The Warner Bros. Thread | Will NOT merge with Paramount...capitalism is still terrible

[Macleod]

1 hour ago, lorddemaxus said:

I call horseshit on this. We won't find out what studio Nolan is working on next until his next movie is announced, which won't be until towards the end of the year.

And with what Universal did for Oppenheimer, it's overwhelming success ensures that Comcast/Universal will surely want to be in the Nolan business again as soon as he's ready.  Warners (if they're even still the same entity) will have to have a pretty handsome offer to lure Nolan back so quickly.  Not sure they can even afford him, anymore...they might have spent that capital on gaining Cruise.  

Edited January 25 by Macleod

[dallas]

50 minutes ago, Torontofan said:

SYnder Cut is last good DCU film 

The Suicide Squad and Blue Beetle were quite good. 

[JWR]

I desperately hope this merger doesn't go through. 

[WittyUsername]

Empire City and Jeff Sneider are both really annoying. 

[Reddroast]

42 minutes ago, JWR said:

I desperately hope this merger doesn't go through. 

It's been reported that WB-Paramount talks have stalled. The wrap reported that last week iirc

[filmnerdjamie]

3 hours ago, WorkingonaName said:

 

Give me a Nolan/Cruise movie

 

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[ChipDerby]

3 hours ago, Macleod said:

And with what Universal did for Oppenheimer, it's overwhelming success ensures that Comcast/Universal will surely want to be in the Nolan business again as soon as he's ready.  Warners (if they're even still the same entity) will have to have a pretty handsome offer to lure Nolan back so quickly.  Not sure they can even afford him, anymore...they might have spent that capital on gaining Cruise.  

 

That's not how money works.

[Reddroast]

10 minutes ago, ChipDerby said:

 

That's not how money works.

It depends on WB's debt honestly 

[HowSway]

33 minutes ago, Reddroast said:

It depends on WB's debt honestly 

Not really, it's not like the debt is maturing soon. They have a healthy cash flow and a profitable streaming platform, they have room to invest.

[dudalb]

4 hours ago, dallas said:

The Suicide Squad and Blue Beetle were quite good. 

But both failed at the box office,,if you are talking about the 2021 Gunn Suicide Squad..which I liked quite a lot myself.

[dudalb]

8 minutes ago, HowSway said:

Not really, it's not like the debt is maturing soon. They have a healthy cash flow and a profitable streaming platform, they have room to invest.

But enough to buy Paramount?

I doubt it. WN has got ot bet the debt down. You do know they opay inhterest on the debt, don't you?

[dallas]

10 minutes ago, dudalb said:

But both failed at the box office,,if you are talking about the 2021 Gunn Suicide Squad..which I liked quite a lot myself.

We weren't talking about their box office. 

[dudalb]

4 hours ago, Macleod said:

And with what Universal did for Oppenheimer, it's overwhelming success ensures that Comcast/Universal will surely want to be in the Nolan business again as soon as he's ready.  Warners (if they're even still the same entity) will have to have a pretty handsome offer to lure Nolan back so quickly.  Not sure they can even afford him, anymore...they might have spent that capital on gaining Cruise.  

I would not be surprised if Disney puts feelers out toward Nolan.

[filmnerdjamie]

3 hours ago, WittyUsername said:

Empire City and Jeff Sneider are both really annoying.

 

They're both good guys.

[Reddroast]

32 minutes ago, filmnerdjamie said:

 

They're both good guys.

Sneider is an idiot. 

 

EC is well known on the forum as a massive asshole who bullied other forum members.

[Speedorito]

1 hour ago, dudalb said:

I would not be surprised if Disney puts feelers out toward Nolan.

I don’t think he’s interested in directing a live action Tangled film.

[HowSway]

1 hour ago, dudalb said:

But enough to buy Paramount?

I doubt it. WN has got ot bet the debt down. You do know they opay inhterest on the debt, don't you?

Theyve paid down 12 Billion in debt in the last year. Most of their debt was accrued when interest rates were a lot lower than now and they don't need to pay all cash to acquire Paramount, they can do a stock only acquisition.

 

So to answer your question, yes they have enough to buy Paramount.

[Macleod]

29 minutes ago, HowSway said:

Theyve paid down 12 Billion in debt in the last year. Most of their debt was accrued when interest rates were a lot lower than now and they don't need to pay all cash to acquire Paramount, they can do a stock only acquisition.

 

So to answer your question, yes they have enough to buy Paramount.

 

Skydance seems to have more.  😁

[dudalb]

59 minutes ago, Macleod said:

 

Skydance seems to have more.  😁

And Warners truying to buy Paramount would trigger a lot of Anti Trust legal action.

[Scubasteve716]

1 hour ago, Macleod said:

 

Skydance seems to have more.  😁

Warner Bros can't do anything officially for another couple months. Has nothing to do with Skydance giving a higher offer.