“Batman: Caped Crusader” has unmasked its Joker. “House of the Dragon” star Matthew Needham will voice the villain in Season 2 of the animated noir series after the Clown Prince of Crime was teased at the end of Season 1. (John DiMaggio, who voices Detective Harvey Bullock on the show, is credited with voicing the
Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, in full Ebenezer Scrooge gear. Depp plays Scrooge in Paramount’s upcoming film, “Ebenezer,” directed by Ti West, which hits theaters in November. The actor appeared outside a store called “Scrooge and Marley” in San Diego’s Gaslamp District around 2:30 p.m., but fans began
A federal judge on Thursday extended the order blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for an additional 14 days, meaning the deal cannot close before Aug. 18. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín is scheduled to hold a hearing on August 3 on a request for a preliminary injunction that would block the deal indefinitely. Paramount is requesting additional
David Ellison may have believed that Paramount Skydance could have closed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by now. The deal was approved by the Justice Department in June (apparently over the objections of staff reviewing it). It has been officially cleared by the EU, and Paramount agreed to the relatively minor concession
Patreon, the creator-focused monetization platform, said Thursday it would lay off 20% of its employees as it changed how its internal structure works. The cuts will affect 93 Patreon employees, who will be given at least 16 weeks of severance pay. In a note to staff posted online, CEO Jack Conte said the company’s “core
Xbox is launching a test for ad-supported cloud gaming that will be available on a voluntary basis to members of its fan feedback community, Xbox Insiders. Starting Thursday, Xbox Insiders with an Xbox account will have the option to try the free, ad-supported experience through a selection of games players already own, including “Forza Horizon
