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The Rugrats are back for more as Paramount+ renews the revival of the classic Nickelodeon series for Season 2. The revival, which follows the titular tots and their imaginative shenanigans, features original cast members E.G. Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Cheryl Chase, Cree Summer and Kath Soucie as Tommy, Chuckie…

EXCLUSIVE: Maggie Levin is writing an adaptation of Elsie Chapman's young-adult novel Caster for Paramount. We understand that the deal closed before the announced departure of Paramount chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos and that the project is in very early development. Levin currently is writing the TriStar sequel Laby…

ViacomCBS CFO Naveen Chopra — asked Tuesday about Paramount's management shakeup — said outgoing studio CEO Jim Gianopolus "leaves some very big shoes to fill. There is no doubt he has helped revitalize the studio both creatively and financially. But I think Brian [Robbins] is really the perfect person to take the…

Rich Gelfond said he’d love Paramount to rethink Top Gun: Maverick's recent move from this fall to next May, but it’s not likely. "I have spent a lot of time close to a lot of the decision makers at Paramount and… in Top Gun they think they have something very special. Tom Cruise waited more than 35 years to make that…

As Nickelodeon CEO Brian Robbins prepares to take over Paramount Pictures from Jim Gianopulos, the film studio’s television division Paramount TV Studios will move under the purview of Showtime CEO David Nevins, Deadline has confirmed. Launched by Brad Grey and inherited by his successor Gianopulos, Paramount TV has…

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals upped its campaign this week against Paramount’s forthcoming Jackass Forever. In a letter to Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Kimberly Abourezk and L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, PETA Cousel Caitlin Zittkowski wrote that the film’s trailer contains “scenes apparently…

"We have three days before the future is changed irrevocably," Star Trek: Picard's Patrick Stewart proclaims in the telling and time-jumping latest look at Season 2 of the Paramount+ series. However, the future was on display in more ways than one this Star Trek Day for Jean-Luc as the newest Picard trailer (watch it…

Bosch and Runaways alum Annie Wersching will join the Season 2 cast of Paramount+’s and CBS Studios’ Star Trek: Picard. The series stars Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady and Brent Spiner. Star Trek: Picard Season 2 follows its titular…

EXCLUSIVE: After a successful launch of clips and footage at CinemaCon, Paramount is pushing its big Tom Cruise tentpoles, Top Gun: Maverick to May 27, Memorial Day weekend 2022, and Mission: Impossible 7 to Sept. 30, 2022. Again, these are big potential billion dollar grossing franchises co-produced with Skydance…

It’s third time’s the charm for The Game as the dramedy starring Hosea Chanchez and Wendy Raquel Robinson nears its premiere on Paramount+, after previous runs on the CW and BET. During Paramount+’s TCA presentation Tuesday, it was revealed that The Game is set to kick off Thursday, November 11. Showrunner and writer D…

To introduce the world of Star Trek to a new generation of Trekkies, Star Trek: Prodigy enlisted the help of 24th century Starfleet officer Kathryn Janeway and original actress Kate Mulgrew.  “I am delighted to be back playing her, I love her. When a character defines a part of you life, you are in turn deeply…

Paramount+ is doubling down on Paranormal Activity. The streaming service is set to be the exclusive home of the upcoming seventh film, which is being directed by Underwater director William Eubank. Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer, ViacomCBS Streaming, revealed that alongside that film, the service would be…