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    The Business

    Hollywood news banter: Warners wants to hold onto J.J. Abrams. A lot.

    After the Disney/Fox deal officially closed, the town was shocked to learn of the shuttering of Fox 2000. Where will Elizabeth Gabler end up next?

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    By Kim Masters • Mar 29, 2019 • 1 min read
    • After the Disney/Fox deal officially closed, the town was shocked to learn of the shuttering of Fox 2000. Where will Elizabeth Gabler end up next?

    • WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey may not have wanted to fire Kevin Tsujihara, but after Bad Robot co-CEO Katie McGrath told Stankey keeping Tsujihara there was a “values issue,” the former Warner Bros CEO had to go. J.J. Abrams and his company Bad Robot are currently in play, and WarnerMedia would very much like to keep him at Warner Bros.

    • WGA members are currently voting on a code of conduct that would require them to fire their agents if the agencies don’t comply with new rules regarding packaging and self production. The code is expected to pass, so what happens then?

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    Elizabeth Banks on directing, producing and blazing a trail in the big leagues
    1. 0:57Hollywood news banter: Warners wants to hold onto J.J. Abrams. A lot.You’re reading this
    2. 7:01Actress, producer, director Elizabeth Banks on making it in the mainstream
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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      Matthew Belloni

      founding partner of Puck News

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Elizabeth Banks on directing, producing and blazing a trail in the big leagues
    1. 0:57Hollywood news banter: Warners wants to hold onto J.J. Abrams. A lot.You’re reading this
    2. 7:01Actress, producer, director Elizabeth Banks on making it in the mainstream
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