HBO Max Mysteriously Removes Several “Max Original” Films From Its Library Without Explanation

DC blockbuster set for release in cinemas, could be getting the chop too. The Flash stars Justice League's Ezra Miller reprising the title role in a multiverse movie co-starring Michael Keaton as Batman - the latter was also set to appear in the now scrapped Batgirl. In recent months, Miller has made headlines after various arrests and the latest is that the star has been charged with a felony burglary.

the New York Times reported on Thursday.When asked why he took a step back from production, he responded, “I don’t know — you have to ask Dan and David.”Martin launched the series called “A Song of Ice and Fire” in 1996, with the first book in the series titled “A Game of Thrones.”The series was picked up by HBO in 2010, helmed by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss — who initially included the story’s creator in production, allowing Martin to visit the sets or provide the duo with advice on who to cast.

Pennyworth wants to make sure everyone knows what it’s really about. In a not-so-subtle move, HBO Max announced the series will now be titled Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler for its upcoming third season on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform.

The DCEU has been in a whirlwind of upheaval since the new Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav shelved HBO Max‘s “Batgirl” movie, canceled a bunch of other upcoming projects, and declared a full reset on DC’s future.

While DC fans are still reeling from the news that HBO Max's Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace is being completely scrapped - despite being completely finished - there are still some DC projects in the works at the streaming service.The streaming service's Green Lantern TV series from Arrowverse producer Greg Berlanti with Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine set to star, is still in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That same report also reveals that another DC project - Strange Adventures - has been scrapped, though TV Line adds that a Black Canary spin-off movie starring Jurnee Smollett is still in development too. Still happening: While DC fans are still reeling from the news that HBO Max's Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace is being completely scrapped - despite being completely finished - there are still some DC projects in the works at the streaming service Finn: The streaming service's Green Lantern TV series from Arrowverse producer Greg Berlanti with Finn Wittrock and Jeremy Irvine set to star, is still in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter Greg Berlanti is behind both Green Lantern and Strange Adventures, which were both announced for HBO Max back in October 2019.Green Lantern has been much farther in its development, though, with Finn Wittrock signing on in April 2021 to play Guy Gardner and Jeremy Irvine playing Alan Scott.

Black Canary is still happening.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGreg Berlanti’s DC series “Strange Adventures” is not moving forward at HBO Max, Variety has confirmed.The planned anthology series was first announced as being in development at the streamer in 2019. Kevin Smith discussed the fate of the series on his “Hollywood Babble-On” podcast, saying he was working on an episode with “Supergirl” writer Eric Carrasco.“I got a call the other day from Eric before all of this story broke and he was just like ‘Strange Adventures is officially dead,’ and I was like ‘What the f–k, are you serious?!'” Smith said.“I thought ‘Strange Adventures’ being a causality kind of made sense to me,” he continued.

Add Strange Adventures to the list of HBO Max projects that have recently been placed on the chopping block following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

EXCLUSIVE: USC Originals has scored its first theatrical release, in association with Warner Bros., following Lightyear Entertainment’s acquisition of its film, Voodoo Macbeth. The company behind the Oscar-nominated Australian feature Tanna has slated the pic for release across the U.S. and Canada in October.

It was announced last week that Warner Bros. Discovery would indeed be combining streaming services Discovery+ and HBO Max into a single app that will launch in the United States next summer.

Marlon Wayans’ new comedy inspired by his life and career is on the move. Starz has taken in for development Book of Marlon, with Wayans set to star, co-write and executive produce. The project, which was previously in development at HBO Max, hails from Sherman’s Showcase and South Side creators Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, Wayans’ longtime producing partner Rick Alvarez (Marlon), Michael Rotenberg and Warner Bros. TV.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMarlon Wayans is moving his semi-autobiographical comedy series “Book of Marlon” to Starz.The premium cabler has put the show into development after it was previously set up at HBO Max. It was originally set up at HBO Max in 2020 as part of an overall deal Wayans had signed there.In the half-hour show, Wayans would play a fictionalized version of himself, exploring his professional life as a comedian and actor, as well as his personal life as he attempts to reconcile being a good person and loving father with being Marlon.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHBO Max customers pulling their hair out over slow and glitchy performance may finally find some relief.Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday that HBO Max has completed the rollout of a new user experience — featuring a “more performant tech stack” and enhanced design and navigation features — across all platforms.The company started the transition last September, before the closing of the Discovery acquisition of WarnerMedia earlier this year. The new HBO Max app uses the cross-platform app engine created by You.i, which WarnerMedia acquired in December 2020.

Zack Sharf Jacob Elordi is the bad boy of “Euphoria” thanks to his performance as Nate Jacobs, who is a far cry from the more wholesome heartthrob the actor played in Netflix’s “The Kissing Booth.” It was the streamer’s romantic-comedy films that first made Elordi an internet sensation, but the actor told GQ magazine that he pushed Netflix to make his character far more edgy. Elordi starred opposite Joey King in “The Kissing Booth,” which was based on Beth Reekles’ 2012 novel. Elordi’s character, Noah, smokes in the novel, but Netflix refused to let Elordi smoke on screen.“I remember saying, ‘He smokes in the book.

HBO Max’s big merger with Discovery + has come uncertainty for many shows and creators as the company pivots in a new direction. The first Afro-Latina Batgirl has already become a casualty, with Warner Brothers permanently shelving the near-completed superhero project indefinitely, and also quietly pulling 6 other films produced as HBO Max original films, including The Witches starring Octavia Spencer and Chris Rock, Charm City Kings starring Jahi Di’Allo Winston, William Catlett, and Meek Mill, and Locked Down starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ann Hathaway.

After a few days of mass uncertainty, with folks on social media wondering what is going on at one of the biggest studios in Hollywood, Warner Bros. Discovery has shed some light on the company’s future.

There are new reports about Walter Hamada amid major shakeups at Warner Bros.

Gallery: From teen idol to global pop icon and Emmy nominated actress. . . Happy 30th birthday, Selena Gomez! (BANG Showbiz)Chrissy's comments come after David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros Discovery - the parent company of HBO Max - revealed HBO Max and Discovery+ will be merged into a single product in the US by mid-2023.

HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single platform that is commercially and technologically viable. But the conglomerate looks like it will be playing catch-up in streaming markets outside the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWarner Bros. Discovery is looking to pull a FAST one — telling investors the company is mulling the launch of a free, ad-supported TV (FAST) service stocked with content from its portfolio of brands to complement its premium subscription biz.The first strategic priority on the streaming side of the house is to merge HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single platform.

HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge to become one streaming service next year.In a second quarter earnings call on Thursday (August 4), Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav announced that the merged streamer will launch in the summer of 2023 in the US, with Latin America, Europe and other territories to follow soon after. The combined streaming service will be released with ad-free, ad-light and ad-only options.As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Zaslav addressed concerns that the merger would result in less emphasis on original programmes.