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Paramount’s Gladiators, from Moonlight to Mufasa, Damien Chazelle is unprisoned, Demi Moore’s gore, and Schrödinger's cat.
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THE INDUSTRY NEWS
The fate of Paramount is uncertain, but its theatrical slate is defined.
At CinemaCon, amidst the miasma of an acquisition, Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins, who entered the theater on a Gladiator chariot, joked:
“My colleague Chris Aronson [President, domestic distribution] is also raising money to make a bid for the studio; he has a Kickstarter… I don’t know how corporate will feel.”
Shari Redstone was not available for comment.
Paramount’s new slate:
Dir: Ridley Scott
Writer: David Scarpa (Napoleon)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Paul Mescal
New info: the Colosseum abounds with live animals like sharks, vicious monkeys, and hungry rhinos
Release date: Nov 22nd, 2024
Denzel Washington trailer quote:
“Rage is your gift”
Dir: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Producer: Kendrick Lamar
Release date: July 4th, 2025
CEO Brian Robbins stated:
“This script is one of the funniest, craziest, and most original scripts we’ve ever read, and it’s certain to create some fireworks when it hits theaters on July 4th, 2025.”
Transformers One
Plot: Animated Transformers origin story
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
R-rated Live action movie
The Running Man reboot
Plot: a game show in which prisoners must run to freedom to avoid a brutal death
Dir: Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Hot Fuzz)
Starring: Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick)
Scary Movie reboot
Financier: Miramax
Production starts in the Fall
Dir/Writer: Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
Chazelle’s first since Babylon (2022)
Release date: 2025
Paramount also announced an extension on their first look deal with John Krasinksi and Neal H. Moritz (producer: I Am Legend). Moritz will produce the new Scary Movie film.