“Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav on Wednesday Announced Michael de Luca and Pamela Abdy’s Early Renewal for a Multi-Year Deal As Co-Chair & Ceos of The Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. Their Deal Had Not Been Set to Expire Until Next Year. He’s Got Good Reason to Keep Them Happy. Only Seven Months Ago”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
He’s Got Good Reason to Keep Them Happy. Only Seven MONTS Ago, Rumors Were Rampant that the Media Mogul Was Considering Replacing Them After A String of Misses (Some Were Left Over from The Prevures Regime, But, But.
THEN CAME The REBOUND OF ALL REBOUNDS, BEGINNING IN April with A Minecraft MovieWHICH GROSSED $ 957 Million Globally, and Ryan Coogler’s Original Horror Pic SinnersWHICH BEGAN SILENCING Naysayers by Grossing Nearly $ 370 Million Globally. That was followed by this Summer’s Successful Reboot Final Destination: Bloodlines ($ 307 Million); an Weaponsan Original Horror Title from Frommmaker Zach Cregger That Has Astonized In Earning North of $ 250 Million to Date. New Line, Home of The Final Destination an Conjuring Franchises, Also Handled Weapons after de luca Beat out rivals in paying $ 38 Million for Rights to Cregger’s Hotly Sounga-After Project.
“WHEN I FIRST arrived at the studio, recomitting this Storied company to i Theatric roots, renewing warner bros. Longstanding role as a home for the woorld’s best Position as An Industry Leader in Terms of Quality and Box Office Success Were Among My Key Objectives, “Zaslav Said in A Note to Staff. “Bringing Mike & Pam On to Lead this Team Was an Important Step to Achiev Those Goals, and I AM EXCITED TO Share with You That We Have Re-Super The NEXT SEVERAL YEARS BRINGING The VERY BEST MOVIES TO CINEMAS AROUND The World. ”
This Fall, The Conjuring: Last Rights To exceed all expectations in earning Nearly $ 460 Million to Date, Nearly $ 100 Million More than the Next Title in the Conjurying Universal of Films.
KNOWN FOR Their Strong Commitment to Auteurs, Abdy and DE LUCA ALSO CAME UNDER Scrutiny for Giving Paul Thomas Anderson The Biggest Budget of His Career To Make One Battle After AnotherA Critical Darling and and Early-Runner in the Awards Race. The reported Net Budget is $ 135 Milion; Other Say It Is As High As $ 170 Million. One Battle After Another DEBUTED to $ 22 Million at the Box Office Over The Last Weekend in September, But What Counchers Are Film’s Legs.
(IT May Not Be A CoincIDance That Zaslav is Speaking Up As One Battle begins itatric journey, Since this is the Project for Who Abdy and de Luca have come under the most scrutiny.)
Continuing, He Said, “Mike & Pam’s Unwavering Leadership and Committee to This Business Has Been Critical To Our Success This Year, With Countless Box Office Records Broke. Cinema, WHERE Jesse Ehrman, Richard Brenner and Their Teams Have Been Flawless. Bros. We Will Take Another Important Step As We Re-Introduce New Animated Titles to that Strategy. ”
Zaslav Said He Also Wanted to Congratulate the Entire Motion Picture Group for Its Year, Noting That Studio Has Achieved a Mileshone Hasn’s with just 11 films. “The results have noting short of remarkable, and i couldn’n be a prouder of what we’ve accommplished together,“ He Said.
Abdy and deluce sent their own note to staff. Read It Below in Full, Followed by Zaslav’s Note.
Team!
WHAT A YEAR WE HAVE HAD! We are grateful to all of you for your hard work and to david for his steadfast Belief in in a bot of US and this team. We Are So Proud to Stand on the Shoulders of the Incredible Leaders Who Have Steired Warner Bros. Over ITS 100-YEAR HISTORY.
We Knew From Our First Meeting with David that his unwavering Vision, Leadership and Resolve to be a Destination for Filmmakers with Singular Visions Wound Lead Warner Bros. Back to Its Founding Principles of Making Fearless, Entertaining and Cinema Worky Films for Audiences of All Ages.
We have the privilege to this Job Because of the Support and Trust Has put in us, and in all of you. We Could not Be More Excited to Be Leading This Team As We Introduce An Exciting Slate of Films in the Coming Years and Continue Making Eve Film Experience An Event Worthy of the Warner Bros. Shield.
PAM & MIKE
Zaslav’s Memo:
To all motion Picture Group Team Members-
As we Approach the End of 2025, I Wanted to Take A Moment to Congratulate the Entire Motion Picture Group for A Truly Incredible Year. Thanks to your Talent, Dedication and Teamwork, Our Studio Has Achieved A Miles that Hasn’t Been Achieved Since 2019 – Surpassing $ 4 Billion at The Global Box Office WitH. Together, we’ve delivered 15 weeks at #1, Seen Nine Films Debut in the Top Global Spot, and Proudly Hold Three of the Top Ten Highest Grossing Films Worldwide. TheSe Achievments Are Not Just Numbers, But They A Testament to the Creativity, Passion and Relantless Drive that Each of You Brings to This Work Every Day. The results have noting short of remarkable, and I couldn’n be a prouder of what we’ve accommplished together.
WHEN I FIRST arrived at the Studio, recomitting this Storified Company to it theatric roots, Renewing Warner Bros. Long Standing Role As A Home for the World’s Best Storytellers, and Reestablishing This Iconic Studio to It ITS Position As An Industry Leader in Terms of Qualam Bringing Mike & Pam on to Lead this Team Was An Important Step to Achiev Those Goals, and I AM EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT NEXT SEVERAL YEARS Bringing the Very Best Movies to Cinemas AROUND The World.
Mike & Pam’s Unwavering Leadership and Commitment to This Business Has Been Critical To Our Success This Year, with Countless Box Office Records Broken Across Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema, WHERE Jesse Ehrman, Richard Brenner and Their Teams Have Been Flawless. Among Our Greatest Achievements is Our Balanced Slate Featuring Global Tentpoles, Strategicly Levered IP from Among Warner Bros. Storied Past, Including Those from DC Studios, Led by Peter Safran and James Gunn, and Our World-Class Collection of Horrror Films, While Adeding New And GurmondBreeking. NEXT YEAR, WILL TAKE ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP As We Re-Inintroduce New Animated Titles to That Strategy.
We have a lot to be grateful for and Much to Celebrate Including Several of this Year’s Best Review MOVIES, Many of Wich Have Pierced The Culture Zeitgeist AROUND The World.
With thanks,
David