All of the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” films are coming to Paramount linear networks. Paramount has inked a multi-year licensing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery under which all eight “Harry Potter” movies and the three in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise will air across MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite and Paramount Network for the first … Read more
“Criminal Minds” star Paget Brewster lashed out at ScreenRant staffer Shealynn Scott over X on Saturday afternoon for her story lamenting the changes Paramount+ has brought to the long-running procedural drama. “Hello critic Shealynn Scott,” Brewster wrote in the since-deleted post. “You’re young. You don’t know that bad pics and bad reviews can lead to … Read more
Richard Gere originally turned down the part of Bosko, the CIA’s London bureau chief in Paramount+ series “The Agency,” he tells Variety. It was only after showrunners Jez and John-Henry Butterworth re-wrote the part following extensive notes from Gere that the screen icon agreed to come on board. The show, which stars Michael Fassbender as … Read more
Paramount‘s upcoming adaptation of the best-selling novel “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and directed by Siân Heder, will hit theaters next November. Gabrielle Zevin’s book follows the story of two friends whose lives first intersect in childhood and college, and follows them as they become creative partners in the video game business. … Read more
Prime Day doesn’t officially kick off until next week but the retailer is already rolling out unbeatable deals on their streaming platform ahead of anticipated releases this summer. Starting today through June 26, Prime Video channels such as Starz, Paramount+, MGM+ , AMC+ and BritBox and more channel add-ons are down to $.99/month for the … Read more
If he can get away with it, Sean Penn is planning on directing a biopic about the early life of a policeman who was present at the Jan. 6 insurrection. Bradley Cooper would play the cop, according to Variety. Deadline, which broke the story, mentions that the cop is “caught up” in the riots, but … Read more
Jeff Shell, the former president of Paramount Skydance, has resolved litigation with a gambler who accused him of leaking confidential company information and who sought $150 million for off-the-books crisis PR work. The gambler, R.J. Cipriani, sued Shell, his wife, Paramount, Larry and David Ellison and others in March, claiming that he was owed millions … Read more
Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison — a self-professed gamer — has finally hit the restart button on Paramount’s gaming ambitions: His company unveiled Paramount Games Studio and splashy AAA title “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin” as its first project on June 5 during Summer Game Fest in L.A. The new division, led by … Read more
The U.K.’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, has started an investigation into the proposed $110 billion acquisition by David Ellison-led Paramount Skydance of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deadline for the CMA to announce its decision on the first phase of the investigation and whether it will approve the deal or refer the merger … Read more
David Ellison has been moving pieces around the board in reshaping the new Paramount Skydance over the past year. But one key division remained out of play in his master media plan — until now. On Friday, Paramount Skydance unveiled Paramount Games Studio, a unified gaming studio that combines Skydance’s two existing game studios, Skydance … Read more