Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart, Denis Villeneuve, David Fincher and more than 1,000-plus Hollywood names have signed an open letter opposing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
"This transaction would further consolidate an already concentrated media landscape, reducing competition at a moment when our industries—and the audiences we serve—can least afford it. The result will be fewer opportunities for creators, fewer jobs across the production ecosystem, higher costs, and less choice for audiences in the United States and around the world. Alarmingly, this merger would reduce the number of major U.S. film studios to just four.
Media consolidation has accelerated the disappearance of the mid-budget film, the erosion of independent distribution, the collapse of the international sales market, the elimination of meaningful profit participation, and the weakening of screen credit integrity. Together, these factors threaten the sustainability of the entire creative community. That includes endangering the professional lives of the tens of thousands of workers who help make up that community in predominantly small businesses and independent companies embedded in local economies and communities nationwide."
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Joaquin Phoenix & Rooney Mara have long stood up for turkeys—just like you can! 🦃💚
LAST CHANCE to make a difference for turkeys this holiday season through your symbolic (virtual) adoption!
Make an impact this Thanksgiving—Adopt A Turkey instead:bit.ly/4pliqdw
Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara Board Cannes-Winning Palestinian Short ‘I’m Glad You’re Dead Now’ as Executive Producers (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/film/global…
Victor Kossakovsky Premieres Trailer for ‘Trillion,’ Talks Working With Executive Producer Joaquin Phoenix: ‘He’s Open to Such Strange Projects’ (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/film/festiv…
Happy 51st Birthday, Joaquin Phoenix!
We thank him for his incredible work, his unwavering compassion, and for always challenging the status quo, both in film and in the world. We wish him a wonderful and impactful year ahead.
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Cillian Murphy, Joaquin Phoenix, Annie Mac, Peter Gabriel, and more come together for Palestine in new video.
It precedes the Together For Palestine benefit concert taking place today.
Joaquin Phoenix, Nicola Coughlan and more have now joined 3,900 industry names pledging not to work with Israeli film companies "complicit in war crimes." The new signees also include:
- Harris Dickinson
- Bowen Yang
- Rooney Mara
- Guy Pearce
- Elliot Page
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach
- Abbi Jacobson
- Emma D’Arcy
- Eric Andre
- Fisher Stevens
- Payal Kapadia
- Jonathan Glazer
Read more here: variety.com/2025/film/global…
Joaquin Phoenix wore an Artists4Ceasefire pin for ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ premiere in Venice.
The pin represents a collective of artists and advocates who have come together in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Israel and Palestine. We cannot be silent.