Sony Reportedly in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

Brian Robbins, the co-CEO of Paramount Global and President and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, shared his farewell statement as the deal with Skydance closes. He's mentioned how he and the company reinvigorated beloved properties and expanded franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Scream, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, A Quiet Place and Mission: Impossible. They've also worked on new takes on Mean Girls and The Naked Gun and the studio's highest-grossing movie Top Gun: Maverick.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...es-1236336963/

That's the guy responsible for greenlighting the TMNT shows and movies of late? And everything going on with Star Trek the past few years? Yeah, he can f*** right off.

[ranger_scout]

The deal with Skydance has now closed.

https://deadline.com/2025/08/paramou...on-1236481065/

[neatoman]

Oh boy, are you guys looking forward to even more of this stuff?
https://deadline.com/2025/09/paramou...ry-1236529093/

[sdp]

It's fascinating. I wonder how many other big corps WB is going to take down by being acquired.

[Andrew NDB]

I wouldn't worry about that. Until Skydance can turns things around to make Paramount start turning a profit (and right now it's hemorrhaging millions) I doubt they'll be buying much of anything else soon.

But who knows if this is a good or bad thing? If they do end up working miracles with Paramount, sure, turn them loose at WB.

[nidza_maj2000]

Hopefully this can work out imagine having DC, Harry Potter, Transformers, Sonic, TMNT and other franchises under same company

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by nidza_maj2000

Hopefully this can work out imagine having DC, Harry Potter, Transformers, Sonic, TMNT and other franchises under same company

If Skydance ends up being a sh** company in what it does with Paramount now that it has it then it'd be imagining a big garbage heap.

[nidza_maj2000]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

If Skydance ends up being a sh** company in what it does with Paramount now that it has it then it'd be imagining a big garbage heap.

So not sure what you mean but it might be good to have all this franchises under same company, we will see what will happen

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by nidza_maj2000

So not sure what you mean but it might be good to have all this franchises under same company

Why would that be good?

[nidza_maj2000]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Why would that be good?

Because we could have more potential with storytelling with more characters

[ranger_scout]

Originally Posted by nidza_maj2000

Hopefully this can work out imagine having DC, Harry Potter, Transformers, Sonic, TMNT and other franchises under same company

We would also get more crossovers between Batman and the TMNT.

[nidza_maj2000]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

We would also get more crossovers between Batman and the TMNT.

You are right, that is also a plus, also Harry Potter and Transformers characters could appear in promotions together

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

We would also get more crossovers between Batman and the TMNT.

It doesn't mean that, necessarily. And who cares about crossovers if the core versions that are crossing over are made into crap.

[nidza_maj2000]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It doesn't mean that, necessarily. And who cares about crossovers if the core versions that are crossing over are made into crap.

We still do not know what would happen to TMNT if merger happens, not sure is that what you mean but we will have to wait and see maybe if Paramount and Warner Bros are merged TMNT might be more serious than how maybe Nickelodeon made them so far and I am not saying Nickelodeon versions are bad but they are definitely toned down than Mirage Comics and 2003 series maybe

[CyberCubed]

I wonder if they would tamper with James Gunn's universe if they buy WB.

[nidza_maj2000]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I wonder if they would tamper with James Gunn's universe if they buy WB.

Please no tempering if they buy it let him stay

[CyberCubed]

I mean if WB and Paramount become under the same roof, we could get the TMNT in James Gunn's DC universe. TMNT would essentially be under the same umbrella, and they already had multiple crossovers with Batman and the Injustice 2 DLC.

Imagine James Gunn writing/directing the Turtles in a future movie?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Imagine James Gunn writing/directing the Turtles in a future movie?

Oh man. If he was into it it might be interesting. It would definitely fit into his wheelhouse of weird, ensemble "families" that he seems to love to keep doing. I'm sure he'd be into "bloody ninja action" stuff.

[nidza_maj2000]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I mean if WB and Paramount become under the same roof, we could get the TMNT in James Gunn's DC universe. TMNT would essentially be under the same umbrella, and they already had multiple crossovers with Batman and the Injustice 2 DLC.

Imagine James Gunn writing/directing the Turtles in a future movie?

That would be fun, maybe Turtles could be bought in DCU via multiverse and to stay in DCU, so here is hoping that this merger happens and Turtles to be part of DCU, of course if merger really happens TMNT Last Ronin movie to still happen and Turtles in DCU would be different versions, not from that movie

[nidza_maj2000]

Just imagine them appearing in DCU they would become sensation instantly maybe Lois even interviewing them for Daily Planet