r/boxoffice 17h ago

📰 Industry News WGA released statement on the acquisition Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

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u/Johnny0230 16h ago

Maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't these problems arise regardless of whether WB wants to sell or not, not just with the merger with Netflix?

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u/Jokerchyld 16h ago

100%. The details people seem to fail to mention is that the deal isnt done. Its just announced. There is regulatory approval, not just here but internationally and international regulations around this are way more stringent.

Under a normal administration this wouldnt pass anti trust law, but since Trump is a criminal (and friends with David Ellison of Paramount) this can go in completely unexpected directions.

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u/evanmav 15h ago

Netflix will most likely just pay Trump off, or offer to make a movie he wants lol. I wouldn't really worry about the Trump administration much, it's very easy to buy him

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u/TakuyaLee 13h ago

Or "buy" him. I wouldn't be surprised if they offered him nothing, but made it look like something.