Skydance to Merge Paramount and Warner Bros. Tuesday, Targeting 30 Films a Year
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Updated · Variety · Oct 2
Skydance to Merge Paramount and Warner Bros. Tuesday, Targeting 30 Films a Year
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Oct 2
Summary
Tuesday is the expected closing date for Skydance’s combination of Paramount and Warner Bros., creating a single studio under the Skydance name.
30 films a year is the scale David Ellison is promising, with franchises expected to anchor the slate after Skydance’s titles generated more than $8.7 billion at the global box office.
45-day theatrical runs and a 90-day wait before subscription streaming are built into the merger terms for wide releases, signaling the new company is not pivoting fully to streaming.
Warner Bros.’ library — including DC, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones — gives Skydance a much larger IP base, while its track record points to action-heavy, crowd-pleasing releases.