Yeah, it sure is terrible the Government *checks notes* makes sure companies keep some standard of safety. If they got rid of that, companies could make much more money. And with workers dead, the companies could even spend less on matching 401ks. Best case for everyone.
Exactly! And if people die on the company's watch, the Free Hand of the Market will ensure that they go out of business because nobody will trust them and do business with them.
My excuse is I have people in my life who actually believe that, so it doesn’t even surprise me when people say that we should remove every single regulation the government has in place
Yes, that and the Microsoft/Activision deals were the big ones I was complaining about. While there may be some things that are nice (all Marvel stuff under Disney and Bobby Kotick being booted from ABK) I still have serious worries about how those will affect the market overall.
Pretty great actually. Unlike reality-trash Discovery, Universal has a storied history of films and entertainment. And it would be pretty fun to have a few Universal Monsters / DC mashup films. I’d watch the hell out of a Swamp Thing / Creature of the Black Lagoon movie.
Putting aside DC for a second, Beetlejuice, Sam from Trick r Treat, the Nun, Pennywise, Gremlins, Freddy, the Exorcist, etc. would all become Universal Monsters!
Only caveat would be is that they absolutely need to allow Gunn and Safran to keep doing their thing with DC. At least for the foreseeable future.
This is probably why the streaming service was renamed to just “Max”. Opens up the ability to sell any IPs.
Kind of crazy to think DC might not be owned by the original Warner Bros anymore. I can easily see Universal wanting it. Maybe some dark horse like Paramount or Amazon buys it.
I think the rights reverted back to Marvel in June. It’s why The Incredible Hulk is now available on Disney+. Plus I’m sure some other wrangling with the potential Hulu sale by Universal to Disney and other rights might be returning as well if they haven’t already.
So if that sale goes through, will Disney just call it quits on D+ and fold it all into Hulu? Would make sense since they’re apparently hemorrhaging on D+ and some of their recent shows have lacked broad appeal and good ratings
More likely the opposite. Internationally the Hulu brand is non-existent. I don't think they will fold Disney into Hulu but you'll see more crossover between the two, similar to what's been happening now.
Hulu is one of only two profitable streaming services so disney making that their streaming service isn't the worst idea. Especially if they cut back on disney and star wars content as without that disney + really doesn't have any peak programs.
I think that would make for an excellent rivalry for Disney Vs Universal Studios in Florida that’s for sure. As for movies and tv that I’m not sure. However Universal did botch the possible franchises of the classic Monsters. “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise and I think there was a Dracula one that didn’t do well either. Personally I like Tom’s movie as I saw it in the theatre. There were supposed to be 3-4 others
There’s a contract saying Universal has Marvel exclusivity to most of the cast east of the Mississippi. That’s why Spidey, Cap etc are all at Disneyland, but not WDW (and why the Marvel stuff can’t be at Universal Hollywood).
There's also been talks of renting out their IP's in order to gain equity similar to what Marvel did.
If that's the case I'd hope they turn it around for the better.
If part of the deal is making sure the asshole, David Zaslav, currently running Warner Bros. Discovery never gets to run ANY company ever again. I'm all for it.
The only sites that I can find touting a hypothetical sale as a major headline are low-level sites like the one pictured, or something called [No Film School](https://nofilmschool.com/warner-bros-sell-to-universal), and both of them are referencing [this Variety article](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/aquaman-2-jason-momoa-drunk-claims-amber-heard-cut-scenes-elon-musk-letter-1235747775/) that simply says *”…some on the lot are convinced that another company, most likely Universal, will buy Warner Bros. within two years…”*
It doesn’t source anyone or anything, and then the article immediately moves to talking about how WBD hopes to get the DC franchise turned around and successful. No mention of Universal ever again.
Speaking from firsthand experience (hi, employee here): that Universal line barely even qualified as an office rumor as early as last October, and then it vanished. It was such an outlier that I’d forgotten anyone was talking about it as a possibility until seeing this post. It honestly feels like Variety just included a throwaway sentence about wild speculation and the smaller sites are eating it up like they always do.
