If they’re not being banned in the Middle East's biggest market (where there are rumors even 'Barbie' potentially isn't safe from censors), studio tentpoles are being muscled out of the box office, sparking a trend that looks set to continue as local moviegoers sour on "Americanized" releases.
A clothing company says the studio used its signature backpacks in the sequel without permission and then passed off the products as a competitors' product.
From Web3 story studio Toonstar, the series — which counts Amber Rose among its voice cast — will feature an A.I.-powered companion game and arrives amid tensions around the use of AI for striking actors and writers.
The 'John Wick' prequel follows the origin story of Winston Scott (Colin Woodell), the powerful owner of the iconic hotel-for-assassins from the franchise films.
Director Alejandro Monteverde and co-writer Rod Barr say they wanted their film — which has been associated with QAnon and become highly polarized even as it’s grossed $172.8 million — to bring an apolitical awareness to an important matter, which "is not a conservative or a liberal issue."
As picketers gathered in front of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery locations, outgoing WGA East president Michael Winship said the AMPTP is different than in 2007-2008: "It's just gonna take a little while longer."
Christiane Amanpour, Chris Wallace, Pamela Brown, Victor Blackwell and Manu Raju will launch new shows in the programming shake-up, with Phil Mattingly and Kasie Hunt moving to the mornings.
After the union sent a cautionary message about the studios' "playbook," the group representing those companies in negotiations said, "Our only playbook is getting people back to work."