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Netflix announced it will buy Warner Bros. in a $72-billion deal that includes ownership of iconic properties like Harry Potter and the DC Universe.
Should Paramount succeed in acquiring Warner Bros, the combined studio will release more than 30 theatrical titles a year. This was Paramount CEO David Ellison’s promise during a phone presser following news of the conglom’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
The competition between Netflix and Paramount Skydance to acquire the studio is haunted by the ghosts of mergers past.
Paramount fired back that the Ellison family did provide the needed guarantees and pointed to Larry Ellison's long business record. Paramount said it would continue with its hostile takeover of Warner.
The African American Film Critics Association voted Sinners its Best Film of 2025 as the group revealed winners of its 17th annual AAFCA Awards.