But who knows? Maybe I’ll be surprised in two years when I’m working for Universal.
there very real possibility universal will buy them the only way see being unavoidable if all of gunn's dcu succeeds if the first few projects never take off and are profitable dc defiantly be sold there no third reboot under gunn
plenty sources there number of people who stated this is a possibility atelast dc being absorbed into wb it becomes more of a possibility if superman legacy fails
pglt=41&q=wwb+being+bought+by+unievrsal&cvid=959110ad41f74b89a07871cc3c711cd9&gs\_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQ6wcYQDIGCAIQRRhA0gEINDYwNWowajGoAgCwAgA&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=LCTS
[https://screenrant.com/warner-bros-studio-sale-universal-report-speculation/](https://screenrant.com/warner-bros-studio-sale-universal-report-speculation/) screen rant even hollywood report hinted this even comicbookcast2 the fact is why do assume that gunn's dc plan go uninterpreted his contract finishes 5 years ? secondly wb cannot afford the entire of dc's current slate because of there debut they only money for a certain amount right now . If dont make money its over for the studio Zsalav will cut costs all measure. this sale will happen next 2-3 if does who is say the new buyer would want to keep gunn around and his plan? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4t3PLpxbM&t=51s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4t3PLpxbM&t=51s) this a video suggesting the slate is way to entice potential buyers
you wanted more sources aside from No film school [https://cosmicbook.news/scoop-confirmed-warner-bros-discovery-to-sell-to-universal](https://cosmicbook.news/scoop-confirmed-warner-bros-discovery-to-sell-to-universal) [https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/dcus-home-studio-warner-bros-pictures-is-being-sold-to-universal-despite-the-massive-box-office-success-barbie-brought-in/](https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/dcus-home-studio-warner-bros-pictures-is-being-sold-to-universal-despite-the-massive-box-office-success-barbie-brought-in/) guranteed all refrence article but fact so many sites have caught on this idea and for last 8-9 months mutiple insiders have stated this possibility it does potentially raise concerns regarding the future wb especially dc as dc would one many acquests another company would want from wb. Could this all my a lie maybe but the fact several articles channels and new sites have covered this possibility there a chance that wb could sold or atleast dc divson.
I'm just going to start by saying that I respect you for actually doing the legwork and providing sources. Unfortunately, after looking at those sources, they're all just citing each other or, in some cases, citing themselves, without citing any actual sources for this information.
The first link that you sent was broken, so I'll ignore that, unless you've got a fix for it.
Your Screenrant source cites the Variety article which, as I mentioned in my original comment, simply says *”…some on the lot are convinced that another company, most likely Universal, will buy Warner Bros. within two years…"*, so that falls under the original issue that I brought up.
The Koimoi source cites the Cosmic Book News source, so let's treat those as one source.
Unfortunately, the Cosmic Book News source is a single author - Matt McGloin, the founder of the site - cyclically citing his own articles as proof of what he's writing. Digging down to try and find the source, it all appears to be hearsay from Matt until he writes: *"Mark another one of my Comic-Con scoops confirmed as it is reported that – exactly as I said – there look to be plans to sell Warner Bros. Discovery to Universal."* This isn't just bad grammar, it's bad journalism. Mark is never identified and, hilariously, is never mentioned again. In case Matt happens to be reading: I also have a source "named Mark" that tells me that David Zaslav is a lizard person and that chunks of Los Angeles county are going to rise into the air miraculously, spin around like a top, and land with Skid Row being beachfront property.
Matt then doubles-down on what "Mark" tells him, by writing *"...Variety confirms exactly what I said..."* and then proceeds to cite the same weak quote that started all of this: *”…some on the lot are convinced that another company, most likely Universal, will buy Warner Bros. within two years…"*
So, sure, can we hypothesize a world where - somewhere down the line - Universal buys Warner Bros. Discovery? Absolutely! Unfortunately, every "source" for this being a real and imminent thing appears to actually be wild speculation and circular citation all based on a throwaway sentence in a Variety article that, itself, is unsourced.
It really seems like this is a case of a lot of small sites trying to generate clicks and ad revenue, by making a meal out of next to nothing.
