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The Next Major Hollywood Studio Is for Sale

Peter Chernin is in talks to sell his independent production company
Peter Chernin, chairman and chief executive officer of the Chernin Group LLC.Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

Hollywood is on the verge of a real estate crash.

Investors poured billions of dollars into sound stages, believing that the streaming boom would continue for years into the future. These weren’t speculators or amateurs. They were savvy real estate companies and major financial firms.