Warner Bros. Discovery sale (Universal? Paramount? Netflix?)

[Bilbo 4,294]

5 hours ago, MaxMovieMan said:

It angers me to my core that there are those who are so oblivious to common sense that they’d rather have Netflix win this than Paramount.

They’re both shit but for different reasons. 
 

best case scenario is the regulators say no. Can’t see that happening though. 

[A24 5,153]

I'm still expecting a bid from Disney. That way, they will own everything, except for Netflix.

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

Disney will own nothing and be happy.

[Bilbo 4,294]

4 minutes ago, A24 said:

I'm still expecting a bid from Disney. That way, they will own everything, except for Netflix.

That might be the worst case scenario. Disney turns everything they touch into shit. 

[Edmilson 12,373]

The day is always brightest before the night (or so they hope):

 

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/christopher-nolan-odyssey-avengers-2026-box-office-1236611580/

[Bilbo 4,294]

1 hour ago, Edmilson said:

The day is always brightest before the night (or so they hope):

 

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/christopher-nolan-odyssey-avengers-2026-box-office-1236611580/

I’m torn between wanting cinemas to survive but also wanting the MCU to finally kill itself. 

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

4 hours ago, Bilbo said:

I’m torn between wanting cinemas to survive but also wanting the MCU to finally kill itself. 

 

 

[Slitherjump 154]

16 hours ago, Jim said:

 

After reading more into it I've switched sides from Paramount to Netflix although it's purely a lesser of two evils situation.

What made you switch? I have a feeling it might be easy to find out but I don't have much time for reading through all the news. I only know of the BS 2000% fee Star Trek has now

[Tallguy 7,364]

What IS the fee? Did it go from $1 to $20? Or $20 to $400? What is the percentage of the item cost? We just know 2000% is a MUCH scarier way to say "20 times".

[Mr. Hooper 8,932]

1 hour ago, Tallguy said:

What IS the fee? Did it go from $1 to $20? Or $20 to $400? What is the percentage of the item cost? We just know 2000% is a MUCH scarier way to say "20 times".

If it's $20, we're in good shape.

[Edmilson 12,373]

There MAY be some hope left for Paramount:

 

https://deadline.com/2025/12/warner-bros-discovery-review-paramount-new-takeover-offer-1236655458/

[Mr. Hooper 8,932]

 

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

[Edmilson 12,373]

Fucking cunts.

 

In the history of Hollywood there has never been a more detestable and despicable big company than Netflix. No amount of pain will ever be enough punishment for the jerks who run it.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,376]

Its just late stage capitalism 

[Tallguy 7,364]

29 minutes ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

Its just late stage capitalism 

 

I'm always curious about this phrase. Is there some limiting factor here that says "This will stop"? Or is it just "Wow, I don't like this"?

[Mr. Hooper 8,932]

17 days. How generous.

 

Why bother at all?

[Chen G. 6,138]

Go, hostile Paramount takeover, go! 

[Slitherjump 154]

On 18/12/2025 at 3:53 PM, Slitherjump said:

What made you switch? I have a feeling it might be easy to find out but I don't have much time for reading through all the news. I only know of the BS 2000% fee Star Trek has now

@Jim

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

4 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

17 days. How generous.

 

Why bother at all?

 

I don't wanna rain on your parade but we're not gonna last 17 hours!

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

5 hours ago, Tallguy said:

 

I'm always curious about this phrase. Is there some limiting factor here that says "This will stop"? Or is it just "Wow, I don't like this"?

Third option: "This will cause the downfall and destruction of everything"

[Quintus 6,491]

11 hours ago, Slitherjump said:

@Jim

 

It isn't just Warner Bros being purchased but also the news outlets.

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

Wondering what this means for Warner Archive Collection blu-rays. Maybe I should buy up all those ones I was eyeing off on Amazon.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,376]

Better, before you end up paying double or triple on eBay

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

I miss TCM.

[bollemanneke 4,331]

Maybe Netflix could allow the labels to release titles for 17 days and then ignore their entire catalogue for the remainig other days of the universe. (Come on, Paramount, strike.)

[Jay 46,239]

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Latest Offer As “Inferior” To Netflix Deal

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,376]

Soon only Netflix and Disney will be left. I wonder who will buy who?

[BloodBoal 8,703]

Weyland-Yutani will buy Disney and the Tyrell Corporation will buy Netflix. 

[Jay 46,239]

Thank you, I wanted to make an Alien joke but couldn't get there

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,376]

8 minutes ago, BloodBoal said:

Weyland-Yutani will buy Disney and the Tyrell Corporation will buy Netflix. 