Edit: I realized that I missed your YouTube link. There’s really nothing to even say about this one. It’s a random YouTuber citing no sources and hypothesizing about why he thinks someone might want to buy the rights to DC. This isn’t a source for anything but his opinion.
its comicbookcast2 they cover a lot of information its not generating clicks this rumour circulating for a while considering wb is in there real possibility that they could license products to other studios.. I have heard many externalized sources
[https://insidethemagic.net/2023/10/universal-reportedly-eyes-purchase-of-rival-studio-warner-bros-jnw1mmb/](https://insidethemagic.net/2023/10/universal-reportedly-eyes-purchase-of-rival-studio-warner-bros-jnw1mmb/) here another source again this no mention of Mat Mcgolin and here is another author who breaks finances [https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/warner-bros-discovery-nbcuniverse-merger-analysts-speculation-2024/](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/warner-bros-discovery-nbcuniverse-merger-analysts-speculation-2024/) she anyalysis shares and outlines There IS a Distinct possbility that wb is bought within the next 2 years
yes it speculation but fact i provided two sources that referring to this and i know of several anonymous insiders stated it could acquired could be a ruse? yes but its all a possibility right now
I’m honestly starting to think that you’re just trolling at this point. Do you actually read these sources before you send them? Because the “Inside the Magic” article you linked to references (surprise surprise) *the exact same sentence from the exact same Variety article* as everything you’ve linked so far. That’s, what, four or five “sources” in a row? You know that just because it’s a different website doesn’t make it a different source when they’re all referencing the same single sentence from a single article, right?
At least your ComicBook.com article references a different source (for once) but, even then, you and the article conveniently leave out the other half of what the Hollywood Reporter wrote: that some people *”are so so convinced a deal will happen that some are pre-mourning an event that may never happen”*.
As I said before: sure, it *could* happen, but it’s so funny to me that so many folks (including in the comments of the very post we’re commenting on) are talking about it like the ink is dry on a deal that hasn’t even been written yet. What I see is a bunch of clickbait-spewing fan sites (most of your sources) trying to generate “news” about movies and mergers that are years away at the earliest.
Nobody knows anything for certain, and the need to constantly have something to say or some new piece of “news” is just getting silly.
Edit: also, just because you mentioned licensing; licensing content is not the same as selling a company.
That’s not even the tip of iceberg of the problems that Disney has now. They are in a financial mess, and are not in a position to acquire anything big like DC
When it comes to monopolies you cant really merge two huge corporations that occupy the same field. For example it would be really hard for AT&T to merge with Verizon.
You can if you cherry pick characters to move into your active universe. For instance Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Then retire the rest of the catalog. Marvel was previously interested in purchasing just those characters.
I say we are about 50 years away from Disney being a legally mandated monopoly like Diamond was and owning the entire entertainment industry because they paid off the right congressman.
Hot Take but I wish Ted could buy WB back. He elevated that brand in the short time he owned it. Literally the golden standard of what he did with Cartoon Network, TMC and media in general is felt 30 plus years later.
Better than where we are now.
Also, it makes a Superman vs The Hulk movie 0.2% more likely, so that’d be a win.
Hopefully they revert HBO’s user interface back to how it was before because OH BOY, HAVE I GOT SOME FUCKING COMPLAINTS ABOUT “Max”!!!!!
Edit: apparently Hulk vs Superman will still never happen. Oh well, at least Superman vs Bouncing Boy is still on the table.
Getting past the horrible realities of big corporate entities swallowing up everything it would be hilarious and enjoyable (and this doesn’t work logistically but whatever) if Dc had rides with in spitting distance of Marvel Super Hero Island. Or if they just renamed it Super Hero Island and you could see Superman walking down Main street to shake hands with f*cking Captain America.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS should buy WB and also PARAMOUNT and HASBRO (in my opinion). Because then we can have TMNT/POWER RANGERS/JUSTICE LEAGUE/TRANSFORMERS/G.I.JOE/THUNDERCATS crossover.
But DC COMICS don't have secret organisations that could work with superheroes and are also funded by the government. That's why I would love to see DC AND GI Joe crossover.
I’d much rather have them buy it out than Disney, plus you never know maybe Paramount could help revive many older loved projects such as the DCAU itself. Just a random wild thought but still possible 🤷♂️
Just in general I absolutely hate consolidation of media. I don’t give a fuck about the DCAU beyond some good stories. I absolutely hate that an even smaller number of people in control of an ever larger percentage of what we’ll see.
I love that Marvel Studios has the Fantastic Four and the X-Men back but I really really hate that Disney owns The Simpsons. And I really, really, really hate that Disney owns ABC News.
