Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy reportedly won’t stay after merger close

Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy are reportedly not expected to remain in place once the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery deal closes. Variety reported that multiple sources said the pair would not be part of David Ellison’s management team after the merger closes.

The Hollywood Reporter separately reported that Paramount film heads Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein are expected to oversee both movie studios in the combined company. None of that appears to be framed in the supplied packet as a formal company announcement, so the leadership change remains in the realm of trade reporting.

How the exit was reportedly communicated

TheWrap reported that David Ellison finally called De Luca and Abdy to inform them of their exit after they had already read about it in the press. Deadline also reported that their last day would be next Tuesday, which it described as day one of the new merged studio.