All Paramount Pictures articles
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News‘Gladiator II’ vanquishes rivals at global box office with $87m opening salvo
Sword-and-sandals sequel sets record R-rated release for Paramount, top international bow for Ridley Scott.
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Reviews‘Gladiator II’: Review
Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington cross swords in Ridley Scott’s stirring return to ancient Rome
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Reviews‘Smile 2’: Review
Sequel to Paramount’s 2022 horror hit lacks the crucial element of surprise
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NewsParamount adjusts November release date for awards prospect ‘September 5’; sets Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ for 2025
Untitled Smurfs Animated Musical to open wide on July 18; Untitled Naked Gun August 1.
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News‘September 5’ enters awards race as Paramount Pictures sets November theatrical release
Platform release set for November 27.
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NewsEdgar Bronfman Jr. withdraws Paramount Global offer, paving way for Skydance Media
“Paramount’s best days are ahead”
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NewsParamount Global execs extend “go-shop” window, mull $6bn Edgar Bronfman Jr. bid
Period was due to expire on Wednesday night; now extended through September 5.
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NewsEdgar Bronfman Jr. makes 11th-hour $4.3bn bid for Paramount Global
“Go-shop” period for Paramount Global to consider “superior” bids ends on August 21.
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NewsParamount Television Studios closing down amid latest Paramount Global cost-cutting
Media conglomerate laying off 15% of US-based workforce.
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NewsParamount Global takes $6bn write-down, will lay off 15% of workforce
Approximately 2,000 staff impacted. Leadership expects Skydance transaction to close in first half of 2025.
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NewsValidity of new $43bn bid for Paramount Global called into question
Entity calling itself Apex Capital Trust reported to have made $43bn all-cash offer.
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NewsParamount names former Showtime exec Geoff Stier to senior film production role
Executive has overseen ‘World War Z’, ‘True Grit’, ‘Daddy’s Home’ series.
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NewsSony withdraws from pursuit of Paramount Global
Rival bidders have 45 days to make competing bid against Skydance.
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NewsFurther details emerge on Paramount Global alternative bid scenario
Were there to be a “superior proposal” to the Skydance bid, August 21 deadline can be extended.
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NewsSkydance CEO David Ellison outlines creative-tech hybrid vision for Paramount Global
Executives plan $2bn in further cuts as son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison talks cloud-based animation powerhouse, AI tools.
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NewsSkydance Media, Paramount Global agree merger deal
David Ellison will become chairman and CEO while former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell will serve as president.
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Reviews‘A Quiet Place: Day One’: Review
New York comes under alien attack in this effective horror prequel starring Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn
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NewsWhat next for Paramount Global after merger talks with Skydance Media break down?
Latest twist comes one week after Skydance sweetened previous offer.
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NewsFormer Vivendi Universal vice-chair Edgar Bronfman Jr. enters Paramount Global fray (reports)
The Wall Street Journal reports media veteran preparing $2-.5bn bid backed by Bain Capital.
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NewsParamount Global’s leadership targets $500m cost savings and streaming joint ventures
Company leadership sets out vision as Skydance bid looms large; postpones town hall until June 25.