Exclusive: Sony’s Screen Gems has landed that Platinum Dunes’ package we told you about at the start of the month, Wolf Night, which has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles helmer Jonathan Liebesman directing.
Will Honley and April Maguire wrote the screenplay, the storyline of which is being kept close to the vest.
Michael Bitar is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. Alex Ginno will oversee for Platinum Dunes.
Liebesman is a South African filmmaker whose movies have grossed $1.3 billion at the global box office; his titles include Platinum Dunes’ blockbuster reboot of Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Warner Bros’ Wrath of the Titans, Sony Pictures’ Battle Los Angeles, New Line’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Revolution Studios/Sony’s Darkness Falls. He’s an EP on the MTV series The Shannara Chronicles and directed four episodes of Paramount+’s Halo series.
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Will Honley and April Maguire wrote the screenplay, the storyline of which is being kept close to the vest.
Michael Bitar is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. Alex Ginno will oversee for Platinum Dunes.
Liebesman is a South African filmmaker whose movies have grossed $1.3 billion at the global box office; his titles include Platinum Dunes’ blockbuster reboot of Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Warner Bros’ Wrath of the Titans, Sony Pictures’ Battle Los Angeles, New Line’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Revolution Studios/Sony’s Darkness Falls. He’s an EP on the MTV series The Shannara Chronicles and directed four episodes of Paramount+’s Halo series.
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- 3/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
While Warner Bros. continues to sit on his adaptation of the Stephen King novel Salem’s Lot, filmmaker Gary Dauberman has gone on to sign a first-look feature deal with Sony’s Screen Gems, where he is expected to “create projects for himself while curating a slate featuring established and up-and-coming filmmakers.” One of the projects he has set up at Screen Gems is the video game adaptation Until Dawn, which will be directed by David F. Sandberg. Now Deadline has revealed that Dauberman is going to be producing a film called Ushers for Screen Gems… and we have no idea what Ushers is about, because it’s based on a short story by author Joe Hill (who happens to be a son of Stephen King) that has never been published!
Dauberman and his team at the Coin Operated production company will develop and produce Ushers, with Coin Operated’s President,...
Dauberman and his team at the Coin Operated production company will develop and produce Ushers, with Coin Operated’s President,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation, Shazam!, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg recently said that he’ll be returning to the horror genre with his next feature, which would be an expansion of a couple short films he previously made. Now we’ll have to wait and see if that actually does turn out to be his next feature, because The Hollywood Reporter has just broken the news that Sandberg is re-teaming with Annabelle: Creation screenwriter Gary Dauberman for a movie based on the horror video game Until Dawn! Well, either way, we’re getting a new horror movie from Sandberg.
The Hollywood Reporter notes, first released in 2015, Until Dawn is an interactive horror video game that follows eight friends and frenemies who are brought together a remote mountain retreat. With live or die scenarios featuring a mysterious killer, cannibalistic wendigos, a cable car, and a long-ago...
The Hollywood Reporter notes, first released in 2015, Until Dawn is an interactive horror video game that follows eight friends and frenemies who are brought together a remote mountain retreat. With live or die scenarios featuring a mysterious killer, cannibalistic wendigos, a cable car, and a long-ago...
- 1/17/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
David F. Sandberg, known for “Annabelle: Creation,” “Shazam!” and “Lights Out,” will direct the film adaptation of the PlayStation horror video game “Until Dawn” by Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions.
“It: Chapter Two” and “The Nun” screenwriter Gary Dauberman is doing the most recent pass on a script from “The Invitation” writer Blair Butler. The plot for the film is under wraps but is said to be an “R-rated and terrifying love letter to the horror genre.”
The PlayStation video game centers on eight friends trapped together on a remote mountain retreat — only to discover they are not alone. They must navigate dread and fear to make it through the night in one piece. The video game, which starred Rami Malek and Hayden Panettiere in motion-capture versions, was named in Variety’s 2021 list of games that deserve movie adaptations.
Under his first look deal with Screen Gems and Sony, Dauberman...
“It: Chapter Two” and “The Nun” screenwriter Gary Dauberman is doing the most recent pass on a script from “The Invitation” writer Blair Butler. The plot for the film is under wraps but is said to be an “R-rated and terrifying love letter to the horror genre.”
The PlayStation video game centers on eight friends trapped together on a remote mountain retreat — only to discover they are not alone. They must navigate dread and fear to make it through the night in one piece. The video game, which starred Rami Malek and Hayden Panettiere in motion-capture versions, was named in Variety’s 2021 list of games that deserve movie adaptations.
Under his first look deal with Screen Gems and Sony, Dauberman...
- 1/17/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Filmmaker David F. Sandberg, who has spent the past several years in the land of superheroes, is returning to his horror roots.
The Shazam! helmer has signed a deal to direct Until Dawn, an adaptation of the PlayStation horror video game being made by Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions. All three units fall under the Sony corporate umbrella.
Gary Dauberman, the screenwriter behind hit horror franchises It, Annabelle and The Nun, is doing a pass on the a script originally written by Blair Butler, who previously wrote Sony’s vampire thriller, The Invitation.
