If Netflix said this from the jump, everybody would've been cool with them getting WB

They gonna have to hand over the streaming side of WB and 12.5% of the CW to Discovery so they can avoid antitrust issues apparently.

Interesting results

The idea of The Batman 2 not being in theaters

Netflix already secured imax for their narnia movies
They would release s*** like batman in theatres 100%

Nah Netflix did say they would honor WB's theatrical commitments

The optimistic look would be them seeing how successful that can be and putting some of their other projects in theaters (GDT films) under the WB banner

Netflix not putting films like The Batman 2 and Dune 3 even if for a limited run type of deal in theaters would be massive stupidity on their part if they get WB.

They're gonna need a new CEO for that optimistic outlook. Sarandos doesn't care.

imagine telling a WB executive back in 2009, that Netflix would own your company in the near future

Better make a list of all WB movies you want to own on Blu Ray and buy them while they're still available

So the Saudis are with Paramount???

Yea they gotta lose I can't believe I'm preferring Netflix over them

COMCAST PLEASE COME THROUGH

Comcast, meanwhile, is said to have proposed a deal that would see it spin out NBCUniversal into WBD in what would likely be a stock-heavy transaction.

Comcast sacrificing Universal for WB is an interesting move

So would that mean Zaslav would be in control of both WB and Universal?

From what I understand, WB would stay in tact right? And Universal would either dissolve or they would be under WB like Fox is to Disney

But what does Comcast get out of that? Out of the movie making and theme park businesses?

Comcast Corp. is looking to merge its NBCUniversal division with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to people familiar with the company’s plans.

Comcast on Monday made a renewed offer for part of Warner Bros. that would give it control of the combined entity, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the terms haven’t been made public.

Warner Bros. shareholders would receive a combination of cash and stock in the new entity. Comcast, a Philadelphia-based cable-TV and internet-service provider, is among three Warner Bros. suitors that submitted offers this week in a second round of bidding.

Comcast aims to create a larger entertainment behemoth, combining the NBC TV network, the company’s film and TV studios, and its theme parks, with Warner Bros., the people said. Obtaining Warner Bros.’ HBO Max would boost NBC’s Peacock streaming service.

Shares of Comcast rose as much as 2.6% Tuesday in New York after Bloomberg reported on its plan. Warner Bros. was up more than 3%.

Comcast would continue with its plans to spin off cable-TV networks such MS Now and CNBC as Versant in a transaction expected to take place early next year. Warner Bros. would also continue with plans to separate its cable channels, such as CNN and TNT, into a separate business called Discovery Global.

Comcast has offered Warner Bros. Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav a management role with the new entity, the people said.

Warner Bros. put itself up for sale last month after receiving several unsolicited bids from Paramount Skydance Corp. Netflix Inc. is also one of the three bidders that submitted revised offers on Monday. Warner Bros.’ board is evaluating the offers and could make a decision in the coming days or ask for another round of bids.

Bloomberg reported on Monday that Netflix’s bid was mostly in cash and that the company was looking to raise tens of billions of dollars in a bridge loan. Like Comcast, Netflix is interested only in Warner Bros. studios and streaming business.

Paramount made an all-cash offer for Warner Bros. that relies in part on financing from Apollo Global Management Inc. and several Middle Eastern funds. Unlike the other bidders, Paramount is looking to acquire Warner Bros.’ cable channels.

The winner will likely face regulatory challenges in trying to merge with one of Hollywood’s largest film and TV producers. Bloomberg reported earlier that Netflix has told Warner Bros. management it would continue to release the company’s movies in theaters.

It’s kinda funny to see the Snyder cult rise from the ashes, they were on life support after rebel moon now they louder than ever

Prime time for Roostershooter to rise from the ashes

Netflix winning would complete their quest for the death of theater

We need flash to time travel back and warn the block buster ceo to save us from the stream mare

Can you give me a training wheels explanation of how/why the saudis taking over would be worse than the streaming version of Walmart? That hates theaters?

absolutely no option feels good. horrific state of affairs