The last year has delivered some big upheavals in the film studio front. In 2025, Skydance formalized its acquisition of Paramount, and then Warner Bros. went up for sale shortly thereafter. As things currently stand, it’s looking like the studio that’s home to properties like Looney Tunes, DC and Harry Potter will be absorbed into Netflix, although Paramount hasn’t ended its efforts to take control of WB. But even assuming the Netflix deal goes through, director Christopher Nolan has voiced his concerns about how the studio being absorbed into the streamer is a “huge blow.”
In addition to delivering The Odyssey to the 2026 movies schedule this summer, Nolan is also the new president of the Directors Guild of America, which boasts 20,000 members. In addition to the union dealing with job losses and the rise of artificial intelligence, there’s fear that if Warner Bros. and Netflix merge, that could negatively impact the theatrical industry. The filmmaker said at a DGA roundtable (via Variety):
