Paramount CEO Brian Robbins Jokes That Distribution Chief Chris Aronson “Has A Kickstarter” To Buy Studio As Skydance Deal Looms – CinemaCon
deadline.comWhat do you do when your conglom might be a target for a takeover. Don’t sweat it and laugh. As Skydance remains in talks with Paramount Global’s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins made light of sales talks before exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas saying “My colleague Chris Aronson is also raising money to make a bid for the studio; he has a Kickstarter…I don’t know how corporate will feel.” Flashed behind Robbins on the screen was a fake news report about Paramount’s domestic distribution president Aronson with a cardboard sign that read “Anything helps” in a plea for donations.
Paramount is currently in an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with Skydance Media for a deal that’s favored by Shari Redstone but getting tons of blowback from other shareholders.
Despite’s Paramount financial producing partner David Ellison’s eye on the Melrose Lot, the studio isn’t slowing down announcing a string of projects this AM including a Trey Parker-Matt Stone original live-action comedy, a G.I.
Joe Transformers crossover, an R-rated live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, as well as Glen Powell starring in a reboot of The Running Man. “Now, you’ve asked for more films in your theatres, and we have heard that call, so before we show you the rest of this year’s slate, I want to give you a little glimpse of what we’ve got for you in 2025 and 2026,” exclaimed Robbins.
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