Top Gun: Maverick producer David Ellison emerged from the shadow of his centibillionaire father on Sunday after his Skydance Media company clinched a $28 billion deal to take control over ailing entertainment giant Paramount.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s son, a 15-year financing partner of the Hollywood studio, announced he had reached terms with company chair Shari Redstone to acquire her controlling stake as part of a two-stage merger.
