Entities/Company/Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Company ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 4 name variants incl. Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros, Warner Bros. Television
last seen in coverage 1 day ago
902
Wire items · since Feb 18
101
Deal items
84
Tracked projects
6
Months active
211
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 101 tracked deal items

27% of tracked dealflow (27/101) 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 27
book adaptation 24
greenlight 19
series order pilot pickup 10
option 9
spec sale 7
public domain adaptation 6
short story adaptation 2
podcast ip adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 50
greenlit 15
in production 13
optioned 7
acquired 4
completed seeking distribution 2
Medium
film 79
tv limited series 21
industry 5

Slate · 84 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume

In development 7
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
What
David Ellison · Jessica McNamee · Simon McQuoid
 in development 28 Jul 9 ↗
Drama
Greg Berlanti · Robert Pattinson · Andrew Garfield
 series order pilot pickup book adaptation acquired 21 Jul 2 ↗
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling · Daniel Radcliffe · Paapa Essiedu
 series order pilot pickup in development 19 Jul 3 ↗
End Of Oak Street
David Robert Mitchell · Ewan McGregor · Anne Hathaway
 acquired 12 Jul 22 ↗
Didn
Christian Bale · Clint Eastwood · Zack Snyder
 remake reboot — 11 Jul 22 ↗
Clayface
James Watkins · James Gunn · Mike Flanagan
 in development 10 Jul 26 ↗
Them
Chappell Roan · Neal Mohan · Steven Spielberg
 remake reboot in development 9 May 14 ↗
Greenlit 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Season
Greg Berlanti · Taylor Frankie Paul · Rob Mills
 series order pilot pickup greenlit 40 Jul 25 ↗
In production 9
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Batman
Matt Reeves · Christopher Nolan · James Gunn
 spec sale in production 34 Jul 26 ↗
Live
Mckenna Grace · Brad Pitt · Ike Barinholtz
 remake reboot in production 22 Jul 4 ↗
Evil Dead
Lee Cronin · Sébastien Vaniček · Sam Raimi
 greenlight remake reboot in production 20 Jul 9 ↗
Michael
Michael B. Jordan · Michael Mann · Antoine Fuqua
 greenlight book adaptation in production 19 Jul 4 ↗
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 14 Jul 9 ↗
Scream 7
Jessie Buckley · Christian Bale · Maggie Gyllenhaal
 in production 10 May 7 ↗
Pitt
Brad Pitt · Tom Cruise · Quentin Tarantino
 in production 9 May 19 ↗
Seeking distribution 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Should
Zach Cregger · Emerald Fennell · Margot Robbie
 book adaptation completed seeking distribution 10 May 1 ↗
Released & tracking 12
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Lee Cronin
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight completed seeking distribution 28 Jul 8 ↗
Mummy
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 28 Jul 7 ↗
Supergirl
Milly Alcock · Craig Gillespie · Jason Momoa
 in production 16 Jul 7 ↗
Weapons
Zach Cregger · Amy Madigan · Roy Lee
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 15 Jul 24 ↗
Sinners
Ryan Coogler · Michael B. Jordan · Paul Thomas Anderson
 acquired 13 Jun 28 ↗
They
Zazie Beetz · Patricia Arquette · Andy Muschietti
 remake reboot completed seeking distribution 13 Jul 13 ↗
Mortal Kombat
Karl Urban · Simon McQuoid · Jeremy Slater
 in production 13 Jul 17 ↗
Backrooms
Kane Parsons · Zach Cregger · Brian Duffield
 option in development 13 Jul 19 ↗
Bride
Maggie Gyllenhaal · Christian Bale · Jessie Buckley
 book adaptation option optioned 11 Jun 12 ↗
Mortal Kombat Ii
Simon McQuoid · Karl Urban · Jeremy Slater
 greenlit 10 Jul 17 ↗
Obsession
Curry Barker · David Ellison · Inde Navarrette
 option completed seeking distribution 9 Jul 18 ↗
Gladys
Zach Cregger · Amy Madigan · Roy Lee
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 8 Jul 24 ↗

