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Cinesite takes on its first full animation and VFX feature with ‘Smurfs,’ now streaming on Paramount+, blending Peyo’s style with hybrid magic.
Paramount Skydance, backed by the Ellison family, is weighing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in a move that could reshape Hollywood’s studio landscape.
‘South Park’ creators addressed recent controversies at Comic-Con while accepting the event’s Inkpot Award for excellence in animation.
The company said that it will “no longer set or use aspirational numerical goals related to the race, ethnicity, sex or gender of hires.”
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The deal is valued around $8 billion.
Bakish’s departure happens as Paramount continues to negotiate a merger with Skydance Media.
The removals come amid uncertainty about Paramount’s future. The company is laying off 800 workers this year and shuttering the Noggin platform.
Paramount announced 800 layoffs this week, and it looks like the company’s preschool platform Noggin will be particularly hard-hit.
Paramount’s distribution chief says he’s “over the moon” with the movie’s fourth-place launch.
The announcement continues the trend of major sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, and NHL using animation to reach young audiences.
A new study from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows that more than a third of on-demand providers have U.S. parent companies as well.
Meet the mutant cast of bad guys that will go head-to-head with the Turtles in ‘Mutant Mayhem,’ hitting theaters on August 2.
Paramount says WBD owes them more than $50 million in back licensing fees for content sent to HBO Max.
Paramount wants to develop Noggin into a more interactive learning platform and is looking for a partner to invest in the endeavor.
WBD says Paramount used “verbal trickery” to circumvent the terms of their 2019 agreement.
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López Estrada is the third different director who has been attached to the remake.
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‘Sonic 3’ will hit theaters in late 2024, with Chris Miller’s ‘The Smurfs’ musical following in early 2025.