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This legendary porn star was set to star in 'Grease'
October 26, 2022 | 10:23am"The writing was on the wall. There was no place for me in conventional entertainment."
Paramount is sued over 'Top Gun: Maverick' for copyright infringement
June 6, 2022 | 12:14pmThe family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie "Top Gun" on Monday sued Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over this year's blockbuster sequel "Top Gun: Maverick."
Chinese backer for 'Top Gun' pulled out over movie's pro-US message: report
May 31, 2022 | 8:45amA multi-billion dollar Chinese tech company pulled out of financing the new smash sequel "Top Gun: Maverick" because it was worried about angering Communist Party officials due to the film's...
Tom Cruise didn't want to make 'Top Gun' sequel -- but was convinced in 30 minutes
May 31, 2022 | 6:43am"When I got there, I found that Tom really didn't want to make another 'Top Gun,'" director Joseph Kosinski revealed.
'The Offer' reveals how real mobsters helped get 'The Godfather' made
April 26, 2022 | 3:29pmThe new Paramount+ series "The Offer" — premiering April 28 — reveals a host of concessions that producer Al Ruddy had to make to the actual mafia (including the Colombo crime family)...
ViacomCBS shakes up Paramount Pictures by splitting movie, TV division
September 13, 2021 | 12:05pmViacomCBS is shaking up the operations of its movie and TV studio, Paramount Pictures, separating the units and putting new executives in charge of each, according to reports.
'Bridgerton' hunk Regé-Jean Page cast in Paramount film 'The Saint'
July 27, 2021 | 4:41pmPage, 31, is set to star as globe-trotting professional thief Simon Templar in the big- and small-screen reboot.
Amid mega-mergers and acquisitions, ViacomCBS may be in play
July 17, 2021 | 11:12pmViacomCBS Chair president Shari Redstone is courting every possible media conglomerate in her attempt to keep the company’s market value afloat, Charles Gasparino writes.
Sexual assault suspect arrested in LA after shootout on Paramount lot
October 19, 2020 | 1:31pmA man suspected of sexual assault was arrested early Monday after he barricaded himself on the movie lot of Hollywood's Paramount Studios and got into a shootout with police. The...
CBS All Access streaming service to be renamed Paramount+
September 15, 2020 | 10:28amViacomCBS said Tuesday it will rebrand its CBS All Access video-streaming service as Paramount+ early next year.
Francis Ford Coppola making new 'Godfather Part III' cut
September 3, 2020 | 3:26pm"I created a new beginning and ending, and rearranged some scenes, shots, and music cues."
Martin Scorsese inks deal to makes movies for Apple TV+
August 11, 2020 | 4:02pmApple has snagged Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese to produce and direct content for its new streaming service, Apple TV+, as the battle for home viewers heats up, according to a...
Set phasers to stunned: 'Star Trek' film reboot on hold, but could still happen
August 7, 2020 | 5:01pmViacomCBS wants to make sure they get it right.
Hollywood censors movies to please Chinese government: report
August 6, 2020 | 6:07pmHollywood filmmakers are self-censoring to avoid angering leaders in China, where US-made flicks rake in billions of dollars annually, according to a bombshell report. The makers of big-budget films —...
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ sequel in the works
May 28, 2020 | 7:38pm“Sonic the Hedgehog” is getting a sequel.
Apple wins Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro drama ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’
May 27, 2020 | 8:00pmThe tug of war over one of the highest profile films in Hollywood is about over.
Coronavirus forces Hollywood to push back major movies
March 12, 2020 | 6:07pmThe coronavirus has set Hollywood back on its heels. On Thursday, Universal Pictures pushed back the release of “Fast & Furious 9” — the latest installment of its blockbuster car-chase...
Paramount seeks to strike part of dead football player’s concussion suit
January 13, 2020 | 10:17pmParamount Pictures says it is not responsible for the death of a football player who played an extra in “The Longest Yard” because making a movie about football isn’t the...
‘Mission: Impossible’ propels Viacom to beat estimates
November 16, 2018 | 9:42amViacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, beat Wall Street estimates for profit and revenue on Friday, as its Paramount Pictures division gained from the success of “Mission:...
Viacom CEO: Paramount Pictures is 'killing it'
September 12, 2018 | 10:24pmParamount Pictures is finally turning a corner, according to Bob Bakish, the chief executive of Viacom, the studio’s parent company. The legendary movie lot, which has been dogged by years...