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Tom Cruise, David Zaslav Among Star-Studded Crowd Watching Simone Biles’ Olympic Return
When Biles competes, the show is in the stands too. Tom Cruise, more stars attend her Olympic return. The Palais Omnisports was the place to be on the second day of the Paris Olympics. To watch Simone Biles, of course, and to be seen. A star-studded crowd attended the return to the Olympics of Biles, […]
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David Zaslav Says He’s for Any Presidential Candidate Who’s More M&A Friendly
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is declining to publicly take sides ahead of the upcoming presidential election. Rather than backing political parties or individual candidates, what matters most to Zaslav, as he told reporters at Allen & Co.’s annual Sun Valley Conference, is having a president who is business-friendly. “We just need an opportunity […]
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Has David Zaslav Finally Found a New Flack?
It might just be the most difficult job in Hollywood: working as the flack for a studio CEO with an insatiable hunger for press — as long as it’s of the fawning kind. Six months after Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief communications officer and Murdoch alum Nathaniel Brown’s surprise departure from the company, David Zaslav is […]
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Why TCM Fans Are Glitching About David Zaslav
Who’s Behind TCM’s Glitches? Cue David Zaslav’s Evil Laugh In recent weeks, the biggest mystery on TCM has been … what the heck is wrong with TCM? The classic movie channel has lately been plagued with what might generously be called technical difficulties. It started on May 3, when a showing of the 1982 Steve […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2023 Pay Package Rises to $49.7M
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav saw the value of his 2023 compensation package rise to $49.7 million, compared with $39.3 million in 2022 when the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger had closed. The entertainment conglomerate disclosed latest pay details for its top executives in a regulatory filing. Zaslav’s 2023 pay consisted of a $3 million salary, and more than […]
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In Fiery Monologue, Patton Oswalt Calls Out David Zaslav for Dumping Movies
Patton Oswalt took a shot at Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav during his opening monologue as host of the 71st Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards. Oswalt kicked off the MPSE ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles by lamenting the challenges that Hollywood faced in 2023. Oswalt, who also hosted the event last year, […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘The Hedge Knight’ Gets 2025 Release Date
Dunk and Egg keep journeying closer to their HBO debut. On Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav gave an update on the next Game of Thrones spinoff series: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight (a title that seems destined to be changed to something that doesn’t have “Knight” twice). “[Creator and […]
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What Tom Cruise’s New Deal Really Means
Last February, David Zaslav made his way to CAA’s offices, accompanied by his film-studio chiefs, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy. The delegation gathered in agent Maha Dakhil’s office, where Kevin Huvane and Joel Lubin were in attendance. Also there was a prized client: Tom Cruise. The meeting was the product of a call that […]
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Tom Cruise Sets Up Shop at Warner Bros. With New Movie Partnership
Tom Cruise is setting up shop on the Warner Bros. lot. In a new strategic partnership that Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav helped shepherd, Cruise will team with movie studio chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy in jointly developing and producing original and franchise theatrical films starring the world-famous actor. Cruise and his […]
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David Zaslav Says Hollywood Must Make “Tougher, Faster” Decisions to Avoid “Generational Disruption”
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says his company is now “in a position to really attack for growth” over the next year, with its finances stabilizing and the entertainment industry moving forward after the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. But he added that the “generational disruption” that is impacting the industry “requires […]
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David Zaslav Admits Striking Writers Were “Right About Almost Everything”
Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav now admits that striking writers were correct in their demands for sweeping changes in how creatives are compensated in Hollywood. Zaslav told The New York Times in a lengthy new profile that he has no regrets about the deal struck between studios and the Writers Guild of America for […]
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Dates Announced for the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival
After a tumultuous few months at TCM, the network’s Classic Film Festival will return to Hollywood on April 18-21 for its 15th edition with the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” it was announced Wednesday. “Like Turner Classic Movies itself, the TCM Classic Film Festival is a destination for cinephiles, and the 2024 […]
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