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[–] 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

i made this meme six months ago when it was first announced that he was doing this with Warner Bros:

"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"

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  • [–] 57 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    I see cancel culture is back on the menu for conservatives

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  • [–] 31 points 2 days ago

    Because he dared tell jokes (which was his job) that hurt Trump's fee fees?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    No one wanted this but now we can be angry.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Could be a sensible business decision. Why pay Tolkien estate for the rights when their copyright is about to expire. In the meantime, as the estate is selling those rights to anybody with a pulse, LotR brand is going in the gutter, decreasing chance of this movie being a success.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Those copyrights last until 2043.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago*

    That’s pretty soon, you can begin work ahead of time and in the meantime people might forget such masterpieces as Hobbit 3, Hunt for Gollum, The Rings of Power (this one I actually like but public sentiment is…) or even video game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    You KNOW this is going to be GOOD for Workers when their VERY FIRST ACTION is CANCELLING a Huge Show! THANK YOU Governor Newsom and AG Bonta!

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