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Travis Knight refuses to embrace AI in film 'at all': 'The concern is when it supplants the artist'

Director Travis Knight has expressed his opposition to generative AI in filmmaking, asserting that computers cannot "supplant" human artists.

BANG Premier · Oct 23

Adults Are Fueling a Toy Boom—These 4 Stocks Could Cash In

Adult "kidult" buyers are driving toy sales, but Hasbro, Mattel, Nintendo and GameStop stocks show diverging results, with durable IP like Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon outperforming hype-driven products.

MarketBeat · Oct 20

Trump’s tariffs and Iran war will make toys more expensive this holiday season

CEOs at major toy companies such as Mattel, the brand that owns Barbie, still say business is booming

The Independent UK · Oct 16

How to Play Skydance (SKYD) Stock After the Warner Bros and Paramount Merger Finally Closes

Skydance stock now trades as SKYD after Paramount bought Warner Bros. Here's what $6 billion in savings and $79 billion in debt could mean for your portfolio.

Barchart · Oct 7

The New Hollywood Titan: Inside the $110B Skydance Empire That Just Redefined the Streaming Wars

Skydance Corporation closed its $110B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery today. Here's what the deal means for streaming, news, and cinema.

Latin Times · Oct 7

Barbie 2 update: Skydance co-CEO says it's 'too early' to discuss sequel

Ynon Kreiz, Skydance's new co-CEO, has insisted it is "too early" to talk about Barbie 2.

BANG Premier · Oct 7

Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance

David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives

The Guardian - US · Oct 6

From Barbie to Batman, Israeli-American Ynon Kreiz Set to Co-Run $110bn Paramount-Warner Giant

Ynon Kreiz, who led Mattel during its entertainment expansion, has been appointed co-CEO of the planned Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery combined company, Skydance.

International Business Times UK · Oct 4

Paramount’s new co-CEO once hired a barista he met at a café with no résumé. His advice to Gen Z: ‘Look up and make eye contact’

Billionaire heir David Ellison tapped Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz as his No. 2 at Paramount after decades of betting on unconventional ideas, including Barbie and a barista.

Fortune · Oct 1

Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery clears legal hurdle

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement clearing Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states challenged the deal on antitrust grounds. The agreement includes safeguards for CNN’s editorial independence and requires the merged studio to release at least 30 films a year for its first two…

France 24 · Sep 30