The Paramount Pictures Thread | Skydance has finally bought out the studio

[WittyUsername]

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. 

[dudalb]

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.

[Mojoguy]

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.

[dudalb]

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.

[filmnerdjamie]

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.

[dudalb]

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, 2024 by dudalb

[filmnerdjamie]

It needs a director, first and foremost.

 

So I'll go ahead and suggest Sian Heder.

[AniNate]

She's already got a project lined up with Paramount

[dudalb]

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.

[cannastop]

And it's an all cash offer. Insane.

Edited July 31, 2024 by cannastop

[dudalb]

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.

[cannastop]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/business/media/paramount-skydance-larry-ellison.html

 

Larry Ellison will control Paramount.

[dudalb]

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 September 6, 2024 by dudalb

[Maggie]

I wanted this and i hope he is successful, but it feels so wrong. End of an era i guess

 

David Ellison Will Hold Full Control of Combined Paramount-Skydance Following Deal Close, per Updated Filing

 

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/david-ellison-full-control-merged-paramount-skydance-filing-1236194255/

Edited October 29, 2024 by Maggie

[MightyDargon]

Meh. Sony should've gotten it. But considering how much Paramount is saddled with, it might also keep one studio from dragging down another.

[WittyUsername]

1 hour ago, MightyDargon said:

Meh. Sony should've gotten it. But considering how much Paramount is saddled with, it might also keep one studio from dragging down another.

Why should Sony have gotten it? 

[dudalb]

3 hours ago, Maggie said:

I wanted this and i hope he is successful, but it feels so wrong. End of an era i guess

 

David Ellison Will Hold Full Control of Combined Paramount-Skydance Following Deal Close, per Updated Filing

 

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/david-ellison-full-control-merged-paramount-skydance-filing-1236194255/

Problem is Ellsion knows nothing about the film business....and there is along history of people who have done very well in one area of business totally falling when they try another area of business.

Hopefully he knows this, and simply hires people with a good record in the film business, and then let them run the studio.

What Paramount needs is another Robert Evans, and there does not seem to be many around.

Edited October 30, 2024 by dudalb

[dudalb]

15 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

Why should Sony have gotten it? 

Sony..the overall company..did not want it. They laread have enough of a headache with Columbia studios, they do not need another. If anything, they might be seeing if somebody would take the studio off their hands. Sony will alwlays be primarily a electronics company, with the studio a secondary operation, and one that will be dropped if it proves too much of a nuiscance/

[emoviefan]

2 hours ago, dudalb said:

Problem is Ellsion knows nothing about the film business....and there is along history of people who have done very well in one area of business totally falling when they try another area of business.

Hopefully he knows this, and simply hires people with a good record in the film business, and then let them run the studio.

What Paramount needs is another Robert Evans, and there does not seem to be many around.

Um Ellison has had Skydance as a production/financing company for like at least 10-15 years now. He's not some newby to the film business.

[dudalb]

And today the trades are reporting hat the next MI film is rapidly approaching the 400 Million price tag.

That means ti could be a big hit and still lose Paramount a hell of a lot of money. OUch.