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Warner Bros. Chaos: CEO Weighs Co-CEO's Future Amid Film Struggles

3/28/2025

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Warner Bros. is in a state of upheaval as CEO David Zaslav weighs the potential ousting of co-CEO Peter Safran, sparked by worries over the expensive film “One Battle After Another” from Paul Thomas Anderson, which struggled with audience reception. Despite the chaos, Abdy and DeLuca are hopeful about future endeavors, including Ryan Coogler's ambitious $90 million project, “Sinners.”

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Warner Bros. is in a state of upheaval as CEO David Zaslav weighs the potential ousting of co-CEO Peter Safran, sparked by worries over the expensive film “One Battle After Another” from Paul Thomas Anderson, which struggled with audience reception. Despite the chaos, Abdy and DeLuca are hopeful about future endeavors, including Ryan Coogler's ambitious $90 million project, “Sinners.”