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DC’s James Gunn and Peter Safran Survived the Skydance Bloodbath
The pair will continue to run DC Studios as Paramount and Warner Bros. merge.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Gizmodo
James Gunn & Peter Safran To Stay At DC Studios After Paramount-Warner Bros Merger
WorldPingWhat happened
James Gunn and Peter Safran, the bosses of Warner Bros-owned label DC Studios, will continue to lead the film, TV and comic book production hub and do what they do best after Paramount closes its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery.
Key facts
- Reported by Deadline and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:48:49 UTC.
Why it matters
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James Gunn & Peter Safran To Stay At DC Studios After Paramount-Warner Bros Merger
George Cheeks May Be Poised for Expanded TV Role at Skydance Post Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Post-Merger Skydance Keeping Both HBO Max & Paramount+ Streaming Brands
Phil Collins Says He ‘Kissed and Made Up’ With Paul McCartney After Snub From Decades Ago
Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt at Gillette After Owner Robert Kraft Banned Macklemore
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Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt at Gillette After Owner Robert Kraft Banned Macklemore
The billionaire owner banned Macklemore from his stadium after the rapper's onstage statements in support of Palestinians…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
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Phil Collins Says He ‘Kissed and Made Up’ With Paul McCartney After Snub From Decades Ago
The musician said he felt slighted by the Beatle after asking him to sign a book in 2002…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
WorldPingDeadline
Post-Merger Skydance Keeping Both HBO Max & Paramount+ Streaming Brands
More indication that the newly-christened combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery company would bundle the two flagship streamers, Paramount+ and HBO Max, instead of merging them into one.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingVariety
George Cheeks May Be Poised for Expanded TV Role at Skydance Post Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount TV media chair George Cheeks, whose domain has included all of CBS in addition to the Paramount cable networks, is said to be in line for an expanded oversight at the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
WorldPingDeadline
Selma Blair Announces ‘Hineni’ Doc About Antisemitism After She Was “Erased” Over Islamophobic Comments
More than two years later, Selma Blair is taking the fallout over her Islamophobic comments and channeling it into a documentary about antisemitism.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline