Matthew McGloin

Warner Bros. says they are not leaving Sam Register’s chair empty. TV Group chairman Channing Dungey tells Variety she will name a new head of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. “That’s absolutely a role that we’ll be looking to fill,” Dungey said. “Sam built such an incredible team, and the creatives who have been working with Sam for so many years are all still in place. I do want to tap a new leader of the division,” she continued.

Matt Reeves isn’t going anywhere. Three weeks ago, CBN’s sources said incoming WB owner David Ellison is “GOING ALL IN on Batman” to bring people back to DC, adding, “They’re really high on Reeves,” with a big push for Reeves’ projects expected as the merger closes. Now Reeves has new paperwork at the studio. “BIG PLANS,” said our source about the announcement.

The first box office numbers are in for the movie a Paramount insider told Cosmic Book News to watch. Practical Magic 2 is heading for a global opening between $58 million and $63 million, per Deadline’s box office preview. Warner Bros. projects $30 million to $35 million in the U.S. at 4,000 theaters. Deadline pegs the domestic start closer to $40 million, with $18 million to $23 million more coming from 77 overseas markets.