TEST First Take 4/15/26

TEST First Take 4/15/26

Plus: Warner Bros. celebrates box office success at CinemaCon, media VC deal activity falls and more

Casey Affleck and Doug Liman on the set of "Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi" (Credit: Donna Lavie)

1. Inside Doug Liman's $70 Million AI-Made Movie Starring Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot | Exclusive

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2. Warner Bros. Takes Victory Lap on a Huge 2025 Box Office, Brushes Off Looming Merger at CinemaCon

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3. Disney’s 1,000-Person Layoffs Claim Entire PR Teams, Specialty Divisions | Exclusive

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4. Paramount Pulls Ads From The Ankler After Rushfield Boosts ‘Block the Merger’ Movement at CinemaCon | Exclusive

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5. Paramount CEO David Ellison Won’t Attend Senate Hearing on WBD Deal Due to Family Funeral

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6. Media VC Deal Activity Falls by More Than Half to $50 Million in March Amid AI Uncertainty | Charts

Jamie Dornan (L) has been cast to play Strider, originated by Viggo Mortensen, in the "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum." (Getty Images/New Line Cinema)

7. ‘Hunt for Gollum’ Cast Revealed: Jamie Dornan to Play Strider in ‘LOTR’ Recast

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