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EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ has opted not to proceed with its live-action series based on Hasbro's wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game franchise. The move comes almost a year and a half after the Paramount streamer in January 2023 gave the project an eight-episode, straight-to-series…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth is in talks to star in Paramount Pictures' untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie, Deadline has learned, based on the Hasbro toy lines. Upon finalizing the deal, this will put the Melrose Ave. lot back in business with Hemsworth who is already starring in Paramount…

EXCLUSIVE: The Peppa Pig podcast, the first fruits of a deal between Hasbro and Audible, has unveiled name and release date. PEPPA PIG’s Play-A-Long Podcast will launch on July 11 and is described as an “immersive experience for the whole family.” The pod is made up of six 15-minute episodes…

Clue is set to get another crack at the remake treatment. Sony Pictures has landed the TV and film rights to the board game that was turned into the iconic 1985 movie starring Tim Curry. Sony Pictures Television and TriStar Pictures closed the competitive deal with Hasbro Entertainment, which…

Lionsgate and Hasbro have entered into a deal with Barbie producer LuckyChap to shepherd development and produce Monopoly, a feature based on the classic board game. The project is currently in development, with Hasbro Entertainment also producing. The news landed during Lionsgate's presentation at…

Canada’s eOne division is rejigging following the Lionsgate buy, with Orphan Black EP Kerry Appleyard set to replace Tecca Crosby at the creative helm. From April, Appleyard will take on the SVP Scripted and Unscripted role that Crosby has held for the past 12 years and will direct both genre teams…

Hasbro fell short of Wall Street analysts’ consensus estimate for fourth-quarter earnings, blaming a 31% drop in 2023 entertainment revenue on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The toymaker also disappointed the Street with its 2024 outlook, particularly an expected 7% to 12% drop in consumer products…

Lionsgate said today its acquisition of global entertainment platform eOne from Hasbro is done. The transaction announced last August adds 6,500 film and television titles to Lionsgate's large library; diversifies and strengthens its scripted and unscripted television businesses; extends its…

Giant toymaker Hasbro is laying off 1,100 employees, following 800 staff cuts announced earlier this year, as CEO Chris Cocks cited a tough business climate that's been slow to recover. That’s about 20% of the company’s global workforce. "The market headwinds we anticipated have proven to be stronger…

EXCLUSIVE: eOne’s long-serving President of International Distribution, Stuart Baxter, is leaving ahead of the Yellowjackets and The Rookie studio’s $500M sale to Lionsgate, we can reveal. The former Warner Bros. and Sony exec will exit his post at the end of the week after more than nine years at…

Hasbro’s chief executive said the toy giant's renewed focus on its roots by selling eOne was a hard decision but the best one for the company, which will save in terms of management distraction and cash. "I am a passionate believer in the power of games and, more generally, the power of play, to…

Hasbro has set its leadership team for its "asset-lite" entertainment division, a series of moves that come after the toymaker sold eOne to Lionsgate for $500 million and it "right-sizes" its entertainment footprint with a focus on kids content. Olivier Dumont, previously President of Family Brands…