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SAG-AFTRA Opposes Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s largest performers’ union, has publicly opposed the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, aligning with 12 state attorneys suing to block the deal.
- The union demands enforceable safeguards to prevent a reduction in productions and to ensure an increase in U.S.-produced films and TV shows from the merged company.
- SAG-AFTRA leaders emphasize the need for thorough regulatory oversight, warning that promises without binding commitments threaten the survival of the American entertainment industry.
- This opposition follows similar resistance from the Writers Guild of America and the Teamsters union, both of which have called for blocking the merger unless worker protections are guaranteed.
- Despite Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison’s assurance of releasing at least 30 movies annually post-merger, critics remain skeptical about the company’s commitment to maintaining production levels.
