Warner Bros. served up all kinds of awesome during the company’s Time Warner Investors Day earlier today. First up, we had the shotgun blast of superhero-related release dates, followed by news regarding the Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Now, though, WB has detailed franchise plans for its lucrative series of LEGO-branded films.
DC superheroes weren’t the only talking point of today’s Time Warner Investors Day, as Warner Bros. revealed big plans for its Harry Potter-themed spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
During today’s Time Warner Investors Day, Warner Bros. and DC unveiled their extensive cinematic line-up, which maps out a hoard of superhero releases right up until 2020.
For the first time in the cable network’s history, HBO is set to open up its catalogue of television to non-cable owners, after the company announced plans to launch a standalone, web-based streaming service à la Netflix in 2015.
Up until now, the majority of advertising for Disney and Marvel’s Big Hero 6 has focused on the atypical pairing of Hiro Hamada and his inflatable partner, Baymax, but now, the studios have debuted an all-new clip that draws attention to another member of the team, Fred.
It’s been almost a week since Warner Bros. released a fancy new poster for Peter Jackson’s upcoming trilogy-capper, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, causing us to think that the studio had suddenly lapsed into a world shortage. Thankfully, though, those promotional teases in question are back with a bang today, as New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. have unveiled a bevy of fresh posters and banners.
According to a report by Deadline, McElhenny is poised to make his directorial debut with Figment, a family-friendly adventure film that he successfully pitched to Legendary Pictures for a seven-figure sum.
Fox and Paramount have put the proverbial cards on the table and reshuffled several release dates for a variety of their upcoming films. Chief among them is Independence Day 2, with Fox pushing Roland Emmerich’s long-gestating follow-up off 2016’s Fourth of July weekend, meaning ID4-2 will now open on June 24th.
With the upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion pack due to release on November 13th, Activision-Blizzard’s genre-defining MMO received a welcome boost in players, with the subscription count now ebbing toward 7.4 million as of September 30th.
