Warner Bros Motion Picture Group is set to cut 10% of its staff in marketing, distribution, production, strategy, operations and theatre ventures.
In a memo to employees on Wednesday (July 30), group co-chairs and CEOs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca said the “staffing adjustments” come “as we transition from a US home office/international model toward a fully global structure.”
The memo added: “In the coming weeks and months, we will work with leaders around the world to shape and implement this global operating model in a way that reflects local needs and realities.”
No further details of the cuts have been revealed, but it is understood they come as part of a process that began early this year and is designed to give Warner Bros Pictures a structure more suited to a global marketplace.
News of the workforce reduction also comes as Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) moves towards its separation into two entities, set to happen by mid-2026. Earlier this week, WBD announced that after the split its streaming and studios operation will be known as Warner Bros and its global networks operation as Discovery Global.
The memo from Abdy and De Luca in full:
Team Motion Pictures -
Earlier this year, in collaboration with leaders across the film division, we undertook a thoughtful assessment of our current structure and began the work to transform our business as we transition from a US Home Office/International model toward a fully global structure.
The exploration led to important conversations and insights to better understand how we reach audiences, what fundamental shifts should be implemented as teams work together across the world to collectively engage today’s moviegoers, and what the division needs to be successful.
In partnership with our P&C colleagues, and with these new learnings, we spent a lot of time thinking about how we evolve our teams to ensure films made here at Warner Bros. continue to receive world class release campaigns, and we engross audiences with the kind of memorable in-theater experience only the big screen can offer.
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. This week, your department leadership will share what these strategic changes mean for you and your teams. In the coming weeks and months, we will work with leaders around the world to shape and implement this global operating model in a way that reflects local needs and realities.
We know news like this is never easy, and we are tremendously grateful to our departing team members whose contributions throughout their time at Warner Bros. Pictures has made a lasting impact on both of us, and so many of you. They each have a lot to be proud of.
We know this group will continue to achieve great things together while we remain focused on what’s ahead.
With gratitude,
Mike & Pam
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