Peter Rice Dines 3 Hours With Paramount Co-CEO Amid $111 Billion Merger Speculation
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Updated · Page Six · Oct 2
Peter Rice Dines 3 Hours With Paramount Co-CEO Amid $111 Billion Merger Speculation
1 articles · Updated · Page Six · Oct 2
Summary
Peter Rice held a three-hour, "private" and "intense" dinner last month with Ynon Kreiz, who was later named co-CEO of the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. under David Ellison.
That sighting now fuels talk that Rice is being courted for a senior role at the combined studio, where leadership remains in flux after the merger and several top jobs are still unsettled.
Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy are reportedly out, while Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg are expected to oversee a 30-film annual slate for two years, rising to 32 films for the following three.
The reshuffle already elevated HBO chief Casey Bloys over Paramount's Cindy Holland on streaming, and Bloys publicly acknowledged Holland's exit created a "ready made vacuum" for him to fill.
Rice, who is not tied to a contract and also works with A24 and the LA28 ceremonies, now has added leverage as Hollywood gauges the merged company's broader executive pecking order.