Netflix Almost Bought Disney… Then Chose Warner Bros Instead?!

The Kristian Harloff Show

Kristian Harloff

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Did Netflix almost buy Disney before shifting gears toward Warner Bros. Discovery? On today's episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we break down the shocking new report that Netflix seriously considered acquiring Disney before moving forward with its massive $82 billion Warner Bros. acquisition. We also discuss why WB Games reportedly wasn't even part of the deal, and what that means for gaming, DC, and the future of entertainment.

Plus, Middle-earth fans react to the news that Aragorn is being recast for "Hunt for Gollum," sparking huge debate across the fandom. Marvel is also back in the spotlight as AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY and Odyssey both set their trailer release plans, fueling massive MCU hype. In Star Wars news, Daisy Ridley opens up about her scrapped Star Wars film, revealing what almost was. And finally, Russell Crowe shares his honest thoughts on what Gladiator 2 was missing.

From massive studio mergers to Marvel, DC, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings — this episode is packed with blockbuster news and industry-shaking updates you won't want to miss.

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0:00.0	Now wait just a minute.
0:03.2	Netflix wanted to buy Disney also?
0:06.3	So funny because I see people going,
0:07.9	that doesn't make any sense.
0:09.0	Disney made more than Netflix.
0:10.5	Disney was trying to sell a couple different times.
0:15.1	Apple and other things now,
0:16.4	whether or not Netflix could have gotten is a different question.
0:20.6	Again, with money outside
0:22.2	we'll discuss that that they even were considering it and how real was it and all that we'll get
0:28.2	into it um there stuff arragorn my favorite character in lord of the rings i was interested
0:36.1	and confused when they said that vigo is coming back for that Golan prequel.
0:40.2	It's like, you know, the guy is a older character, but he looked young.
0:46.4	And Vigo was 25 years ago, whatever it was.
0:50.6	So how are they going to do that?
0:51.9	Well, they said, we're going to do it this way.
0:53.5	We're going to recast. So they're recasting Aragorn. Is that good? Is that bad? Does it matter? Does it not matter? They asked Daisy Ridley about the Adam Driver movie. We've got her thoughts. There's a lot of other stuff, man. There's tons of stuff that we can discuss today on my lonesome. And like I said, today on the Wednesday shows, I wasn't even going to do a show today. But I was like, you know, there's some stuff to discuss. There's some things that we can get out there and I'll do it. And I like having these kind of shoot the shit shows with you guys.
1:28.6	Ask whatever you want to ask.
1:29.7	And sometimes they're long.
1:30.9	Sometimes they're short.
1:32.7	We'll see what it's going to be today.
1:37.9	So it's me on the Christian Harlov show by myself.
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