Dauberman, who late last year signed a first-look deal with Screen Gems and Sony to deliver horror movies, is producing Until Dawn under his Coin Operated banner. Also producing are Sandberg and Lotta Losten via their Mangata shingle, as well as Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.
First released in...
The Shazam! helmer has signed a deal to direct Until Dawn, an adaptation of the PlayStation horror video game being made by Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions. All three units fall under the Sony corporate umbrella.
Gary Dauberman, the screenwriter behind hit horror franchises It, Annabelle and The Nun, is doing a pass on the a script originally written by Blair Butler, who previously wrote Sony’s vampire thriller, The Invitation.
Dauberman, who late last year signed a first-look deal with Screen Gems and Sony to deliver horror movies, is producing Until Dawn under his Coin Operated banner. Also producing are Sandberg and Lotta Losten via their Mangata shingle, as well as Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.
First released in...
- 1/17/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gary Dauberman had a good thing going at Warner Bros. for several years. He worked on the screenplays for the company’s two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s novel It, scripted the Conjuring Universe films Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, and The Nun, co-created the 2019 Swamp Thing TV show, and wrote and directed Annabelle Comes Home. But then he wrote and directed an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Salem’s Lot for the company… and two years after principal photography wrapped, they still haven’t figured out what they want to do with his Salem’s Lot. So it’s no surprise that Dauberman is now set up at a different company. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Dauberman has signed a first-look deal with Sony’s Screen Gems for feature films. He is expected to “create projects for himself while curating a slate featuring established and up-and-coming filmmakers.”
Ashley Brucks took...
Ashley Brucks took...
- 12/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Sony’s Screen Gems, behind recent horror movies including Insidious: The Red Door, The Pope’s Exorcist and The Invitation, is looking to make an even bigger mark on the horror space, The Hollywood Reporter informs us tonight. On that note, they’ve signed Gary Dauberman (Salem’s Lot) to a first-look deal for the purposes of developing feature films in the genre.
THR notes, “The move comes as Sony seeks to rebuild Screen Gems, its division focused on lower-budgeted fare, into a more productive label, with horror being a top focus.”
As part of the deal, Gary Dauberman is said to be “creating projects for himself,” while also “curating a slate featuring established and up-and-coming filmmakers.”
“Involved in some of the biggest horror franchises in the last 10 years, Gary has an extraordinary ability to create and build out terrifying worlds and create a visceral experience through thoughtfully crafted story and characters,...
THR notes, “The move comes as Sony seeks to rebuild Screen Gems, its division focused on lower-budgeted fare, into a more productive label, with horror being a top focus.”
As part of the deal, Gary Dauberman is said to be “creating projects for himself,” while also “curating a slate featuring established and up-and-coming filmmakers.”
“Involved in some of the biggest horror franchises in the last 10 years, Gary has an extraordinary ability to create and build out terrifying worlds and create a visceral experience through thoughtfully crafted story and characters,...
- 12/4/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ashley Brucks has been named the new president of Screen Gems, TheWrap has learned. She will exit Paramount after a 15-year run to join the Sony Motion Picture Group on Nov. 13. She will be replacing departing president Steve Bersch, who opted not to renew his contract.
Prior to her new position at Sony, Brucks had most recently served as the senior EVP and head of development at Paramount Players. She brought the original “Paranormal Activity” to the studio and oversaw all seven chapters in the $890 million-grossing horror franchise.
Ashley Brucks also oversaw both “Quiet Place” movies — itself an original horror franchise that has thus far earned $631 million worldwide with a third on the way next March. She helped revive the “Scream” franchise via the last two installments and can claim credit for the success of “The Lost City,” “Crawl” and the recent “Pet Semetary” remake.
In a statement offered to Sony employees,...
Prior to her new position at Sony, Brucks had most recently served as the senior EVP and head of development at Paramount Players. She brought the original “Paranormal Activity” to the studio and oversaw all seven chapters in the $890 million-grossing horror franchise.
Ashley Brucks also oversaw both “Quiet Place” movies — itself an original horror franchise that has thus far earned $631 million worldwide with a third on the way next March. She helped revive the “Scream” franchise via the last two installments and can claim credit for the success of “The Lost City,” “Crawl” and the recent “Pet Semetary” remake.
In a statement offered to Sony employees,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Update: As we previously told you, Paramount EVP Ashley Brucks has landed the top job at Screen Gems.
She starts Nov. 13.
Here’s the note from Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group Presidents, Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch.
Dear colleagues,
While the trades were premature in reporting this, we are excited to let you know that starting November 13, Ashley Brucks will join the Motion Picture Group as President, Screen Gems, guiding production for our genre label.
Ashley has overseen some of the most successful genre films in recent years. She most recently served as Senior EVP and Head of Development at Paramount Players. Over her nearly 15-year tenure at Paramount, she brought in the original Paranormal Activity and went on to oversee all seven installments in the nearly billion-dollar franchise. Ashley also oversaw the critically acclaimed box office hits A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, along with Scream and Scream VI,...
She starts Nov. 13.
