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Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterParamount Pictures is calling home its speciality label Paramount Players, folding the lower-budget and genre operation under the stewardship of the studio’s larger motion picture group. As a result of the decision, current Paramount Players chief Jeremy Kramer is exiting his post.Paramount motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland will run point on the unit moving forward.

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Remember “Shallow Hal?” That’s the comedy from the Farrelly Brothers that stars Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. But what it’s really remembered for is being incredibly offensive with the use of a fat suit and never-ending weight jokes.

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Black, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, the team behind the comedy hit Shallow Hal, looking to be reuniting for the holidays and bringing an infamous character along for the sleigh ride. Sources tell Deadline that Jack Black is set to star in the Christmas comedy Dear Santa Bobby Farrelly set to direct and Peter Farrelly on board to produce with Bobby and Jeremy Kramer.

th Century Fox, Red Hour Films, DreamWorks and Miramax and had overseen work on more than 60 films, including “Tropic Thunder,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” the “Deadpool” franchise and more.Brucks has been with Paramount Pictures since 2008 and has worked on the development and production of films including “Scream,” “A Quiet Place” and “Paranormal Activity.” Joyce first joined Paramount Pictures in 2012 as a creative executive after serving at Summit Entertainment. Gonda came to the studio in 2017 as a vice president of production after previously working at Warner Bros.

Paramount Players is getting merged under Paramount Motion Picture Group Co-Heads Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterParamount Players has optioned eight novels from author Gregg Hurwitz’s “Marked Man” series of books, with plans to adapt them for a series of feature films.The division of the ViacomCBS-owned studio, run by Jeremy Kramer, is eyeing lower budgets for the contemporary noir thrillers and specifically looking for diverse and perhaps first-time writers and directors to create the world.Hurwitz is the bestselling author of “Orphan X” and will produce the films

Following Emma Watts’ departure as President of the Motion Picture Film Group, her Co-Presidents of Production Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek are being elevated to run the film group now as co-heads. Jeremy Kramer will lead Paramount Players.

BREAKING: Paramount Pictures has named former New Line Cinema executive Daria Cercek and former 20th Century Studios executive Michael Ireland as co-presidents of the Paramount Pictures, reporting to Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts. Ireland joined the studio in late November, and Cercek will begin her position effective January 11.

Paramount Players has tapped former Overbrook Entertainment executive Clarence Hammond as its senior vp of production. Hammond will report to Jeremy Kramer, who was recently named as president of the Paramount Players studio.

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Players has hired former Overbrook Entertainment executive Clarence Hammond as senior vice president of production.Hammond will report to Paramount Players President Jeremy Kramer and begin his new position effective Nov. 30.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOverbrook Entertainment executive Clarence Hammond is joining Paramount Players as SVP of Production reporting to Paramount Players President Jeremy Kramer. Hammond starts on Nov.

It's official: Jeremy Kramer has been tapped as the president of Paramount Players. In his new role, Kramer will report toEmma Watts, who worked with exec at20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) and joined Paramount herself in June as the president of the motion picture group under Jim Gianopulos.Krammer's studio credits include She’s All That and Tropic Thunder, as well as franchises like Deadpool andKingsman.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterFollowing the news Deadline broke that he was the front-runner for the role, 20th Century Studios executive Jeremy Kramer has officially been appointed president of Paramount Players. Kramer, who will report to his former Fox colleague and now Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts, begins his new position effective immediately.Paramount confirmed the scoop Tuesday.

Dave McNary Film ReporterParamount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts has hired former 20th Century Studios executive Jeremy Kramer as president of Paramount Players.Variety reported on Oct. 2 that Kramer was circling the post.

Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts is reviving the studio’s production shingle Paramount Players and has hired Jeremy Kramer, former production EVP at 20th Century Studios, as its president.In addition, the studio has promoted Ashley Brucker, who has overseen “A Quiet Place” and other Paramount hits, as Senior EVP of Paramount Players.“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the

Longtime 20th Century Studios executives Jeremy Kramer and Mike Ireland are both being considered for possible posts at Paramount. If deals make, both Kramer and Ireland would be joining former 20th Century production president Emma Watts, who herself joined Paramount in June as the president of the motion picture group under Jim Gianopulos.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaParamount Pictures is looking to revive Paramount Players, a sleepy label it launched to back properties with a contemporary feel in 2017. Jeremy Kramer, a 20th Century Fox executive, is at the top of a shortlist to lead the shingle, but there’s no deal in place.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is getting ready to rev up Paramount Players, the shingle that was formed around Brian Robbins several years ago to generate niche, genre and cutting edge films. It hasn’t had a president, or much output, since Robbins left to run Nickelodeon.