Netflix Star Calls Out Netflix-WB Merger With Nicole Kidman Parody
- - Netflix Star Calls Out Netflix-WB Merger With Nicole Kidman Parody
Kayla AldecoaDecember 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Grace and Frankie star Jane Fonda brilliantly called out the issues with the potential Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. with a parody of Nicole Kidman's iconic AMC commercial.
"Come to this place for mergers. We stream to self-silence, to censor, to slop," the 87-year-old actress dramatically said in the video shared via Instagram on December 8. "Where content is chosen by the best billionaires we have. Dazzling, focus-grouped, pre-digested content that lets your brain not do too much thinky thinky. Somehow corporate greed feels good in a place like this. Somehow, mergers feel good in a place like this."
In the clip, Fonda is seen walking into an empty movie theater before pulling out her phone and streaming a movie on her pocket-sized screen.
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"Regardless of which company ends up acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery or its parts, the resulting impact is clear: Consolidation at this scale would be catastrophic for an industry built on free expression, for the creative workers who power it, and for consumers who depend on a free, independent media ecosystem to understand the world," the caption—which was a collaboration with Committee for the First Amendment, Patty Guggenheim and others—read.
Fonda was interrupted by a man who kicks her out of the theater because they're "about to knock this whole place down in five minutes to make a data center."
Netflix announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. for $72 billion earlier this month, a deal that caused panic throughout Hollywood.
This story was originally published by Parade on Dec 15, 2025, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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