Here’s the note from Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group Presidents, Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch.
Dear colleagues,
While the trades were premature in reporting this, we are excited to let you know that starting November 13, Ashley Brucks will join the Motion Picture Group as President, Screen Gems, guiding production for our genre label.
Ashley has overseen some of the most successful genre films in recent years. She most recently served as Senior EVP and Head of Development at Paramount Players. Over her nearly 15-year tenure at Paramount, she brought in the original Paranormal Activity and went on to oversee all seven installments in the nearly billion-dollar franchise. Ashley also oversaw the critically acclaimed box office hits A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II, along with Scream and Scream VI,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen Gems has a new leader.
Ashley Brucks has been named president of the Sony film division, best known for its lower-budgeted genre and comedy fare.
The exec, coming in from Paramount where she served as an exec vp at studio label Paramount Players, steps into the shoes worn by Steve Bersch, who stepped down last week and retired after a 16-year stint at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Bersch oversaw several divisions, including faith-based Affirm Film, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Screen Gems. Brucks, who begins her post Nov. 13, will only lead the latter and will report to motion picture group president Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch. (Affirm will continue to be run by Rich Peluso and Spwa will still be headed by Joe Matukewicz. Instead of reporting into Bersch, the pair will now report into Greenstein and Panitch.)
Brucks is coming in with plenty of genre experience. The 15-year Paramount...
Ashley Brucks has been named president of the Sony film division, best known for its lower-budgeted genre and comedy fare.
The exec, coming in from Paramount where she served as an exec vp at studio label Paramount Players, steps into the shoes worn by Steve Bersch, who stepped down last week and retired after a 16-year stint at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Bersch oversaw several divisions, including faith-based Affirm Film, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Screen Gems. Brucks, who begins her post Nov. 13, will only lead the latter and will report to motion picture group president Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch. (Affirm will continue to be run by Rich Peluso and Spwa will still be headed by Joe Matukewicz. Instead of reporting into Bersch, the pair will now report into Greenstein and Panitch.)
Brucks is coming in with plenty of genre experience. The 15-year Paramount...
- 9/28/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ashley Brucks has been tapped to lead Screen Gems, the Sony Pictures division behind the “Resident Evil” and “Insidious” franchises. A deal hasn’t been finalized and several other candidates were up for the post, but insiders say the job is Brucks’ and to expect a formal announcement to come soon.
She joins the company from Paramount, where she worked as head of development for Paramount Players, a production label focused on making comedies and genre fare. At Screen Gems, Brucks replaces Steve Bersch, who will leave the label when his contract ends in December. The decision was made by the executive, who had been with Sony for more than 15 years, serving in various capacities.
Brucks is a long-time executive at Paramount, working there for over a decade as an executive vice president and later a senior executive vice president. Paramount Players was launched by Brian Robbins, who later became the studio chief,...
She joins the company from Paramount, where she worked as head of development for Paramount Players, a production label focused on making comedies and genre fare. At Screen Gems, Brucks replaces Steve Bersch, who will leave the label when his contract ends in December. The decision was made by the executive, who had been with Sony for more than 15 years, serving in various capacities.
Brucks is a long-time executive at Paramount, working there for over a decade as an executive vice president and later a senior executive vice president. Paramount Players was launched by Brian Robbins, who later became the studio chief,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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When Sandra Bullock was first approached by Paramount about producing and starring in The Lost City, an action-adventure romantic comedy that’s an ode to a disappearing genre, she said thanks, but no thanks. However, she couldn’t stop thinking about the project and went back to the studio with a fix: Reverse the roles and make the leading lady more heroic and bold, and infuse the leading man’s character with feminine sensitivities. It was a move Channing Tatum would welcome when joining the movie about a romance author and her cover model who set out on an adventure.
“There weren’t any obstacles for the female character. And the male character we’ve seen before,” Bullock tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I like that I’m not 25,” Bullock, 57, continues. “And I love that there’s a man in it willing to be...
When Sandra Bullock was first approached by Paramount about producing and starring in The Lost City, an action-adventure romantic comedy that’s an ode to a disappearing genre, she said thanks, but no thanks. However, she couldn’t stop thinking about the project and went back to the studio with a fix: Reverse the roles and make the leading lady more heroic and bold, and infuse the leading man’s character with feminine sensitivities. It was a move Channing Tatum would welcome when joining the movie about a romance author and her cover model who set out on an adventure.
“There weren’t any obstacles for the female character. And the male character we’ve seen before,” Bullock tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I like that I’m not 25,” Bullock, 57, continues. “And I love that there’s a man in it willing to be...
- 6/16/2022
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jeremy Kramer out at youth-oriented division after 18 months.
In the latest studio streamlining move Paramount Pictures has absorbed Paramount Players under the leadership of motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland.
Paramount Players president Jeremy Kramer will step down after 18 months overseeing the division, which was initially set up for current Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins to make youth-oriented films in conjunction with flagship brands under what was then the Viacom stable.
Robbins said the goal of folding Players into the motion picture group was to use the big studio’s “power” to scale the expertise and projects within Players.
