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Newly crowned Warner Bros Film Group Co-Chairpersons and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will receive The Producers Guild of America’s 2023 Milestone Award.

Not counting the series that are officially ending this season, the oldest scripted series on the air at the CW is flagship All American, currently in its fifth season. All other shows are three-years-old or younger. That is significant as series tend to get more expensive as they age.

Less than a month after Nexstar Media closed a deal to take 75% ownership of The CW, the broadcast network has been hit with dozens of layoffs.

EXCLUSIVE: Faced with their first decision on ordering more of the CW’s existing scripted series, the network’s new Nexstar owners opted against it. I hear there will be no back orders for the CW’s new fall series, Walker: Independence, from CBS Studios, and The Winchesters, from Warner Bros. Television, whose freshman seasons will remain at the original 13 episodes.

The cast of HBO Max's The Penguin TV series is starting to come together, with Cristin Milioti signing on to join Colin Farrell.Farrell is reprising his title role from this year's hit movie The Batman, with Milioti, 37, playing Sofia Falcone, according to Deadline.Sofia is the daughter of noted Gotham mobster Carmine Falcone, who was played by John Turturro in The Batman. Cast: The cast of HBO Max's The Penguin TV series is starting to come together, with Cristin Milioti signing on to join Colin Farrell Reprising: Farrell is reprising his title role from this year's hit movie The Batman, with Milioti, 37, playing Sofia Falcone, according to Deadline Carmine: Sofia is the daughter of noted Gotham mobster Carmine Falcone, who was played by John Turturro in The BatmanThe series was first reported to be in development back in September 2021, months before The Batman hit theaters in early March.Colin Farrell officially signed on to star and executive produce The Penguin series back in early December 2021.

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have set a streaming premiere date for their psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling, announcing that the film directed by and co-starring Olivia Wilde will debut on HBO Max on November 7.

As we told you last week, former Warner Bros Global Marketing Chief Sue Kroll was bound to be named Amazon Studios’ new Head of Marketing. On Monday, the company confirmed the news.

Made For Love star Cristin Milioti is returning to HBO Max as the female lead opposite Colin Farrell in the DC original limited drama series The Penguin (working title), a spinoff from Matt Reeves’ The Batman.

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/New Line DC’s Black Adam in its second offshore frame saw a strong hold, down just 45%. It added $39M from 76 offshore markets to take the running international box office total to $139M for a global cume through Sunday of $250M.

Warner Bros.' superhero picture Black Adam will top the Halloween weekend box office for the second week in a row with a projected domestic total of $108 million.The 50-year-old action megastar remains King of the Box Office as his film is projected to rake in nearly $30 million this coming week, according to Deadline. Last week, the newly-minted DC superhero opened with a huge $67 million domestically and $140 million worldwide.The DC Extended Universe film was the best-drawing film at the box office since Thor: Love and Thunder debuted with $143 million this past July.  Raking it in: Dwayne Johnson has conquered the box office for the second week as Black Adam is expected to earn $25.5 million on it's second weekend On Wednesday, Johnson took to Instagram to thank his 343 million followers for giving him the biggest box office opening of his entire career with Black Adam.'We made history,' Johnson captioned his lengthy Instagram video.  Speaking directly into the camera as he filmed himself in his gym, the action star thanked his fans profusely for seeing the movie, which has been a 'passion project' of his for the past 15 years. 'Thank you, thank you, thank you,' said the former wrestler, who was flushed from his workout.

Friends fans were excited to watch the entire cast reunite for its televised special last year — but Matthew Perry’s health nearly caused him to miss the taping.

The previously announced two-hour holiday special film featuring country/pop superstar Dolly Parton has set its debut date.

Producer Stephen C. Grossman, who worked in the entertainment industry for 35 years, including eight as coordinating producer on the comedy hit Newhart, has died. He passed away on Wednesday from coronavirus complications, his family confirmed. He was 76 years old.

EXCLUSIVE: Other Angle Pictures has picked up international rights to the stacked ensemble erotic horror Alone At Night (previously known as 18 & Over).

Tomorrow, we hear is Courtenay Valenti’s last day as Warner Bros. President of Production and Development after we told you first that she was exiting the Burbank, CA lot after a 33-year run.

Warner Bros. and AppleTV+ marketing vet JP Richards and STX marketing exec Keri Moore are joining Lionsgate’s motion picture group respectively as President and Co-President of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing. They start Nov. 1.

Athan Stephanopoulos has been tapped by CNN to serve as executive vice president and chief digital officer of CNN Worldwide.

Fans who have waited nearly 40 years for a sequel to the hit holiday classic film A Christmas Story can rejoice.The first photos from the upcoming follow-up movie - A Christmas Story Christmas - have just been released, along with a new movie poster.'Here is your first look at #AChristmasStoryChristmas!' it reads on the Warner Bros. Pictures Instagram page on Wednesday, October 26, which sent out three photos taken from scenes in the upcoming movie.

Henry Cavill, aka The Man of Steel, will once again battle for truth, justice and the American way.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...Henry Cavill's heroic return!The 39-year-old actor opened up about his taking up the mantle of Superman once again during a live recording of the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Cavill said the role 'means so much' to him, and he said he always thought about donning the red 'S' again.  Returning to a major role: Henry Cavill opened up about his taking up the mantle of Superman once again during a live recording of the Happy Sad Confused podcast (pictured 2021)'It's been five years now. I never gave up hope,' he told the crowd and podcast host Josh Horowitz.

EXCLUSIVE: Kathrine Narducci will be working again, not just with Robert De Niro, but also filmmaker Barry Levinson, in the latter’s mob pic Wise Guys at Warner Bros.