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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. PARAMOUNT MULLS NEXT MOVE AFTER SWEETENED WBD BID IS REJECTED WBD IS STILL PLANNING TO MOVE TOWARD A SPLIT NEXT YEAR Paramount Skydance is mulling its next move after having its acquisition offer for Warner Bros. Discovery rebuffed for a second time in a span of days. Multiple sources familiar with the ongoing WBD talks tell Deadline that the latest bid came in at $24 a share, sweeter than the initial offer of $20 a bit more than a week ago. The rejection of Paramount’s second bid, initially reported by the New York Post, was followed by a market-moving declaration on Tuesday by WBD, the company’s first confirmation that it is indeed for sale. The company said it’s initiated a strategic review process in light of “unsolicited interest” from “multiple parties.” >>>Rampant Speculation NETFLIX EARNINGS Inside The Surprise Brazilian Tax That Rattled Netflix Earnings With WBD In Play, Netflix CEOs Ted Sarandos & Greg Peters Weigh In On Media M&A AI Poses Threat To Some Content, Ted Sarandos Says, But Taylor Swift Is “More Popular Than Ever" Despite ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ B.O. Success, Ted Sarandos Says Strategy Remains “Exclusive First Run Movies On Netflix” ‘Catan’ Rights Acquired By Netflix With Plans For Various Film & TV Series Adaptations Of Board Game Deadline Exclusives & Originals 'Resurrection' A $200M Bet - Mel Gibson's two-part feature The Resurrection of The Christ is likely to be the biggest-budget project on sale at next month’s American Film Market. Each film could come with a budget in the $100M region, making it a combined $200M prospect. Those are rare numbers these days in the independent market. >>>Two-Part 2027 Release Flueger On Leave From 'Chicago P.D.' - Chicago P.D. original cast member Patrick John Flueger is taking a leave of absence from the popular NBC police drama, where he plays Adam Ruzek, to deal with a personal matter. >>>Will Return This Season Atomic Monster Buys 'Thrashers' - In a competitive situation, James Wan’s Atomic Monster has acquired the rights to Julie Soto’s bestselling YA psychological thriller The Thrashers for television. >>>Search On For Writer In Brief - Trump cools on possible Diddy pardon... IAG ups Sam Anene & Brett Yalof to agent...  Doc Talk Podcast hits road for Hot Springs Doc Festival THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW Jack Alcott Talks Realizing Espionage Dreams In ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ & Finding Joy In ‘Killing Faith’ Role Jack Alcott is coming off a busy year, crossing off dreams he has realized from a checklist he began when he was a young boy. Not only did he make his big return as Harrison Morgan, son of Michael C. Hall’s serial killer character Dexter Morgan, in Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection, but he is also making a splash in the Ned Crowley-directed feature Killing Faith. Alcott spoke with Deadline between Resurrection and promotion for Killing Faith, where fans will get to see more of his range as an actor. He stars alongside Bill Pullman, Guy Pearce and DeWanda Wise. >>>Q&A      QUOTABLE   "It’s astonishing the number of male actors who don’t wear underwear​​​​​​​" -  Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan RENEWALS, CANCELLATIONS & PICKUPS   exclusive ‘Modern Marvels’ Franchise Returning To The History Channel With Focus On WWII Disney Renews ‘Project Runway’ For Season 22 ‘Surviving Mormonism’: ‘Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’s Heather Gay To Star In Bravo Limited Series About Mormon Church      CASTING ABOUT Exclusive One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti, The Summer I Turned Pretty star Christopher Briney, Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs have commenced production in London on The Julia Set, a coming-of-age drama.   exclusive Camila Cabello and Langston Kerman (Abbott Elementary) are two new additions to the cast of Cut Off, the Warner Bros. comedy Jonah Hill is directing.   exclusive Billy Magnussen (Lilo & Stitch), Betty Gilpin (The Hunt), Gbenga Akinnagbe (A House of Dynamite), and Anna Lambe ( True Detective: Night Country) are new additions to The Social Reckoning, Sony’s follow-up to The Social Network. In Brief - Kelli O’Hara joins recurring cast of  Sheriff Country... Annabelle Wallis joins historical thriller Pedro Pan      BY THE NUMBERS   9.4M -  Viewership for 'Boots' in its first full week on Netflix MORE NEWS   📺 The annual Teens & Screens survey of 1,500 adolescents in 2024 found the most popular genre of content with adolescents was fantasy. This year, however, those preferences have virtually flipped, with 32.7% of adolescents saying they prefer relatable content — a 35.3% jump over last year — and just 25% going for fantasy. 🏆 Irish-Scottish filmmaker Mark Cousins will curate the 38th European Film Awards ceremony to create “a live film essay” alongside a creative team also including film composer Dascha Dauenhauer and stage director Robert Lehniger. 🤝 Netflix has sealed a deal with Mattel and Hasbro to be global co-master toy licensees for KPop Demon Hunters as the franchise continues its march across media and consumer categories. 🎥 Dakota Johnson will make her feature directorial debut with drama A Tree Is Blue. Vanessa Burghardt (Cha Cha Real Smooth), Charli XCX and Jessica Alba are in negotiations to star. OBITUARIES 🕯️ Barbara Gips, who wrote some of the most iconic movie taglines of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, died on October 16, in the Bronx. Gips, a highly accomplished copywriter, is best known for the iconic Alien tagline, "In space no one can hear you scream." 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery ON THE RADAR Wed - AFI Fest begins; NAB Show NY; Gen V finale Thu - Ben Stiller on Colbert Fri - World Series begins; NBA Prime Video debuts; New Yorker Festival opens Sun - It: Welcome to Derry series premiere PHOTO OF THE DAY Coming Up Roses - Emma Stone and Alicia Silverstone at the Bugonia NY premiere. This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. Please add email@email.deadline.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90064 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe