It's Officially the End of an Era for Paramount Pictures

Published Sep 16, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT

Ryan O'Rourke is a Senior News Writer at Collider with a specific interest in all things adult animation, video game adaptations, and the work of Mike Flanagan. He is also an experienced baseball writer with over six years of articles between multiple outlets, most notably FanSided's CubbiesCrib. Whether it's taking in a baseball game, a new season of Futurama or Castlevania: Nocturne, or playing the latest From Software title, he is always finding ways to show his fandom. When it comes to gaming and anything that takes inspiration from it, he is deeply opinionated on what's going on. Outside of entertainment, he's a graduate of Eureka College with a Bachelor's in Communication where he honed his craft as a writer. Between The IV Leader at Illinois Valley Community College and The Pegasus at Eureka, he spent the majority of his college career publishing articles on everything from politics to campus happenings and, of course, entertainment for the student body. Those principles he learned covering the 2020 election, Palestine, and so much more are brought here to Collider, where he has gleefully written on everything from the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes to Nathan Lane baby-birding sewer boys.

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Paramount's impending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery has been in limbo since July, thanks to lawsuits from a coalition of states led by California to halt the process over concerns about the concentration the company will have in the cable and theatrical market. After two months of waiting, though, CEO David Ellison appears to be making good on his threats to take his ball and go home. Top brass at the entertainment giant have now informed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and other pertinent officials and shareholders that they are "deadly serious" about abandoning their home of 100 years if all attempts to block the merger aren't dropped. Exit plans have apparently already been set in a move that would shake Hollywood to its core if it comes to pass.