Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as president of Lucasfilm after nearly 14 years leading the studio, marking one of the most significant leadership transitions in modern Star Wars history. Lucasfilm confirmed the move on January 15, 2026, announcing that Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni and longtime executive Lynwen Brennan will step in as co‑presidents as…
A Delaware judge has rejected Paramount Skydance’s attempt to fast‑track its lawsuit seeking access to Warner Bros. Discovery’s financials, a setback that slows—but doesn’t stop—the company’s aggressive push in the ongoing takeover fight. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Morgan T. Zurn dismissed the motion to expedite, ruling that Paramount had not demonstrated the level of urgency…
Paramount Skydance has been moving with unusual speed as its hostile pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery intensifies, and the company’s latest moves signal a studio preparing for a far larger fight than anyone expected. While the takeover battle continues to play out in Delaware and on Wall Street, the newly merged studio is quietly fortifying…
Paramount Skydance has escalated its hostile pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery yet again, filing suit in Delaware Chancery Court and pushing the takeover battle into a full‑blown legal and financial brawl. The speed of the escalation is what has Hollywood buzzing. This latest twist builds directly on the tensions we reported in Hollywood Holds Its…
Goodbye to the mass layoffs and sweeping restructurings of 2025, and hello to 2026 — another year already signaling major change for Hollywood. The industry has been in near‑constant motion for years now, reshaped by the streaming wars, the collapse of traditional cable, the thousands of jobs cut across studios in 2025, and the completion…