
Skydance Leadership Shakeup: Gunn Stays, Sheridan Gone, De Luca and Abdy Fired
David Ellison’s new Skydance entity is reshaping leadership ahead of the $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger closing Tuesday. While James Gunn and Peter Safran are retained to lead DC Studios, Warner Bros. film chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have been fired. Taylor Sheridan has already departed for NBCUniversal, and Ellison is prioritizing cost-cutting over creative autonomy, according to insiders.













