US Edition1,000+ Hollywood Stars Sign Letter Opposing $111B Warner 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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More than a thousand Hollywood figures pronounced themselves against the purchase of Warner Bros. by Paramount through a letter released by The New York Times
In an online letter, actors, directors and screenwriters are concerned about a threat to the "integrity, independence and diversity" of the film industry.
Hollywood stars oppose Paramount Warner Bros. deal | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
More than 1,000 writers, actors and directors released a letter Monday opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying the deal would harm Hollywood’s already distressed entertainment industry.
Hollywood stars speak out against Paramount-Warner deal
An open letter signed by hundreds of Hollywood heavyweights, including Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix and Bryan Cranston, was published Monday opposing a deal that would see the historic Warner Bros. studio swallowed by rival Paramount.
1,000+ Hollywood Insiders Write Letter Opposing Paramount/Warner Bros Merger
More than 1,000 top Hollywood professionals ranging from Glenn Close to Denis Villeneuve have signed off on a new letter opposing the merger between Larry Ellison’s Paramount/CBS and Warner Brothers, warning that the massive $111 billion deal will result in unprecedented layoffs at a time when Hollywood, and American consumers, are already reeling from layoffs and higher costs. “This transaction would further consolidate an already concentrated …
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