EXCLUSIVE: Here’s another big deal that the new David Ellison-led Paramount is working on: Legendary is in talks for a new multi-picture global theatrical distribution deal (sans China) with the Melrose Ave lot. Terms are still being worked out on the pact, which has been in the works at many levels for a while since the spring. Paramount is expected …
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Paramount continues to make waves with splashy deals following Skydance’s acquisition. We’re hearing that Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are in talks for a massive overall deal at the David Ellison-run media company. Details are still being worked out, and sources caution that things still could fall through, but we’re hearing it would include both streaming and features …
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Two of Netflix’s most valuable players may be heading to Paramount. Matt and Ross Duffer are eyeing an overall deal at the studio, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Duffers became name-brand creators when the first season of Stranger Things bowed in 2016 and has since become a crown jewel for the streaming service. The move would reunite them with …
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In Hollywood’s cutthroat dealmaking ecosystem, stranger things often happen — like Matt and Ross Duffer moving from Netflix for a rich new overall deal at Paramount. The Duffer Brothers, creators of the Netflix juggernaut “Stranger Things,” are in advanced negotiations to exclusively create film and television — with an emphasis on tentpole movies — at the legacy studio just taken …
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Paramount Pictures has countersued the cousin of a writer on Top Gun: Maverick, who alleges he co-wrote the screenplay, opening another front in the legal battle over alleged copyright infringement in the writing process for the film. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in California federal court, the studio alleges Shaun Gray deliberately hid his role in penning key scenes, …
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Paramount Skydance’s top executives aren’t looking to follow moves by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery to spin off their company’s cable channels into a separate entity. That should not, however, be taken to mean that they’re just fine with the status quo. “There’s no question that [cable is] a super challenging business,” George Cheeks, chairman of TV media at the …
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In a move that could make major changes to one of the most popular free streaming service Pluto TV. According to reports Paramount Global and its newly merged partner, Skydance Media, are reportedly considering combining their flagship streaming services, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, into a single, unified app according to Deadline. The announcement comes on the heels of the $8.4 …
Read More »New Paramount To Take “Holistic” Approach To Star Trek; Return To Big Screen A “Priority” TrekMovie.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
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The lord of the Octagon reveals why he wanted David Ellison’s muscle behind his MMA giant, why pay-per-view events no longer work, and what a potential UFC fight at the White House would look like on CBS. When David Ellison sat in the front row at a pair of UFC events in April and June, just a few seats away …
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AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron anticipates that Paramount will ramp up its release slate under new ownership after the company’s sale to Skydance Media closed last week. “We’ve had a very good relationship with Paramount across many generations of leadership,” Aron said on a a conference call after the giant theater chain’s second quarter earnings. “I’d especially like to thank …
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