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Deadline hears that Edgar Bronfman, Jr. has made an offer for Paramount Global in a deal worth $4.3 billion, attempting to undo Par’s merger with Skydance in a dea The offer is said to consist of a $2.4 billion payment to Shari Redstone for her family holding National Amusements, which controls…

The Jurassic World franchise’s Derek Connolly has been tapped to write Eternal Champions, a live-action feature adaptation of the Sega video game for Skydance, Deadline can confirm. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, alongside Toru Nakahara for Sega. Rob Ree…

As the August 21 deadline looms for other parties to make a run at Paramount (or forever hold their peace), the Wall Street Journal reports that Edgar Bronfman Jr. has not exited the Paramount scene but is in talks with investors and preparing a bid. The stock, which frequently jumps about on news…

EXCLUSIVE: As Jeff Shell prepares to re-enter the C-suite leagues under the proposed Skydance-Paramount merger, we hear there’s a lot of digging to find some dirt on the former NBCUniversal executive to either derail or taint his new job before it starts. Shell exited NBCU as CEO in April 2023 due to…

The Paramount Global-Skydance merger is on track to close in the first half of 2025 and “in the meantime, the Skydance and Redbird teams support our strategic plan and we are continuing to operate business as usual," said Chris McCarthy — who runs Paramount with Brian Robbins and George Cheeks — on a call…

UPDATED with executive remarks: A momentous couple of weeks for Paramount Global are underway. Its second-quarter earnings are due out today, the “go-shop” period in the $8 billion Skydance deal closes August 21, and a new round of layoffs is expected next week. Paramount will release its earnings…

Veteran media exec Edgar Bronfman Jr. is continuing to explore a bid for National Amusements Inc., Paramount Global’s controlling shareholder. Paramount and Skydance in early July agreed to terms on a two-step deal that would see Skydance acquire NAI and then merge with Paramount. The deal, which…

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for it’s animated feature Spellbound, which boasts a starry voice cast, including Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, and Javier Bardem.  Vicky Jenson (Shrek) directed the film from a screenplay penned by Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, and Julia Miranda. Producers are…

Barry Diller has confirmed he is out of the running for Paramount Global. His company, IAC, had been exploring a bid during the 45-day “go-shop” period provided for in the merger deal announced this month by Skydance Media and Paramount’s controlling shareholder, National Amusements. During an…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Benjamin Bratt (Poker Face) is the newest addition to the cast of Balls Up, Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming action comedy from director Peter Farrelly and Skydance. Details as to Bratt’s role are under wraps. As previously announced, Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Molly…

Fund manager Mario Gabelli, the biggest holder of Paramount Global Class A voting shares after Shari Redstone, said he absolutely needs more information on the Skydance transaction than what's been publicly disclosed before he can decide if he likes terms. On Friday, Gabelli sent a letter to…

Mario Gabelli, a major shareholder of Paramount and its predecessor companies for decades, is pressing for more information about the company’s pending merger with Skydance. Specifically, the investor and fund manager wants to get more financial data and better clarity on the valuation of National…