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The two other parks are yet to be named. More below.<\/p>\n Une annonce hors normes.<\/p>\n Vous connaissez mon int\u00e9r\u00eat pour les mangas. Vous savez aussi ma d\u00e9termination \u00e0 attirer en France les investissements qui cr\u00e9ent des emplois et rendent possibles les projets les plus ambitieux.<\/p>\n Avec l\u2019Arabie saoudite, nous faisons une annonce sans\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Saudis restoring the SnyderVerse at Paramount-WBD<\/p>\n On November 16, 2025, in our first report on the SnyderVerse return<\/a>, our insider told us the Saudis were \u201cin the driver\u2019s seat with their trillion-dollar fund\u201d for Warner Bros., that Hollywood was signing massive new deals with the kingdom, and this: \u201cThe kingdom wants major entertainment assets, major franchises, and massive theme-park IP.\u201d<\/p>\n Nine months later, the kingdom spent $7 billion on theme parks on the \u201ceve\u201d of the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal closing.<\/p>\n The Saudi Theme Park Receipts, Dated<\/p>\n November 12, 2025: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts toured Qiddiya<\/a>, the Saudi \u201cmegacity of play\u201d where a Universal-branded park has been expected, while exploring a WBD bid.<\/p>\n November 16, 2025: Our insider said the Saudis want \u201cmassive theme-park IP,\u201d including a Universal\/Warner-themed mega-park as part of Vision 2030<\/a> that could put DC, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Universal Monsters, and The Lord of the Rings under one banner. The same report noted Zack Snyder already works with the Saudis through Turki Alalshikh\u2019s General Entertainment Authority on Brawlers.<\/p>\n December 4, 2025: Bloomberg reported Warner Bros. Discovery was in talks to license DC characters to Universal for theme-park rides<\/a>.<\/p>\n June 12, 2026: Turki\u2019s own production company pinned a DC vs Marvel post<\/a>, and we noted his regular work with Manga Productions CEO Essam Bukhary and the Public Investment Fund\u2019s $10 billion stake in the Paramount-WBD deal. Our insiders have consistently told us the Saudis are big comic book fans.<\/p>\n August 24, 2026: Qiddiya commits $7 billion to three theme parks outside Paris, one of them manga-themed, on the site of Mirapolis, France\u2019s first theme park, which opened in 1987 with Saudi money and closed in 1991. <\/p>\n French reports say the project grew out of a conversation between Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about their shared love of manga, Dragon Ball Z in particular.<\/p>\n The Bigger Saudi Play<\/p>\n Nothing in Monday\u2019s Paris announcement names Universal, Warner Bros., or DC, and the Universal\/Warner mega-park our insiders described.<\/p>\n At least not yet, which makes sense, and could actually be the reason the other parks weren\u2019t named. <\/p>\n But the strategy is getting harder to miss.<\/p>\n Qiddiya is backed by the Public Investment Fund, the same trillion-dollar fund our insider said was \u201cin the driver\u2019s seat\u201d and the same PIF tied to $10 billion in the Paramount-WBD deal.<\/p>\n
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It is already building the world\u2019s first Dragon Ball theme park outside Riyadh. Now it is committing another $7 billion to three parks outside Paris, including one built around manga.<\/p>\n French reports say the project grew from conversations between Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over their shared interest in manga, particularly Dragon Ball Z, with the other two park themes have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n What was signed August 24 is still a memorandum of understanding, and there is no opening date yet. But the scale of the investment is no longer theoretical.<\/p>\n Nine months ago, our insiders told us the Saudis wanted \u201cmajor entertainment assets, major franchises, and massive theme-park IP.\u201d<\/p>\n Now Qiddiya is putting $7 billion behind exactly that kind of expansion.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what \u201cmassive theme-park IP\u201d looks like with a number attached.<\/p>\n Same Insiders, Same Track Record<\/p>\n The insiders who said \u201cmassive theme-park IP\u201d are the same insiders behind our SnyderVerse reporting, and the track record keeps growing.<\/p>\n July 2023: These insiders told us Daredevil: Born Again was a disaster being retooled<\/a>. Months later, that October, Marvel fired the head writers and directors and rebooted the series<\/a>, with THR confirming it.<\/p>\n March 27, 2026: At WonderCon, they told us Hal Jordan dies. Lanterns Episode 1 confirmed it on August 16<\/a>, after HBO Max and WBD spent two days copyright-striking us for reporting it, ironically confirming our own insider reports.<\/p>\n November 16, 2025: Massive theme-park IP. Nine months later, $7 billion.<\/p>\n Here is what those same insiders are saying now<\/p>\n James Gunn is out at DC when the sale closes<\/a>, with Mike De Luca taking over, with Gunn already said to be answering to him and HBO.<\/p>\n The SnyderVerse returns at a Paramount-owned Warner Bros., backed by the Saudis<\/a>.<\/p>\n Zack Snyder\u2019s The Dark Knight Returns is ready to go with Jay Oliva and built for IMAX<\/a>, fully storyboarded and planned as Frank Miller\u2019s graphic novel as is, the way Snyder did Watchmen<\/a>, with Ben Affleck as Batman<\/a> and Henry Cavill as Superman<\/a>.<\/p>\n And per our insiders, the Ellisons, De Luca, and the Saudi investors are in ongoing talks and \u201cknow they can\u2019t take another reboot.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The only thing missing is an owner who can say yes. <\/p>\n Warner Bros. has agreed not to close the Paramount deal until a trial verdict<\/a>, as late as June 2027, unless a settlement lands before Ellison\u2019s October 1 deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n The insiders said the Saudis want massive theme-park IP. The Saudis just spent $7 billion on theme parks. The same insiders say the SnyderVerse comes back when Paramount closes.<\/p>\n Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel\u2019s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The big plan is coming together. 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