Village Roadshow Entertainment Group USA Inc.
Case Number:
1:25-bk-10475
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
- Alston & Bird
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Bush Gottlieb
- Carothers & Hauswirth
- Chipman Brown
- Cole Schotz
- Cooley LLP
- DLA Piper
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Landis Rath
- Latham & Watkins
- Law Office of Susan E. Kaufman
- Leech Tishman
- Loeb & Loeb
- Miller Barondess
- Moore & Van Allen
- Morgan Lewis
- Morris James
- Morris Nichols
- Morrison & Foerster
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Pachulski Stang
- Pashman Stein
- Potter Anderson
- Richards Layton
- Robinson & Cole
- Saul Ewing
- Seward & Kissel
- Sheppard Mullin
- Stevens & Lee
- Wachtell Lipton
- Weil Gotshal
- WilmerHale
- Young Conaway
Companies
- 20th Century Studios Inc.
- Alcon Vision LLC
- Directors Guild of America
- Dundon Advisers LLC
- Paramount Global
- Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- U.S. Bancorp
- Verita Global LLC
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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November 24, 2025
Warner Bros. Can't Pause Village Roadshow Ch. 11 Sale
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Monday denied a motion to stay the Chapter 11 sale of Village Roadshow's derivative film rights pending an appeal of the $18.5 million deal, finding Warner Bros. failed to demonstrate it was likely to succeed in its appeal.
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November 21, 2025
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
Rite Aid will head to court to seek approval of its second reorganization plan in one year and justify its third-party releases in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue decision. Film production company Village Roadshow is scheduled for a hearing where it will fight a bid to stop its asset sale. And electric-truck maker Nikola is expected to attempt to collect the proceeds of an auction.
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November 20, 2025
Village Roadshow Noteholders Blast Warner Bros. Bid To Sue
Noteholders of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the bankrupt company that co-produced blockbuster films including "The Matrix," have lashed out at an effort by Warner Bros. to sue them, saying it would effectively hold the Chapter 11 case hostage and is part of a multipronged attack on the debtor's restructuring process.
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November 18, 2025
Warner Bros. Appeals Village Roadshow's Ch. 11 Rights Sale
Hollywood studio Warner Brothers asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to pause the $18.5 million sale of its bankrupt former business partner Village Roadshow's derivative film rights while it challenges the deal.
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November 17, 2025
Purdue, Sunnova Score Approvals For Ch. 11 Plans
Purdue Pharma secured a judge's approval of its new bankruptcy plan. The U.S. Supreme Court won't review a ruling regarding the Serta Simmons Chapter 11 plan. And solar panel company Sunnova also got a court's permission to implement a bankruptcy plan.
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November 10, 2025
Village Roadshow Ch. 11 Sale Gets OK, 23andMe Claims Cut
Village Roadshow received approval for a nearly $19 million Chapter 11 sale, 23andMe successfully sought permission to cut nearly 160,000 claims from its bankruptcy, and restaurant chain Pinstripes asked to convert its case to a Chapter 7. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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November 06, 2025
'Matrix' Producer's $18.5M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Over WB Protest
Village Roadshow, which produced titles like "The Matrix" and "Joker," can sell its derivative film rights for $18.5 million, a Delaware bankruptcy judge decided, overruling an objection from the debtor's former business partner Warner Bros.
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October 21, 2025
Village Roadshow Film Rights Sale Set For 'Prompt' Ruling
A Delaware bankruptcy judge hopes to issue a decision quickly after arguments wrapped up Tuesday over the proposed Chapter 11 sale of the derivative rights of bankrupt movie producer Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, which helped create titles like "The Matrix" and "Ocean's Eleven."
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October 20, 2025
Village Roadshow Defends Auction Amid Warner Bros. Bid
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. made a last-minute offer for the derivative rights of bankrupt movie producer Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, which helped create titles like "The Matrix" and "Ocean's Eleven," an attorney for the debtor said at a hearing Monday.
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October 17, 2025
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
Village Roadshow's third proposed sale will go before a judge. A bankruptcy court will consider confirming Heritage Coal's liquidation plan. And a CVS Health subsidiary will seek final approval of its bankruptcy financing.