It's a come-from-behind story fit for Hollywood itself. Skydance's unlikely triumph in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery, sealed with Netflix's step back, is a win two decades in the making. When Skydance founder David Ellison created the company at the age of 23 two decades ago, it registered little more than a blip in an industry accustomed to rich newcomers trying to gain a place beneath the glow of Hollywood's lights. Its first feature was a flop. But, slowly and surely, it has churned out successes that have led to its place at the pinnacle of media power.
