The Kristian Harloff Show

Could Tom Cruise's Digger become one of Hollywood's biggest box office disasters of 2026?** New reports suggest that Warner Bros. could be facing a staggering **$250 MILLION loss** on Digger, raising major questions about the film's budget, box office performance, and what went wrong.
On today's **Kristian Harloff Show**, we're breaking down the latest financial reports surrounding **Digger**, the Tom Cruise movie that's now generating headlines for all the wrong reasons. How does a major Hollywood production starring one of the biggest movie stars in the world end up facing a potential loss of this magnitude?
What does this mean for **Tom Cruise, Warner Bros., and the future of expensive theatrical movies**? And with major changes happening throughout Hollywood, could Digger become another warning sign for studios spending enormous amounts on films that struggle to find an audience?
We're also diving into some major **DC Studios** news!
The upcoming **Deathstroke & Bane movie** reportedly has a surprising new title! What does this mean for the future of **Slade Wilson, Bane, Batman**, and James Gunn's DC Universe? Could this project help expand the villain side of the DCU, and how might these characters eventually connect to the larger Batman franchise?
Then there's a fascinating look at what could have been with **Green Lantern**.
New concept art has been revealed from the **scrapped Green Lantern HBO series**, offering a glimpse at a very different direction for DC's cosmic heroes. Unlike the more grounded approach of the current **Lanterns** series starring **Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart**, this earlier project appears to have embraced more of the cosmic spectacle associated with the Green Lantern mythology.
Would fans have preferred a more space-focused Green Lantern television series? And after the recent Lanterns season, should DC Studios explore more of the Green Lantern Corps, Oa, and the larger cosmic DC Universe?
Finally, **Fast Forever** could be bringing some fresh faces into the franchise! With the next installment of **Fast & Furious** preparing to continue the long-running action series, reports suggest new talent could be involved. Is bringing in new blood the right way to reinvigorate the franchise, or should the final chapter focus on **Vin Diesel, Dominic Toretto**, and the characters who made Fast & Furious a global phenomenon?
00:00 The Show Starts & Opening Banter
08:44 Jenn Sterger Calls In
12:14 SchmoesKnow Reunion
25:45 Factor & Rugiet
31:14 Digger Lost $250 Million
53:46 Q&A

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Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg are coming back to Transformers! Paramount is developing the next live-action Transformers movie, with Steven Spielberg returning to oversee the creative direction of the franchise and Michael Bay reportedly in talks to get back behind the camera.
On today's Kristian Harloff Show, we discuss what this means for the future of Transformers, whether returning to the style of the original movies is the right move, and if Michael Bay is the filmmaker Paramount needs to bring the franchise back to blockbuster status.
The original Transformers movies became massive worldwide events, but the franchise has gone through several different creative directions since Bay stepped away from directing after Transformers: The Last Knight. Could putting Spielberg and Bay back at the center of Transformers be exactly what the franchise needs?
What should the next Transformers movie look like? Should Paramount embrace the huge action and spectacle of the original Bay movies, or combine that scale with the character-driven approach audiences responded to in Bumblebee?
Then we turn to DC Studios' Clayface.
Early box office tracking has the upcoming R-rated DCU horror movie opening somewhere around $23 million to $33 million domestically. On the surface, that doesn't sound particularly impressive for a DC movie — but there's one HUGE factor that changes the conversation.
Clayface reportedly only cost around $40 million to make.
Could Clayface prove that DC Studios doesn't need every comic book movie to be a $200 million blockbuster? If James Gunn and Peter Safran can produce smaller, genre-driven DC movies at controlled budgets, a $23 million opening could actually represent a very different kind of success.
We discuss whether Clayface could become the blueprint for lower-budget DCU movies, what it needs to make worldwide to succeed, and whether strong reviews and Halloween timing could push the movie beyond its current projections.
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Today Mike and Roxy discuss The Batman II Production stalling and what's next for the DCU with Matt Reeves and the cahracter. 
They also do a deep dive into the Lanterns finale!
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Avengers: Endgame is officially back on top! After its massive Endgame Encore theatrical re-release, Marvel Studios' Avengers epic has reportedly passed Avatar to once again become the highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide.
On today's Kristian Harloff Show, we break down the historic box office achievement, the success of Avengers: Endgame Encore, and what this says about the current strength of the Marvel brand heading into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Years after its original release, audiences returned to theaters in huge numbers for Endgame. Does this prove that excitement for the Avengers is fully back? And if Endgame can generate this kind of attention again, just how enormous could Avengers: Doomsday become when Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom?
Then we turn to some potentially huge DC Studios news.
Man of Tomorrow is reportedly receiving positive early word, while new details suggest David Ellison is backing James Gunn and Peter Safran's 10-year plan for the DCU following the massive changes surrounding Warner Bros., Paramount and Skydance.
That's an important development for the future of DC. After months of questions about whether new ownership could alter James Gunn's plans, is the DCU finally getting the long-term stability it needs? We discuss Man of Tomorrow, the future of Superman, and what Ellison's reported support could mean for Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and the rest of the DC Universe.
Warner Bros. also has a potentially massive financial problem with Digger. The movie could reportedly lose the studio around $150 million. What went wrong, and what does another expensive box office disappointment tell us about the state of theatrical movies in 2026?
Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The Shadow of the Past has reportedly been paused by Skydance. Is this simply a normal reassessment following the merger, or are we already seeing David Ellison reshape Warner Bros.' upcoming slate?
And finally, Clayface is tracking toward a roughly $23 million opening weekend. That number might initially look concerning for a DC movie, but the film's budget and expectations could make the situation much more complicated. Does Clayface need a massive opening to be considered successful?
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00:00 The Show Starts
02:21 James Gunn and Frank Grillo
06:56 Trending/Schmoedown Update
11:03 Avengers Endgame Is The Highest-Grossing Movie Of All Time!
19:52 Factor & Rugiet
23:15 Digger & Box-Office.
47:27 Man of Tomorrow is Receiving Positive & Future of DCU
1:03:16 Q&A
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Is Lanterns officially the first massive television hit of James Gunn's DCU? With the Lanterns finale right around the corner, new numbers claim the HBO series is averaging approximately 19 MILLION viewers per episode.
On today's Kristian Harloff Show, we break down the reported viewership numbers for Lanterns, the response to the season so far, and what its success could mean for Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Green Lantern, and the future of DC Studios.
With the finale approaching, we'll also look back at the season and discuss whether Lanterns has lived up to the hype. Has the series successfully established Aaron Pierre's John Stewart as one of the major characters of the new DCU? And where does Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan go from here?
NO FINALE SPOILERS YET — we'll save the full season and finale spoiler discussion until after the episode airs.
We also have a potentially enormous development for Hollywood.
Warner Bros. and Paramount are preparing to become Skydance, and a new trailer promoting the merger is highlighting the absolutely enormous collection of franchises that will exist under the combined company.
We're talking DC, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Top Gun, Mortal Kombat and many more. What happens when this many major entertainment properties exist under one corporate umbrella? And most importantly for DC fans, what does this mean for James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Studios?
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