Universal becomes first studio to cross $4bn at global box office in 2026
The Odyssey, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael are key drivers. Source: ScreenDaily
Benedict Cumberbatch Says Paramount-Warner Deal Is A “Calamity” That Must Be Blocked
Benedict Cumberbatch has co-authored an op-ed with Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong in which the actors argue that Paramount‘s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery should be blocked in the UK. Source: https://deadline.com/2026/07/benedict-cumberbatch-paramount-warner-calamity-blocked-1237004191/
Disney Announces Reimagined Collection of Experiences at Hollywood Studios
Inspired by the Emmy Award-winning short film, Once Upon a Studio, the Animation Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been reimagined with Disney Animation characters magically leaping off the screen and into the physical world. Source: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/entertainment/disney-announces-reimagined-collection-of-experiences-at-hollywood-studios
Legendary LA studio complex to be sold in shocking blow to dying Hollywood film industry
Television City, a legendary studio lot in central Los Angeles, is expected to be sold over its owners debt in the latest sign of economic stress tearing through Hollywood. Source: https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/entertainment/historic-la-studio-complex-television-city-to-be-sold-in-blow-to-dying-film-industry/
Paramount to amend $111B Warner Bros. deal to win EU green light
The companies were told they should win clearance if they cut ties with Universal Pictures on movie distribution in several EU countries. Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/paramount-to-amend-111b-warner-bros-deal-to-win-eu-green-light/
Midjourney wants the Hollywood studios that sued it to show the court how they use AI
Midjourney argued that training AI with publicly available images is fair use and that the studios themselves use the same training practices for their own AI models. Source: https://www.engadget.com/2207936/midjourney-wants-studios-that-sued-show-court-ai-use/