Warner Bros & Paramount are in a heated race on which ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ remake will be deeper in development before the merger closes.
• Warner Bros' film has Lee Cronin (‘Evil Dead Rise’) in talks to direct
• Paramount's film will be a shot-by-shot remake with the blessing of Wes Craven's estate
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Christopher Nolan left Warner Bros. primarily over frustrations with the studio’s pandemic-era decisions, especially Tenet (2020) and the 2021 slate.
He envisioned Tenet as the big post-lockdown theatrical event but clashed with Warner over delays and felt they didn’t fully support an exclusive big-screen release.
The breaking point came when Warner Bros. announced its entire 2021 lineup would debut day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max. Nolan publicly slammed it as “the worst streaming service” and a betrayal of cinema.
M. Night Shyamalan, who had a strong relationship with Universal, advised Nolan on the move, praising the studio’s commitment to original films and theatrical releases.
Nolan took Oppenheimer (2023) to Universal, which delivered exactly what he wanted. The film grossed $975 million worldwide. Warner later sent a seven-figure apology check tied to Tenet, but he declined.
His second Universal Pictures film, The Odyssey, hits theaters July 17, 2026.
Warner Bros lost $50 million on Tenet. Then they made a decision that has sent $1.2 billion to their rival Universal so far.
Tenet came out in September 2020, mid-pandemic. It made $365M on a $200M budget. Not enough.
Warner Bros panicked. Three months later they announced every 2021 movie would go straight to HBO Max the same day it hit theaters. They didn't warn a single director.
Christopher Nolan had made them The Dark Knight, Inception, and Interstellar over 20 years. He said filmmakers went to bed working for the greatest studio and woke up working for "the worst streaming service."
Then he took his next movie shopping. His asking price was simple. Pay for the film, promise it plays in theaters only, and give me 20% of every ticket.
Universal said yes. That movie was Oppenheimer. $976 million. Best Picture.
Warner Bros begged him to come back. He said no. His new film The Odyssey just opened to $264 million, the biggest debut of his career.
The cheapest thing Warner Bros ever lost was $50 million.
La elección idónea y encima la quitan.
"Call Me" de Blondie, canción que quemaron hasta el extremo en todo el marketing pero que en el desenlace decidieron poner una bastante olvidable y que no pega ni con cola en la escena.
No Batman, no Wonder Woman, no Flash, no Green Arrow, no Aquaman, no Zatanna, no Black Canary…
But yeah, go ahead and introduce BROTHER POWER into the DCU…
@drisraelluna2 Obvio tiene el boost de Disney desde REGRESO A CASA 2017.
Tengo la duda de como le iría solo, sin la casa del ratón apoyándolo. Ojo que ya vimos con Toby y garfield, pero me temo q se lo carguen así como su universo de villanos 😭😶🌫️. Este spiderman esta muy bien acompañado.
@drisraelluna2 De lo poco recastable, pero creo que se esperaba más de ella .
Hace 1 semana fui al cine a verla y pues no me pareció tan buena ni al nivel de Evil Dead: El despertar.