Paramount Players

Paramount Players is an American film studio that is the division of Paramount Pictures, focusing on "contemporary properties" while working with other ViacomCBS brands. The name alludes to the company's earliest origins as Famous Players Film Company, before its 1914 founding by William Wadsworth Hodkinson.

Paramount Players
TypeDivision
IndustryMotion pictures
FoundedJune 2017 (June 2017)[1]
FounderJim Gianopulos
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jeremy Kramer
(president)
ProductsFilm production
ParentParamount Pictures
Divisions

History

On June 7, 2017, Jim Gianopulos, who joined Paramount Pictures as the Chairman and CEO in March, announced the launch of the Paramount Players division with Brian Robbins, the founder and former CEO of AwesomenessTV, as president. Robbins will work with Viacom’s Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and BET operations to generate projects while the new division focuses on "contemporary properties."[1] The division was created after Paramount and Viacom expressed disappointment at Comedy Central stars Jordan Peele and Amy Schumer producing their own films (2017's Get Out and 2015's Trainwreck, respectively) for Universal Pictures due to feeling "unwelcome" by Paramount's former executives.[2]

On August 17, 2017, Paramount Players acquired its first project, which is a film adaptation of the book Vacation Guide to the Solar System by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.[3]

On October 1, 2018, Brian Robbins left his position as the president of Paramount Players after Viacom tapped him to be the president of Nickelodeon, ending his 16-month run at the studio. Despite leaving the studio, he will remain involved with Paramount Players' Nickelodeon films (Dora and the Lost City of Gold and Playing with Fire). Wyck Godfrey, the president of Paramount Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, is serving as interim and will oversee day-to-day operations with support from Robbins until Paramount finds a new president for the studio.[4]

On June 30, 2020, Emma Watts replaced Wyck Godfrey as the president of Paramount Pictures’ Motion Picture Group and began on July 20th (Godfrey returned to producing).[5] In October, Watts tapped Jeremy Kramer as president.[6]

Films

Released films
Release date Title Notes Ref(s)
November 2, 2018 Nobody's Fool Co-produced by Tyler Perry Studios and BET Films
February 8, 2019 What Men Want Co-produced by Will Packer Productions and BET Films
August 9, 2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Walden Media, Media Rights Capital and Burr! Productions
October 18, 2019 Eli Distributed by Netflix; co-produced by MTV Films, Intrepid Pictures and Bellevue Productions [7]
November 8, 2019 Playing with Fire Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Walden Media and Broken Road Productions [8]
May 19, 2020 Body Cam Co-produced by Ace Entertainment and BET Films
October 30, 2020 Spell [9]

In development
Title Notes
On the Come UpCo-produced by Temple Hill Entertainment and State Street Pictures[10]
RugratsCo-produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo[11][12]
Shhh[13]
Slime[14]

Highest-grossing films
Highest-grossing films
Rank Title Year Worldwide gross Budget
1 Dora and the Lost City of Gold 2019 $120.6 million $49 million
2 What Men Want 2019 $72.2 million $20 million
3 Playing with Fire 2019 $68.6 million $30 million
4 Nobody's Fool 2018 $33.5 million $19 million

References
  1. McNary, Dave (7 June 2017). "Paramount Pictures Launches New Production Division Headed by Brian Robbins". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. Faughnder, Ryan; James, Meg (April 24, 2018). "Paramount Pictures CEO says struggling studio is 'poised for a renaissance.' Inside Jim Gianopulos' first year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  3. Ford, Rebecca. "Paramount's New Banner Lands 'Vacation Guide to the Solar System'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. Sandberg, Bryn Elise (October 1, 2018). "Viacom Names Brian Robbins President of Nickelodeon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. McClintock, Pamela (June 30, 2020). "Paramount Pictures Names Emma Watts President of the Motion Picture Group". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. "Jeremy Kramer to Head Paramount Players | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 12, 2018). "Netflix Buys Horror Pic 'Eli' From Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  8. "Paramount Dates 'Crawl' & 'Playing With Fire', Moves 'Loud House' Off Schedule". Deadline. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. Prange, Stephanie (October 1, 2020). "Thriller 'Spell' Coming to PVOD and Digital Oct. 30". Media Play News. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  10. N'Duka, Amanda (December 11, 2019). "'This Is Us' Producer Kay Oyegun To Adapt Angie Thomas' Book 'On the Come Up' For Paramount". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  11. ‘Rugrats’ To Be Relaunched, Live-Action Movie In Works – Variety
  12. Pedersen, Erik (November 12, 2019). "Paramount Grounds 'Rugrats' Movie, Moves WWE's 'Rumble' Back Six Months & Titles Next 'SpongeBob' Pic". Deadline.
  13. Borys Kit (October 17, 2018). "Paramount Players Picks Up Horror Project 'Shhh' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  14. Mike Fleming Jr (January 15, 2019). "'Slime' Time For Paramount Players, Steve Pink & Jeff Morris". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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