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Hollywood's New Math: No Need for Studio Walls in Leaner Times

Movies
 September 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

With DVD sales on the decline, it no longer makes sense to segregate ancillary divisions -- expect other studios to restructure

  

Paramount Restructures Home Entertainment, Licensing Divisions

Media | Movies
 September 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The studio also announces several executive shifts and will centralize global marketing

  

Paramount Plans $700M Upgrade and Expansion of Its Lot

Movies
 September 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The 25-year plan still requires city approval; construction won't begin for several years

  

Facebook's Jacobson to Studios: Use Us to Track, Promote Movies

Media
 September 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Facebook’s head of market development tells TheGrill: The site has been "near-perfect" in tracking consumer intent and viewing patterns

  

Paramount Gives Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet and Jason Reitman Some 'Labor'

Deal Central | Movies
 September 9, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Reitman will write and direct "Labor Day," based on Joyce Maynard's novel and starring Brolin and Winslet

  

Ben Stiller's 'Fake Trailer Project' Will Test Ideas for Real Movies

Media
 September 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Ben Stiller will star in the first parody trailer, debuting soon on MTV.com, with Unilever as a sponsor

  

Miramax, Facebook Team for Streaming App

Media
 August 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Having already made a pact with Hulu earlier this summer, Miramax will push Facebook's biggest streaming initiative to date

  

Tom Cruise Gets His Lawyer: Rosamund Pike Joins 'One Shot'

Deal Central | Movies
 August 17, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The one-time Bond girl also stars in next year's "Clash of the Titans 2"

  

Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' to be Released Dec. 21, 2012

Deal Central | Movies
 August 9, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Paramount sets date for zombie thriller, which is now shooting in England

  

Philippe Dauman Admits Paramount's Prepping for a Post-DreamWorks Animation Future

Media | Movies
 August 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

“We are proceeding under the assumption that we will not be extending the DreamWorks Animation deal beyond next year"

  

Billion-Dollar Babies to Superhero Busts: 5 Lessons of the Summer Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 August 3, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

After an ice-cold winter, receipts are up over 3% -- and for the first time, three films crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide

  

Hemisphere Capital Management Announces Tentpole Fund

Deal Central | Companies
 August 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The fund plans to make 12 to 16 investments over the next five years -- and the investments will be spread across studios

  

Paramount Jiggers Debuts for 'Mission: Impossible 4,' 'G.I. Joe 2'

Deal Central | Companies
 July 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" will be released Dec. 21; "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" will come out June 29, 2012

  

Paramount Sets 'Fun Size' Release for Oct. 12, 2012

Deal Central | Movies
 July 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The comedy stars Josh Pence, Johnny Knoxville, Victoria Justice and Chelsea Handler

  

Paramount Sets Dec. 9 Release Date for Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult'

Deal Central | Movies
 July 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Studio plans to take the comedy wide on Dec. 16

  

Paramount's Brad Grey: 'We Will Be Selective in Deploying 3D'

Movies
 July 6, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Studio chief talks about the new animation division and why he loves "Despicable Me"

  

J.B. Smoove Joins Sasha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator'

Deal Central | Movies
 July 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" regular gets a role in the Paramount-distributed satire, which is due out next summer

  

Brad Grey's Paramount Launches Animation Division, Leaving DreamWorks Hanging (Updated)

Movies
 July 6, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Grey tells TheWrap: "It makes sense to work with Nickelodeon and build this into a global film business" as DreamWorks Animation deal set to expire

  

Adrianne Palicki Is 'G.I. Joe's' Lady Jaye

Deal Central | Movies
 July 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The "Friday Night Lights" star joins Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson in Paramount's follow-up to the 2009 "G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra"

  

'Transformers 3' Scores $13.5M 1st Night at the Box Office

Movies
 June 28, 2011 By Daniel Frankel & Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Solid opening, which included sneaks and midnight shows, beat "Transformers 1" ($8.8M) but fell below the second installment ($16.6M)

  

Tom Cruise Negotiating for Paramount's 'One Shot'

Deal Central | Movies
 June 13, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Cruise in talks to play Jack Reacher in the Lee Child novel adaptation, which Paramount will co-finance with Skydance Productions

  

Jeffrey Katzenberg's Dilemma: Stock Woes, TV Dreams, No Buyers

Movies
 June 12, 2011 By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

Hollywood's most ambitious mogul wanted to rival Disney, but his animation house is struggling for a way to break through

  

Plundered by Poets at Paramount

Movies
 May 27, 2011 By Charles Yarborough 2 years ago

Had I told him he was a poem? I didn’t remember that. But then, I’ve told lots of people they’re a poem

  

'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Release Date Moved Up to June

Movies
 May 20, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Studio tentpole will hit theaters three days earlier than originally planned

  

'Titanic' Returning to Theaters on April 6, 2012 -- in 3D

Movies
 May 19, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

James Cameron and his producing partner are overseeing the 3D conversion of the film, which launched the careers of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet

  

Viacom Profits Pumped 53% by Paramount, 'Jersey Shore'

Media
 April 28, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Media giant's earnings driven by revenues from MTV reality hit and film studio

  
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