Noah Wyle Hopes David Ellison’s Threat to Move Paramount Out of California is ‘Saber Rattling’: ‘You’re Going to Take Hollywood Out of Hollywood’ 

Noah Wyle is hoping David Ellison isn’t serious about moving Paramount out of California. Discovery merger is resolved through a settlement with the state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta. Twelve states have filed an antitrust case to block the merger.

Paramount hasn’t yet decided where its new home might be; the company is considering destinations including Georgia, Texas and Tennessee. In March, Wyle spoke at a hearing organized by California Sen. Adam Schiff, held at City Hall in Burbank, in support of tax incentives to bring film and TV production back to the state.

Wyle said the first season of the HBO series created 600 production jobs and brought $125 million to the state economy. At the Emmy Nominee Celebration, Wyle said he couldn’t predict what would happen with the merger.