UPDATED: JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, David Fincher and Denis Villeneuve are just a few of the names who have signed on to an open letter opposing Paramount‘s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the transaction one that will “threaten the sustainability of the entire creative community.”
“We are deeply concerned by indications of support for this merger that prioritize the interests of a small group of powerful stakeholders over the broader public good,” they wrote in the open letter. “The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.”
Other names signing on include Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Keener, David Chase, Emma Thompson, Don Cheadle, James Schamus, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Noah Wyle, Tiffany Haddish, Mark Duplass, Joaquin Phoenix and Lily Gladstone.
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