In the latest studio streamlining move Paramount Pictures has absorbed Paramount Players under the leadership of motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland.
Paramount Players president Jeremy Kramer will step down after 18 months overseeing the division, which was initially set up for current Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins to make youth-oriented films in conjunction with flagship brands under what was then the Viacom stable.
Robbins said the goal of folding Players into the motion picture group was to use the big studio’s “power” to scale the expertise and projects within Players.
- 3/9/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Paramount Pictures on Tuesday said it will merge its Paramount Players banner into the Paramount Pictures motion picture group under the leadership of co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland.
And as a result of the realignment, Paramount Players president Jeremy Kramer will be stepping down from his position. He previously reported to CEO and president Brian Robbins.
“Partnering with our filmmakers across a range of genres and budgets is critical to our studio’s vibrancy and our business’ long-term success,” Robbins said in a statement. “In uniting Paramount Players within the larger Motion Picture Group, our goal is to optimize the power of one division to scale the expertise and skill set of an incredibly talented team of executives under Daria and Mike.”
“Over the last couple of years, Jeremy has played an integral role in further establishing Players as a youthful, entrepreneurial production arm throughout the industry and within our own company,...
And as a result of the realignment, Paramount Players president Jeremy Kramer will be stepping down from his position. He previously reported to CEO and president Brian Robbins.
“Partnering with our filmmakers across a range of genres and budgets is critical to our studio’s vibrancy and our business’ long-term success,” Robbins said in a statement. “In uniting Paramount Players within the larger Motion Picture Group, our goal is to optimize the power of one division to scale the expertise and skill set of an incredibly talented team of executives under Daria and Mike.”
“Over the last couple of years, Jeremy has played an integral role in further establishing Players as a youthful, entrepreneurial production arm throughout the industry and within our own company,...
- 3/8/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Paramount Pictures is calling home its speciality label Paramount Players, folding the lower-budget and genre operation under the stewardship of the studio’s larger motion picture group. As a result of the decision, current Paramount Players chief Jeremy Kramer is exiting his post.
Paramount motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland will run point on the unit moving forward. In light of the reorganization, Cercek and Ireland have promoted three executives — Ashley Brucks, previously senior executive vice president of production, will now serve as Paramount Players head of development. Jonathan Gonda and Vanessa Joyce will both be promoted to EVPs of production, having previously served as SVPs.
“Partnering with our filmmakers across a range of genres and budgets is critical to our studio’s vibrancy and our business’ long-term success,” Paramount president and CEO Brian Robbins said of the move. “In uniting Paramount Players within the larger motion picture group,...
Paramount motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland will run point on the unit moving forward. In light of the reorganization, Cercek and Ireland have promoted three executives — Ashley Brucks, previously senior executive vice president of production, will now serve as Paramount Players head of development. Jonathan Gonda and Vanessa Joyce will both be promoted to EVPs of production, having previously served as SVPs.
“Partnering with our filmmakers across a range of genres and budgets is critical to our studio’s vibrancy and our business’ long-term success,” Paramount president and CEO Brian Robbins said of the move. “In uniting Paramount Players within the larger motion picture group,...
- 3/8/2022
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount Players is being merged under Paramount Motion Picture Group co-heads Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek. As a result of the strategic realignment, Jeremy Kramer will be stepping down as president of Paramount Players. Kramer previously reported to Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins.
“Partnering with our filmmakers across a range of genres and budgets is critical to our studio’s vibrancy and our business’ long-term success,” Robbins said Tuesday. “In uniting Paramount Players within the larger Motion Picture Group, our goal is to optimize the power of one division to scale the expertise and skill set of an incredibly talented team of executives under Daria and Mike.”
Robbins added, “Over the last couple of years, Jeremy has played an integral role in further establishing Players as a youthful, entrepreneurial production arm throughout the industry and within our own company, and I want to thank him for all of his contributions and leadership.
“Partnering with our filmmakers across a range of genres and budgets is critical to our studio’s vibrancy and our business’ long-term success,” Robbins said Tuesday. “In uniting Paramount Players within the larger Motion Picture Group, our goal is to optimize the power of one division to scale the expertise and skill set of an incredibly talented team of executives under Daria and Mike.”
Robbins added, “Over the last couple of years, Jeremy has played an integral role in further establishing Players as a youthful, entrepreneurial production arm throughout the industry and within our own company, and I want to thank him for all of his contributions and leadership.
- 3/8/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Addison Rae looks to have found her next big studio film as the rising star is set to headline Paramount Players’ Fashionista. Laura Terruso wrote the lasted script based off a draft by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer. Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay are producing on behalf of Ethea Entertainment. Ashley Brucks will oversee for the Studio.
Logline is being under wraps. While no director is attached at this time, the project is in active development with a decision on a director expected in the weeks to come.
Rae recently signed a massive multi-million dollar deal with Netflix that rivals any major A-lister’s overall pact at the streamer. Given her global influencer due to her massive TikTok following, which has more then 80 million followers, more and more companies see her as having an immediate impact on the projects they are developing at their companies.
That said, even with her deal at Netflix,...