 

And Google will buy those, and put all content on YouTube 

[Edmilson 12,373]

52 minutes ago, Jay said:

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Latest Offer As “Inferior” To Netflix Deal

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

Yew are here because the outside world rejects yew...

[Marian Schedenig 11,693]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Latest Offer As “Inferior” To Netflix Deal

 

I keep reading updates like this and thinking "shit", until I remember that Netflix buying WB is bad for films, while Paramount buying WB would be bad for everyone. Can't we have a third option?

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

Why is Paramount buying it bad for me?

[Edmilson 12,373]

Yeah, I have yet to see a compelling argument for the case that Netflix is the best or even the "least worst" choice when compared to Paramount.

 

We can't count on Netflix to keep releasing WB movies in theaters. Maybe blockbusters like Batman or whatever could have a 17 day window, but the other stuff will be straight to streaming. If they already owned WB this year, then movies like Sinners, Weapons and One Battle After Another would've gone directly to Netflix.

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

And Netflix will likely discontinue the Warner Archive Collection blu-rays. I still want to collect the Looney Tunes sets.

[A24 5,153]

In the last five years, I only watched like 4 or 5 Paramount flicks. 

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

I counted about 11 on my list.

[enderdrag64 1,813]

3 hours ago, Jay said:

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Latest Offer As “Inferior” To Netflix Deal

This was to be expected, Paramount offered an objectively shit deal just numbers wise

 

Netflix has offered to buy 50% of WB (only the movie business) for $27.75 / share. That still leaves the other half of the company open to another multi-billion dollar sale.

 

Paramount offered to buy 100% of WB for $30 / share. In other words, they're matching Netflix's offer for the movie business, and then offering $2.75 a share for everything else. WB is betting quite rightly that they could make a lot more money somewhere else.

 

Ironically the people cheering on the Netflix acquisition because they're anti-Ellison and don't want him controlling more networks might not get what they want even if Netflix wins the bid. The absolute worst case for everyone would be if Netflix wins the movie business, and then Paramount makes another offer for only the rest (meaning Netflix can ruin the movie business and Ellison still gets CNN).

 

The best case if you like theatrical releases or physical media is to hope that Paramount forgets about the news angle and makes another better offer for only the movie business

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,376]

What IP does Paramount have that can save them? 

 

Its definitely not Star Trek. And Tom Cruise won't live forever 

[Jay 46,239]

1 hour ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

What IP does Paramount have that can save them? 

 

The Naked Gun and Beverly Hills Cop to the rescue!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,376]

The Godfather reboot universe

[Mr. Hooper 8,932]

1 hour ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

What IP does Paramount have that can save them? 

 

Its definitely not Star Trek. And Tom Cruise won't live forever 

The question must now be asked: Can Tom Cruise be replaced?

 

https://geekvibesnation.com/tom-cruise-versus-ai-will-technology-ever-replace-the-real-thing/

[BloodBoal 8,703]

Tom Cruise defeated AI in that Reckoning thing!

[Mr. Hooper 8,932]

6 minutes ago, BloodBoal said:

Tpm Cruise defeated AI in that Reckoning thing!

[MrJosh 1,205]

1 hour ago, BloodBoal said:

Tom Cruise defeated AI in that Reckoning thing!

Tom even defeated AI years before, in Oblivion! 

[Mephariel 648]

The sad thing about this is that Netflix is terrible, but Paramount is the alternative...really? I am not even talking about politics, it is that Paramount has been struggling themselves for years. They have the worst franchises out of any of the major studios, and frankly, I thought they would have gone bankrupted by now.

 

To me Warner Bros and Universal should merge. Their franchises fits each other, and this will bring a lot of auteur filmmakers together. 

[Xander Harris 9,666]

They have all the Taylor Sheridan shows but apparently NBC just bought him out. So I guess they have...Spongebob? Transformers? Sonic the Hedgehog? The kids love this stuff.

[Mephariel 648]

4 minutes ago, Xander Harris said:

They have all the Taylor Sheridan shows but apparently NBC just bought him out. So I guess they have...Spongebob? Transformers? Sonic the Hedgehog? The kids love this stuff.

 

All their franchises are done or dying. Transformers is dying, and the last film was a box office disappointment. Mission Impossible is done. Terminator is done. They ran GI Joe to the ground. I feel like they should be making or distributing films like F1, Mad Max, and Fast and Furious, but they are not. And HBO is way better and more prestige than Paramount+.