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Warner Bros execs joined California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday, for the official groundbreaking of the studio’s new Frank Gehry-designed “iceblock” office towers. Leading the event was Warner Bros Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff, who welcomed 200 guests to the ceremony, including Gehry and Burbank Mayor Sharon Springer…

The Burbank Police Department has increased patrols around the Warner Bros lot following a threat targeting the studio, Lt. Jeff Barcus told Deadline Tuesday evening. Barcus said the threat was made by phone to the police department today around 1 p.m. PT. He declined to discuss the nature of the threat but said: “It…

The Warner Bros. lot in Burbank was evacuated as a precautionary measure Saturday, after a small brush fire broke out in the area, an individual with the studio told Deadline. The blaze, dubbed the Barham fire, started around 1:52 p.m. in the Hollywood Hills near 3694 North Barham Blvd, according to the Los Angeles…