The Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group is enacting a round of layoffs that will see jobs cut across its marketing, production strategy, operations and theatre ventures divisions. Roughly 10% of the studio’s workforce will be impacted, sources say.
The move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery, the studio’s parent company, is preparing to split itself in two. The new publicly traded companies will be Warner Bros., which will include the film division as well as the TV studios and streaming operations, and Discovery Global, which will be comprised of TV networks, Discovery+ and other assets. Related Stories Blake Lively Subpoenas Her Online Critics -- Is It Fact-Finding or Intimidation? Mint Mobile’s Limited-Time Deal Gets You A Year of Unlimited Talk, Text and Data for $15/Month -- An Unbeatable Deal
In a note to staff, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said the studio began an assessment of the studio’s “current structure” earlier in 2025. Popular on Variety