Patty Jenkins says studio system in bad shape amid Paramount-Warner Bros. chaos

Patty Jenkins called the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal talk "It's such chaos" and said the studio system is in bad shape, she told Variety on 22 September 2026 at the Through Her Lens luncheon in Manhattan. She said she had not followed the deal news, Variety reported. The studio system is the large Hollywood companies that finance and release films.