{
  "id": 11372571,
  "title": "Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to Depart at Warner Bros. Following Paramount Close",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/michael-de-luca-and-pamela-abdy-to-depart-at-warner-bros-following",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:15:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-de-luca-pamela-abdy-exit-warner-bros-paramount-merger-close-1236897365/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will be leaving Warner Bros. following the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. According to Variety, they will not be part of David Ellison's management team after the deal closes. The merger, valued at $110 billion, is expected to close soon.\n\nDe Luca and Abdy took over as studio chiefs at Warner Bros. in July 2022, succeeding Toby Emmerich. Their fates were initially unclear after the merger was given the green light by a judge, but it now appears they will not be joining the newly merged company.\n\nTheWrap reports that Paramount Pictures co-chair Josh Greenstein and another executive, Dana, are expected to be elevated as part of David Ellison's management team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Warner Film Chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy to Exit Ahead of Paramount Merger | Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/warner-film-chiefs-mike-de-luca-and-pam-abdy-to-exit-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:12:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}