Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:41PM - By Laura Aguirre
Surprising news today: Paramount has decided to push G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s June 29th release date back a whole nine months. They’ve probably realized that in a summer filled with Avengers, bats and cats, and Ridley Scott’s aliens, their toy-based action film didn’t stand a chance. Or perhaps it was Battleship‘s box office failure that sent them into full panic mode. Either way, Retaliation will hit theaters in 2013 “for 3D conversion.”
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:54AM - By Travis Woods
Oh, the Transformers franchise—a series of films about walking trucks from space that punch each other amidst a sea of inflammatory racial stereotypes, scantily-clad gals who think they’re in a Carl’s Jr. ad, and Shia LaBeouf’s sweaty, manic overacting. Well, Transformers fans, you have one less thing to worry about concerning Transformers 4—Shia LaBeouf will not be returning to ruin it (but, you know, the overreliance on CGI, bloodless technical skill, and zero story whatsoever will probably still make it horrible).
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 11:09AM - By Travis Woods
Because mainstream cinema has now been streamlined into six distinct, albeit not mutually exclusive, camps (films that Adam Sandler or Katherine Heigl star in, films in 3-D, comic book adaptations, sequels, TV show adaptations, and genre vs. genre mashups), Paramount has decided to put some money behind the genre vs. genre mashup camp by giving the green light to Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:41PM - By Krystal Clark
Hollywood is no longer remaking the best the past has to offer. They’re simply remaking films from the past. That’s it. No prerequisite needed. Paramount has just announced their plans to remake the 1991 comedy Soap Dish, which starred everyone under the sun including Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Kline, Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg, and Teri Hatcher.
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Friday, February 18, 2011 8:15AM - By Krystal Clark
Paramount has released a new theatrical trailer for this summer’s Thor. The movie is based on the Marvel comic of the same named and stars Natalie Portman and Australian actor Chris Hemsworth as the title character. The first trailer for the film debuted back in December so this version has been a long time coming. Check it out and see if it was worth the wait….
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 1:29PM - By Krystal Clark
MGM has decided to join forces with Paramount to co-finance their upcoming tentpole Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. It may sound insane considering the rollercoaster ride the studio has been on over the past two years but they have a plan. Not only has MGM signed a distribution deal with the studio they’ve also decided to release the film in 3D.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 1:48PM - By Krystal Clark
Well, well, well, Paramount Pictures has decided to unveil the release date for JJ Abrams‘ top secret sci-fi project Super 8. Like most of you, we’re excited to see what the director has in store for us with the film but its scheduling might split hairs with some fans. If you love both sci-fi and action movies you might have to cough up some extra dough because Super 8 opens the same weekend as Universal’s Fast and the Furious sequel Fast Five. Do you see one or both?
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 6:14PM - By Krystal Clark
If you’re a fan of the Spike TV series “Deadliest Warrior” we’ve got some good news for you. According to a press release sent out by Paramount Pictures, the show is headed to the big screen and it will be courtesy of director Shawn Levy and his production company, 21 Laps Entertainment. Yes, this is the most random, out of left field news we’ve heard in a long time, but here it goes…
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Monday, August 16, 2010 12:46PM - By Mali Elfman
Isn’t it nice when films actually make the world a better place? Director Davis Guggenheim and producer by Lesley Chilcott (check out our Sundance interview now) have had an effect before with An Inconvenient Truth) and now they’re doing it again with Waiting for Superman.
Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media who picked up the film and have been promoting it since it’s wild success at Sundance, all jointly announced today that global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has joined the WaitingforSuperman.com “Pledge Progress Meter” by committing to provide $100,000 worth of new children’s books to U.S. libraries in need once 60,000 people pledge to see the award-winning documentary.
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