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Warner Bros has unveiled the first trailer for Trap, the latest twisty thriller from two-time Oscar nominee M. Night Shyamalan, which is slated for release on August 9. Starring Josh Hartnett and Saleka Shyamalan, the film watches as a man and his daughter attend a pop concert where they realize they…

Led by Dune: Part Two and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Warner Bros has crossed the $1B mark at the international box office, becoming the first studio to reach the milestone this year. Getting there in just 15 weeks, this also sets a new speed record for WB, besting the 17 weeks it took in 2018. The…

Warner Bros is getting back in business with The Color Purple director Blitz Bazawule, with the studio landing rights to the tentatively titled Black Samurai with Bazawule directing. He wrote the pic on spec and will also produce under his Inward Gaze banner. The story will follow Yasuke, an African…

John Rood, a former longtime exec at Disney and Warner Bros, is joining consulting and research firm Magid as Chief Brand & Communications Officer. Reporting directly to CEO Brent Magid, Rood will oversee brand strategy, product marketing, corporate communications, sales support, and events. He will…

Warner Bros on Tuesday released the first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to the 2019 smash that returns Joaquin Phoenix to his Oscar-winning role and co-stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. The film hits theaters on October 4. The studio revealed the trailer during its studio presentation to…

Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice himself, showed up at Warner Bros’ CinemaCon presentation for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Keaton, who already has seen the movie twice, said: “Truthfully, I don’t think it’s a secret anymore, but [Tim Burton] and I over the years kicked the notion around. Three or five years…

Mickey 17 doesn’t hit theaters until January 31, but Warner Bros wanted exhibitors to know that they had the goods. The pic’s Oscar-winning Parasite filmmaker Bong Joon Ho was in the house at Caesars Colosseum, and it was his first time at the exhibitor-studio confab. Related…

Warner Bros’ first big splash at its 2024 CinemaCon presentation today was George Miller’s Furiosa. Taking the stage were Miller and stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, who were interviewed by Warner Bros co-bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. “To tell the story of Mad Max, we had…

Australian filmmaker George Miller, whose origins story Furiosa will world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month before Warner Bros begins its global rollout May 22, says he's still making Mad Max movies "because they're very addictive." Miller was speaking at CinemaCon on Monday in Las…

Warner Bros’ is pushing M. Night Shyamalan’s latest genre movie, Trap, from Aug. 2 to Aug. 9. The news comes ahead of Warner Bros. studio presentation tomorrow, Tuesday, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, NV. The movie moves away from Sony’s family pic, Harold and the Purple Crayon, making it the only…

EXCLUSIVE: Jayme Lawson (The Batman) is the newest addition to the cast of the untitled event film, starring Michael B. Jordan, that Ryan Coogler is directing for Warner Bros. Details as to her role are under wraps, as is the plot of the film, which has been described as a supernatural thriller. As…

EXCLUSIVE: John Magaro (Past Lives) and Jeannie Berlin (You Hurt My Feelings) have been tapped for supporting roles in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein film, The Bride!, starring Christian Bale. No word on the roles they’ll be playing. As previously announced, the Warner Bros film also stars Jessie…