Rob Bonta, Facing Skeptics, Defends ‘Very Strong’ Paramount Deal

Post-Merger Paramount May Overdeliver On Settlement With 36-Film 2027 Slate

California Attorney General Rob Bonta can rest easy: A merged Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery would already account for 36 movies on the release schedule for 2027. Note, that’s an organic number of theatrical releases which were always set to happen even before the union of the storied studios came together. As for 2028, the combined […]

Rob Bonta, Facing Skeptics, Defends ‘Very Strong’ Paramount Deal

Rob Bonta defended the antitrust settlement that allows Paramount to merge with Warner Bros. on Monday, saying in a 45-minute press conference that the deal includes independent monitoring and will result in more jobs in Hollywood. But the deal does not include the three words — robust structural remedies — that California’s attorney general had […]

Paramount already overshoots Bonta’s 2027 film quota — the real risk is two calendars colliding

The combined studio would ship 36 theatrical titles in 2027, past the 30 its settlement demands — now it must stop its own films colliding

Rob Bonta’s Paramount Settlement Hits a Wall as Four State AGs Refuse to Play Ball - Geeks + Gamers

California Attorney General Rob Bonta's apparent attempt to find an off-ramp from his legal war with Paramount has run into a serious problem: four of the attorneys general who joined him in suing to block the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition reportedly aren't ready to follow his lead. According to Deadline, four members of the 12-state […] The post Rob Bonta’s Paramount Settlement Hits a Wall as Four State AGs Refuse to Play Ball appeared fir…

Sources: four of the 12 AGs challenging Paramount's WBD acquisition are breaking with the Rob Bonta-led faction seeking to settle the dispute, at least for now (Deadline)

Deadline: Sources: four of the 12 AGs challenging Paramount's WBD acquisition are breaking with the Rob Bonta-led faction seeking to settle the dispute, at least for now  —  Services to share this page. … Along with the Golden State, the blue state coalition that sued Paramount and WBD back on July 13 …