David Ellison Promises That Paramount and Warner Bros. Will Be Theatrical Heroes: “Long Live the Movies”

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There’s surprises, and then there’s surprises.

David Ellison fell into the latter category Thursday as made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of theater owners. He took to the stage to reassure cinema operator that they have nothing to fear, whether it be the new regime at Paramount or his pending acquisition of Warner Bros.

“I want to look every single one of you in the eye and promise once we combine with Warner Bros., we going to make a minimum 30 movies a year. Every film will be released in theaters with minimum 45 day window and SVOD in 90 days,” he said.

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