Paramount & Netflix bidding to buy Warner Bros.

[Wayde Robson]

"4D"X is where they add extra cameras and expand the film to the side walls. It looks cool because it envelops you, but can be distracting during action sequences. We watched Predator Badlands in it, not sure it will catch on.

Wow, it looks incredible! But I wonder what it's like having to turn your head while viewing certain scenes.

 

[j_garcia]

Wow, it looks incredible! But I wonder what it's like having to turn your head while viewing certain scenes.

You could see the people sitting lower down that didn't realize that was going to be an issue lol. I knew it would, so we sat further up so you can see the whole thing.

 

[Teetertotter?]

We have a movie house in our city of 70,000. Currently: Adults $7.00 b/4 4pm and $9.00 other times. Jeepers, I can't remember when my wife and I last saw a real movie. lol

 

[Tankini]

Netflix won't be owning anything. The deal will not go through. Netflix will lie as much as possible to try and seem like they care about theatrical and physical media, but we all know they won't. Their CEO is a snake. Paramount will end up getting WB. Which will be the correct move.

You nail it. Netflix wants to kill off disc. Yes Netflix CEO is a Snake.

 

[mtrycrafts]

We have a movie house in our city of 70,000. Currently: Adults $7.00 b/4 4pm and $9.00 other times. Jeepers, I can't remember when my wife and I last saw a real movie. lol

How long an imaginary movie.

 

[Big-Q]

Some movies need the huge screen. I will always see them at the movie theater. Later, I will buy the Blu-ray and enjoy them some more at home.

 

[Epsonfan]

Fake News CNN . Nobody is buying the crap . Echo chamber for moron .

 

[kennet1980]

From what I've seen or heard, nobody is in favor of WB going to Netflix. Almost every single theater chain would sue Netflix, Actors/Directors Guilds would all sue them as well. Christopher Nolan is the head of one such group that has said they will take legal action against Netflix if said deal goes through. Theater Chains would not sit back and lose billions because Netflix won't keep a movie longer than 2 weeks in a theater. Plus, there would be monopoly issues if the deal were to happen. The idiot "Zazzy" running WB has got to be the worst President/CEO of any company. He's a moron and I can't wait for him to be out of the picture.

Paramount/Skydance Media has offered $108B for the entire WB package. Most will be paid in cash. None of the other companies can touch that. No person in their right mind would turn that down. Plus, once the pendulum swings back to Paramount and WB calls off Netflix deal, Netflix will have to pay WB $5B to walk away. Not a bad way to make an easy $5B.

I think the basic concern about theaters is fair, but I’d be careful with the “everyone will sue Netflix” part. A deal like that would depend heavily on the actual distribution terms, existing contracts, and regulatory approvals. It wouldn’t automatically mean every WB movie disappears from theaters after two weeks.
The $108B figure is also the sort of thing I’d want to see backed by the actual deal terms before treating it as a straight cash comparison. With a transaction this large, financing, debt, assets included, and breakup provisions can make the headline number pretty misleading.
The more interesting issue to me is what happens to WB’s theatrical strategy. Netflix has historically approached releases very differently from a traditional studio, while Paramount has a much stronger incentive to preserve the theatrical ecosystem. That difference could matter considerably more than the headline valuation.

 

[Movie2099]

I think the basic concern about theaters is fair, but I’d be careful with the “everyone will sue Netflix” part. A deal like that would depend heavily on the actual distribution terms, existing contracts, and regulatory approvals. It wouldn’t automatically mean every WB movie disappears from theaters after two weeks.
The $108B figure is also the sort of thing I’d want to see backed by the actual deal terms before treating it as a straight cash comparison. With a transaction this large, financing, debt, assets included, and breakup provisions can make the headline number pretty misleading.
The more interesting issue to me is what happens to WB’s theatrical strategy. Netflix has historically approached releases very differently from a traditional studio, while Paramount has a much stronger incentive to preserve the theatrical ecosystem. That difference could matter considerably more than the headline valuation.

A good amount has changed since I posted that back in Dec. 2025. Now we have actors suing to stop the merger. Though, we all know it's politically motivated. Where was this fight when Disney snatched up Fox? Nowhere...

I still back Paramount/Skydance purchasing WB. I think they are the better choice. I do hope they create an all-new streaming app when they join the two studios. Or just keep it as is but still be able to access libraries from the individual apps. Similar to Disney/Hulu app. Paramount will easily keep all their WB releases in theaters for same amount of time. Universal is pretty much the only studio who will take their movie and stick on digital within 18 days of release. No other Movie company is doing that. That I know of. Paramount has a 45-day theatrical run. WB currently has the same theatrical run. So, nothing will change with that. Unlike Netflix, who sticks their "Big" movies in theaters for 1-2 weeks max.

There are still a lot of moving parts to this deal. I do hope it gets done by the end of the year, but who knows.