Paramount Says Timing for Warner Bros. Deal Close ‘If Any, Is Not Yet Certain’ but Targets Oct. 5 Date to Issue Shareholders Warrants Tied to WBD Merger variety.com/2026/film/news/p… via @variety
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“9 to 5” is returning to theaters for one week (Oct. 9-15) following Dolly Parton's death.
All U.S. ticket sales will be donated to The Dollywood Foundation to support its flagship program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
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“Avengers: Endgame Encore” made $3.8M in previews, putting the re-release on track to make $25M-$28M this weekend:
• Robert Pattinson’s “Primetime” ($2.7M in previews) and Brad Pitt’s “Heart of the Beast” ($2M in previews) are both projected to make $17M-$20M in their debuts
• “Resident Evil,” which topped the box office with $61M last week, is targeting $24M-$26M in its second weekend
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‘Lion King’ Director Rob Minkoff Joins AI-Assisted Film ‘Storm Dogs’ From Tilly Norwood Creator Particle 6 variety.com/2026/film/news/l… via @variety
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has unveiled new legislation that would create a 20%-30% federal incentive for U.S. film and TV production:
• The incentive, stacked with state tax credits, would potentially create the world’s most generous production subsidies.
• “If it passes and it stacks clean, shooting in Georgia or California or New York is the best deal on the planet,” says Entertainment Partners’ Joe Chianese. “Nothing overseas comes close.”
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In amicus brief, Block the Merger Coalition Asks Court to Reject Paramount’s Settlement With States Over Warner Bros. Deal
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From @Variety Power of Women in LA: Issa Rae Is ‘Never Going to Stop’ Using Her Power for Good, Even as Mergers and AI Disrupt Hollywood: ‘This Is All Men’s Fault’
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Paramount's David Ellison Attends Trump White House State Dinner for Chinese President; CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From Event variety.com/2026/film/news/d…
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12 Takeaways From Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s New Book variety.com/2026/film/news/t… via @variety
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Letterboxd Suitors Include A24 and New York Times; Sale Could Value Social Movie Platform at $300 Million: Report variety.com/2026/film/news/l… via @variety
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Judge Questions Legal Points of Paramount’s Settlement With States at Hearing, Says a Ruling Will Come in ‘Due Course’ variety.com/2026/film/news/j… via @variety
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The Federal Film Incentive Bill: What's In and What's Out variety.com/2026/film/news/f…
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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger on What He Valued in a Successor After Chapek Ouster: Can They Deal With a ‘Real Crisis’ in ‘Reasonable and Sane and Steady,’ ‘Mature Way’ variety.com/2026/tv/news/dis… via @variety
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Ex-Disney CEO Bob Chapek Says Bob Iger Ran ‘Relentless Three-Year Campaign’ to Fire Him: ‘Made It Seem as If I Had Committed Some Terrible Offense’
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RedBird Capital Signs Deal to Acquire Majority Stake in Puck, Valuing Media-Biz Outfit at $250 Million variety.com/2026/biz/news/re… via @variety
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Meta Unveils VR Glasses for $1,299, Promises 3D Films from Lionsgate, James Cameron, and Enhanced Versions of ‘Avengers’ and ‘Star Wars’ variety.com/2026/biz/news/me… via @variety
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Paramount to Raise $7.5 Billion More in Debt to Fund Warner Bros. Deal
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EXCLUSIVE: The WWE series “Main Event” is heading to video platform Rumble after airing on YouTube since the beginning of 2026.
"Main Event" will move to Rumble beginning Oct. 14, airing every Wednesday at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
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Block the Merger Coalition Files Legal Request to Oppose Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal variety.com/2026/film/global… via @variety
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Judge Orders Trump White House to Restore Access to CNN, MS NOW, Politico Immediately variety.com/2026/tv/news/jud… via @variety
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