New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films

straight to your inboxDozens of Ajax supporters have gave Donny van de Beek a grand farewell ahead of his move to Manchester United. Van de Beek became United's first summer arrival last week after signing a five-year contract with the option of an additional year following his £34.6m transfer from Ajax.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are marking Labour Day weekend with new family pics.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVWarner Bros. Television veteran Susan Rovner‘s long rumored move to NBCUniversal is close to completion.WBTV President Rovner is said to be finalizing her exit from the studio and in advanced negotiations for the NBCU top entertainment programming job in the new NBCU structure announced last month.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorDisney’s “Premier Access” release today of Mulan is available for purchase within the Disney+ app on Amazon Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices, the companies said, as a result of an 11th-hour deal.No details were released about the pact, but it closes an important gap in terms of enabling payments for Disney+ viewers.

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Pictures has hired veteran executive Sejin Croninger as executive vice president of worldwide acquisitions, reporting to motion picture group president Emma Watts. She replaces Syrinthia Studer, who departed earlier this year for a Nickelodeon post.Croninger will begin her new job on Sept.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSejin Croninger has been appointed EVP of Worldwide Acquisitions at Paramount Pictures. She will report to Paramount Motion Picture Group president Emma Watts and start on September 8.In Croninger’s new role, she will oversee the Global Content Acquisitions group, which includes theatrical and home media acquisitions on both the domestic and international sides, as well as remake rights.

Billie Holiday biopic, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, will be released on February 12, 2021 via Paramount Pictures.The film’s release date means it will hit cinemas just before the Oscar-qualifying cut-off date on February 28.

A fighter pilot helmet worn by Tom Cruise in Top Gun has sold for £250,000 at auction.

straight to your inbox New Manchester United signings Marc Jurado and Alvaro Fernandez appear to have confirmed their new squad numbers before officially being announced as players at the club. United are looking to strengthen their youth ranks this summer and are confident of soon being able to confirm the arrival of the Spanish duo.

Paramount Pictures has extended its first-look film deal with “Sonic the Hedgehog” producer Neal Moritz and his Original Film production company, the studio announced on Wednesday.The deal is a two-year extension that will continue the studio’s relationship through the end of 2023.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterParamount has reupped its first-look deal with producer Neal Moritz, giving the acclaimed producer a two-year extension on his current pact. It extends the studio’s relationship with Moritz through December 2023.“I am thrilled to extend this relationship with Neal and Original Film, which already has been so fruitful with the success of Sonic the Hedgehog,” Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos said Wednesday.

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Pictures has announced a two-year extension of its first-look deal with producer Neal Moritz, who delivered “Sonic the Hedgehog” to the studio and is producing the sequel.The new deal, announced Wednesday, extends the studio’s relationship with Moritz through the end of 2023.After a strong opening weekend, “Sonic the Hedgehog” went on to become the highest-grossing movie based on a video game domestically, with $146 million in the U.S.

After successfully partnering on Elton John biopicRocketman, New Republic Pictures, led by producers Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer, has closed on a multi-picture co-financing deal with Paramount. Under the pact, New Republic, which has a first-look deal with the studio, will partner on a slate of ten feature films, including tentpolesMission: Impossible 7,Top Gun: Maverick,The Tomorrow War,Infiniteanda newTransformersmovie,as well as a slate of comedies, dramas and children’s features.

Also Read: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker's Nine Stories Production Company Signs First-Look Deal With New Republic Pictures“We look forward to continuing this fruitful relationship and working closely with Jim, Emma and Andrew and their amazing teams as we look towards an exciting 2021 and beyond,” Oliver added.Founded by Brian Oliver and led by Fischer and Oliver, New Republic Pictures launched in May 2018 and financed the Elton John biopic “Rocketman,” which was the first film in its first-look

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Pictures is receiving financial aid from New Republic Pictures on a pair of Tom Cruise projects — “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Top Gun: Maverick” — and eight other movies.New Republic, led by veteran producers Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer, announced Thursday that it had closed a co-financing deal that will also include “The Tomorrow War,” “Infinite,” Michael B.

Bay Bieber is walking in her big half-brother’s footsteps — literally! The adorable two-year-old was featured in Justin Bieber‘s latest Instagram post on August 17, where she strut her stuff in some fly new kicks given to her by her big half-brother. Bay looked absolutely adorable in Justin’s snap, admiring her new shoes and sporting a Wu-Tang Clan T-shirt with black joggers.

Priyanka Chopra‘s Evil Eye is among the films set to be unveiled as part of the Welcome To The Blumhouse horror anthology.The movies will launch on Amazon Prime in the run-up to Halloween and also include Veena Sud‘s The Lie, Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s Black Box, and Zu Quirke’s feature film debut Nocturne.Evil Eye, which Chopra developed and produced with Blumhouse boss Jason Blum, will debut on October 13(2020).According to bosses at Amazon, “each film presents a distinctive vision and unique

Also Read: Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Signs First-Look Deal With AppleDiCaprio signed his own first-look deal with Apple last week.Grann’s non-fiction story is set in the 1920s and follows the richest people per capita in the world at the time, the members of Osage Nation in Oklahoma. The oil barons, however, were suddenly killed off one by one, with many more Osage residents dying under mysterious circumstances.