James Cameron Sounds Alarm Over Netflix-WBD Deal In Letter to Lawmaker
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- James Cameron has voiced strong opposition to Netflix's potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning it would harm movie theaters and lead to significant job losses in the film industry.
- In a letter to Senator Mike Lee, Cameron emphasized that Netflix's streaming-focused business model conflicts with the theatrical release model, threatening Warner Bros.' tradition of releasing about 15 movies annually in theaters.
- Cameron expressed skepticism about Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos' commitment to maintaining a 45-day theatrical window, questioning enforcement mechanisms and the limited scope of Netflix's previous theatrical releases.
- He argued that fewer theatrical releases would negatively impact not only theaters and their employees but also filmmakers, visual effects companies, and the broader Hollywood ecosystem.
- Cameron publicly supports Paramount's
