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[-Arya-]

Not to this extent though, especially when alienating one of Warner Bros' main staples for over fifty years: animation.

Yeah I can’t argue with that.

 

[Iceman]

*pretends to be shocked*

Who reads this and thinks - I want to work for them next.

 

[Ninjablade]

 

[Arachnerd]

Paramount.

For the love of god, Legendary, choose Paramount.

 

[-Arya-]

Good work Zaslav. Alienate everybody have WB become a shell of its former self.

 

[Filmfreak]

Does this mean future Dune projects can happen in a different studio or not at all? WBD are the worst...

 

[Drizzle]

It's just good business.

 

[Prison Mike]

Paramount.

For the love of god, Legendary, choose Paramount.

Just curious, but why Paramount specifically?

 

[Drizzle]

I guess it's because Sony has an...odd track record when it comes to franchises. Something like the Monsterverse would do fine for either Paramount or Sony but I wouldn't trust Sony to not meddle with Dune.

 

[Lily Adler]

It's like abruptly canning projects and removing content has consequences...

 

[Ninjablade]

I guess it's because Sony has an...odd track record when it comes to franchises. Something like the Monsterverse would do fine for either Paramount or Sony but I wouldn't trust Sony to not meddle with Dune.

Paramount is definitely the better choice, but they'd probably be fine with Sony considering Legendary does a lot of it themselves. I wouldn't worry too much about Dune, considering Sony co-produced Blade Runner 2049, so they know better than to get in Villeneuve's way.

 

[Drizzle]

Paramount is definitely the better choice, but they'd probably be fine with Sony considering Legendary does a lot of it themselves. I wouldn't worry too much about Dune, considering Sony co-produced Blade Runner 2049, so they know better than to get in Villeneuve's way.

I also forgot that Quentin Tarantino made the move to Sony with Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and they let him do his thing without interfering so I stand corrected.

 

[Sithborg]

Good work Zaslav. Alienate everybody have WB become a shell of its former self.

To be fair, the WB/Legendary relationship has been rocky for a while now.

Does this mean future Dune projects can happen in a different studio or not at all? WBD are the worst...

Not likely. WB probably has right of first refusal

 

[DarthSkywalker]

To be fair, the WB/Legendary relationship has been rocky for a while now.



Not likely. WB probably has right of first refusal

Legendary left and came back, right?

What I get from this, is WB is going to stop spending money on things they don't consider "guarantees". Oh, this is all going to suck so much...

 

[Sithborg]

I mean, Legendary was going to sue WB, WB paid off Legendary. I wouldn't exactly call that a solid foundation for future endeavors. And then Zaslav went and did his stuff, so not exactly surprising.

 

[Prison Mike]

I’m confused about Paramount because I thought they were going to pivot heavily toward streaming? Didn’t they bring in that guy from Nickelodeon to head it? Other than Tom Cruise movies I thought they would put their stuff to Paramount+ so that doesn’t really seem attractive for Legendary (especially after the day and date controversy they went through with WB last year).

 

[Filmfreak]

I’m confused about Paramount because I thought they were going to pivot heavily toward streaming? Didn’t they bring in that guy from Nickelodeon to head it? Other than Tom Cruise movies I thought they would put their stuff to Paramount+ so that doesn’t really seem attractive for Legendary (especially after the day and date controversy they went through with WB last year).

Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Maybe their strategy changed since pretty much all of their projects this year had big success in the box office. And one definitely more than the others.

Not likely. WB probably has right of first refusal

What does this mean?

 

[Ninjablade]

What does this mean?

It just means that if another movie is made, WB will get the choice as to whether they want to distribute it or not. If they choose to not to, then it can go to whatever studio they end up partnering with.

 

[Erzengel]

Legendary Entertainment Eyeing Options As Warner Deal Ends – Deadline

Sony or Paramount would be so happy but I feel they'd be getting the Godzilla/Monster movies after they already peaked. And Dune after the second movie?

 

[Filmfreak]

It just means that if another movie is made, WB will get the choice as to whether they want to distribute it or not. If they choose to not to, then it can go to whatever studio they end up partnering with.

I guess at least it's safe as a franchise. I wonder what it means for spin-offs like the Sisterhood show that is in development for Max.

 

[antsman41]

 

[Sithborg]

Legendary Entertainment Eyeing Options As Warner Deal Ends – Deadline

Sony or Paramount would be so happy but I feel they'd be getting the Godzilla/Monster movies after they already peaked. And Dune after the second movie?

Again, I doubt WB will give up those franchises.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Again, I doubt WB will give up those franchises.

They don't have full rights to them. But anything to save a buck nowadays

 

[Sithborg]

They don't have full rights to them. But anything to save a buck nowadays

No, but nothing I've seen says that they are interested in losing any big name franchise.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Might not have a choice, like Sony with James Bond.