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Liz Melcher Joining Versant; New AI Thriller From Amazon MGM; Hollywood Stocks Slide Lower

Melcher comes from Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a wealth of experience to oversee all talent management initiatives.

Scott Standish

09 Oct 2025 — 2 min read

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🎬 What You Need To Know

Versant Gets a Talent Upgrade: Liz Melcher Joins the Team

Versant, the Comcast-backed entertainment company, is beefing up its talent division. They have just hired Liz Melcher as Vice President, Talent Strategy for Entertainment. Melcher comes from Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a wealth of experience to oversee all talent management initiatives. This is a strategic move that suggests big plans ahead for Versant in the movie business.

Chris Pratt Steps into the AI Future with 'Mercy'

Chris Pratt is taking a trip to the uncanny valley with the AI thriller 'Mercy' from Amazon MGM Studios. The team behind the project showcased a new trailer at New York Comic Con, revealing they went all out with 60-minute takes during filming. Pratt calls the film a "departure" for him, signaling an intriguing new direction in his career and potentially offering audiences something genuinely unexpected.

Warner Bros. Animation Gets Animated with 'Bad Fairies'

Get ready for some mischief and melody as Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and Locksmith Animation team up for 'Bad Fairies'. This original musical comedy will star the talented Cynthia Erivo and follow a delightfully subversive gang of fairies as they shake up their magical world. Directed by Megan Nicole Dong and co-directed by Olivier Staphylas, this film promises a fresh and enchanting take on the fairy tale genre.

📈 Hollywood Stocks

SYMBOL	PRICE	CHANGE
Apple (AAPL)	$254.04	-1.56%
AMC Entertainment (AMC)	$2.94	+3.52%
AMC Networks (AMCX)	$7.89	+0.00%
Amazon (AMZN)	$227.74	+1.12%
Comcast (CMCSA)	$30.08	-2.24%
Cinemark (CNK)	$25.73	-2.20%
Cineverse (CNVS)	$3.25	-1.81%
Disney (DIS)	$110.99	-0.80%
Fox Corporation (FOXA)	$58.87	-2.14%
Alphabet (GOOGL)	$241.53	-1.26%
IMAX (IMAX)	$31.88	-1.07%
Lionsgate (LION)	$6.13	-0.57%
Netflix (NFLX)	$1231.07	+1.39%
Marcus Corporation (MCS)	$13.86	-0.50%
Paramount (PSKY)	$17.97	-2.86%
Roku (ROKU)	$97.14	-2.79%
Sony (SONY)	$29.86	+0.35%
Starz (STRZ)	$12.92	-1.07%
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)	$17.67	-1.23%

(Market data as of previous close)

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