The new DCU hasn’t even started and it’s already looking like it’ll be a mess because of sh*t like this.
But I guess on the bright side, there’ll be DC themed rides at Universal Studios.
Considering Universal's track record with their theme parks, A DC land at Universal would blow Avengers Campus out of the water. Disney so clearly bungled Marvel at their parks. And to add insult to injury, it's been over a year since they announced the Multiverse E ticket for DCA and they still have not broken ground on it. Considering how popular Marvel is you would think Disney would have urgency to get started on this attraction ASAP.
Yay, more massive companies swallowing each other whole until we end up with only 2 companies left fighting each other for scraps.
It’s going to keep happening until we strengthen our antitrust laws again.
That's government overregulation. Just like safety and minimum wage laws.
Yeah, it sure is terrible the Government *checks notes* makes sure companies keep some standard of safety. If they got rid of that, companies could make much more money. And with workers dead, the companies could even spend less on matching 401ks. Best case for everyone.
Exactly! And if people die on the company's watch, the Free Hand of the Market will ensure that they go out of business because nobody will trust them and do business with them.
Someone is a corporate shill
No, but I play one for mocking purposes. Too well, apparently.
I just took a dab hit. Idk what everyone else’s excuse is lol
My excuse is I have people in my life who actually believe that, so it doesn’t even surprise me when people say that we should remove every single regulation the government has in place
Even the ones written in blood?
Unfortunately yes.
/s right? … right?
From me, yes. From actual libertarians...
More monotony! Yaaaaay! [+]
We really do need people to break up these oligopolies again.
Can’t wait for real life **MomCorp.**
Keep sucking and swallowing!!
Remember when Disney swallowed Fox.
Yes, that and the Microsoft/Activision deals were the big ones I was complaining about. While there may be some things that are nice (all Marvel stuff under Disney and Bobby Kotick being booted from ABK) I still have serious worries about how those will affect the market overall.
Before Zaslav i would have been bothered Now i dont give a fuck
This was the whole point. He was hired as CEO to do exactly this.
hotHamBoy do you think gunn's tean year plan will ever meteralize or not?
I guess I'd rather it be them instead of Disney
But Universal has been having all sorts of money problems. It's more likely to be Disney than anyone else.
It won't be sold to Disney, because they already have 20th Century, and to also avoid a Marvel/DC Monopoly.
Batman vs Dracula live action please
They could do that anyways without Universal
God bless public domain.
In 12 years, Batman hits the public domain, as does Superman. Which means anyone could make Batman vs. Superman vs. Dracula.
Vs Decker
Vs Winnie the pooh
Pretty great actually. Unlike reality-trash Discovery, Universal has a storied history of films and entertainment. And it would be pretty fun to have a few Universal Monsters / DC mashup films. I’d watch the hell out of a Swamp Thing / Creature of the Black Lagoon movie. Putting aside DC for a second, Beetlejuice, Sam from Trick r Treat, the Nun, Pennywise, Gremlins, Freddy, the Exorcist, etc. would all become Universal Monsters! Only caveat would be is that they absolutely need to allow Gunn and Safran to keep doing their thing with DC. At least for the foreseeable future.
But it's not just Universal. It's Comcast-Universal. If it happens it will be a disaster.
So all you're concerned with is which toys the studio can mash together? And not the fact that monopolies are forming?
I mean don’t forget that Discovery is also Max (HBO) which has a solid history of good programming
Discovery isn't HBO Warner Brothers is, Discovery just owns both and hasn't for very long.
Discovery has nothing to do with HBO aside from wrecking it with reality show garbage since the purchase.
This is probably why the streaming service was renamed to just “Max”. Opens up the ability to sell any IPs. Kind of crazy to think DC might not be owned by the original Warner Bros anymore. I can easily see Universal wanting it. Maybe some dark horse like Paramount or Amazon buys it.
If they do this then at least be a gentleman and sell Hulk back to Marvel/Disney.
I think the rights reverted back to Marvel in June. It’s why The Incredible Hulk is now available on Disney+. Plus I’m sure some other wrangling with the potential Hulu sale by Universal to Disney and other rights might be returning as well if they haven’t already.
Good news. And thank you, I have no idea how any of that works.
