Warner Bros. Waves Bye To Legendary & Hi To Dune, RatPac, & Brett Ratner

It wasn't even several days ago I SPECULATED that maybe Christopher Nolan's Syncopy could take Legendary's place at the Burbank table with The Brothers Warner. I was way off.  According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER the studio is now dotting the "I's" & crossing the "T's" on a 400+ million financing package with Dune Entertainment. You might remember Dune from such mega hits as Avatar & Marley And Me, when they were in bed with Fox.

RatPac Entertainment, the joint venture between popcorn flick director Brett Ratner & Australian Kabillionaire James Packer is also part of the deal. I'm theorizing here, but I wonder if this means we could see Brett Ratner behind the lense of Justice League or a possible Batman reboot. At the very least I can see him producing all of their comicbook flicks or even sheparding the entire DC universe.

Legendary Pictures has yet to announce who their new partner in crime is but the deal between Warner Bros and Dune does not involve the luxuries that Legendary once enjoyed. Legendary had the right to refuse certain films if they didn't believe they were financially viable. The new pact with Dune would involve financial involvement in Warner Bros entire slate for the next 3 to 4 years. So in other words, they can't say "no" to the next Green Lantern like Legendary did.

Sounds like Warner Bros just dumped the Mathletes Captain and is taking the Head Cheerleader to Prom.