(FILES) CEO of Paramount Skydance David Ellison attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour" at Village Theatre in Westwood, California on May 6, 2026. California and 11 other US states on July 13, 2026, sued to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the largest merger in Hollywood history a threat to competition in film and television. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in northern California, marks a dramatic turn in the regulatory battle over the deal -- and a direct challenge to the Trump administration's Justice Department, which approved the merger last month. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images)