Episode 131: Tom Cruise, 30 Movies, and the Paramount-WBD Bet
Tom Cruise appeared on the Pat McAfee Show Tuesday to discuss his Days of Thunder sequel — and ended up delivering an unsolicited public endorsement of Paramount's pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount CEO David Ellison has promised 30 theatrical releases per year from the combined studio. Cruise said he's confident the number gets hit, and predicted it eventually grows to 40. For agents, producers, and dealmakers tracking the Paramount-WBD close, Cruise's advocacy is a data point: major talent with profit-participant stakes has decided to back the Ellison volume pledge…
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