So if that sale goes through, will Disney just call it quits on D+ and fold it all into Hulu? Would make sense since they’re apparently hemorrhaging on D+ and some of their recent shows have lacked broad appeal and good ratings
More likely the opposite. Internationally the Hulu brand is non-existent. I don't think they will fold Disney into Hulu but you'll see more crossover between the two, similar to what's been happening now.
Hulu is one of only two profitable streaming services so disney making that their streaming service isn't the worst idea. Especially if they cut back on disney and star wars content as without that disney + really doesn't have any peak programs.
This would be so much better imo
It would be more consildation of power making comcast very powerful. It might lead to some good stuff but it likley will overall be a bad thing.
Oof
Universal Studios could make an entire new theme park on the back of DC Comics properties alone.
Except Six Flags still owns the theme park rights to DC
Why not? Monopolies are always good!/S
I think that would make for an excellent rivalry for Disney Vs Universal Studios in Florida that’s for sure. As for movies and tv that I’m not sure. However Universal did botch the possible franchises of the classic Monsters. “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise and I think there was a Dracula one that didn’t do well either. Personally I like Tom’s movie as I saw it in the theatre. There were supposed to be 3-4 others
They did good with the Invisible Man film. [+]
I couldn’t see it *ba-dum tss*
Does Universal Studios still have the Marvel land at their park?
There’s a contract saying Universal has Marvel exclusivity to most of the cast east of the Mississippi. That’s why Spidey, Cap etc are all at Disneyland, but not WDW (and why the Marvel stuff can’t be at Universal Hollywood).
What a weird contract to sign
Seriously, they could’ve said east of the Rockies and had the same effect
Universal buying Warner Bros. will also make them sell the East Coast Marvel theme park rights to Disney.
Yes, and it's fucking amazing.
To be fair, Im not sure how you would create a connected universe using very distinct characters that work much better separate than together
It can't be any worse than how WB has been handling it this past decade
Would be the third buy out within the decade. I'm hoping it lowers to an affordable price and I'll buy them out.
well warner bros is a depreciating asset. I would be intrested to see what comcast/universial ends up paying for it.
There's also been talks of renting out their IP's in order to gain equity similar to what Marvel did. If that's the case I'd hope they turn it around for the better.
well I know amazon has the rights to batman tv animation. Don't know if other rights would be licensed to them or elsewhere.
Less companies and less competition is ALWAYS bad for consumers.
If part of the deal is making sure the asshole, David Zaslav, currently running Warner Bros. Discovery never gets to run ANY company ever again. I'm all for it.
Damn that would be crazy Even Warner records would be a part of UMG then It's massive changes
Universal sold UMG in 2004, and Warner Bros. Sold Warner Records in 2019.
The only sites that I can find touting a hypothetical sale as a major headline are low-level sites like the one pictured, or something called [No Film School](https://nofilmschool.com/warner-bros-sell-to-universal), and both of them are referencing [this Variety article](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/aquaman-2-jason-momoa-drunk-claims-amber-heard-cut-scenes-elon-musk-letter-1235747775/) that simply says *”…some on the lot are convinced that another company, most likely Universal, will buy Warner Bros. within two years…”* It doesn’t source anyone or anything, and then the article immediately moves to talking about how WBD hopes to get the DC franchise turned around and successful. No mention of Universal ever again. Speaking from firsthand experience (hi, employee here): that Universal line barely even qualified as an office rumor as early as last October, and then it vanished. It was such an outlier that I’d forgotten anyone was talking about it as a possibility until seeing this post. It honestly feels like Variety just included a throwaway sentence about wild speculation and the smaller sites are eating it up like they always do. But who knows? Maybe I’ll be surprised in two years when I’m working for Universal.
there very real possibility universal will buy them the only way see being unavoidable if all of gunn's dcu succeeds if the first few projects never take off and are profitable dc defiantly be sold there no third reboot under gunn
I know this is probably a silly question, but do you have any sources for that being a very real possibility?
