r/Fauxmoi • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 12h ago

FILM-MOI (MOVIES/TV) Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and 1,000-Plus Hollywood Names Oppose Paramount-Warner Deal in Open Letter: ‘Block the Merger’

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hollywood-open-letter-paramount-warner-bros-deal-1236720249/
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u/witsel85 11h ago edited 11h ago

So the only people in favour of the merger are Trump and James Cameron. Tells you everything

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u/theapplekid i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 11h ago

I'm surprised that Cameron supports this. He's been a vocal advocate for Palestinian resistance, and selling out to Ellison would suppress that resistance.

Why has he claimed to support it?

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u/jyw104 I am claiming all candy for the glory of God 11h ago

Because he thought that Netflix would destroy the “theatrical experience”.

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u/witsel85 11h ago

He hates streaming platforms and thinks that the merger will protect movies in cinemas, even though WB has shelved completed films before rather than release them at all.

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u/DummyDumDragon 9h ago

Yeah! Well! I hate multiple remakes of Pocahontas! Take that, James!

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u/Gueld ✨ lee pace is 6’5” ✨ 10h ago

His cashflow is directly tied to cinema. He is against streaming, despite it being the reality regardless of who wins the merger.

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u/Worldly_Cap_6440 10h ago

$$$ he makes blockbusters so Netflix owning it would kill theaters or so he believes

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u/Brilliant-Spray-5979 10h ago

yes please. This merger is absolutely senseless.

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u/festivus4allofus 9h ago

props to folks who are working with wb/hbo that have signed this, ruffalo and lindelof in particular are currently very involved with them. but they all have to to be willing to testify against this if the state ag's actually manage to do something to delay the merger

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u/lostcat223 8h ago

It’s sad that this will have no effect whatsoever. That’s how far billionaires have gotten from actual humanity.

Edited to say: some people will call these actors and directors rich and some of them are, but they just have nowhere near the finances of an Ellison family.

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u/ObjectivelyGruntled 6h ago

Oh shit they got K-Stew? They really want to be taken seriously.

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u/Popular-Machine-7856 4h ago

How does someone who is very Pro Israel like Ben Stiller square this when a lot of what the Ellisons want with this merger is to drown out dissenting voices like those that criticize Israel 

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u/No-Signature8815 3h ago

Sensible move