Why the Boss of Leonine, Germany’s Top Indie Film and TV Company, Is Backing Skydance: ‘David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz Are a Very Strong Team’

By Leo Barraclough

Leo Barraclough

International Features Editor

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Fred Kogel, chief executive of Leonine Studios, Germany’s leading independent distribution and production company, is upbeat about the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, now part of Skydance. Variety spoke to him about how the merger is likely to affect the film and TV landscape in German-language territories.

One of the commitments made by Skydance chief David Ellison when he was pushing for the merger was to produce 30-plus movies a year. Kogel is confident that Ellison will deliver.

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