Streaming is changing the way studios greenlight movies. A restructure at Paramount is afoot. Jim Gianopulos will be leaving Paramount as chairman and CEO, replaced by Brian Robbins, who comes over from Nickelodeon and who was previously at AwesomenessTV. The Wall Street Journal first reported the change in leadership. This switch is supposed to help Paramount reprioritize its streaming service, Paramount+. That means the new goal will be to change the way the studio sees titles and what they can do. It also means you will probably get simultaneous releases between digital and theatrical, as well as a shift toward streaming in general. “We’ll definitely play pitch and catch between linear and streaming,” Robbins said, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Various sources have told THR that the belief is Robbins will focus more on mid-budget titles instead of tentpoles, and reboot and remake popular Paramount titles that can drive series or stories meant to stream at home. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 14 September, 2021