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'Wicked: For Good' writer and executive producer Winnie Holzman breaks down her early conviction to cast Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. She says their charisma, voices and otherworldly presence made them feel like true inhabitants of Oz theankler.com/p/rushfield-lu…


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Super interesting take here.

.@matthewstoller tells @richardrushfield Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. is “obviously illegal,” and not even designed to succeed. The real strategy: freezing a top competitor for up to two years weakening WB and shifting power toward Netflix theankler.com/p/it-can-be-st…



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Yesterday's Substack Live convo about the busy week of awards and, yes, the existential threat of another Hollywood merger -- now available for Prestige Junkie After Party paid subscribers, join us!

.@kateyrich, @chrisjrosen and @joyceeng61 see how Netflix absorbing WBD could alter both the creative process and the theatrical ecosystem, where WB's involved execs and strong release slate could meet Netflix’s "blank check" and streaming-first philosophy prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/train-dreams…



.@kateyrich, @chrisjrosen and @joyceeng61 see how Netflix absorbing WBD could alter both the creative process and the theatrical ecosystem, where WB's involved execs and strong release slate could meet Netflix’s "blank check" and streaming-first philosophy prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/train-dreams…


.@matthewstoller tells @richardrushfield Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. is “obviously illegal,” and not even designed to succeed. The real strategy: freezing a top competitor for up to two years weakening WB and shifting power toward Netflix theankler.com/p/it-can-be-st…


.@elainelow, @natjarv and @theseanmac break down why Netflix’s bid stunned the town. The streamer spent years insisting it builds rather than buys, then swooped in with an $83 billion move that left execs, agents and writers rattled theankler.com/p/netflix-wbd-…


.@Snoodit breaks down how Netflix absorbing Warner Bros. would reshape TV: a giant roster of showrunners, a syndication goldmine and an exec suite facing major decisions. The biggest buyer could soon become the biggest seller theankler.com/p/5-burning-qs…

TheAnkler's tweet image. .@Snoodit breaks down how Netflix absorbing Warner Bros. would reshape TV: a giant roster of showrunners, a syndication goldmine and an exec suite facing major decisions. The biggest buyer could soon become the biggest seller
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What happens if Netflix Bros. decides to make all WBTV programming exclusive to its platform? That and many, many more questions about today's game-changing deal for @TheAnkler theankler.com/p/5-burning-qs…


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Get busy reading the 2026 #SpiritAwards nominations! bit.ly/4rPzUB4

‘One Battle’ is sweeping key groups, ‘Train Dreams’ is earning love from voters and Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ has become one of the season’s defining stories. Katey Rich breaks down the week’s five biggest shifts: theankler.com/p/5-trends-fro…

TheAnkler's tweet image. ‘One Battle’ is sweeping key groups, ‘Train Dreams’ is earning love from voters and Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ has become one of the season’s defining stories. Katey Rich breaks down the week’s five biggest shifts: theankler.com/p/5-trends-fro…


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How did Zootopia 2 break through the global box office — and is Hollywood prepared for AI’s disruption? @janicemin, CEO of @TheAnkler, sat down with @rsafian to dig into the industry’s biggest shifts and what comes next. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0g3rbJ…


Netflix acquiring WBD marks the consolidation wave Jane Fonda described as a threat to creative workers and democratic discourse. Her call for industry-wide vigilance hits even harder today theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…

TheAnkler's tweet image. Netflix acquiring WBD marks the consolidation wave Jane Fonda described as a threat to creative workers and democratic discourse. Her call for industry-wide vigilance hits even harder today theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…
TheAnkler's tweet image. Netflix acquiring WBD marks the consolidation wave Jane Fonda described as a threat to creative workers and democratic discourse. Her call for industry-wide vigilance hits even harder today theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…

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The Committee for the First Amendment was formed to fight for our right to free expression. A WBD merger puts it at risk. Read more from @JaneFonda on @theankler. theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…

MarkRuffalo's tweet image. The Committee for the First Amendment was formed to fight for our right to free expression. A WBD merger puts it at risk. Read more from @JaneFonda on @theankler. 

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.@EntStrategyGuy shows how streamers left as much as $1.5B on the table in 2025. A slate of straight-to-streaming titles could have strengthened weak October weekends and rebuilt moviegoing habits. The data is eye-opening: theankler.com/p/box-office-i…

TheAnkler's tweet image. .@EntStrategyGuy shows how streamers left as much as $1.5B on the table in 2025. A slate of straight-to-streaming titles could have strengthened weak October weekends and rebuilt moviegoing habits. The data is eye-opening: theankler.com/p/box-office-i…

‘One Battle’ is sweeping key groups, ‘Train Dreams’ is earning love from voters and Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ has become one of the season’s defining stories. Katey Rich breaks down the week’s five biggest shifts: theankler.com/p/5-trends-fro…

TheAnkler's tweet image. ‘One Battle’ is sweeping key groups, ‘Train Dreams’ is earning love from voters and Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ has become one of the season’s defining stories. Katey Rich breaks down the week’s five biggest shifts: theankler.com/p/5-trends-fro…

A legacy studio may vanish as the WBD sale spirals into political pressure, antitrust chatter and threats of shareholder end-runs. @richardrushfield lays out why every path leaves creators and audiences with fewer choices. theankler.com/p/oooh-are-you…

TheAnkler's tweet image. A legacy studio may vanish as the WBD sale spirals into political pressure, antitrust chatter and threats of shareholder end-runs. @richardrushfield lays out why every path leaves creators and audiences with fewer choices. theankler.com/p/oooh-are-you…

Jane Fonda writes in an exclusive op-ed that the stakes of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale reach far beyond one company. Consolidation could reshape who gets heard, who gets hired, and who gets silenced. Her message to Hollywood: speak now theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…

TheAnkler's tweet image. Jane Fonda writes in an exclusive op-ed that the stakes of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale reach far beyond one company. Consolidation could reshape who gets heard, who gets hired, and who gets silenced. Her message to Hollywood: speak now theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…

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Right now on @TheAnkler , special guest columnist @Janefonda weighs in on the Warners deal. This "should terrify anyone who cares about a free society. " theankler.com/p/jane-fonda-o…


On this week's Ankler Agenda, @elainelow, @natjarv and @theseanmac break down the latest WBD bidders, while @richardrushfield rejects the “pick your poison” framing wholesale. Full podcast episode: theankler.com/p/enter-the-wa…


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