“You Want to Merge with Skydance? Name 3 Skydance Movies” Says F.C.C. Chairman Before Approving Merger

“You’re not a fake fan, are you?”

On Thursday, the F.C.C. approved the merger between Paramount and Skydance.

The controversial and scrutinized deal comes after a year-long process where some new details are just now surfacing.

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One such detail includes a challenge from Brendan Carr, the chairman of the F.C.C., to the Paramount chairwoman where he asked, “So, you want to merge with Skydance? Name 3 Skydance movies.”

After a quiet pause, Carr ramped up the tension, adding, “You’re not a fake fan, are you?”

The Paramount chairwoman, Shari Redstone, collected herself and responded, “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning-“

“No sequels!” Carr interjected.

You could hear a pin drop.

Redstone didn’t let the pressure get to her, as she continued her response, “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Spy Kids: Armageddon, and Ryan Reynold’s The Adam Project.”

Carr called the answer “correct” but in a way that sounded as if even he was unsure. “That’ll do it - consider these companies merged!”