[ClikeX]

Real people work in this industry, though. A merger of this size is bound to come with some layoffs and canceled projects.

It's not as bad as food scarcity, of course. But it can do some collateral damage.

[dabockster]

That, plus fewer studios mean less creativity goes to the mainstream. If you thought AI slop was bad, go re-watch Star Wars Episode 8.

[nake89]

Me and my wife were Star Wars fans. The last Star Wars media we watched was episode 8. I almost walked out the theater.

[AlexandrB]

Seems like a bad example. The problem with Episode 8 was not lack of creativity. Episode 7 was a complete retread of "A New Hope" and a bigger offender. At least blue Jedi milk is new.

[i80and]

I mean, 8 was easily the most functional of the new trilogy, if a somewhat overly ambitious muddle, so that's a bad example.

There is a real problem with too many sequels and adaptations though.

[raw_anon_1111]

You will still have Amazon, Apple, Paramount, Disney, and NetMax spending billions each on content and streaming and Sony being the mercenary creating content for the highest bidder.

WB under Discovery was already becoming an also ran and more financial engineering than a real company.

[orionblastar]

Does that mean the DCU Movies might get delayed or canceled?

[xakumazx]

One can only hope.

[jonhohle]

Instead they’re a 20 part serial with about 5 mins of actual content per episode. Enjoy!