WittyUsername Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 22 minutes ago, dudalb said: One of those High Tech Billoniaire famalies. Oracle is one of the founding companies of the modern high tech world right up there with Micorsoft and Apple, though they like to keep a lower profile. The geeks everybody laughed at in High School back in the 60;s now control the universe, That implies these “geeks” even went to public high schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I suspect the new management will do what Iger is doing at Disney; cut costs, keep a tight reing on budgets (particularly since at least two Paramounts films Gladiator 2 and the Next MI film ) went out of control on budgets and kill off a lot of questionable projects and only fund films that look like they have a good chance of suceeding at the box office. They cannot afford to take many risks at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 4 minutes ago, dudalb said: I suspect the new management will do what Iger is doing at Disney; cut costs, keep a tight reing on budgets (particularly since at least two Paramounts films Gladiator 2 and the Next MI film ) went out of control on budgets and kill off a lot of questionable projects and only fund films that look like they have a good chance of suceeding at the box office. They cannot afford to take many risks at this point. Also getting Top Gun 3 made ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 42 minutes ago, Mojoguy said: Also getting Top Gun 3 made ASAP. Interesting that they greenlit and put on the fast track a remake of "Officer and a Gentleman" the 1982 Naval Aviator themed film that was a massive hit, and whose sucess is what got Top Gun Green greenlit. And they can do it for a modest amount of money, since the main thems is Naval Aviation Candiates surving the brutal first stage of training, and will not require any expensive flying sequences since the first stage is strictly "Ground School". Real question is who will the find to play Gunnery Sergeant Foley, the DI who is in charge of the training, given how iconic Lou Gosett was in his oscar winning perfromance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Well they haven't actually greenlit An Officer & a Gentleman. Not yet. Greenlight means you've gotten all your ducks in a row, budgeted it out and everyone is in overall agreement with that, the script, main casting, etc. and they say "Okay, go make it." It could very well go away once the keys are handed to Skydance next year. In fact, a lot of those films announced at CinemaCon - developed under the current and now outgoing regime - won't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) 13 hours ago, filmnerdjamie said: Well they haven't actually greenlit An Officer & a Gentleman. Not yet. Greenlight means you've gotten all your ducks in a row, budgeted it out and everyone is in overall agreement with that, the script, main casting, etc. and they say "Okay, go make it." It could very well go away once the keys are handed to Skydance next year. In fact, a lot of those films announced at CinemaCon - developed under the current and now outgoing regime - won't happen. You are right, but given that Officer and a Gentlemen could appeal to a lot of the Top Gun audience without a TOp Gun level budget I think it might be apretty good bet for Paramount. It could be done on a very modest budget. And casting is a long way from complete; they still have not announced Gunnery Sergeant Foley which might be the most crucial casting in the film. Edited July 11 by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmnerdjamie Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 It needs a director, first and foremost. So I'll go ahead and suggest Sian Heder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 She's already got a project lined up with Paramount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 19 hours ago, filmnerdjamie said: It needs a director, first and foremost. So I'll go ahead and suggest Sian Heder. SHe is a good filmmaker, don't know if she is right for this, though. Not convinced she can handle the military angle of the film..and the in the end it is a movie about the Military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) And it's an all cash offer. Insane. Edited July 31 by cannastop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, cannastop said: And it's an all cash offer. Insane. Which makes no sense. The tax hit for cash will be huge. That is why most major deals involve a mixture of cash and stock. You lessen the taxes you have to pay for the deal that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/business/media/paramount-skydance-larry-ellison.html Larry Ellison will control Paramount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, cannastop said: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/business/media/paramount-skydance-larry-ellison.html Larry Ellison will control Paramount. Let's just hope he gets he does not really know that much about the movie business, and hires some good people to actually run it. and then leaves them alone. On the other hand, some of Ellison;s political stands...he very strongly has taken Israel's side recently....might drag Paramount into some political problems it could do without. Edited 9 hours ago by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...