Variety · Entertainment · 2026-08-18
Will David Ellison Say Goodbye to Hollywood? Some See Paramount’s Potential Exit From California as ‘Strategically Unwise’ — but Others Say It’s Just Smart Business
David Ellison, we have been told, loves Hollywood. He loves movies. In trying to rally industry support behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. megamerger, he has claimed the combined studios will release an unprecedented 30-plus films a year. Waving the banner for the entertainment industry in his home state, Ellison also has been lobbying for bipartisan federal […] Will David Ellison really go through with his plan to leave California amid the standoff with states AGs in the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger? What the exit could mean for the company and the industry. Will David Ellison Say Goodbye to Hollywood? Some See Paramount’s
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