The five-year pact, pegged at $ 500 million at the time, had a unique structure that allowed abrams to draw from a significant pool of money to sign other writers to overall deals. The sweepstakes to land a massive overall deal with bad robot, the famed production company run by j. Abrams struck a massive overall deal that would keep him in the fold of warner bros. , his home studio since 2006. The five-year pact, pegged at $ 500 million at. Abrams signs new, more modest agreement with warner bros. , marking significant shift from previous $ 500m deal. · acclaimed filmmaker j. The restructuring reflects broader industry changes as studios prioritize fiscal responsibility amid challenging market conditions. · warnermedia announced on thursday that it had closed a deal with star wars: Abrams and his wife katie mcgrath for their production company, bad. Abrams is close to a $ 500 million overall deal with warnermedia that will give the media powerhouse a first look at any film, tv, video games, consumer products and streaming. Abrams and his wife and co-ceo katie mcgrath, is nearing the finish line. Jj abrams , director of the climactic ninth instalment of the star wars saga, and his wife and business partner, katie mcgrath, are close to signing a $ 500 million production deal with the owner of warner bros and hbo. The rise of skywalker director j. · back in june 2019, j.