David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, has consolidated control over Paramount and Warner Bros., positioning himself as Hollywood's most dominant studio executive as of September 22, 2026. The consolidation marks a resurgence of the Hollywood mogul model despite predictions that the era of studio dominance had ended.
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With Paramount and Warner Bros. under his control, Mr. Ellison will be “the Hollywood equivalent of Superman, Caesar and Midas combined.” But challenges remain.
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The age of the Hollywood mogul was supposed to be over. Movies are dead, haven’t you heard? Even the grandest studio — Warner Bros. — had started to resemble a relic of a powerful past. David Ellison, the son of the Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, was 23 when he arrived ... By Brooks Barnes With Paramount and Warner Bros. under his control, Mr. Ellison will be “the Hollywood equivalent of Superma