Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Players has hired former Overbrook Entertainment executive Clarence Hammond as senior vice president of production.Hammond will report to Paramount Players President Jeremy Kramer and begin his new position effective Nov.
30. In his new role, Hammond will help oversee the development and production of films made under the Paramount Players label, which is focused on genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties.Kramer, said, “With his eye for original stories and a track record for championing talented, up-and-coming filmmakers, Clarence will be a great addition to Players.”Hammond spent over a decade at Overbrook Entertainment, which was founded by Will Smith and James Lassiter in 1998.
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