Warner Bros. Pictures to Merge with Paramount Skydance, Ending Current Studio Era

Warner Bros. Pictures is set to merge with Paramount Skydance on October 6, 2026, a significant development that will see the studio operate under the new name Skydance. This merger also marks the departure of current Warner Bros. film chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy. The studio's final film under its existing structure was Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 'Digger'.