The Netflix/Warner Bros. merger has a lot of people upset, including Jane Fonda.
Netflix recently made an $82.7 billion deal to buy Warner Bros., and most Hollywood creatives are not happy for a number of reasons. From the inevitable consequences of unregulated capitalism to the potential death of movie theatres, there’s a lot of bad that can come from this merger.
Many famous actors have spoken out against the deal, but no one has been quite as loud as Oscar-winner and activist Jane Fonda. The 87-year-old star took to social media to spoof Nicole Kidman’s beloved AMC Theatres ad.
“Come to this place for mergers. We stream to self-silence. To censor. To slop,” Fonda says in the video, a la Kidman.
“Where content is chosen by the best billionaires we have. Dazzling focus-grouped pre-digested content that lets your brain not to do too much thinky thinky.”
You can check it out below:
@1a.committee Come to this place for mergers. Regardless of which company ends up acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery or its parts, the resulting impact is clear: Consolidation at this scale would be catastrophic for an industry built on free expression, for the creative workers who power it, and for consumers who depend on a free, independent media ecosystem to understand the world. @Jane Fonda #fyp #mergers #netflix #paramount #freespeech ♬ original sound – 1A Committee
Fans react to Jane Fonda’s video
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone online who is genuinely excited about the merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. It’s detrimental to the industry and the future of film. So naturally, people are loving Fonda’s video.
“Pure Cinema.”
Words from Mark Ruffalo.
“Great to see actors speaking out.”
“A national treasure.”
“When billion-dollar mergers shape the stories we receive, authenticity becomes the rarest commodity.”
“There are still good people fighting for the good.”
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