"Gru's plan" meme.first panel: "Larry Ellison's son bought CBS and fired Colbert"second panel: "Colbert's next project is with Warner Bros"third and fourth panels: "Larry Ellison's son is also buying Warner Bros"

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, weird to partner with Warner

[–] TheImpressiveX@piefed.social 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, Warner Bros. is the only one who has the film rights to Lord of the Rings...

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ah fair, but even so to commit to it I guess means the work is more important to be shared than bare a grudge?

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Colbert is a long time MASSIVE LoTR fan. He has made it very well known over the years on his shows. Hell, it earned him a cameo in the Hobbit films. LOL! It would not surprise me in the least that he would be willing to suck it up and partner with WB solely to get to do this passion project.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

As long as he's not rattling the cage, there is (theoretically) no reason to hold a grudge.

By the same vein, I'm guessing that if they'd persuaded him to tone down the political content and critique of the Tonight Show, it might well have survived.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Hey, weird idea but stay with me: A fat orc wearing orange warpaint, slightly demented, always slightly tilting forward, occasionally shitting himself, as the main villain.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Absurdly implausible! D:

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

The merger hasn’t happened yet. Also, pretty soon you won’t be able to do major projects without being under the umbrella of some fascist.