Sturm Und Drang At Warner Bros Amid Paramount Merger Has Insiders Wondering If The Brand Survives

What happened

Key facts

• A Zoom call on Wednesday with 500 senior Warner Bros staffers to discuss Paramount’s settlement of the antitrust lawsuit brought by state attorneys general related to its merger with WBD did little to dissipate the gloomy, Mordor-like clouds over the…
• Reported by Deadline and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:34:12 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

1. 22:47 UTC · Deadline

   ‘Dynamic Duo’ & Untitled ‘Gremlins’ Head To Fall 2028 Amid Warner Bros Release Date Changes

2. 23:00 UTC · Hollywood Reporter

   Warner Bros. Pushes ‘Gremlins’ Movie Nearly a Year, Moves DC’s ‘Dynamic Duo’ Back 3 Months

3. 23:12 UTC · Variety

   ‘Gremlins 3’ Delayed to 2028 by Warner Bros.

4. 23:34 UTC · Deadline

   Sturm Und Drang At Warner Bros Amid Paramount Merger Has Insiders Wondering If The Brand Survives

5. 04:11 UTC · Variety

   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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‘Dynamic Duo’ & Untitled ‘Gremlins’ Head To Fall 2028 Amid Warner Bros Release Date Changes

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