Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros Takeover: Hollywood’s New Powerhouse

Paramount Warner Bros merger complete — Hollywood studio skyline at dusk

The short version: Paramount Skydance has completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and handing CEO David Ellison control of one of the world’s largest entertainment companies. Shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SKYD. What the Deal Creates The combined … Read more

Michael Bay to Direct Transformers 8 After 9 Years Away

Michael Bay to direct Transformers 8 — giant robot over city skyline

The short version: Michael Bay is in final talks to direct the eighth Transformers movie for David Ellison’s Skydance, nearly a decade after he walked away from the franchise following Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). The one sticking point in negotiations: Bay wants final cut. What We Know Multiple sources tell Page Six that Bay, … Read more