Mission: Impossible anchors high-stakes action cinema; a flagship franchise reshaping studio power and global box office.
Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and has rebranded the combined company as Skydance. The new firm unites Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., HBO Max, Paramount+, CBS, CNN and dozens of cable networks and franchises under co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz. The deal closed after settlements with US states and other legal hurdles.
The upcoming film Digger has released a full trailer featuring Tom Cruise as oil tycoon Digger Rockwell. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s satirical drama portrays a billionaire racing to avert an ecological disaster he helped unleash, with a high-profile cast and heavy prosthetics signaling a bold, potentially award-worthy performance. The film is set for release in October.
Leeds Crown Court has convicted two men, Baqa Haider and Nathan Rivers, for their roles in an "industrial scale" scheme that processed criminal cash into gold and exported it with fake invoices. Haider has been jailed for six years; Rivers has received a 27‑month suspended sentence and a curfew. Police are still seeking three men sentenced in absence.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have completed a high‑stakes merger, creating Skydance. The deal unites Paramount+, HBO Max, CNN and Warner assets under billionaire David Ellison and co‑CEO Ynon Kreiz. The combination expands the streaming library, raises questions about consumer costs, jobs, and future content strategy while signaling further consolidation in the industry.