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

David EllisonNamed in coverage92i · 3d
Lee CroninTalent attached35i · 8d
James GunnNamed in coverage31i · 3d
David ZaslavNamed in coverage25i · 0d
Zach CreggerTalent attached22i · 6d
Denis VilleneuveTalent attached20i · 2d
Christopher NolanNamed in coverage20i · 0d
Larry EllisonNamed in coverage20i · 0d
Mike FlanaganTalent attached19i · 6d
James WanTalent attached18i · 6d
Steven SpielbergNamed in coverage18i · 3d
Tom CruiseNamed in coverage17i · 2d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL WARNER BROS. COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 8 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

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
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
The Mummy
“$90.4M worldwide”Jun 26 · domestic
latest: “$90.4M worldwide” (domestic) 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

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Works with · top 8 of 25click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
Paramount Pictures 27923
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Netflix 21025
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Disney 1528
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Paramount 1347
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Warner Bros. Discovery 1194
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Universal Pictures 10910
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Sony Pictures 9922
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David Ellison 923
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Deal record · 101 entries, newest 45 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

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, Callum Turner, Diego Calva
 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, Carly Wray, Chip Zdarsky
 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, Fremantle, Jason Sarlanis
 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, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman
 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, Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye
 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, Lindsey Anderson Beer, Margot Robbie
 Phantasmagoria+1 src A+
Jul 17 21-Year-Old 'Backrooms' Director Reportedly Being Eyed for A24 Deal Worth $65 Million
deal · articleType “$65 million”
with A24, Kane Parsons, NBCUniversal Entertainment, Matthew Belloni, Chiwetel Ejiofor
 Complex+2 src A+
Jul 15 ‘Backrooms’ & ‘Longlegs’ Producer Chris Ferguson & His Oddfellows Ink First Look Deal With Warner Bros.
BUYER deal · articleType
with Oddfellows, Chris Ferguson, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, Clockwork, Christian Parkes
 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, Roy Lee, Steven Schneider
 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, Raphael Margules, Iya Labunka
 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, Susan Burton, Sharon Horgan
 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, James Gunn, Viola Davis
 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, Adam Driver, Stephen Graham
 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, Verve Talent Agency, A24
 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, Roy Lee, Andrew Childs
 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, Tracey Cook, Rachel Moore
 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, Liz Meriwether, Scoot McNairy
 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, Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis
 Soap Opera Network+3 src A
Jun 23 Kevin Bacon Set For Amazon MGM Horror Film ‘Summoner’ From Jeremy Slater
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Amazon MGM Studios, Kevin Bacon, Jeremy Slater, Nocturna, Andy Muschietti
 Deadline+2 src A
Jun 23 Warner Bros. Grabs Psychosexual Thriller ‘Exposure’ with Andy Muschietti Producing
BUYER short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Erika Vázquez, Siena Butterfield, Double Dream
 Dread Central+1 src A
Jun 19 Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media Strikes TV Overall Deal With Netflix After Exiting Disney Pact
deal · articleType
with Netflix, Proximity Media, Ryan Coogler, Disney, Zinzi Coogler
 Deadline+2 src A+
Jun 18 Warner Bros. Officially Adapting 15-Part Sci-Fi Thriller Series Into a New Franchise
BUYER book-adaptation @ in-development
with Max
 Collider A
Jun 18 Freddy Krueger Is Coming Back — and Jim Carrey’s Name Just Came Up
remake-reboot
with Chuck Russell, Jim Carrey, Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Paramount
 fortressofsolitude.co.za B
Jun 17 Warner Bros. Acquires Tahereh Mafi’s Bestselling Dystopian YA Series ‘Shatter Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)
BUYER book-adaptation @ acquired
with Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me, Temple Hill, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen
