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Paramount Film Chief Brian Robbins Addresses Corporate M&A Saga at CinemaCon, Jokes About Launching Kickstarter to Buy Studio
Paramount film boss Brian Robbins made a joke about his company's sale talks with Skydance, but his CinemaCon slate proves his head is in the game.
The actor-turned-executive asked the crowd at Caesars Palace if they’d heard about recent speculation over the sale, before announcing that “my colleague Chris Aronson is also raising money to make a bid for the studio, he has a Kickstarter.” “Bringing your audiences the best that entertainment has to offer is making Paramount the home to the best talent on both sides of the camera,” Robbins said, before unveiling new projects in the works from Oscar winner Damien Chazelle, Edgar Wright and Glenn Powell, and big IP swings like reboots for satire films like The Naked Gun and Scary Movie. Robbins’ upcoming film slate includes the anticipated “Gladiator II,” a new entry in John Krasinksi’s “A Quiet Place” franchise and a sequel to the runaway horror hit “Smile.”
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