Daniel Kaluuya reflects on Hollywood consolidation deal as stars worry

Daniel Kaluuya has shared his take on the Warner Bros. Discovery-Netflix deal that has left the rest of Hollywood up in arms.

Kaluuya, who’s in the final stages of writing the first draft of a Spider-Punk feature, is focused on the process. The film follows his 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse character Hobie Brown.

The actor is excited to be writing the feature and is not bothered by the deal, which has worried others in the industry.

"It’s exciting to be writing something in this space. Those Spider-Verse films, they speak to me," he said. "I was so inspired by them. I think the filmmakers and the animators are some of the best storytellers in the game. So, I want to put myself in environments where I can grow and learn what they know."

As for the deal, he told Deadline, "It’s just a symptom of the rapid escalation and rapid progress of technology, and the industry has to keep up. Now, the tech companies kind of own the infrastructure."

He doesn’t believe that Hollywood consolidation will impact his goals.

"I’m not prescribing to this anxiety," he remarked.

"You’ve just got to make something undeniable that speaks to the audience. I want to talk to people. I want to communicate things. I want to say things…I love cinema. I love theaters. I aspire to make films, and I love the community experiences so I’m always going to reach for that," the Get Out star continued.

However the future plays out, the Black Panther star plans to remain focused on telling stories and ideas.

"However, I’m not going to be stuck. I’m very much a firm believer of strong opinions, loosely held. So, we’ll see where this takes us. But whatever it is, I’m here to tell my truth and execute that truth and bring the idea out. And I want all of my friends and all the people around me to do that too. We’re not scared of the future," he added. 

Daniel Kaluuya was also asked for details about the Spider-Punk plot but he kept mum about it.