 Variety+2 src A+
Jun 16 ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Set New Movie for 2028 at Paramount
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Paramount, Upside Down Pictures, Cindy Holland
 Variety+7 src A+
Jun 12 Maggie Gyllenhaal to Adapt Rachel Kushner’s ‘Creation Lake’ for Warner Bros.
BUYER book-adaptation / option @ optioned
with Rachel Kushner, Maggie Gyllenhaal, WME, MGMT Entertainment
 Variety+5 src A+
Jun 12 Warner Bros. Passes on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: The Wasteland’ as Amazon, Sony, and Universal Circle
SELLER deal · articleType @ in-development
with George Miller, Tom Hardy, Amazon, Sony Pictures, Universal
 World of Reel+3 src A
Jun 8 Meet Scooby-Doo! First Look At The Iconic Canine In Live-Action Series
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Netflix, Sony Pictures Animation, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, Greg Berlanti
 Deadline+6 src A+
Jun 8 Zack Snyder Reimagining Beloved John Carpenter Sci-Fi Movie
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Zack Snyder, John Carpenter, Studiocanal, The Picture Company, Escape from New York
 AOL.com B
Jun 6 Scarlett Johansson Mike Flanagan Movie Debuts First-Look Photos
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Scarlett Johansson, Mike Flanagan, The Exorcist, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sasha Calle
 شبكة تواصل الإخبارية A
May 30 ‘Rick and Morty’ Movie in Development at Warner Bros.
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Adult Swim, Rick and Morty, Jacob Hair, Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland
 Moviefone C
May 23 Netflix Nabs Spec Script for Nuclear Weapons Thriller ‘Run the Football’ From ‘The Batman’ Producer (Exclusive)
spec-sale @ in-development
with Josh Marentette, Spencer Marentette, Netflix, Dylan Clark, Brian Williams
 THR A
May 22 Bill Lawrence's next TV show apparently about the sad kinds of alien abductions
book-adaptation / option @ in-development
with Bill Lawrence, Doozer Productions, Steven Rowley, Netflix
 AV Club A
May 20 Yokoso Scooby-Doo! to Be Voiced by Welker and Lillard
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Tubi, Warner Bros. Animation, OLM, Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard
 Vital Thrills A
May 19 Deal Scene: Hot Titles, Who’s Buying & the Market’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’
greenlight @ acquired
with A24, Jordan Firstman, Club Kid, Neon, Na Hong-jin
 The Ankler A
May 19 'Westworld' Reboot Movie Can Finally Set Up More Focus on the Other Parks
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Michael Crichton, Westworld, HBO Max, Max
 MovieWeb B
May 18 ‘Lanterns’: HBO DC Series Casts Laura Linney
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Laura Linney, Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Nathan Fillion, Chris Mundy
 Variety A
May 17 Warner Bros. reboots ‘Westworld’ film, leaving HBO series behind
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Westworld, HBO
 Washington Times B
May 15 Stephen Colbert began forging Rings legacy sequel long before Late Show firing
public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Stephen Colbert, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Cannes Film Festival
 AV Club B
May 13 Tom Cruise in Talks for ‘Doppelgänger’ Spy Thriller From ‘Searching’ Director Aneesh Chaganty
spec-sale @ in-development
with Tom Cruise, Aneesh Chaganty, Dan Frey, Ryan Coogler, David Ellison
 World of Reel A
May 13 Wait, Is Steven Spielberg Directing the Reboot of Jurassic Park Author’s 53-Year-Old Sci-Fi?!
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Steven Spielberg, David Koepp, Westworld, Michael Crichton, Legendary Entertainment
 ComicBook.com B
May 12 Warner Bros. Officially Rebooting HBO’s Cancelled Sci-Fi Series as a Movie
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Westworld, Michael Crichton, David Koepp, HBO
 ComicBook.com A
May 12 David Koepp To Script Remake Of Michael Crichton's 'Westworld' Movie
remake-reboot @ in-development
with David Koepp, Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg, Lisa Joy, Jonah Nolan
 Deadline A
May 7 ‘Deadliest Catch’ Headed to Canadian Waters as U.S. Reality Series Gets First International Adaptation
greenlight @ greenlit
with Rogers Sports & Media, Fremantle Canada, Attraction, Original Productions, Discovery Canada
 THR A
May 2 Netflix’s ‘Narnia’ From Greta Gerwig Getting Full Wide Theatrical Window, Heads To 2027
greenlight @ in-production
with Greta Gerwig, Netflix, IMAX, Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal
 Deadline+14 src A+

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 902 wire items (Feb 18 → Jul 26) matching Warner Bros. or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (39 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.7% 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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