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David Ellison’s ‘Day One’ Skydance Press Conference: Studio Lot Dibs, Trump Ties and Everything Else We Learned
And just like that, David Ellison is in the driver’s seat.
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Skydance Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Josh Greenstein & Dana Goldberg Say In Day 1 Memo That Film Divisions Will Operate Independently
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Skydance Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein sent out a Day 1 memo to the troops at the Paramount and Warner Bros.
Motion Picture units as the Paramount-WBD merger was made official Tuesday.
Key facts
- Skydance Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein sent out a Day 1 memo to the troops at the Paramount and Warner Bros.
- Reported by Deadline and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:01:08 UTC.
Why it matters
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- Follow-on deals or casting announcements
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Skydance Co-CEOs Insist Its Massive Debt Is Manageable And Won’t Shortchange Production
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Skydance Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Josh Greenstein & Dana Goldberg Say In Day 1 Memo That Film Divisions Will Operate Independently
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Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz On When ‘Barbie 2’ Will Be A Go: “Too Early To Talk About That.” However, There’s Hope
At Tuesday afternoon’s presser for the newly merged Skydance, we asked when Barbie 2 would be a go project. “Too early to talk about that,” was the official response from former Mattel CEO Ynon Kriez, named Skydance co-CEO last week.
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Skydance Co-CEOs Insist Its Massive Debt Is Manageable And Won’t Shortchange Production
Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz sought to dial down Hollywood jitters that the company’s massive and expensive-to-service debt load approaching $80 billion will force them to shortchange production. “We have a business plan.
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Skydance Chief David Ellison Asks Merger Opponents To “Give Us Time” To “Rebuild Trust”
Skydance CEO David Ellison said the newly merged company will be in “the business of rebuilding trust” after the bruising battle to bring together Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.
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