I know what you mean, but this is the difference between absurdly, rich individuals, and obscenely, wealthy corporations, and assholes.
I see they estimate Tom Cruise’s net worth at $600 million George Clooney at $500 million, those are likely to be two of the highest net value actors could have in mind. To match the Paramount offer, The new collection of United artists you have in mind would have to come up with about $109 billion. They would need 200 actors with the net worth of George Clooney to pledge their entire net worth to buy Warner Brothers. Now I suppose for a deal like that, they wouldn’t have to put all their own cash up, But still, the idea of a collection of extremely wealthy, basically wage earners being able to match the capital investment of major corporations, or the top one percent of individuals has not really practical. Maybe more likely is George Clooney and you don’t want Tom Cruise but maybe Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks together scrape together $2 billion and are able to get Warren Buffett to front them the rest. Sent from Gmail Mobile On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 3:31 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I know. Not an original concept.* > > * Preferably not named Cruise > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So some sort of UNITED coalition of ARTISTS, then...? >> >> On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:34:25 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: >> >>> It would be interesting if a collective of artists, actors, writers, >>> producers, and directors assembled to buy the studio. Specifically, all the >>> ones with more money than they could possibly spend in a lifetime who have >>> vocally opposed the sale. Let them put their money where their mouth is. >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> There’s really only two options right now Netflix or Paramount, who are >>>> willing to pay this probably inflated price. But if there was robust >>>> antitrust in enforcement in both deals were squashed then there would be >>>> the option for another buyer who is really interested in the film studio to >>>> come in with a fair offer just for that property and maintain and grow that >>>> ongoing source of creativity in the film industry. >>>> >>>> Of course, more often than that we haven’t really had a robust >>>> antitrust enforcement in this country so it Has seemed inevitable for quite >>>> some time at the end of the Warner Bros. discovery story is going to be >>>> significant contraction. >>>> >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 2:13 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Looking at this sale pragmatically, is there anybody with the funds to >>>>> buy Warners who might actually do right by the legacy name? Anyone rich >>>>> enough to buy it is either going to merge it or sell it for scrap. >>>>> >>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> An unsigned letter to members of Congress from what sources tell V is >>>>>> a group including multiple Hollywood biggies portends the worst from the >>>>>> deal: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://variety.com/2025/film/news/anonymous-filmmakers-netflix-wbd-open-letter-congress-1236600659/ >>>>>> (link) >>>>>> B >>>>>> >>>>>> PGage, to M-D November, Dec 8th: >>>>>> >>>>>> Precisely. Elizabeth Warren, and her crowd (And me) Would be >>>>>> suspicious of both deals. 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