Matt Reeves is busy expanding his Gotham empire with The Batman Part II, The Penguin season two, and more villain spinoffs. James Gunn insists it’ll never touch the DCU, but the math doesn’t add up. Audiences want clarity, executives want streamlining, and Gunn already cracked the multiverse door with Peacemaker. Sooner or later, these worlds are colliding — the only question is whether it happens on Reeves’ and Gunn’s terms, or in a boardroom mandate.
Warner Bros. Legacy Reduced to becoming Hollywood’s Cheapest Whore
Warner Bros. used to be the crown jewel of Hollywood. Now it’s a pawn, up for sale yet again—this time to Paramount Skydance, backed by Larry Ellison’s bottomless fortune. David Zaslav swore he’d turned things around after years of chaos, and 2025 has been one of Warner’s best theatrical years in a decade. But instead of a comeback, it’s just another sales pitch. Warner Bros. isn’t a studio anymore. It’s an asset.
Hollywood After Dark 