Clockwork label shifts to Skydance as Warner Bros merger completes

Warner Bros specialty film label Clockwork will transition to the merged Paramount-Warner Bros entity known as Skydance, Deadline reported. The move comes as Warner Bros Discovery chief executive officer David Zaslav delivered a farewell address to staff ahead of the acquisition, according to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety. [1][2][3]

Clockwork is led by Christian Parkes as a contemporary film brand within the studio, Deadline reported. Skydance chief executive officer David Ellison unveiled a leadership team for the combined company that includes Warner Bros executives Casey Bloys and JB Perrette alongside Paramount film heads Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein and television executive George Cheeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported. [1][5]

Mark Thompson will remain in charge of CNN under the new corporate ownership, Variety and the Hollywood Reporter reported. Thompson stated in an internal memorandum that he has confidence the new leadership will support independent journalism, according to Variety. Meanwhile, Warner Bros president of international Gerhard Zeiler is expected to depart the studio to enter politics in Austria, Variety reported. [4][5][6]

Clockwork was founded on December 18, 2025, as a specialty film division within the Warner Bros Motion Picture Group before being integrated into Skydance Corporation. David Zaslav had formed Warner Bros Discovery four and a half years prior to the sale to David Ellison's Paramount, Variety reported. [1][3][7]