US EditionHollywood stars sign open letter protesting the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Signatories say the $111 billion deal would cut jobs, reduce film output and narrow creative choices across the industry.
- More than 1,000 film and TV creatives, including Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, and Kristen Stewart, signed an open letter on Monday opposing the pending Paramount-Warner Bros acquisition.
- Media consolidation has accelerated the disappearance of mid-budget films and eroded independent distribution, creating severe strain for the creative community and threatening the industry's sustainability.
- Signatories warned the merger would reduce major American film studios to four, further narrowing the kinds of stories financed and distributed across the industry.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and colleagues in other states are reportedly scrutinizing the merger, considering legal action to block the transaction over Competition concerns.
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Joaquin Phoenix to Kristen Stewart, Hollywood stars unite against proposed Paramount-Warner Bros merger
More than 1,000 Hollywood figures, including Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller and Kristen Stewart, have signed an open letter opposing a proposed Paramount-Warner Bros deal, raising concerns over media consolidation and its impact.
More than a thousand employees of the US film industry have protested against Paramount's planned acquisition of the Warner Bros Discovery studio.
More than 1,000 artists and film artisans, including filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, signed an open letter against the merger between Warner and Paramount.
More than a thousand people, including Denis Villeneuve, strongly opposed this 111 billion transaction.
Actors, directors and writers write letter opposing Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
(CBS, KYMA) - A letter was released Monday with more than 1,000 signatures from prominent writers, actors and directors in Hollywood, saying they oppose Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The letter, which is signed by big names, including Alan Cumming, Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Marisa Tomei, Kristen Stewart, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joaquin Phoenix, Don Cheadle, John Cusack, and Noah Wyle, saying the deal would harm Hollywood'…
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