Logline is being under wraps. While no director is attached at this time, the project is in active development with a decision on a director expected in the weeks to come.
Rae recently signed a massive multi-million dollar deal with Netflix that rivals any major A-lister’s overall pact at the streamer. Given her global influencer due to her massive TikTok following, which has more then 80 million followers, more and more companies see her as having an immediate impact on the projects they are developing at their companies.
That said, even with her deal at Netflix,...
- 2/22/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures has acquired Reckless Love feature from a pitch by To All The Boys: Ps I Still Love You scribe J. Mills Goodloe. Super-producer DeVon Franklin is attached to produce via his Franklin Entertainment label, which has a first-look deal at Paramount.
The film is based on the true love story behind critically acclaimed Christian worship song of the same title by Cory Asbury, one of the top Christian singer-songwriters. Goodloe will pen the screenplay, which will follow the love story between Cory and his wife Anna, who live in Kalamazoo, Michigan and have four children.
Released in 2018, the song spent 68 weeks on the Hot Christians Songs chart, 18 weeks at number one and 55 weeks in the top 10. The single, which has over 300 million total streams and more than 125 million views on YouTube, was also nominated for a 2019 Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.
Israel Houghton will...
The film is based on the true love story behind critically acclaimed Christian worship song of the same title by Cory Asbury, one of the top Christian singer-songwriters. Goodloe will pen the screenplay, which will follow the love story between Cory and his wife Anna, who live in Kalamazoo, Michigan and have four children.
Released in 2018, the song spent 68 weeks on the Hot Christians Songs chart, 18 weeks at number one and 55 weeks in the top 10. The single, which has over 300 million total streams and more than 125 million views on YouTube, was also nominated for a 2019 Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.
Israel Houghton will...
- 12/1/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Be My Eyes’: ‘Child’s Play’ Director Lars Klevberg Helming Genre Pic With ‘Crawl’ Team At Paramount
Exclusive: The Crawl production team of Sam Raimi and Craig Flores have another contained genre feature in development over at Paramount entitled Be My Eyes. Directing Be My Eyes is Child’s Play and Polaroid Norwegian filmmaker Lars Klevberg.
Written by Jud Cremata with rewrites underway by Pet Sematary scribe Jeff Buhler, Be My Eyes follows a law student who volunteers to receive anonymous video calls from blind people through an App to help them “see” and do simple tasks. One night, she is pulled into a race against time when she gets a terrifying call from a blind woman in the midst of an abduction.
Crawl, directed and produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Kaya Scodelario, was a profitable feature for Paramount last year, grossing $92M WW off a $13.5M production cost. The pic followed a young competitive female swimmer, trapped in a house during a Category 5 Hurricane, who...
Written by Jud Cremata with rewrites underway by Pet Sematary scribe Jeff Buhler, Be My Eyes follows a law student who volunteers to receive anonymous video calls from blind people through an App to help them “see” and do simple tasks. One night, she is pulled into a race against time when she gets a terrifying call from a blind woman in the midst of an abduction.
Crawl, directed and produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Kaya Scodelario, was a profitable feature for Paramount last year, grossing $92M WW off a $13.5M production cost. The pic followed a young competitive female swimmer, trapped in a house during a Category 5 Hurricane, who...
- 10/27/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts has hired former 20th Century Studios executive Jeremy Kramer as president of Paramount Players.
Variety reported on Oct. 2 that Kramer was circling the post. Paramount Players was created as a genre label by Brian Robbins, the founder and former CEO of AwesomenessTV. Robbins left the studio to run Nickelodeon in 2018.
The hiring of Kramer, who will report to Watts, was announced Tuesday. He will oversee the films made under the Paramount Players label, which has the task of creating genre films from “unique, contemporary” voices and properties. Ashley Brucks, who previously served as executive vice president of production for Paramount Pictures, will be moving to Paramount Players as senior executive vice president of production.
“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from ‘Let’s Be Cops’ to ‘Kingsman’ to ‘Deadpool,...
Variety reported on Oct. 2 that Kramer was circling the post. Paramount Players was created as a genre label by Brian Robbins, the founder and former CEO of AwesomenessTV. Robbins left the studio to run Nickelodeon in 2018.
The hiring of Kramer, who will report to Watts, was announced Tuesday. He will oversee the films made under the Paramount Players label, which has the task of creating genre films from “unique, contemporary” voices and properties. Ashley Brucks, who previously served as executive vice president of production for Paramount Pictures, will be moving to Paramount Players as senior executive vice president of production.
“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from ‘Let’s Be Cops’ to ‘Kingsman’ to ‘Deadpool,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Following the news Deadline broke that he was the front-runner for the role, 20th Century Studios executive Jeremy Kramer has officially been appointed president of Paramount Players. Kramer, who will report to his former Fox colleague and now Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts, begins his new position effective immediately.
Paramount confirmed the scoop Tuesday. In his new role, Kramer will oversee the films made under the Paramount Players label, which is committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties.
In addition to Kramer, Ashley Brucks, who previously served as EVP Production at Paramount Pictures, will be moving to Paramount Players where she will be Senior EVP Production.
