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Paramount’s untested chiefs now inherit Warner Bros. too

The Ankler’s Matthew Frank reports that Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, 14 months into running Paramount, now also control Warner Bros., overseeing nine labels, three animation divisions and more than 30 films a year under a mandate to cut deeply amid Skydance’s debt load.

Why it matters. Talent and producers across both studios now negotiate with two unproven executives who must decide which labels and franchises survive the cuts.

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