Warner Bros. Condemns Boycott Targeting Israeli Filmmakers Led by Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalohttps://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/10/16/warner-bros-condemns-boycott-targeting-israeli-filmmakers-led-by-joaquin-phoenix-emma-stone-and-mark-ruffaloFollowing a similar statement from Paramount, here’s Warner Bros, under the leadership of David Zaslav, pushing back against the largest boycott in recent entertainment history.
After more than 4000 industry figures pledged not to work with Israeli film institutions and creatives, Warners has made its opposition crystal clear, issuing a statement condemning the entire movement (via Variety)
Our policies prohibit discrimination of any kind, including discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or ancestry. We believe a boycott of Israeli film institutions violates our policies. While we respect the rights of individuals and groups to express their views and advocate for causes, we will continue to align our business practices with the requirements of our policies and the law.
Warners is now the second major studio to comment publicly on the boycott. The pledge, organized by Film Workers for Palestine and published two weeks ago, initially featured 1,200 signatories, only to now have close 4000.
The creatives who signed their names to the cause include filmmakers Yorgos Lanthimos, Ava DuVernay, Boots Riley, and Adam McKay, as well as actors Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, Riz Ahmed, Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Harris Dickinson, Guy Pearce, Jonathan Glazer, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre, Elliot Page, Payal Kapadia, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, and others.
I emphasized the partial list of antisemites.
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