Warner Bros. Pictures

Mumbai, India, June 02, 2008 -- Warner Bros. Pictures India enters into the animation genre with an untitled film directed by Jyotin Goel and produced by Geol Screencraft.

"This is a story of love and adventure, full of color, music, drama and comedy," says Jyotin Goel. "The film is not based on the human kingdom but portrays the melodious world of birds and attempts to explore their lives from an unusual standpoint. It is a journey into the lives of birds as they soar over dense jungles and teeming cities, giving them a point of view of the world that is hilariously different from ours."    » read more »

May 08, 2008 -- Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures will cease operations, it was announced today by Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros.

"With New Line now a key part of Warner Bros., we're able to handle films across the entire spectrum of genres and budgets without overlapping production, marketing and distribution infrastructures," said Horn. "After much painstaking analysis, this was a difficult decision to make, but it reflects the reality of a changing marketplace and our need to prudently run our businesses with increased efficiencies. We're confident that the spirit of independent filmmaking and the opportunity to find and give a voice to new talent will continue to have a presence at Warner Bros."    » read more »

April 07, 2008, Cannes, France -- Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and HBO have signed a landmark multi-year deal to be the initial suppliers of programming to France Telecom Orange’s just-announced multi-platform pay television service, it was announced today by Jeffrey Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and Charles Schreger, President, Programming Sales, HBO.    » read more »

March 19, 2008 -- Toby Emmerich has been named President & COO, New Line Cinema and will lead its reorganization to become a stand-alone production entity as part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, and Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros.

New Line will continue to maintain its own development, creative and production teams. In addition, New Line's marketing, publicity, distribution, business and legal affairs and physical production will report to Emmerich, but will closely coordinate with their Warner Bros. counterparts.    » read more »

March 12, 2008, Burbank, California – The CW Network, Warner Bros. Television Group and Stride Gum are teaming up to offer fans the unique opportunity to create their own “Smallville” adventure in the form of a new digital comic book based on the hit TV series (airing Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET on The CW).

The writers and producers of “Smallville” have developed the beginning and the end of an all-new comic book adventure and will leave it to fans to determine the direction of all of the action in between.    » read more »

February 26, 2008 -- Philippe Cardon, President, International, Warner Home Video, today announced the promotion of Jaap Bruijnen to Managing Director of Warner Home Video Benelux, effective May 1, 2008. Currently serving as Deputy Managing Director, Benelux, Bruijnen will succeed Ruud Lamers, who recently announced his intention to leave the company at the end of April.

"I take great pride in my years at Warner Home Video Benelux, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with Philippe and his senior management team to help lead this company," said Bruijnen.    » read more »

February 25, 2008 -- After a career of more than 25 years with the studio, Ruud Lamers, Managing Director of Warner Home Video Benelux will leave the company on April 30, 2008. Since joining Warner Home Video Benelux upon its founding in 1982, Lamers has been involved in all developments within the filmed home entertainment market in Benelux, and under his leadership the company became the in-territory market leader and trendsetter with many new developments including Retail Sell-Through, the launch of DVD and digital distribution.    » read more »

February 19, 2008 -- Warner Bros. Pictures is set to debut the trailer for its forthcoming action adventure epic 10,000 BC on Yahoo! Movies in 14 countries, marking the largest trailer debut with a single media partner in Warner Bros. Pictures' history. Directed by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day), the film is slated for release in the U.S. on March 7, 2008, and will roll out internationally throughout the Spring.    » read more »

Feb. 13, 2008 -- This is a day of relief and optimism for everyone in the entertainment industry. We can now all get back to work, with the assurance that we have concluded two groundbreaking labor agreements - with our directors and our writers – that establish a partnership through which our business can grow and prosper in the new digital age.    » read more »

February 05, 2008 -- Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) and Prime Focus have entered into a strategic alliance that will allow both companies to expand their abilities to offer their state of the art digital post production capabilities to filmmakers on a global scale. The agreement will provide filmmakers around the world with access to the expert talents and services both companies have been providing through their state of the art facilities. It also allows both companies to manage their workflows more efficiently between Warner Bros.    » read more »

January 16, 2008 -- Highly respected and multi-award winning veteran technology executive Darcy Antonellis has been promoted to President, Warner Bros. Technical Operations, it was announced today by Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, to whom she will directly report.    » read more »

January 16, 2008 -- JOINT STATEMENT:

The agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) establishes an important precedent: Our industry's creative talent will now participate financially in every emerging area of new media. The agreement demonstrates beyond any doubt that our industry's producers are willing and able to work with the creators of entertainment content to establish fair and flexible rules for this fast-changing marketplace.    » read more »

January 15, 2008 -- Highly regarded and award-winning marketing executive Sue Kroll has been named to the newly created position of President, Worldwide Marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures, it was announced today by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.    » read more »

January 08, 2008 -- Kevin McCormick has been promoted to President, Production, Warner Bros. Pictures, it was announced today by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

In his new post, McCormick will assume day-to-day responsibility for Warner Bros. Pictures' creative team and the development of the movies produced by the company. In addition, he will continue to have oversight of the division's New York and London offices. Warner Bros. Pictures' 2008 release slate includes Speed Racer, Get Smart, The Dark Knight and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.    » read more »

January 09, 2008 -- The Warner Bros. Television Group will consolidate its two domestic television distribution divisions, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution (WBDCD), into a single domestic television distribution entity, it was announced today by Bruce Rosenblum, President, Warner Bros. Television Group.    » read more »