Bramble: Warner Bros. https://news.ketelle.co.uk/entities/warner-bros Stories involving Warner Bros., told neutrally, with how each side covers them. en-gb Tom Cruise's Digger splits critics ahead of 2 October release, with a weak box-office outlook https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/review-tom-cruise-in-inarritu-s-digger https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/review-tom-cruise-in-inarritu-s-digger Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:12:17 +0100 Entertainment Reviews of Alejandro G. Iñárritu's climate satire Digger, starring Tom Cruise, range from masterpiece to zero stars, with Rotten Tomatoes around 50-53 per cent. Warner Bros. has answered with a "decide for yourself" ad, and projections for the opening weekend are low. (18 outlets: 9 left · 6 centre · 3 right) Judge approves Paramount settlement with state AGs, clearing way for $111bn Warner Bros. merger https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/paramount-and-warner-bros-move-toward-closing-111bn-merger https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/paramount-and-warner-bros-move-toward-closing-111bn-merger Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:53:18 +0100 Business A federal judge approved Paramount's settlement with 12 Democratic state attorneys general, removing the last barrier to its $111bn takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, tentatively set to close on 6 October. (14 outlets: 7 left · 3 centre · 4 right) Jennifer Lawrence cast in Zach Cregger's sci-fi thriller The Flood https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/jennifer-lawrence-to-star-in-zach-cregger-s-sci-fi-film-the-flood https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/jennifer-lawrence-to-star-in-zach-cregger-s-sci-fi-film-the-flood Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:51:03 +0100 Entertainment Jennifer Lawrence will star in Zach Cregger's original sci-fi thriller The Flood at Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema, which most outlets say opens on 11 August 2028. Plot details have not been released. (7 outlets: 3 left · 4 centre · 0 right) Warner Bros. dates Game of Thrones film 'Aegon's Conquest' for June 2029 https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/warner-bros-dates-game-of-thrones-film-aegon-s-conquest-for-june-2029 https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/warner-bros-dates-game-of-thrones-film-aegon-s-conquest-for-june-2029 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:32:30 +0100 Entertainment Warner Bros. has set a June 2029 theatrical release for Game of Thrones: Aegon's Conquest, the franchise's first feature film. Most outlets give June 1; Collider and Radio Times say June 6. (9 outlets: 3 left · 5 centre · 1 right) Cindy Holland leaves Paramount streaming role; Casey Bloys likely to lead combined streaming https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/cindy-holland-leaves-paramount-casey-bloys-set-to-lead-combined-stream https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/cindy-holland-leaves-paramount-casey-bloys-set-to-lead-combined-stream Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:31:16 +0100 Entertainment Paramount's direct-to-consumer chair Cindy Holland announced her exit in a memo on 29 September, days before the Warner Bros. Discovery deal closes. Outlets say HBO's Casey Bloys is the likely streaming head, though it is unconfirmed. (6 outlets: 4 left · 2 centre · 0 right)