David Ellison Lobbies House Republicans for Film Tax Credit as 12 States Sue Over $111 Billion Merger
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 14
David Ellison Lobbies House Republicans for Film Tax Credit as 12 States Sue Over $111 Billion Merger
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 14
Summary
David Ellison and chief legal officer Makan Delrahim met House Ways and Means Republicans on Monday night to press a bipartisan federal film tax credit bill, with Ellison making several Washington trips on the issue.
The incentive would stack on top of state tax credits, potentially boosting Ellison’s current studio and a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery if the $111 billion merger closes.
Twelve state attorneys general, led by California’s Rob Bonta, sued the same day to block that merger, complicating plans that had already won Justice Department approval on June 12.
Trump has stayed mostly quiet since floating a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies in 2025, but Ellison’s ties to the president could help the proposal as Schiff, Friedman and Jon Voight’s team remain involved.