{"id":453979,"date":"2022-05-27T18:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warner-bros-owner-unhappy-over-deal-with-j-j-abrams-report\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T18:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:34:56","slug":"warner-bros-owner-unhappy-over-deal-with-j-j-abrams-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warner-bros-owner-unhappy-over-deal-with-j-j-abrams-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Warner Bros. owner unhappy over deal with J.J. Abrams: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d206387944\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d206387944\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warner-bros-owner-unhappy-over-deal-with-j-j-abrams-report\/#%E2%80%9CWarner_Bros_owner_unhappy_over_deal_with_JJ_Abrams_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Warner Bros. owner unhappy over deal with J.J. Abrams: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWarner_Bros_owner_unhappy_over_deal_with_JJ_Abrams_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Warner Bros. owner unhappy over deal with J.J. Abrams: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Warner Bros.\u2019 new corporate parent is reportedly unh<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with the returns from the Hollywood studio\u2019s mega-deal with production company Bad Robot, which is helmed by blockbuster director J.J. Abrams.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams, known for directing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> like \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u201d and creating shows like \u201cAlias,\u201d inked a $250 million overall deal for Bad Robot with Warner Bros. in September 2019. But Bad Robot hasn\u2019t made much content for HBO, HBO Max, or the movie studio since. <\/p>\n<p>David Zaslav, the boss of the studio\u2019s newly formed parent WarnerBros. Discovery, is \u201cfrustrated by the lack of output\u201d and he\u2019s scrutinizing the lofty $200 million-plus budget for Bad Robot\u2019s upcoming sci-fi drama \u201cDemimonde,\u201d which has been in development since 2018, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/demimonde-on-the-bubble-as-warner-bros-discovery-puts-pressure-on-j-j-abrams-1235153965\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking the helm in April, Zaslav has put all of the studio\u2019s overall deals under the microscope as he looks to slash $3 billion from the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"David Zaslav\" class=\"wp-image-22436779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/david-zaslav.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>WarnerBros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is trimming the fat at his company and evaluating current production deals, much to the dismay of Hollwyood.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Discovery<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently, the CEO blasted studio execs for green lighting \u201cCry Macho,\u201d a Clint Eastwood flop, which grossed a little more than $15.5 million worldwide \u2014 despite a reported budget of $33 million. The studio bosses said they made the film because they felt indebted to Eastwood because of the string of hits that he had delivered over his 50-year career with the studio.<\/p>\n<p>Unimpressed, Zaslav reportedly quoted a famous line from the 1996 Tom Cruise hit film \u201cJerry Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not show friends, it\u2019s show business,\u201d Zaslav told them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/lovecraft.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jurnee Smollett, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country \" class=\"wp-image-22436791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/lovecraft.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/lovecraft.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/lovecraft.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jurnee Smollett, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Jonathan Majors in \u201cLovecraft Country,\u201d which was co-produced by Bad Robot. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">IMDB\/Bad Robot\/HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDemimonde,\u201d starring \u201cStation Eleven\u201d actress Danielle Deadwyler, is being produced for HBO, but Zaslav and top brass are irked by the sky-high budget, which is less than HBO\u2019s budget for its upcoming\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> of Thrones\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>prequel\u00a0\u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d which<em>\u00a0<\/em>is less than $200 million. <\/p>\n<p>A decision on whether the \u201cDemimonde\u201d will move forward is expected to come this week, the publication said.<\/p>\n<p>DC Comics, home to \u201cThe Suicide Squad\u201d and \u201cJoker,\u201d has also come under review at the company, the report said, adding that there\u2019s some \u201cfrustration\u201d that Abrams has \u201claid claim to a number of DC characters but has yet to get anything on the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/the-force-awakens-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"John Boyega and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)\" class=\"wp-image-22436861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/the-force-awakens-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/the-force-awakens-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/the-force-awakens-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Abrams is known for directing a slew of films, including \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">IMDB\/ Disney \u2013 2015 Lucasfilm<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sources said the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> giant has seen scripts for<em>\u00a0<\/em>DC\u201ds \u201cConstantine\u201d\u00a0and the pilot of\u00a0\u201cMadame X,\u201d which will be produced by Abrams. <\/p>\n<p>But the lack of content to HBO and HBO Max has created a bottleneck for both the premium cable network and streamer, make it hard to plan for budgets for marketing and other things. Multiple Bad Robot projects for the company do not have delivery plans. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Bad Robot executive produced \u201cLovecraft Country,\u201d which only lasted one season, but not much else has come to fruition. Currently, Abrams has a slew of projects in the works under its rich deal with WarnerBros. Discovery, including an animated adult \u201cBatman\u201d series, a thriller called \u201cSubject to Change\u201d and \u201cDuster,\u201d a crime drama. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bad-robot-font-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bad Robot logo\" class=\"wp-image-22436904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bad-robot-font-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bad-robot-font-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bad-robot-font-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Abrams\u2019 company Bad Robot is currently developing a slew of projects for rival studios and streamers, including a new \u201cStar Trek\u201d movie for Paramount Global.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Abrams is also is busy with projects for rivals, including a\u00a0U2 scripted\u00a0series that the studio is producing for Netflix, and Apple\u2019s\u00a0\u201cPresumed Innocent\u201d from prolific writer David E. Kelly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abrams is also working on a new\u00a0\u201cStar Trek\u201d\u00a0movie for rival studio Paramount Global as the WarnerBros. Discovery was did not include exclusivity.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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