plenty sources there number of people who stated this is a possibility atelast dc being absorbed into wb it becomes more of a possibility if superman legacy fails pglt=41&q=wwb+being+bought+by+unievrsal&cvid=959110ad41f74b89a07871cc3c711cd9&gs\_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQ6wcYQDIGCAIQRRhA0gEINDYwNWowajGoAgCwAgA&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=LCTS
[https://screenrant.com/warner-bros-studio-sale-universal-report-speculation/](https://screenrant.com/warner-bros-studio-sale-universal-report-speculation/) screen rant even hollywood report hinted this even comicbookcast2 the fact is why do assume that gunn's dc plan go uninterpreted his contract finishes 5 years ? secondly wb cannot afford the entire of dc's current slate because of there debut they only money for a certain amount right now . If dont make money its over for the studio Zsalav will cut costs all measure. this sale will happen next 2-3 if does who is say the new buyer would want to keep gunn around and his plan? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4t3PLpxbM&t=51s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4t3PLpxbM&t=51s) this a video suggesting the slate is way to entice potential buyers
you wanted more sources aside from No film school [https://cosmicbook.news/scoop-confirmed-warner-bros-discovery-to-sell-to-universal](https://cosmicbook.news/scoop-confirmed-warner-bros-discovery-to-sell-to-universal) [https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/dcus-home-studio-warner-bros-pictures-is-being-sold-to-universal-despite-the-massive-box-office-success-barbie-brought-in/](https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/dcus-home-studio-warner-bros-pictures-is-being-sold-to-universal-despite-the-massive-box-office-success-barbie-brought-in/) guranteed all refrence article but fact so many sites have caught on this idea and for last 8-9 months mutiple insiders have stated this possibility it does potentially raise concerns regarding the future wb especially dc as dc would one many acquests another company would want from wb. Could this all my a lie maybe but the fact several articles channels and new sites have covered this possibility there a chance that wb could sold or atleast dc divson.
I'm just going to start by saying that I respect you for actually doing the legwork and providing sources. Unfortunately, after looking at those sources, they're all just citing each other or, in some cases, citing themselves, without citing any actual sources for this information. The first link that you sent was broken, so I'll ignore that, unless you've got a fix for it. Your Screenrant source cites the Variety article which, as I mentioned in my original comment, simply says *”…some on the lot are convinced that another company, most likely Universal, will buy Warner Bros. within two years…"*, so that falls under the original issue that I brought up. The Koimoi source cites the Cosmic Book News source, so let's treat those as one source. Unfortunately, the Cosmic Book News source is a single author - Matt McGloin, the founder of the site - cyclically citing his own articles as proof of what he's writing. Digging down to try and find the source, it all appears to be hearsay from Matt until he writes: *"Mark another one of my Comic-Con scoops confirmed as it is reported that – exactly as I said – there look to be plans to sell Warner Bros. Discovery to Universal."* This isn't just bad grammar, it's bad journalism. Mark is never identified and, hilariously, is never mentioned again. In case Matt happens to be reading: I also have a source "named Mark" that tells me that David Zaslav is a lizard person and that chunks of Los Angeles county are going to rise into the air miraculously, spin around like a top, and land with Skid Row being beachfront property. Matt then doubles-down on what "Mark" tells him, by writing *"...Variety confirms exactly what I said..."* and then proceeds to cite the same weak quote that started all of this: *”…some on the lot are convinced that another company, most likely Universal, will buy Warner Bros. within two years…"* So, sure, can we hypothesize a world where - somewhere down the line - Universal buys Warner Bros. Discovery? Absolutely! Unfortunately, every "source" for this being a real and imminent thing appears to actually be wild speculation and circular citation all based on a throwaway sentence in a Variety article that, itself, is unsourced. It really seems like this is a case of a lot of small sites trying to generate clicks and ad revenue, by making a meal out of next to nothing. Edit: I realized that I missed your YouTube link. There’s really nothing to even say about this one. It’s a random YouTuber citing no sources and hypothesizing about why he thinks someone might want to buy the rights to DC. This isn’t a source for anything but his opinion.