“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from Let’s Be Cops to Kingsman to Deadpool,” Watts said. “There...
Paramount confirmed the scoop Tuesday. In his new role, Kramer will oversee the films made under the Paramount Players label, which is committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties.
In addition to Kramer, Ashley Brucks, who previously served as EVP Production at Paramount Pictures, will be moving to Paramount Players where she will be Senior EVP Production.
“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from Let’s Be Cops to Kingsman to Deadpool,” Watts said. “There...
- 10/20/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts is reviving the studio’s production shingle Paramount Players and has hired Jeremy Kramer, former production EVP at 20th Century Studios, as its president.
In addition, the studio has promoted Ashley Brucks, who has overseen “A Quiet Place” and other Paramount hits, as Senior EVP of Paramount Players.
“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from ‘Let’s Be Cops’ to ‘Kingsman’ to ‘Deadpool’,” says Watts, who previously worked with Kramer at 20th Century Fox. “There’s isn’t a movie that he’s worked on that he hasn’t made better. The challenges of ensuring that Paramount Players grows and addresses the demands of our various audiences are formidable and we know that Jeremy is up to this task and we welcome him to our team.
In addition, the studio has promoted Ashley Brucks, who has overseen “A Quiet Place” and other Paramount hits, as Senior EVP of Paramount Players.
“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from ‘Let’s Be Cops’ to ‘Kingsman’ to ‘Deadpool’,” says Watts, who previously worked with Kramer at 20th Century Fox. “There’s isn’t a movie that he’s worked on that he hasn’t made better. The challenges of ensuring that Paramount Players grows and addresses the demands of our various audiences are formidable and we know that Jeremy is up to this task and we welcome him to our team.
- 10/20/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
It’s official: Jeremy Kramer has been tapped as the president of Paramount Players.
In his new role, Kramer will report to Emma Watts, who worked with exec at 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) and joined Paramount herself in June as the president of the motion picture group under Jim Gianopulos. Krammer’s studio credits include She’s All That and Tropic Thunder, as well as franchises like Deadpool and Kingsman.
Joining Krammer will be Ashley Brucks, who previously served as evp of production for Paramount proper. She will serve as senior evp of production at Players. Brucks has extensive experience in the horror-thriller space, having worked ...
In his new role, Kramer will report to Emma Watts, who worked with exec at 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) and joined Paramount herself in June as the president of the motion picture group under Jim Gianopulos. Krammer’s studio credits include She’s All That and Tropic Thunder, as well as franchises like Deadpool and Kingsman.
Joining Krammer will be Ashley Brucks, who previously served as evp of production for Paramount proper. She will serve as senior evp of production at Players. Brucks has extensive experience in the horror-thriller space, having worked ...
- 10/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
It’s official: Jeremy Kramer has been tapped as the president of Paramount Players.
In his new role, Kramer will report to Emma Watts, who worked with exec at 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) and joined Paramount herself in June as the president of the motion picture group under Jim Gianopulos. Krammer’s studio credits include She’s All That and Tropic Thunder, as well as franchises like Deadpool and Kingsman.
Joining Krammer will be Ashley Brucks, who previously served as evp of production for Paramount proper. She will serve as senior evp of production at Players. Brucks has extensive experience in the horror-thriller space, having worked ...
In his new role, Kramer will report to Emma Watts, who worked with exec at 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) and joined Paramount herself in June as the president of the motion picture group under Jim Gianopulos. Krammer’s studio credits include She’s All That and Tropic Thunder, as well as franchises like Deadpool and Kingsman.
Joining Krammer will be Ashley Brucks, who previously served as evp of production for Paramount proper. She will serve as senior evp of production at Players. Brucks has extensive experience in the horror-thriller space, having worked ...
- 10/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures has acquired an untitled supernatural thriller spec script from writer-director Jacob Chase, who is up for air after wrapping his first feature Larry. Latter is an Amblin Partners thriller based on his short film. Chase will direct the new one for Paramount, and The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman will be the producers. They also produced the feature Larry.
The new project’s title is being kept under wraps, but the story revolves around a man with a classified line of work who must take his family on a perilous trip while protecting them from the horror he has in tow. It is an ambitious premise and a step up in scale for Chase, with the combination of a franchise-able lead with a rich mythology.
After Larry went into production within a year of its deal — the film expands a short about a terrifying monster...
The new project’s title is being kept under wraps, but the story revolves around a man with a classified line of work who must take his family on a perilous trip while protecting them from the horror he has in tow. It is an ambitious premise and a step up in scale for Chase, with the combination of a franchise-able lead with a rich mythology.
After Larry went into production within a year of its deal — the film expands a short about a terrifying monster...
- 7/23/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Aiming to duplicate the blockbuster success of “A Quiet Place,” Paramount has launched development of the horror film “Meet Jimmy” with Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes producing.
The studio won a bidding war for movie rights to a short horror film by Dutch filmmakers David-Jan Bronsgeest and Tim Koomen. “Meet Jimmy” centers on a podcast that generates horrific consequences for listeners. Bronsgeest will direct from a script by Koomen and the writing team of Shawn and Michael Rasmussen.
