James Gunn DC Studios Deal Extends To 2027! What Does This Mean With The Netflix Merger?!
The Kristian Harloff Show
Kristian Harloff
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2025
⏱️ 122 minutes
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Summary
Huge industry news is shaking Hollywood as James Gunn's DC Studios deal is officially extended to 2027 — but what does this mean with the growing buzz around the Netflix and Warner Bros. merger? On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we break down what this massive extension means for the future of the DCU, Superman, Batman, and the entire slate moving forward under James Gunn and DC Studios.
We also dive into the political side of the industry as Donald Trump weighs in on the Netflix–Warner Bros. deal, a move that could dramatically reshape streaming, theatrical releases, and studio power structures involving Netflix and Warner Bros..
Box office news is heating up as the "Five Nights at Freddy's" sequel surges at the box office, showing just how powerful horror gaming adaptations have become in today's market.
On the tech side, IMAX is making waves as the studio claims the new "Narnia" movie is set to "change the world," while also unveiling new IMAX technology that could allow for 3-hour+ epic films without sacrificing quality.
And DC fans won't want to miss this — the "Supergirl" trailer launch has officially been teased, giving us our first hint at when we may see the next big chapter of the DCU on screen featuring Supergirl.
If you love movie news, DC updates, box office tracking, IMAX technology advancements, and the future of streaming under possible studio mergers, this episode is packed with everything you need to know.
✅ Topics Covered
James Gunn DC deal extended to 2027
Netflix Warner Bros. merger reaction
Trump reacts to Netflix-Warner deal
Five Nights at Freddy's sequel box office surge
IMAX says new Narnia will change the world
New IMAX tech allowing 3-hour+ movies
Supergirl trailer launch teased
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| 0:00.0 | We got a mega show today, like a mega show with so much that's going on on Monday. |
| 0:07.6 | I mean, there's so much. |
| 0:08.7 | I don't even know we're going to get to it all this so much. |
| 0:11.9 | So the main thing is that, as we said, we know that the big deal came through with Netflix and Warner Brothers. |
| 0:20.8 | But we also said it's not going to be that easy. |
| 0:25.1 | And now Paramount is making an aggressive, an aggressive stance to try to get the company still. |
| 0:33.4 | They're going for a hostile takeo. |
| 0:35.6 | So we'll discuss that. |
| 0:36.5 | Is that what's going to happen? |
| 0:38.4 | There's been a lot of conversation about it. In the meantime, James Gunn, Peter Safran, had their |
| 0:44.2 | contracts renewed. So what does that mean? Is it mean anything if Paramount winds up getting it still? |
| 0:51.4 | Will Paramount get it? Did Netflix have any interest at all was it all a |
| 0:56.1 | big coup just to say look we know we're not going to get it but it's going to freeze out our |
| 1:01.0 | competitors for at least a couple of years um there's award stuff critics choice awards nominations |
| 1:10.2 | came out the golden globes came out yesterday. |
| 1:12.9 | Who was the frontrunners? The box office was huge this weekend. Zootopia is almost at a billion |
| 1:20.2 | dollars in week two. Five nights at Freddy's said, shut up, idiots. |
| 1:28.7 | You don't think we're going to make 25 million opening weekend? |
| 1:32.1 | Well, we did. |
| 1:33.4 | We made 70. |
| 1:34.6 | How you like that? |
| 1:36.5 | So there's so much, so much going on in general this week. |
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