Paramount+ will be scaring its viewers with two of the biggest horror franchises.During the Paramount+ investor presentation, we learned that the streaming is looking to become the home of the found footage film franchise Paranormal Activity and the Stephen King-inspired Pet Sematary.The new Blumhouse Paranormal Activity will see Will Eubank helm the project. Christopher Landon […]
Nickelodeon classics Dora the Explorer and The Fairly OddParents receiving live-action reboots
Paramount+ is looking to make its mark in the world of streaming, and they will use cartoon nostalgia to do so. Today, we’ve learned that the streaming service will bring live-action adaptions of two of Nickelodeon’s classic cartoons to life.During Paramount+’s investor presentation, news broke that Dora the Explorer and The Fairly OddParents would be […]
Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone reboot cancelled at Paramount+
While Jordan Peele has no shortage of horror projects in the works, sadly, the filmmaker and producer will not be returning with more of The Twilight Zone. The cancellation announcement came out Wednesday when the horror series was not listed among the CBS All Access programs that were transitioning over to the rebranded streaming service, […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor cast in The Man Who Fell To Earth Paramount+ series
Paramount+ has cast Doctor Strange and 12 Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor in The Man Who Fell To Earth, an upcoming sci-fi series based on the 1976 cult film starring David Bowie.The Man Who Fell To Earth follows “an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine […]
Cloverfield direct sequel in development from The Batman TV spin-off showrunner
13 years after its release and two spin-offs on, Cloverfield will be getting a direct sequel written by Joe Barton, the new showrunner behind HBO Max’s The Batman spin-off centred around the Gotham City Police Department, per The Hollywood Reporter.Released in 2008, Cloverfield was a found footage film which followed a group of friends in New York City […]
Kate Beckinsale replaces Isla Fisher in Guilty Party
Deadline is reporting that Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in Guilty Party, a new half-hour dark comedy series from Funny or Die which is in the works for the Paramount+ (CBS All Access) streaming service. She will replace Isla Fisher, who was cast in the project earlier this year but subsequently pulled out […]
Coming 2 America gets March release date on Amazon Prime
Last month it was reported that Amazon had acquired the upcoming Eddie Murphy sequel Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures, and now the streamer has announced that the film will release worldwide on March 5th 2021. Here’s the official synopsis: Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and […]
Flashdance is being rebooted as a TV series for Paramount+
With CBS All Access set to rebrand to Paramount+ in the new year, Paramount has delved into its archive to add a new project to the upcoming slate for the streaming service, with THR reporting that development is underway on a TV reboot of the 1983 romantic dance drama Flashdance.According to the trade, “the new […]
Grease spinoff series retitled Rise of the Pink Ladies, moves from HBO Max to Paramount+
No longer going by its original name given to it by HBO Max, Rydell High is getting a makeover like the iconic character Sandy did in the film. Variety is reporting that the series will undergo a name change and finding a new film; the Grease spinoff series is now going by Rise of the […]
Paramount sells Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America to Amazon
In a year that’s seen Paramount unload both The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the action-comedy Lovebirds to streamers, the studio has now sold the upcoming sequel Coming 2 America to Amazon in a deal worth roughly $125 million.Due to the ongoing movie theater closures across the globe which has seen countless blockbusters shift […]