Paramount executives see “Meet Jimmy” as a potential franchise. Platinum Dunes produced John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” for Paramount, which saw worldwide grosses top $330 million this year. A sequel is in development.
“Meet Jimmy” will be a co-production between Platinum Dunes and the Picture Company. Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller will produce along with the Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman. Good Fear’s Jake Wagner and Scott Stoops will be exec producers.
The studio won a bidding war for movie rights to a short horror film by Dutch filmmakers David-Jan Bronsgeest and Tim Koomen. “Meet Jimmy” centers on a podcast that generates horrific consequences for listeners. Bronsgeest will direct from a script by Koomen and the writing team of Shawn and Michael Rasmussen.
Paramount executives see “Meet Jimmy” as a potential franchise. Platinum Dunes produced John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” for Paramount, which saw worldwide grosses top $330 million this year. A sequel is in development.
“Meet Jimmy” will be a co-production between Platinum Dunes and the Picture Company. Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller will produce along with the Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman. Good Fear’s Jake Wagner and Scott Stoops will be exec producers.
- 8/3/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Paramount has snapped up the rights to Meet Jimmy, a short horror film that its Dutch filmmakers David-Jan Bronsgeest and Tim Koomen will turn into a horror film. There was intense interest in the short. Paramount had an inside track given that Platinum Dunes has its deal there and is coming off the sleeper horror hit A Quiet Place. Meet Jimmy is a co-production between Platinum Dunes and The Picture Company.
Full details are being kept quiet, but the short revolves around a mysterious podcast that once listened to, has horrific consequences, much worse than the occasional ear bleeding and unpleasantness caused by listening to the podcast I do periodically with Peter Bart. Sources compare Meet Jimmy to The Ring and A Nightmare On Elm Street, with a zeitgeist hook. Good Fear and Paradigm shopped the short early this week, and Paramount and the producers...
Full details are being kept quiet, but the short revolves around a mysterious podcast that once listened to, has horrific consequences, much worse than the occasional ear bleeding and unpleasantness caused by listening to the podcast I do periodically with Peter Bart. Sources compare Meet Jimmy to The Ring and A Nightmare On Elm Street, with a zeitgeist hook. Good Fear and Paradigm shopped the short early this week, and Paramount and the producers...
- 8/3/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
It looks like Leonardo DiCaprio has found his next film, as Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has acquired The Black Hand, which the actor will both star in and produce through his Appian Way banner. A search for a writer is now underway and Ashley Brucks and Gabby Canton will oversee the project for the studio.
For those unfamiliar with the source material, Stephan Talty’s novel of the same name follows an NYPD officer named Joe Petrosino, who “unflinchingly went after a ruthless gang that came out of Italy and into America (whose calling card was a black hand) which kidnapped people and then extorted money from their families. They were loathed by law-abiding Italian families who were frightened but nevertheless helped the cop behind the scenes when they could as the viciousness of the gang of thugs knew no boundaries.”
DiCaprio will step into the role of...
For those unfamiliar with the source material, Stephan Talty’s novel of the same name follows an NYPD officer named Joe Petrosino, who “unflinchingly went after a ruthless gang that came out of Italy and into America (whose calling card was a black hand) which kidnapped people and then extorted money from their families. They were loathed by law-abiding Italian families who were frightened but nevertheless helped the cop behind the scenes when they could as the viciousness of the gang of thugs knew no boundaries.”
DiCaprio will step into the role of...
- 2/1/2017
- by Mark Cassidy
- We Got This Covered
A director is now in place to helm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, the follow-up film to the 2013 Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton-starring feature adaptation of the enduring fairy tale.
According to The Tracking Board (via Bloody Disgusting), Paramount Pictures has set Bruno Aveillan to helm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2. This will mark the feature film debut of Aveillan, who takes the directing reigns vacated by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead), the writer/director of the first film that followed the adult duo of Hansel and Gretel as they tracked down witches and fought evil. Wirkola wrote the screenplay for the sequel, but announced last September that he had decided to pass on directing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 in favor of trying something different.
Michael Finch (Hitman: Agent 47, Predators) wrote the most recent version of the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 script for Paramount, but Aveillan has...
According to The Tracking Board (via Bloody Disgusting), Paramount Pictures has set Bruno Aveillan to helm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2. This will mark the feature film debut of Aveillan, who takes the directing reigns vacated by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead), the writer/director of the first film that followed the adult duo of Hansel and Gretel as they tracked down witches and fought evil. Wirkola wrote the screenplay for the sequel, but announced last September that he had decided to pass on directing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 in favor of trying something different.
Michael Finch (Hitman: Agent 47, Predators) wrote the most recent version of the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 script for Paramount, but Aveillan has...
