Paramount Combines Pluto & My5 In UK; VR Cinema Tech Biz Launches; ’14 Peaks’ Producer Noah Adds Development Chief – Global Briefs

EXCLUSIVE: In a matter of hours, the latest feature from MTV Documentary Films will premiere on Paramount+: A Song Film By Kishi Bashi: OMOIYARI.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s highly-anticipated The Saint reimagining is gaining some serious momentum as sources tell Deadline Doug Liman is attached to direct and oversee the development of the film. Regé-Jean Page will exec produce and star in the pic. Lorenzo DiBonaventura and Brad Krevoy will produce as will the late Robert Evans, who will produce posthumously.

Showtime Sports has given a greenlight to The World According to Football, a five-part documentary series narrated and executive produced by Trevor Noah, from Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports, Day Zero Productions and Mainstay Entertainment. The series’ first episode will premiere December 1 at 8 PM on Showtime, with episodes debuting weekly for five weeks. The entire series will be available for streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers on the day of premiere.

Paramount+ Greenlights ‘The Road Trip‘ Based On ‘The Flatshare‘ Scribe’s Novel

Taylor Swift — who just might be bigger than Christmas itself (!) — announced that she will perform two additional ‘Eras Tour’ concerts with special guest Paramore at London, GB’s Wembley Stadium next year on Monday, Aug. 19 and Tuesday, Aug.

Noah Hawley‘s FX series Alien will be heading back into production early next year in Bangkok, Thailand, the Fargo creator told Deadline at the season 5 premiere in LA last night.

“I mean, who are we kidding?”

Paramount+ has teamed up with Sex Education producer Eleven to make a series about a bachelor party that ends up with the revelers in prison.

Norma Percy Making More ‘Putin Vs The West’

Paramount+ has set premiere dates for June, a new feature doc on country singer-songwriter June Carter Cash from Emmy winner Kristen Vaurio, one of the producers behind the acclaimed Alex Gibney pic Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief. Set to debut in the U.S. and Canada on January 16, the film will debut one day later in territories including the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

AI might be here, but it’s not about to develop the next big TV hit.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Paramount+ has signed a partnership with Microsoft for the streaming service to be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S across several international markets. Under the deal, Paramount+ will roll out on Xbox consoles in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latin America (including Brazil), Switzerland and the U.K.

Bruce Springsteen has announced an extra London show for his 2024 UK and Ireland tour – find all the details below.The Boss and his E Street Band confirmed earlier this week that they’ll be hitting the road next May for a run of huge stadium dates. Initially, the tour was due to conclude with a concert at Wembley Stadium in London on June 25.Following the general ticket sale this morning (November 3), however, Springsteen added another Wembley gig for July 27 “due to demand”.

Vancouver Swifties will have an extra something to celebrate next holiday season: Taylor Swift has added three dates in the city to the 2024 leg of her Eras Tour.

K.J. Yossman Marv Studios CEO Zygi Kamasa is stepping down to launch his own theatrical distribution company, True Brit Entertainment. True Brit is set to ramp up its team in 2024 but is already working on investing in films, including funding P&A, and acquiring U.K.

Zee-Sony Merger Back On Track

Joe Otterson TV Reporter A series version of the iconic horror film “Poltergeist” is currently in early development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively. No writer is currently attached to the project. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey will executive produce on behalf of Amblin Television.

A day before a court hearing that could determine if the domestic violence case against Jonathan Majors goes ahead and to trial, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office made some damning accusations against the defense and also said the UK police are now a part of their prosecution.

Beta Cinema and the UK’s Free Turn Films and Tempo Productions have officially announced Nick Hamm’s epic drama William Tell, as its under-the-radar shoot enters its final week in Italy.

EXCLUSIVE: The TV pilot scheme that unearthed Disney+ hit Extraordinary is launching a funded development slate to help shepherd projects without agency representation from script to screen.