TMP Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I really don't see any benefits in going from a 6-studio concentration to a 5-studio concentration. It's an even tighter Oligopoly structure now, and from a purely economic viewpoint that'll make the barriers to entry for any new studios even higher; and make the current batch of smaller studios like Lionsgate struggle even more. On top of that, this merger's gonna lead to a shit-ton of layoffs due to redundant job positions; and for people like us, a reduction in competition because we'll have less choice in what we can watch, as output of the two companies will be less than the sum of them before the acquisition. Also, the movies we'll get will probably be a lot more homogenous to fit in with Disney's MO of profits-first, so maybe Searchlight will get downsized or reduced; idk. but who gives a shit about that if we've got wolverine in the avengers lol 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny1234 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I known such concerns and I think it was constructed in a way to meet anti-trust laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster506 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Lots of changes coming up in the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) The concerns over jobs be lost to be are so fake when you guys did not give a crap about countless corporate mergers that led to far more jobs be cut or being outsourced in the spirit of free trade and globalization. Companies merge which produces synergy = jobs lost Edited April 14, 2018 by Lordmandeep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny1234 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Lordmandeep said: The concerns over jobs be lost to be are so fake when you guys did notgive a crap about countless corporate mergers that led to far more jobs be cut or being outsourced. Companies merge which produces synergy = jobs lost Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lordmandeep said: The concerns over jobs be lost to be are so fake when you guys did notgive a crap about countless corporate mergers that led to far more jobs be cut or being outsourced. Companies merge which produces synergy = jobs lost I imagine many people here did or would care about the stuff. This just happens to be a bit more relevant to a box office forum so you're seeing more peoples takes on it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedtotalkaboutKevin Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 The Fox-Disney deal is happening while the Time Warner - AT&T deal is still IN THE TOILET, waiting to flushed down by Department of Justice once and for all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny1234 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, WeneedtotalkaboutKevin said: The Fox-Disney deal is happening while the Time Warner - AT&T deal is still IN THE TOILET, waiting to flushed down by Department of Justice once and for all You must be Kevin Tsujihara then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 2 hours ago, manny1234 said: lets have a wait and see approach. Lot of people lost jobs so it will always suck. Less exciting box office too. Less creativity in film too. There is nothing good about this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 47 minutes ago, manny1234 said: You must be Kevin Tsujihara then? You mean Jeff Bewkes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny1234 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 My feelings are A New Hope and a Unified MCU out of the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkshop36 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Watching today’s movie talk episode and they talked about this subject. Rocha was on and he said that friends and people he knows that work at both studios are full on acting and making decisions as if this is a done deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horner Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, manny1234 said: You must be Kevin Tsujihara then? If he got his bonus, then yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRA Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, junkshop36 said: Watching today’s movie talk episode and they talked about this subject. Rocha was on and he said that friends and people he knows that work at both studios are full on acting and making decisions as if this is a done deal. So when does Feige boot Kinberg out personally? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 10 hours ago, RandomCat said: *doesn't know what a monopoly is* Then I'd recommend you to read what monopoly is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, TMP said: but who gives a shit about that if we've got wolverine in the avengers lol The same idiots who gave a shit if spider-man is in the avengers. X-Men in MCU is a terrible thing, they should be on their own. The same thing with Spider-Man. Edited April 14, 2018 by Firepower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJimbo Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 3 hours ago, Dexter of Suburbia said: Lot of people lost jobs so it will always suck. Less exciting box office too. Less creativity in film too. There is nothing good about this. STUDIO FIRST FILM-MAKING = creative vision of slug DIRECTOR FIRST FILM-MAKING = compelling We need studios to produce films not direct them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomCat Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Firepower said: Then I'd recommend you to read what monopoly is. *Doesn't realize the irony of post* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomCat Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 As someone with a job that will be actively harmed by this deal, it sucks. So, yeah, that's my official opinion on it. But I'm also not going to spend time worrying about it, since nothing I can do about the merger. I'm working on getting out of my current position so this will effect me less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