- 8/7/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures is acquiring Status Update, a pitch by Sascha Rothchild and Randi Barnes. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire will produce. Ashley Brucks will oversee for the studio. Pitch is a high school comedy that utilizes social media, particularly Facebook. That’s where they got the title. It’s the second sale together for the producers with the writing team, with the first coming through Fake Empire’s TV division. Last year Rothchild and Barnes sold their TV pilot My Best Friend Is A Lesbo to NBC and Warners Brothers with Fake Empire producing. Rothchild most recently sold her pitch Who Invited Her? to Dreamworks with Reese Witherspoon attached, and she adapted her book How To Be Divorced By 30 for Universal. Barnes co-wrote the animated film Dorothy Of Oz. The scribes are managed by Apostle’s George Heller. Rothchild’s at Wme and Barnes at Paradigm.
- 4/12/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
British actress Alice Eve will play a regular guy's dream girl in DreamWorks' comedy She's Out of My League.
T.J. Miller (Cloverfield) and Nate Torrence (NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) also have joined the film, which stars Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up).
The story centers on an average Joe named Kirk (Baruchel), who after meeting and falling for Molly (Eve) -- who is described as a "perfect 10" -- becomes surprised when she takes an interest in him.
Miller will play Stainer, Kirk's best friend. Torrence plays one of Kirk's other friends.
Jim Field Smith is directing from the latest script by Tim Dowling (Coxblocker). That draft is based on an original script by Sean Anders and John Morris.
Jimmy Miller is producing and George Gatins is executive producing for Mosaic. David Householter also is serving as an executive producer on the film, which is set to begin production March 31.
Kira Goldberg and Ashley Brucks are overseeing for DreamWorks president of production Adam Goodman.
Eve, who stars in the Tom Stoppard-directed play Rock 'n' Roll on Broadway, recently wrapped production on the Wayne Kramer-directed drama Crossing Over, starring Harrison Ford and Sean Penn.
T.J. Miller (Cloverfield) and Nate Torrence (NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) also have joined the film, which stars Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up).
The story centers on an average Joe named Kirk (Baruchel), who after meeting and falling for Molly (Eve) -- who is described as a "perfect 10" -- becomes surprised when she takes an interest in him.
Miller will play Stainer, Kirk's best friend. Torrence plays one of Kirk's other friends.
Jim Field Smith is directing from the latest script by Tim Dowling (Coxblocker). That draft is based on an original script by Sean Anders and John Morris.
Jimmy Miller is producing and George Gatins is executive producing for Mosaic. David Householter also is serving as an executive producer on the film, which is set to begin production March 31.
Kira Goldberg and Ashley Brucks are overseeing for DreamWorks president of production Adam Goodman.
Eve, who stars in the Tom Stoppard-directed play Rock 'n' Roll on Broadway, recently wrapped production on the Wayne Kramer-directed drama Crossing Over, starring Harrison Ford and Sean Penn.
- 2/13/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Tillman Jr. has signed on to direct DreamWorks' The Siege of Fulton Avenue, which is being produced by Contrafilm. State Street Pictures, Tillman and Robert Teitel's banner, also is producing.
The story is set on the eve of high school graduation, when seniors throw an epic house party. The party spins out of control, causing the police to be called. When the kids refuse to stop the party, the night becomes a defining moment for the teenagers inside as they struggle with their fears of growing up.
The script is based on a New York magazine article by David Amsden that is based on an actual event. Jeff Roda wrote the script.
David Beaubaire and Ashley Brucks at DreamWorks are overseeing.
Producing are Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson of Contrafilm as well as State Street's Teitel.
Contrafilm is behind The Number 23, which opens Feb. 23.
CAA-repped Tillman most recently directed 2000's Men of Honor. State Street produced the successful Barbershop film series as well as its spinoff Beauty Shop. The company also produced Roll Bounce.
The story is set on the eve of high school graduation, when seniors throw an epic house party. The party spins out of control, causing the police to be called. When the kids refuse to stop the party, the night becomes a defining moment for the teenagers inside as they struggle with their fears of growing up.
The script is based on a New York magazine article by David Amsden that is based on an actual event. Jeff Roda wrote the script.
David Beaubaire and Ashley Brucks at DreamWorks are overseeing.
Producing are Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson of Contrafilm as well as State Street's Teitel.
Contrafilm is behind The Number 23, which opens Feb. 23.
CAA-repped Tillman most recently directed 2000's Men of Honor. State Street produced the successful Barbershop film series as well as its spinoff Beauty Shop. The company also produced Roll Bounce.
- 2/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rita Hsiao has been tapped to adapt A Guy Not Taken for DreamWorks. Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Chris Bender are producing the romantic comedy, which is based on a short story written by best-selling author Jennifer Weiner. First published in Glamour magazine in October, Taken is a wish-fulfillment fantasy that explores a married woman's life had she chosen a different path. Weiner is the author behind such books as Good in Bed, In Her Shoes and Little Earthquakes. Benderspink's JC Spink and the company's president of production, Jake Weiner, are exec producing. David Beaubaire and Ashley Brucks are shepherding the project for DreamWorks, and Aditya Sood is overseeing for Parkes and MacDonald. Hsiao, repped by Endeavor, has won Annie Awards for her writing work on Toy Story 2 and Mulan. She also has worked on 13 Going on 30, Hitch and Enchanted, which goes into production next month.
- 2/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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