19 | When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Psalm 56:3-4
A Paramount shareholder is suing the Ellisons to stop the merger
• The fourth lawsuit filed over the deal
• Claims they struck an illegal deal with Donald Trump to secure the merger
• Trump is allegedly getting $20M in free advertising, in addition to a previous $16M settlement
• Says news outlets they own are hemorrhaging viewers because of their actions
(via @THR)
Paramount shareholders has filed a lawsuit against David and Larry Ellison seeking to block the proposed $111B Warner Bros. merger, alleging they struck an illegal side deal with President Trump to secure regulatory approval.
This marks the FOURTH lawsuit challenging the merger.
(via @THR)
‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ will have a limited theatrical release in select theaters in Los Angeles and New York.
The film will stream on Paramount+ on July 25th, which the theatrical screenings scheduled for July 24-30th.
A fourth lawsuit has landed on Paramount's doorstep, this time from a Paramount investor, alleging that David and Larry Ellison struck an illegal deal with President Trump to secure approval of the merger.
(via https://t.co/wHeJqlVdLw)
slut shaming kids media for … *checks notes*… having legs and wearing fashionable clothes is a very interesting choice in 2023.
will misogyny ever die?
The Writers Guild of America has now filed a lawsuit to block the Paramount & Warner Bros merger.
“With fewer competitors, a merged Paramount/WB entity would have both the incentive & ability to lower costs by suppressing writers’ wages & reducing output.”
The 'X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX’ Omnibus officially releases July 21.
- On sale for $116 and will consist of 1160 pages.
Pre order here: https://t.co/KAyfZHIkgi
A coalition of 12 states have filed a lawsuit to block the Warner Bros/Paramount merger.
The coalition includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington.
Paramount is reportedly considering moving its headquarters and pulling $30B in annual spending out of California if the state sues to block its merger with Warner Bros.
Disney’s live-action ‘TANGLED’ film will release in theaters in 2028.
Starring Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim, Kathryn Hahn and Diego Luna.
(via https://t.co/rgd22mdime)
Paramount is considering a relocation of all its operations from California if the state decides to sue to stop the Warner Bros takeover.
(Source: https://t.co/y2byc1WL75)
Netflix has discussed adding live channels and streaming bundles to their home page.
• Streaming bundles would include sell subscriptions to other services through the Netflix app
• Live channels would include ones that constantly stream movies & TV shows from the same genre
(Source: https://t.co/6mYPrbx9iR)
Disney is exploring a free version of Disney+
Only a select amount of movies & TV shows would be available on this version of the service.
(Source: https://t.co/M1byOT06I6)
Brazil has proposed a bill with new protections for gamers 🇧🇷
• After support ends, publishers would need to either enable offline play, provide the community with tools to keep the game running, or offer proportional refunds
• Publishers would have to disclose online-server requirements and guarantee at least 2 years of support after launch in Brazil
• Players would need to be notified at least 180 days before a game's online services are shut down
• Lawmakers have also requested an investigation into Sony’s plan to end physical PlayStation disc production in 2028
(via @pushsquare)
‘MONSTERS INC 2’ writer gives details about the scrapped sequel’s script:
• Mike gets married
• Sulley is promoted at the title company
• An older Boo reenters their lives
(Via: @TheWrap)
The live-action ‘NARUTO’ movie is now in pre-production.
• Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’)
• A global casting search has begun to cast Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura