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While the adult drama has largely migrated to television, there is one sub-genre that has received a new lease of life on late thanks to a trifecta of success: the rock biopic, which, in very recent years, has earned Best Picture Oscar nominations and wins, acclaim, and more importantly, actual box-office returns. While there has still been a few recent misses that haven’t tapped into any of those achievements (Aretha Franklin, “Respect”), with the success of the Academy-Award-nominated Queen biopic (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and, to a lesser extent, the Elton John one (“Rocketman”), studios continue forging ahead, confidently believing they can reach those same heights.

Yesterday, Paramount Pictures delayed both “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Mission: Impossible 8” films again, pushing the two action films led by Tom Cruise further down the road. Well, those now freed up “Mission: Impossible” dates now mean a domino effect for Paramount, who have decided to adjust their entire schedule following the ‘MI’ film delays.

Despite being megastars, Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum haven’t been on the big screen much of late.

Paramount Pictures has been trying for ages to get the next “Star Trek” film going as the franchise has mostly been focused on the television side since the release of “Star Trek Beyond” in 2016. But there is some indication that things are indeed proceeding as the studio has made some interesting release date changes to their 2022-2023 slate of films, according to new dates revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.

When is a staffing announcement not a staffing announcement? When it suggests a major shift in the way we consume media, that’s when. While most personnel decisions never rise above the industry trades, the recent news that Paramount was moving on from CEO Jim Gianopulos and replacing him with Nickelodeon executive Brian Robbins sent minor shockwaves through the industry for what it means in the ongoing streaming-versus-theatrical debate.

We’ll have to wait even longer to get our Tom Cruise fix from Paramount Pictures. The studio has further delayed the releases of both “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible 7” along with “Jackass Forever.” This comes after multiple hiccups for the “Top Gun” sequel, with the release playing musical chairs for almost two years.

We’ll have to wait even longer to get our Tom Cruise fix from Paramount Pictures. The studio has further delayed the releases of both “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Mission: Impossible 7” along with “Jackass Forever.” This comes after multiple hiccups for the “Top Gun” sequel, with the release playing musical chairs for almost two years.

Honestly, when writing for The Playlist, I didn’t think I’d ever have to cover a film about an oversized red dog as much as I have already. But alas, that’s what happens when the Toronto International Film Festival showcases the upcoming family film, “Clifford the Big Red Dog” as one of its world premieres.

isn’t returning for the second season of “Bridgerton” can rejoice now that he’s been cast in an upcoming Paramount film — a reimagined version of “The Saint” crime novellas.Page, 31, is set to star as Simon Templar and will also serve as executive producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Representatives for Paramount and Page did not immediately return requests for comment from The Post.The film will tell the story of Templar, who is known as “The Saint,” during his travels as a

Johnny Knoxville and the “Jackass” guys had their prime moment of cultural relevancy about twenty years ago after the TV show first premiered on MTV. Since then, there have been three feature films, each one more commercially successful than the last.

The new “Transformers” movie has only just begun shooting, but Paramount Pictures wants to let the world know that they’re still spending all the money on this franchise.

Paramount Pictures is going all-in on filmmaker Jeff Nichols as they secured him to direct the third film in the successful “A Quiet Place” franchise with the first two installments helmed by actor-turned-director John Krasinski.

Following a terrific box-office opening weekend for “A Quiet Place Part II”— nearly $60 million over the Memorial Day Weekend—Paramount Pictures has carved out a March 2023 release date for a third ‘Quiet Place’ film. But it’s likely not the one you’re expecting.

There have been some signs that Paramount Pictures might be taking a different angle with future “Transformers” movies post-Michael Bay as previously seen with Steven DeKnight‘s quirky 1980s-set “Bumblebee” taking a much less noisy approach and allowing audiences to settle in rather than being bombarded with incoherent explosions.

Following WarnerMedia‘s controversial day-and-date release model, which will see all 17 of their films in 2021 dropping on both HBO Max and in theaters at the same time, Paramount Pictures will attempt to shorten their theatrical window for upcoming sequels such as Christopher McQuarrie‘s “Mission: Impossible 7” and John Krasinski‘s “A Quiet Place Part II.” According to Deadline, the pair of blockbusters will be dropped on their streaming service Paramount+ after spending 45-days in theaters.

Lily Gladstone, the breakout star of Kelly Reichardt‘s 2016 indie “Certain Women,” has been cast alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming $200-million drama, “Killers of The Flower Moon.” Based on the David Grann book of the same name and adapted by Eric Roth (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), the crime drama centers on members of the Indigenous American Osage tribe in the United States who are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I.

According to a new report, we’re finally getting another “Cloverfield” project from J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures.

Following a wave of new theatrical release date delays due to COVID-19 concerns and slow vaccine rollout issues, Paramount Pictures is the latest studio getting in on the “fun” of pushing back their big releases.

And yet another one bites the theatrical dust. First reported by Deadline, but confirmed by The Playlist, Lee Daniels’ awards season contender “The United States vs.

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro/eOne are on a great quest for an actor to play a fantasy hero and they may have just found them. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that “Star Trek” franchise actor Chris Pine is now in talks with the studio to take the heroic lead in their upcoming “Dungeons & Dragons” remake.

In a film industry that seems to always be on the hunt for the next big franchise, we’ve seen studios dig deep into their libraries to mind for box office gold. And as we pointed out in a recent deep dive into this trend, studios are increasingly looking at prestige films as a previously untapped resource to generate interest in a project.

You’re going to be hearing soon, from us, what we like to call “Prestige IP” (intellectual property). It’s rearing its head everywhere, and it seems to be the way one facet of where Hollywood is headed in its neverending quest to keep franchises and intellectual property churning forever.

As the season continues to shuffle and the streaming wars will feature its first big face off on Christmas Day (HBO Max’s “Wonder Woman 1984” vs. Disney+‘s “Soul“), other streaming services are making moves.

A couple of years ago it was reported that Denis Villeneuve was going to helm a new film about Cleopatra, but it seems that film (if it ever materializes) will have some competition. It was just announced that “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot will reunite for their own version of “Cleopatra,” for Paramount Pictures.

An early script from seminal Hollywood film The Godfather and a painting from Impressionist Pierre-August Renoir are among the items going under the hammer as part of an auction of famed movie producer Robert Evans’ estate.

lengthy interview he did for Deadline’s Disruptors Issue for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Coppola discussed how turning 80 made him want to see versions of his great films that pleased him the most. Here is a lengthy track in which he discussed his recut versions of “Apocalypse Now,” “Cotton Club” and his fervent desire to do a better version of that final Corleone installment.

EXCLUSIVE: Looks like Paramount’s plan to next make the “Star Trek” movie that Noah Hawley wrote and plans to direct has been put on pause for a moment. New film chief Emma Watts, who managed many a franchise at Fox, is in the process of figuring out which way to go.The pause on the Hawley project, which had been in soft prep, prompted rumors this week that the filmmaker might exit, but that has not happened yet, sources said.

With most theaters still closed due to the spread of COVID-19, studios are weighing options and making tough decisions. While some studios are just sending films to Premiere VOD (PVOD), Paramount continues to sell off a large number of its titles to various streaming services instead.

“Sonic the Hedgehog” is getting a sequel.