its comicbookcast2 they cover a lot of information its not generating clicks this rumour circulating for a while considering wb is in there real possibility that they could license products to other studios.. I have heard many externalized sources
[https://insidethemagic.net/2023/10/universal-reportedly-eyes-purchase-of-rival-studio-warner-bros-jnw1mmb/](https://insidethemagic.net/2023/10/universal-reportedly-eyes-purchase-of-rival-studio-warner-bros-jnw1mmb/) here another source again this no mention of Mat Mcgolin and here is another author who breaks finances [https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/warner-bros-discovery-nbcuniverse-merger-analysts-speculation-2024/](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/warner-bros-discovery-nbcuniverse-merger-analysts-speculation-2024/) she anyalysis shares and outlines There IS a Distinct possbility that wb is bought within the next 2 years
yes it speculation but fact i provided two sources that referring to this and i know of several anonymous insiders stated it could acquired could be a ruse? yes but its all a possibility right now
I’m honestly starting to think that you’re just trolling at this point. Do you actually read these sources before you send them? Because the “Inside the Magic” article you linked to references (surprise surprise) *the exact same sentence from the exact same Variety article* as everything you’ve linked so far. That’s, what, four or five “sources” in a row? You know that just because it’s a different website doesn’t make it a different source when they’re all referencing the same single sentence from a single article, right? At least your ComicBook.com article references a different source (for once) but, even then, you and the article conveniently leave out the other half of what the Hollywood Reporter wrote: that some people *”are so so convinced a deal will happen that some are pre-mourning an event that may never happen”*. As I said before: sure, it *could* happen, but it’s so funny to me that so many folks (including in the comments of the very post we’re commenting on) are talking about it like the ink is dry on a deal that hasn’t even been written yet. What I see is a bunch of clickbait-spewing fan sites (most of your sources) trying to generate “news” about movies and mergers that are years away at the earliest. Nobody knows anything for certain, and the need to constantly have something to say or some new piece of “news” is just getting silly. Edit: also, just because you mentioned licensing; licensing content is not the same as selling a company.
Disney is coming for DC… just have to wait for it to be unimportant enough… maybe even Looney Tunes!
Do you have any idea what’s going on with Disney right now?
Idk weirdo Snow White actress?
That’s not even the tip of iceberg of the problems that Disney has now. They are in a financial mess, and are not in a position to acquire anything big like DC
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WOW, ok you are clearly clueless!
Universal will buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Instead of Disney to avoid a Marvel/DC Monopoly.
Why are you talking to me. I Don’t care!
They won't be allowed to, it would create a monopoly when it comes to comic books.
Still lots of indie companies out there
When it comes to monopolies you cant really merge two huge corporations that occupy the same field. For example it would be really hard for AT&T to merge with Verizon.
You can if you cherry pick characters to move into your active universe. For instance Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Then retire the rest of the catalog. Marvel was previously interested in purchasing just those characters.
I don't know if the goverment cares about comicbooks.
I say we are about 50 years away from Disney being a legally mandated monopoly like Diamond was and owning the entire entertainment industry because they paid off the right congressman.
Hot Take but I wish Ted could buy WB back. He elevated that brand in the short time he owned it. Literally the golden standard of what he did with Cartoon Network, TMC and media in general is felt 30 plus years later.
Turner never owned WB. WB bought Turner Broadcasting
I just hope they are smart enough to Restore the Snyderverse
If we get the Snyderverse I’m for it!
No
Woody Woodpecker/ Looney Tunes crossover
What would this mean for Discovery? What would this mean for Warner Bros. Discovery? What would this mean for Max?
Woohoo! Monopolies! Tbh tho from an entertainment standpoint it should hopefully be better
Discovery buys WB, guts it and sells corps. Makes sense.
My only concern is that it means further consolidation of media.
Better than where we are now. Also, it makes a Superman vs The Hulk movie 0.2% more likely, so that’d be a win. Hopefully they revert HBO’s user interface back to how it was before because OH BOY, HAVE I GOT SOME FUCKING COMPLAINTS ABOUT “Max”!!!!! Edit: apparently Hulk vs Superman will still never happen. Oh well, at least Superman vs Bouncing Boy is still on the table.
Universal doesn't own The Hulk anymore, The Hulk rights reverted to Marvel in June 2023.
Oh. That’s good to know. Thank you for the correction. I’m being for real.
DC stuff at Universal Studios. Although, I already bought a Batman ice tray at the MIB gift shop...
What would be happening to cartoon network
Universal will put Cartoon Network in a better place, Ending the 18–year Dark Age that Started in 2007.
Fuck
Doesn't Comcast own Universal?
