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Warner Bros.

Company ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 4 name variants incl. Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros, Warner Bros. Television
last seen in coverage Aug 16
1002
Wire items · since Feb 18
112
Deal items
81
Tracked projects
7
Months active
245
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 112 tracked deal items

27% of tracked dealflow (30/112) is remake reboot; 75% of classified deal mediums are film; 84% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
remake reboot 30
book adaptation 25
greenlight 19
series order pilot pickup 12
option 9
spec sale 7
public domain adaptation 6
short story adaptation 2
podcast ip adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 55
greenlit 17
in production 14
optioned 7
acquired 4
completed seeking distribution 2
Medium
film 87
tv limited series 23
industry 6

Slate · 81 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume

In development 5
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Drama
Greg Berlanti · Robert Pattinson · Andrew Garfield
 series order pilot pickup book adaptation in development 23 Aug 7
Clayface
James Gunn · James Watkins · Mike Flanagan
 in development 11 Aug 9
Spotlight
David Ellison · Noah Wyle · Mark Ruffalo
 in development 9 Aug 4
Them
Chappell Roan · Neal Mohan · Steven Spielberg
 remake reboot in development 9 May 14
Moment
Denis Villeneuve · Michael B. Jordan · Timothée Chalamet
 — 7 May 4
In production 10
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Batman
Matt Reeves · James Gunn · Christopher Nolan
 spec sale in production 36 Aug 9
Live
Mckenna Grace · Brad Pitt · Ike Barinholtz
 remake reboot in production 23 Aug 4
Evil Dead
Lee Cronin · Sébastien Vaniček · Sam Raimi
 greenlight remake reboot in production 21 Aug 7
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling · Daniel Radcliffe · Dominic McLaughlin
 series order pilot pickup in production 20 Aug 12
Dune: Part Three
Denis Villeneuve · Timothée Chalamet · Jason Momoa
 greenlight book adaptation in production 17 Jul 18
Superman
James Gunn · Aaron Pierre · Nicholas Hoult
 in production 16 Jul 16
Evil Dead Burn
Sébastien Vaniček · Sam Raimi · Lee Cronin
 greenlight remake reboot in production 15 Aug 7
Scream 7
Jessie Buckley · Christian Bale · Maggie Gyllenhaal
 in production 10 May 7
Dune 3
Denis Villeneuve · Timothée Chalamet · Clayton Davis
 greenlight book adaptation in production 7 Jul 9
Scooby-doo
Matthew Lillard · Frank Welker · Adam Lewinson
 series order pilot pickup remake reboot in production 7 Jun 8
Seeking distribution 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Devils
Ken Russell · Mike Flanagan · Brian De Palma
 completed seeking distribution 9 Aug 13
Released & tracking 14
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Mummy
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 30 Aug 10
End Of Oak Street
David Robert Mitchell · Anne Hathaway · Ewan McGregor
 acquired 22 Aug 14
Supergirl
Milly Alcock · Craig Gillespie · Jason Momoa
 in production 19 Aug 15
Weapons
Zach Cregger · Amy Madigan · Roy Lee
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 17 Aug 10
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight completed seeking distribution 16 Aug 5
Mortal Kombat
Simon McQuoid · Karl Urban · Jeremy Slater
 in development 15 Aug 11
Backrooms
Kane Parsons · Zach Cregger · Brian Duffield
 option in development 14 Aug 4
Sinners
Ryan Coogler · Michael B. Jordan · Paul Thomas Anderson
 acquired 13 Jun 28
Bride
Maggie Gyllenhaal · Christian Bale · Jessie Buckley
 book adaptation option optioned 11 Jun 12
Mortal Kombat Ii
Simon McQuoid · Karl Urban · Jeremy Slater
 greenlit 11 Aug 8
Obsession
Curry Barker · Inde Navarrette · David Ellison
 option completed seeking distribution 11 Aug 4
Odyssey
Christopher Nolan · Stanley Kubrick · Charlie Kaufman
 — 10 Aug 15
Gladys
Zach Cregger · Amy Madigan · Julia Garner
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 9 Jul 29
Spider-man
Anne Hathaway · Ewan McGregor · Christopher Nolan
 in development 9 Aug 15

