Anonymousabout 4 hours ago
More than 1,000 Hollywood actors, directors, writers, and producers — including Joaquin Phoenix, Denis Villeneuve, and Lin-Manuel Miranda — have signed an open letter expressing "unequivocal opposition" to Paramount Skydance's proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing it would reduce the major U.S. film studios from five to four and devastate jobs across the production ecosystem. The deal, which faces ongoing DOJ antitrust review and a WBD shareholder vote, has drawn opposition from every major entertainment union while Paramount CEO David Ellison pledges the combined company would produce 30 theatrical films annually and preserve jobs — setting up one of the most contentious media consolidation battles in decades.