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FX to premier sci-fi series ‘Eureka’ on 26 May
MUMBAI: FX is all geared up to air the sci-fi series Eureka. The show follows the lives of the citizens based in a fictional top-secret town called Eureka in Oregan, Pacific Northwest. The show blends humour with groundbreaking technology and a unique plot.
The series will premiere on 26 May at 9 pm every Monday to Friday and stars Colin Ferguson along with Percy Jackson, Erica Cerra, Jordan Hinson and Joe.
The story follows deputy United States Marshal, Jack Carter, who stumbles upon the town of Eureka while transporting a fugitive prisoner back to her mother’s home in Los Angeles. Camouflaged by an electromagnetic shield, the town is operated by a corporation called global dynamics, which is overseen by the United States Department of Defense. The town’s existence and location are closely guarded secrets. However, when a faulty experiment cripples the Sheriff of Eureka, Carter finds himself quickly chosen to fill the vacancy. Despite not being a genius like most members of the town, Jack Carter demonstrates a remarkable ability to connect to others with keen and practical insights, and a dedication to preserving the safety of Eureka.
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Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