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

David EllisonNamed in coverage100i · 3d
Lee CroninTalent attached39i · 9d
James GunnNamed in coverage38i · 3d
David ZaslavNamed in coverage28i · 1d
Anne HathawayTalent attached23i · 0d
Zach CreggerTalent attached23i · 6d
Christopher NolanNamed in coverage22i · 0d
Larry EllisonNamed in coverage21i · 0d
Denis VilleneuveTalent attached20i · 2d
David Robert MitchellTalent attached20i · 0d
Mike FlanaganTalent attached19i · 6d
Steven SpielbergNamed in coverage19i · 3d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL WARNER BROS. COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 11 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

Spider-Man: Brand New Day
“$927 million worldwide opening”Aug 3 · domestic/worldwide→“$671.2M”Aug 12 · domestic→“$780.8M”Aug 15 · domestic
latest: “$780.8M” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Obsession
“$215 million / $332.4 million”Jun 23 · domestic / worldwide→“$400 million worldwide”Jul 7 · worldwide
latest: “$400 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Mummy
“$90.4M worldwide”Jun 26 · domestic→“$2.9 million”Aug 5 · U.K.
latest: “$2.9 million” (U.K.) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Backrooms
“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide→“well over $375M worldwide”Jul 15 · worldwide
latest: “well over $375M worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Bride!
“$24 million worldwide”Jun 12 · worldwide
latest: “$24 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
They Will Kill You
“$19 million worldwide”Jun 16 · worldwide
latest: “$19 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Supergirl
“$99M worldwide”Jul 7 · worldwide
latest: “$99M worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Mortal Kombat II
“$129.5 million global”Jul 17 · worldwide
latest: “$129.5 million global” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Weapons
“$270 million worldwide”Jul 24 · worldwide
latest: “$270 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Ready Player One
“$608M worldwide”Aug 5 · worldwide
latest: “$608M worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Wonka
“$634 million worldwide”Aug 8 · worldwide
latest: “$634 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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262
APR
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MAY
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JUN
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JUL
88
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Works with · top 8 of 23click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
ParamountCO 46034
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NetflixPLAT 22628
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DisneyCO 1638
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Warner Bros. DiscoveryCO 1435
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HBO MaxPLAT 13513
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UniversalCO 12110
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SonyCO 11723
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David EllisonPERSON 1003
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Deal record · 112 entries, newest 30 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Aug 12 ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Due To Hit HBO In 2027: Everything We Know About The Cast, Who’s Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-production
with HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery, Francesca Gardiner +5
 Deadline A
Aug 12 Amazon MGM Studios Greenlight’s Skybound’s Stillwater IP to Series for Prime Video
SELLER series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Amazon MGM Studios, Skybound Entertainment, Berlanti Productions +5
 Skybound Entertainment B
Aug 12 Inside Zack Snyder’s shock return to Warner Bros. lot as bosses rally miserable staff amid Paramount deal ‘purgatory’
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Zack Snyder, Pam Abdy, Mike De Luca +5
 pagesix.com C
Aug 12 ‘Escape From New York’: Zack Snyder’s Remake May Land At Warner Bros., But The SnyderVerse Won’t Return
remake-reboot
with Zack Snyder, Escape from New York, John Carpenter
 The Playlist+2 src C
Aug 8 Kirill Sokolov, Director of ‘They Will Kill You,’ Tackling Sci-Fi Action Movie ‘Blur’ for Netflix (Exclusive)
Deal @ in-development
with Kirill Sokolov, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine +5
 THR+2 src B
Aug 7 ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Co-Writers Danya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan Developing ‘A Really Bad Person’ Crime Drama For FX & Legendary TV
Deal @ in-development
with Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, FX +5
 Deadline+1 src C
Aug 1 ‘Barbie’ Sequel Stalled as Warner Bros. Tries to Reach Deals With Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling
Deal @ in-development
with Mattel, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie +5
 THR+7 src A
Aug 1 ‘Barbie 2’ Stuck In High-Stakes Deal Standoff As Greta Gerwig & Ryan Gosling Await Warner Bros. Agreements