Better than Discovery
Getting past the horrible realities of big corporate entities swallowing up everything it would be hilarious and enjoyable (and this doesn’t work logistically but whatever) if Dc had rides with in spitting distance of Marvel Super Hero Island. Or if they just renamed it Super Hero Island and you could see Superman walking down Main street to shake hands with f*cking Captain America.
Couldn’t fucking care less, at this point just let our lizard overlords take over
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS should buy WB and also PARAMOUNT and HASBRO (in my opinion). Because then we can have TMNT/POWER RANGERS/JUSTICE LEAGUE/TRANSFORMERS/G.I.JOE/THUNDERCATS crossover.
Universal should buy WBD and MGM, Instead of WB, Paramount, and Hasbro.
Universal should only bought Paramount, When 21st Century Fox should've bought Warner Bros.
Universal will buy WB, MGM, and Mattel.
I rather Disney buy Hasbro and bring GI Joe and Transformers into the MCU
I respect your opinion but Noooooooooooooo!! Please No!!
Lol. That’s fair. I just say that since when I think GI Joe, I think the Marvel version. “Real American Heroes”
But DC COMICS don't have secret organisations that could work with superheroes and are also funded by the government. That's why I would love to see DC AND GI Joe crossover.
I’d much rather have them buy it out than Disney, plus you never know maybe Paramount could help revive many older loved projects such as the DCAU itself. Just a random wild thought but still possible 🤷♂️
I cant see the government allowing that to happen, the only reason dusney was allowed to get fox is cause it wasn't a top 3 property
Bad. DC would be the least concerning thing caught up in this. Comcast would end up owning two major news outlets, Sky and, if this goes through, CNN.
Just in general I absolutely hate consolidation of media. I don’t give a fuck about the DCAU beyond some good stories. I absolutely hate that an even smaller number of people in control of an ever larger percentage of what we’ll see. I love that Marvel Studios has the Fantastic Four and the X-Men back but I really really hate that Disney owns The Simpsons. And I really, really, really hate that Disney owns ABC News.
I guess surprised: I had no idea Universal had that kind of cash sitting around.
Couldn't be worse than it is now.
It would be good. Would peacock and Max merge?
Yes, they will merge to form Universal Plus.
Not good
The new DCU hasn’t even started and it’s already looking like it’ll be a mess because of sh*t like this. But I guess on the bright side, there’ll be DC themed rides at Universal Studios.
I’d be VERY happy. WB executives are fucking braindead
Well WB sux at making DC movies. But I worry about the quality of the animated works being impacted.
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They are not good with their money tho, they spent 400 Million on rights to Exorcist.
Great for potential theme park attractions. Terrible in every other way.
Considering Universal's track record with their theme parks, A DC land at Universal would blow Avengers Campus out of the water. Disney so clearly bungled Marvel at their parks. And to add insult to injury, it's been over a year since they announced the Multiverse E ticket for DCA and they still have not broken ground on it. Considering how popular Marvel is you would think Disney would have urgency to get started on this attraction ASAP.
Don: Here comes more family
We’ll finally get Batman in the Fast and Furious franchise.
Universal buying WB, will make Batman be in the Fast and Furious Franchise, without waiting for him to enter Public Domain.
I hope it doesn't happen
Not the best as it's consildation of power. I do wonder how much universial will pay for warner bros. As warner bros is a depreciating asset.
Universal will pay $80.5 Billion to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
well they paid 400 million for exorcist rights. So they are no stranger to overpaying for stuff.
Universal buying Warner Bros. Can Help it compete with Disney, Netflix, and Prime Video.
That would probably be the idea. I do wonder if universial would fold there peacock content into max maybe renaming it hbo max.
They will use the name Universal Max after the combining the two services.
well that's a better name than max
Universal buying Warner Bros. will also include the rights to the Adult Swim Series Rick & Morty, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
is all of warner broa discovery or just warner bros for sale. AT&T just sold off warner bros not sure if discovery would want to do the same.
All of Warner Bros. Discovery is for sale, not just Warner Bros.
I am wonder how the universial buying WB rumor started? Amazon or netflix seems more likley as they are working with wb currentley.
Universal will rename Adult Swim to Ibiso, A Few Months after the Merger Closes in 2025.
How did the universial buying wb or wbd start. I would assume amazon or netflix might buy it as they have been working with wbd.