Showbiz Sandbox 590: New Warner Bros. Discovery Strategy Is A Little Batty Showbiz Sandbox

The newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery held its first earnings call last week making so many headlines it was all anyone in the entertainment industry could talk about. The company has a ton of debt, but a plan to get into better financial shape; stop producing expensive scripted shows, shelve pricey projects and layoff thousands of employees. Most controversially the media giant decided to completely abandon the nearly finished DC movie, “Batgirl.”

Speaking of comic book movies, the Wall Street Journal believes Disney’s Marvel titles are in a bit of a slump. Their movies are grossing less, getting worse reviews are not a big deal on social media. Do people even like superhero movies anymore?

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including the story behind all those expensive Springsteen tickets, why Beyonce is changing the lyrics to one of her recent songs and why “To Kill A Mockingbird” is leaving Broadway.





The Eisner Awards Winners 2022, As Announced At San Diego Comic-Con

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-eisner-awards-winners-2022-as-announced-at-san-diego-comic-con/

At the Euro 2022 Final, England Takes its First Major Women’s Soccer Title

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/31/1114792604/euro-2022-england-beats-germany-women-title

‘Bullet Train’ Clocks $62.5M Global Bow; ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Overtakes ‘Doctor Strange 2’

‘Bullet Train’ Clocks $62.5M Global Bow; ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Overtakes ‘Doctor Strange 2’ & ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Crosses $1.35B WW – International Box Office



‘Moon Man’ Holds Off ‘Warriors of Future’ on Another Strong China Box Office Weekend

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/china-box-office-moon-man-warriors-of-future-1235335634/

Jafar Panahi Ordered to Serve Six-Year Sentence by Iranian Authorities

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/jafar-panahi-6-year-sentence-iran-1235319533/

Unsealed Transcripts Open Door to End of Roman Polanski’s 45-year Legal Saga in the U.S.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-18/unsealed-transcripts-open-door-to-end-of-roman-polanskis-45-year-legal-saga-in-the-u-s

Chris Cuomo Will Join NewsNation in Return to TV News

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/chris-cuomo-return-newsnation-tv-1235326569/

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Abruptly Cancels Return to Broadway, Blaming Producer Scott Rudin

https://variety.com/2022/legit/news/to-kill-a-mockingbird-broadway-scott-rudin-1235329501/

Netflix Touts Record 7.7% Share Of Total TV Viewing In June

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