Casting is dead. Long live casting!
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Aggro Netflix Heist Movie
A shouty and self-serious action thriller about a team of ambiguously corrupt Miami cops who threaten to turn…
Paramount’s David Ellison Meets With UK Culture Secretary In WBD Lobbying
Paramount CEO David Ellison this week met with UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa…
Where Will Netflix Be in 5 Years?
Netflix stopped reporting subscriber metrics, but management believes it still has many households to sign up. With its…
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Netflix Cop Thriller
Writer-director Joe Carnahan bows at the altar of Michael Mann in The Rip, from the foreboding Miami nightscapes…
Sony, Netflix Renew Deal for Streaming Movies
Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have signed a new multiyear deal for the streaming service to get the…
Judge Rejects Paramount Motion to Expedite WBD Trial Seeking Details on Netflix Deal
Paramount Skydance said “time is of the essence” in its lawsuit seeking to force Warner Bros. Discovery to…
Judge Declines To Fast Track Paramount Suit Amid Warner Merger Fight
A Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled today that Paramount has not identified any “irreparable harm” to itself as…
‘All The Empty Rooms’ Memorializes Kids Killed In School Shootings
Purple hair ties stretched over a door handle. SpongeBob plush toys arranged neatly on a bed. Unicorn figurines,…
‘Bridgerton’ Showrunner Teases Subjects Of Seasons 5 & 6
Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell knows which characters will center Seasons 5 and 6 of the period drama, but…
The ‘Stranger Things’ Documentary Maker Weighs in on That ChatGPT Controversy
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 hit Netflix earlier this week, and as it’s become…
Netflix Prepping All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Studios and Streaming
Netflix is readying a revised offer — in all cash — to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streaming and…