Skydance looks to cut more than $6 billion as it integrates Warner Bros. operations

Inside: New Jersey lures Hollywood productions; Russell Brand sentenced; RIP to the inventor of the wah-wah pedal.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT November 10, 2026 | View in browser Entertainment Skydance looks to cut more than $6 billion as it integrates Warner Bros. operations Executives warned that the Warner Bros. film slate would be disappointing in the fourth quarter. Read More ADVERTISEMENT ‘We are welcome here’: How New Jersey is luring Hollywood eastward New Jersey has rolled out the red carpet for filmmakers. The state is helping finance Netflix’s construction of a $1-billion studio complex on an abandoned Army base near the Jersey Shore. Read More To become Muhammad Ali in ‘The Greatest,’ Jaalen Best studied his voice, shuffle and punch The 28-year-old actor had only a few acting credits before landing the leading role in Prime Video’s new series, which takes a more personal look at the larger-than-life champion boxer. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Del Casher, inventor of the wah-wah pedal, dead at 88 Casher’s wah-wah pedal added an elastic, vocal-like tone to lead playing, which gave it its onomatopoeic nickname. Read More Hudson Westbrook isn’t trying to be the ‘perfect country singer’ The 22-year-old from Texas broke out in 2024 with a flirty TikTok hit. With his new album, he’s aiming for something more raw and vulnerable. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now James Gunn and Peter Safran are replaced as heads of DC Studios Skydance made the announcement Monday. Gunn and Safran will be replaced by Marvel veteran Jeremy Latcham. Read More A golden Trump statue mocking his ‘draft-dodging’ bone spurs appears on National Mall The anonymous satirical art group Secret Handshake erected a giant statue on the National Mall mocking Trump’s “draft-dodging” bone spurs a week after the midterm elections. Read More Russell Brand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape, sexual assault convictions A London judge on Monday sentenced British comedian Russell Brand to 10 and a half years in prison after he was convicted on rape and sexual assault charges in the U.K. last week. Read More Suspect arrested in stabbing at Jamie Foxx’s Halloween party at star’s Thousand Oaks home Jamie Foxx’s annual Halloween party became a crime scene over the weekend after Ventura county officials responded to a stabbing at the actor’s Thousand Oaks home. Read More Elvis rights holders and Eminem’s publisher sue Suno, testing the ELVIS Act Elvis Presley’s rights holders and Eight Mile Style, the publisher of many of Eminem’s early songs, filed separate federal lawsuits against Suno on Nov. 6. The Presley suit is one of the first major tests of Tennessee’s ELVIS Act, which protects artists’ voices and likenesses. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified. Copyright © 2026, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com