Tyler Perry, John Krasinski and Mark Wahlberg
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Main Hollywood gamers celebrated the Paramount–Skydance deal, calling the sale “a win for the business” and a “match made in film heaven.”
Assuming the deal is authorised by regulators and accomplished, David Ellison’s Skydance will purchase Shari Redstone’s majority stake in Nationwide Amusements, which in flip would safe management of Paramount, the proprietor of the Paramount movie and TV studios, Paramount+, CBS, and cable channels like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central. Information of the sale first surfaced on Sunday, after months of hypothesis.
“I’ve so loved working with Shari Redstone each step of the way in which all by way of the Viacom to the Paramount days,” Tyler Perry stated. “She has been a pillar for me, so it is a bit bittersweet as a result of I’m equally as excited to be working with Skydance. It’s so improbable to have somebody who loves this enterprise on the helm of some of the storied studios. It’s significantly thrilling given David Ellison’s experience in each the artistic and the technological advances wanted to carry us into this subsequent chapter.”
John Krasinski added his personal reward, saying, “for almost the previous decade I’ve had the great fortune to work with each of those firms on a number of the most enjoyable work of my profession. The truth that they’re now becoming a member of forces ensures that I get to proceed the collaboration with an extremely proficient and enthusiastic movie household.”
Mark Wahlberg stated that the deal “is a win for the business,” including, “I’ve been fortunate sufficient to work with David and his crew on The Household Plan and am trying ahead to starting Balls Up, my second movie with Skydance. David is a unprecedented filmmaker and govt, and I’m assured he’ll carry the identical artistic management to Paramount, some of the historic studios in Hollywood.”
Jane Fonda additionally chimed in with assist, saying: “David deeply believes within the energy of artistic storytelling and artistic storytellers and has the important experience and understanding of how know-how can improve the artistic expertise. It is a match made in film heaven.”
James Patterson stated working with Ellison and Skydance “has been my pleasure,” and that “David and his crew are the best folks to assist fortify Paramount’s future.”
Alan Ritchson famous he’s “somebody who has had the pleasure of working carefully with David and the crew at Skydance,” and that he “couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about this merger with Paramount and what it means for storytellers and audiences alike. I’ve seen firsthand how pleasant Skydance is to creatives. It is a win for an business discovering its approach by way of peak coming-of-age years.”
Lee Baby added, “My rigid rule is to accomplice solely with folks I like, belief and admire. David Ellison match that invoice after we teamed up a few years in the past, and he has proved me proper many occasions since — he has made nice choices, and has all the time put the wants of the present forward of every part else. I’ve had a good time with each Paramount and Skydance, and to have them mixed underneath David’s management makes me very pleased. Onward and upward, as we each prefer to say!”
On X, previously Twitter, Scott Derrickson wrote, “I simply accomplished a film with Skydance, and right here’s what I can let you know about David Ellison and his high executives: They’re all sensible, first rate individuals who actually love films.”