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Noted: Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures fall under one owner · 2026-10-07

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Oct 7

Paramount Warner Merger Closes As Skydance Game Divisions Merge

Paramount Skydance said on October 6, 2026 that it finished its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and the combined company now operates as Skydance Corporation. The deal carried a total value of $111 billion, according to 4Gamer.net, and closed after shareholder and regulatory approvals in multiple countries. David Ellison leads the new company as CEO. The assets under one roof now include Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, HBO Max, Paramount+, CNN and CBS, plus the game studios each side brought in. Variety reported that the games and experiences divisions of Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games will be folded together, and Skydance press materials listed former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs and Skydance co-CEO Inon Kreiss as new board members, with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair joining as an advisor. Skydance Games titles such as Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra continue development inside the group.

Jul 21

Judge Issues 14-Day Restraining Order on Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger

A federal judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on Paramount's hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, blocking the merger from closing on July 22. A 12-state coalition led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta argues the deal violates antitrust law by combining two of the top three cable programmers and two of the top five film distributors. A hearing for a preliminary injunction is set for August 3.

Jul 3

Siren Head Movie Greenlit at Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. is developing a film adaptation of Siren Head, the internet-born monster created by Canadian artist Trevor Henderson. Zach Cregger and Brian Duffield will co-write the script, with Duffield directing. The project follows recent Hollywood interest in online horror phenomena, after A24's The Backrooms became a box office hit.