Speedorito Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 16 hours ago, BobbyJohn said: But access to bigger library of IPs and a larger security blanket thanks to increased dolla size of the company allows less desperate shitty sequels one after another. If Disney didn't have Marvel and Avatar, you think they would EVER allow this kind of a pause for SW films? Nah Look at Sony and what happens when the entire company is basically just Spider-Man.. I don’t necessarily agree. There’s still Star Wars content, it was just Disney+ shows for their streaming service. The Disney/Fox merger didn’t lead to anything more innovative or creative, it just made them bigger. Plus there’s more to the business and mergers than just franchise films. 5 hours ago, Alexander said: I think they'll end up as a factory for streaming services. Basically what Skydance was doing for some time now. That’s probably for the best. Not every studio needs a streaming service. Paramount+ is janky and basically given away for free because they have few subscribers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowSway Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 minutes ago, Speedorito said: I don’t necessarily agree. There’s still Star Wars content, it was just Disney+ shows for their streaming service. The Disney/Fox merger didn’t lead to anything more innovative or creative, it just made them bigger. Plus there’s more to the business and mergers than just franchise films. That’s probably for the best. Not every studio needs a streaming service. Paramount+ is janky and basically given away for free because they have few subscribers. paramount plus has more subscribers than Hulu and Peacock. Paramount plus should come close to breaking even this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 7 minutes ago, HowSway said: paramount plus has more subscribers than Hulu and Peacock. Paramount plus should come close to breaking even this year That’s surprising. But Hulu and Peacock are both exclusive to the US. Paramount+ isn’t as widespread as Netflix or Disney+, but it’s available in far more countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 hours ago, filmlover said: Was looking at the schedule to see what Paramount has on deck next. 2/14: Bob Marley: One Love 5/17: IF 6/28: A Quiet Place: Day One 9/13: Transformers One 10/18: Smile 2 11/22: Gladiator 2 12/20: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 And in 2025 so far: 2/14: animated Smurfs 5/23: Mission: Impossible 8 10/10: animated Last Airbender 12/19: animated SpongeBob With very little else looking to head into production soon. Definitely showing the signs of a studio that's on its last days before a merger. The crazy thing is Sony / Columbia schedule is even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 God, that schedule is pathetic. For the Studio fo Cecil B De Mille and "The Godfather" to come to this..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 hours ago, Speedorito said: That’s surprising. But Hulu and Peacock are both exclusive to the US. Paramount+ isn’t as widespread as Netflix or Disney+, but it’s available in far more countries. Paramount Plus also counts a large number of subs from “bonus” offers from other services. In the UK anyone with Sky Movies get Paramount Plus for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 14 hours ago, filmlover said: Was looking at the schedule to see what Paramount has on deck next. 2/14: Bob Marley: One Love 5/17: IF 6/28: A Quiet Place: Day One 9/13: Transformers One 10/18: Smile 2 11/22: Gladiator 2 12/20: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 And in 2025 so far: 2/14: animated Smurfs 5/23: Mission: Impossible 8 10/10: animated Last Airbender 12/19: animated SpongeBob With very little else looking to head into production soon. Definitely showing the signs of a studio that's on its last days before a merger. They seemingly remember what happened to Fox and decided to slow down their film output for a while until a clearer picture emerged. Luckily for them the lesser of two evils, Skydance, will likely take them instead of Zaslav, so they'll probably ramp their output back up in the months to come now that another Disney-Fox meltdown has been avoided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazymoviekid Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 21 hours ago, filmlover said: Was looking at the schedule to see what Paramount has on deck next. 2/14: Bob Marley: One Love 5/17: IF 6/28: A Quiet Place: Day One 9/13: Transformers One 10/18: Smile 2 11/22: Gladiator 2 12/20: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 And in 2025 so far: 2/14: animated Smurfs 5/23: Mission: Impossible 8 10/10: animated Last Airbender 12/19: animated SpongeBob With very little else looking to head into production soon. Definitely showing the signs of a studio that's on its last days before a merger. Trailer Schedule Guessing: 2/14: Bob Marley: One Love - Trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One 5/17: IF - Trailer for Transformers One 6/28: A Quiet Place: Day One - Trailer for Smile 2 9/13: Transformers One - Trailer for Sonic 3 10/18: Smile 2 11/22: Gladiator 2 12/20: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Here's hoping Paramount can fill in some empty slots with Apartment 7A and Dear Santa, which have filmed. Good or not, at hopefully small budgets, these two can help boost Paramount's year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedorito Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Buying The Weather Channel was not enough for this man: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/byron-allen-offer-buy-paramount-global-1235811107/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) $14B is nothing compared to the $71B Disney bought Fox for. Edited January 31 by filmlover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieMan89 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 For some reason this thread took me to page 10 when I clicked, in 2017, and everyone in here was doom and glooming and talking about what a mess Paramount was even then. As I’ve said before, their acquisition has been a very long time coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Human Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Paramount Plus is bundles with Wal-Mart's service. I can confirm as a Walmart worker they give all of their employees Paramount Plus for free as a bonus to working there, thus that is a good sized amount of subscribers right there. Granted it is the version with ads, and Dad really loves giving them minutes watching their Smithsonian content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudalb Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 hours ago, Maggie said: That is dirt cheap for a major studio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazymoviekid Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Theory: What if Paramount is waiting to see how The First Omen does in deciding what to do with Apartment 7A? They're kinda similar as prequels to classic horror films from the 60s/70s (that no one quite asked for). Both could be easily sent to streaming. Paramount could be gaging the audience appetite for this type of film. After the success of Smile and Mean Girls (2024), I don't see why not! Edited April 2 by crazymoviekid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudalb Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Bidding war for Paramount under way? It's sad that a studio with a history like Paramounts is going for what is a Bargain Basement price tag. 11 Billion is a lot ot you and me, but for a major studio that is a fire sale price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
