Both deals would’ve been bad (and all this because Ellison put up some money to buy a company that wasn’t for sale), but at least Netflix buying them would still allow them to operate as a major studio and so we’d still have 5 (now it’s down to 4, or I guess really 2), and they’ve done physical media releases of their shows in the past for anybody concerned about that (a legit concern).
This is going to diminish the number and quality of films made as with all major acquisitions (Sinners more than likely doesn’t get made if this deal happened a few years earlier) and you’re only kidding yourself if you seriously think they’re gonna honor the 38 films a year thing (19 from Paramount and 19 from WB or whatever it was), that’s not how studio acquisitions work. Look at Fox’s output ever since they were bought.
Last edited by KManX89 - on 26 April 2026
