WittyUsername Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) How much money did Skydance have that they were able to essentially buy a major Hollywood studio? Anyway, one would hope that this will be the last of these big Hollywood mergers, but that’s probably too optimistic. Edited July 8 by WittyUsername Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) 5 minutes ago, WittyUsername said: How much money did Skydance have that they were able to essentially buy a major Hollywood studio? Anyway, one would hope that this will be the last of these big Hollywood mergers, but that’s probably too optimistic. The Ellison family is very rich. Buying Paramount is like a morning coffee for them. David's father Larry is a co-owner of Oracle, which has a net worth of $400 billion now. Paramount is valued at $8 billion. Edited July 8 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WittyUsername Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 2 minutes ago, AniNate said: The Ellison family is very rich. Buying Paramount is like a morning coffee for them. David's father Larry is a co-owner of Oracle, which has a net worth of $400 billion now. Paramount is valued at $8 billion. Ah, one of those billionaire families. Lovely… Well, at least it wasn’t Sony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 6 minutes ago, WittyUsername said: Ah, one of those billionaire families. Lovely… Well, at least it wasn’t Sony. Also also, Annapurna was founded by Megan Ellison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WittyUsername Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 3 minutes ago, Eric the Minion said: Well, Skydance did also hire John Lassetter, so I guess it tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomnia Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Nobody should be surprised. Hollywood is a cesspool that recycled its own shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Eric the Minion said: You know the old saying: if its all white, it’s all ri-. 2 1 2 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I guess I shouldn't be surprised but most of the money comes from Larry Ellison himself. Nice way to waste $6 billion I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 12 hours ago, Eric the Minion said: What the fuck... Can New York Times go after them next? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spidey Freak Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 7 hours ago, Claire of Themyscira said: What the fuck... Can New York Times go after them next? This soon after the Quiet on Set Nickelodeon debacle too. Hollywood is soulless and shameless fr. The extreme right trolls kind of blind us to the fact at times but execs are sure to remind us they are trash too on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 12 minutes ago, Spidey Freak said: This soon after the Quiet on Set Nickelodeon debacle too. Hollywood is soulless and shameless fr. The extreme right trolls kind of blind us to the fact at times but execs are sure to remind us they are trash too on a regular basis. Hollywood is very shameless, yes. But, this executing getting another shot like this, Brad Pitt continuing to star in movies, Kevin Spacey being honored in France? Like...bitch. Let's hope the basement under them collapses. ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 36 minutes ago, Claire of Themyscira said: Hollywood is very shameless, yes. But, this executing getting another shot like this, Brad Pitt continuing to star in movies, Kevin Spacey being honored in France? Like...bitch. Let's hope the basement under them collapses. ❤️ I mean Johnathan Majors has got a film in the works with a producer from sound of freedom. So it's not just paramount or the other big studios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 42 minutes ago, Reddroast said: I mean Johnathan Majors has got a film in the works with a producer from sound of freedom. So it's not just paramount or the other big studios. Oh, that's what I'm saying. It's an industry-wide thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/08/theater-owners-worried-about-paramount-skydance-merger.html Theater owners worried about studio consolidation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 7/2/2024 at 5:17 PM, Mojoguy said: Wait, so she was just stalling for a better offer from Skydance? Lame! I got news for you: that is way things work in the film business. Hell ,that is the way they work in any business; you always hold out in hopes of a better deal. Very much a standard tactic. Welcome to the real world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 7/8/2024 at 11:26 AM, WittyUsername said: Ah, one of those billionaire families. Lovely… Well, at least it wasn’t Sony. One of those High Tech Billoniaire famalies. Oracle is one of the founding companies of the modern high tech world right up there with Micorsoft and Apple, though they like to keep a lower profile. The geeks everybody laughed at in High School back in the 60;s now control the universe, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) On 7/9/2024 at 9:09 AM, Claire of Themyscira said: Hollywood is very shameless, yes. But, this executing getting another shot like this, Brad Pitt continuing to star in movies, Kevin Spacey being honored in France? Like...bitch. Let's hope the basement under them collapses. ❤️ Nothng new. Back in the thirties, the major studios basically bribed LA Law enforcement to make sure the big stars slmodt never had to actually face consequences for their actions. Eddie Manix, a MGM Offical, got the nickname "The Fixer" because of his ablity to bribe LA politicans to make problems vanish. (though the worked for MGM, all the studios used him to handle their problems"One of the few who did face charges was Errol Flynn, but he was pretry stupid and he managed to get acquitted in the actual trial, though his career never really recovered. And it was not that long ago Hollywood some kind of poor matyred hero out of Roman Polanski. Edited July 10 by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 7/9/2024 at 9:47 AM, Reddroast said: I mean Johnathan Majors has got a film in the works with a producer from sound of freedom. So it's not just paramount or the other big studios. And the producers of Sound and Freedom make such a huge deal about being Devout Christians. I think the term hypocrite can be uses safely here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...