The Comeback Kids: How Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy Dodged the Axe and Ended Up Owning the Oscars
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A year ago, the Warners power duo was considered dead in the water. Now they head into the Academy Awards with frontrunners 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners,' a string of hits behind them — and an uncertain future.
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The Comeback Kids: How Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy Dodged the Axe and Ended Up Owning the Oscars A year ago, the Warners power duo was considered dead in the water. Now they head into the Academy Awards with frontrunners 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners,' a string of hits behind them — and an uncertain future. By Scott Feinberg Plus Icon Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards ScottFeinberg Follow Sign Up View All March 11, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Hollywood history is filled with stories of studio moguls with roller-coaster careers, but none have had a journey quite like Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. The duo, known to everyone as “Mike and Pam,” met in the 1990s at the outset of their careers as producers and execs; became friends, remained in touch and ultimately teamed up in 2020 to run MGM; and since 2022 have served as co-chairs and co-CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which encompasses Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. On March 30, 2025, following a string of costly flops for Warners, including Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Joker: Folie à Deux , Bloomberg reported that their boss, Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav, was interviewing potential replacements for them. But less than a week later, their studio began a turnaround for the ages. Related Stories Movies Oscars Producers Reveal Inaugural Casting Oscar Will Be Presented in "Fab Five" Format, In Memoriam Segment Expanded Movies Napa Valley StreamFest: Mariska Hargitay Set for Icon Award, Live 'Awards Chatter' Podcast Taping Indeed, in 2025, with a slate of 11 films — among them A Minecraft Movie , Sinners , Superman , Weapons and One Battle After Another — they had nine open atop the domestic box office, seven in a row of which grossed...
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