A federal judge has scheduled a March 2027 trial date in the antitrust lawsuit challenging Paramount Skydance‘s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, setting the stage for a courtroom battle over what would be one of the largest mergers in Hollywood history.

U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ordered the trial to begin March 2 and run through March 19 in federal court in Oakland, California. The schedule falls between competing timelines sought by the parties. Paramount had pushed for a November trial, while California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 11 other state attorneys general requested an April 2027 start.