Sleep with one eye open, clutching your pillow: Paramount Pictures bringing back Freddy Krueger

Paramount Pictures (PSKY) is resurrecting one of horror's most iconic villains after acquiring the remake rights to A Nightmare on Elm Street from the estate of late creator Wes Craven. Craven’s estate regained the rights to the movie in 2019 thanks to copyright laws,
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‘Paranormal Activity’ Relaunch Sets May 2027 Release at Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures will release the “Untitled James Wan Paranormal Activity” movie on May 21, 2027, the studio announced Friday. Rising horror writer/director Ian Tuason is set to direct the Blumhouse-Atomic Monster feature. This new movie will be the ...
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Dave Boyle To Direct Sci-Fi Horror Pic From Paramount Pictures And Walter Hamada’s 18Hz

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off the SXSW debut for his latest feature Never After Dark, Dave Boyle has been set to direct a new untitled feature for Paramount Pictures and producer Walter Hamada’s 18Hz label. Nick Romano will also executive produce for 18Hz.
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New Paramount Pictures Heads Dana Goldberg, Josh Greenstein Set Robust Film Agenda at CinemaCon

Mike and Pam aren’t the only dynamic duo at CinemaCon anymore. They set a robust agenda for movies for theaters – after their boss, Ellison, announced the studio would offer movie theaters an exclusive 45-day window before Paramount movies head to ...

Paramount ready to sell Universal Pictures JV for Warner deal, source says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 24 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance Corp is prepared to divest its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures to address EU antitrust concerns about its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery,
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Does The New Paramount Have ANY Oscar Contenders? Maybe – CinemaCon

More from the Oscar front at CinemaCon. At the recently concluded 98th Academy Awards Paramount Pictures had exactly zero Oscar nominations. That is not a great lead into David Ellison’s Skydance takeover of the fabled studio behind such Best Picture ...

Why US states want to block Paramount's $110B Warner Bros. deal?

If the deal is delayed, WBD’s equity benefits from the ticking-fee structure and from deal optionality: states must prove harm, and federal review is viewed as less aggressive, so odds of eventual completion remain meaningful.

Paramount to Exit Universal UIP Venture for EU Approval of Merger

Paramount will exit its United International Pictures distribution joint venture with Universal as a condition for EU approval of its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The move is in response to a request for Paramount to exit the venture made by the European Commission's anti-trust watchdog last week.

Diego Calva Joins Supernatural Thriller ‘Possession’ From Paramount

Diego Calva is set to join the cast of Paramount Pictures Possession, a remake of the 1981 supernatural thriller.