would have seen CEO David Zaslav earning at least $500 million. Zoom in: More than 1.4 billion votes were cast against the compensation proposal, versus the 307.7 million in favor. Each share of WBD common stock is entitled to one vote. - The compensation proposal was an advisory, non-binding vote and not a condition for completion of the deal. - The executives could still earn the payments outlined in the package if the deal closes,…
As the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount Skydance hurtles toward board approval, David Zaslav is about to be more than an accidental mogul.