Kevin Dietsch
The Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group is laying off about 10% of its workforce, according to media reports from Wednesday.
The cuts are being made across marketing, production strategy, operations, and theater ventures departments.
The news comes just a couple days after the parent Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) announced the organization and management structure for the new companies once it completes splitting into two.
In a note to staff, which was seen by Variety and Deadline, the co-CEOs of the motion picture group, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, said they began an assessment of the division’s “current structure” earlier this year.
“Adapting how we work often calls for evolution, and the future of how we run this business has required us to make some very difficult decisions, including staffing adjustments that will impact members of the Motion Picture Group,” the note said.
The current company’s streaming and studios business will be called “Warner Bros.,” and its networks business will be known as “Discovery Global” once the split is completed, which is expected by mid-2026.
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