Deal
with Mattel, Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling +1
 The Playlist A
Aug 1 The Barbie Sequel Is A Mess No One Has Written A Word Of The Script
Deal “$20 million”
with Mattel, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie +3
 Bleeding Cool B
Jul 31 Sony Readies Hockey Romance Adaptation ‘Fake Skating’ With Director Josh Boone
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Josh Boone, Morgan Lehmann, Victoria Bata +5
 The Wrap C
Jul 31 Warner Bros. Is Reportedly Racing Paramount to Make Its Own ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movie; Lee Cronin to Direct
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Lee Cronin, Paramount Pictures, Wes Craven +5
 Dread Central+2 src A+
Jul 24 Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake Starts Filming With Margaret Qualley Channeling Isabelle Adjani — Shot in 35mm
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Paramount, Parker Finn, Margaret Qualley +5
 World of Reel+1 src A+
Jul 23 Series Adaptation of Graphic Novel Horror ‘Stillwater’ Ordered by Amazon Prime Video
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Amazon Prime Video, Skybound Entertainment, Greg Berlanti +5
 Dread Central+3 src A+
Jul 22 Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos Brought To Life With AI In “Groundbreaking” Docuseries For ID
greenlight @ greenlit
with Investigation Discovery, Arrow Media, Warner Bros. Discovery +5
 Deadline A+
Jul 21 Disney+ Greenlights ‘Riverdale’ Apocalypse Series ‘Afterlife With Archie’ for Halloween 2027
greenlight / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Jimmy Gibbons +5
 The Wrap+7 src A+
Jul 21 Sony Dates Bad Robot’s JT Mollner Horror Pic ‘Skeletons’ Starring Brie Larson For Summer 2027
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Brie Larson, Kyle Gallner, John Goodman +5
 Deadline+9 src A+
Jul 19 Sydney Sweeney’s 'Hollow', A Gothic Erotic Thriller Reimagining of 'Sleepy Hollow', Lands at Sony
book-adaptation / public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Sony Pictures, Penguin Random House, Sydney Sweeney +5
 Phantasmagoria+1 src A+
Jul 17 21-Year-Old 'Backrooms' Director Reportedly Being Eyed for A24 Deal Worth $65 Million
Deal “$65 million”
with A24, Kane Parsons, NBCUniversal Entertainment +3
 Complex+2 src A+
Jul 15 ‘Backrooms’ & ‘Longlegs’ Producer Chris Ferguson & His Oddfellows Ink First Look Deal With Warner Bros.
BUYER Deal
with Oddfellows, Chris Ferguson, Warner Bros. Pictures Group +5
 Deadline+3 src A
Jul 14 TriStar Pictures Lands Feature Film Rights to Trevor Henderson’s Creepy ‘Cartoon Cat’
option @ optioned
with TriStar Pictures, Trevor Henderson, Sony Pictures +5
 Dread Central+6 src A+
Jul 13 ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Original Screenplay U.S. Rights Head To Paramount & Studio’s New Genre Label Primal Before Warner Bros Merger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Paramount, Wes Craven estate, J.D. Lifshitz +5
 Deadline A+
Jul 8 'Succession' Director Andrij Parekh to Helm Netflix's 'The Retrievals'
podcast-ip-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Andrij Parekh, Molly Smith Metzler +5
 Variety C
Jul 6 Creature Commandos Showrunner Dean Lorey Offers Season 2 Update
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Dean Lorey, DC Studios, HBO Max +5
 Bleeding Cool A
Jul 4 Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale Are in for ‘Heat 2,’ Filming Starts in November | Exclusive
SELLER book-adaptation @ in-production “nearly $40 million”
with Amazon MGM Studios, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale +5
 The Wrap+1 src A
Jul 3 Zach Cregger and Brian Duffield Adapting Internet Horror Sensation 'Siren Head'
BUYER option @ in-development “multi-million-dollar”
with Trevor Henderson, Zach Cregger, Brian Duffield +3
 Phantasmagoria+4 src A+
Jul 2 After Backrooms, Hollywood Goes All-In On Siren Head
BUYER option @ optioned “low seven figures”
with Trevor Henderson, Zach Cregger, Brian Duffield +5
 Cosmic Book News+5 src A+
Jul 2 Victoria Aveyard’s ‘Tempest’ In The Works As Series From Chernin Entertainment
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Chernin Entertainment, Victoria Aveyard, Peter Chernin +5
 Yahoo News UK B
Jun 28 Emmy Rossum Hunts a Killer in First Trailer for Hulu Series Furious
remake-reboot
with Hulu, Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew +5
 The Movie Blog B
Jun 26 Warner Bros. Animation Announces Development On 'Dark Shadows' Adaptation Based On Cult-Classic Soap Opera
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Lisa Holdsworth, Warner Bros. Animation, Dan Curtis +5
 Soap Opera Network+3 src A
Jun 23 Kevin Bacon Set For Amazon MGM Horror Film ‘Summoner’ From Jeremy Slater
Deal @ in-development
with Amazon MGM Studios, Kevin Bacon, Jeremy Slater +5
 Deadline+2 src A

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 1002 wire items (Feb 18 → Aug 16) matching Warner Bros. or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (46 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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