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  • Ny POST: Paramount eyes massive round of job cuts in early November

    Ny POST: Paramount eyes massive round of job cuts in early November

    It will be a turkey of a Thanksgiving for thousands of Paramount employees.

    The media giant is targeting early November for what one insider called an epic “bloodbath” — a massive round of layoffs following its merger with Hollywood studio Skydance Media, The Post has learned.

    Jeff Shell — the former NBCUniversal boss tapped by Skydance as Paramount’s new president — has told managers at the home to Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV and Showtime to start compiling “kill lists,” a source with knowledge said.

    Read the full story..

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  • FRIDAY THE 13TH: JASON TAKES NOTHING

    FRIDAY THE 13TH: JASON TAKES NOTHING

    Once again, hopes for a new FRIDAY THE 13TH film went down the tank as it was revealed that Paramount pulled previews and the film from their 2017 release schedule.

    Which makes perfect sense. The film doesn’t have a director, a script, or a cast.. It just this nameless *but not faceless* film that continues being bantered around with fanfare but no fruition.

    Interesting note, WORLD WAR Z’s sequel has also been pulled..

    FRIDAY THE 13TH was set to begin shooting in less than 6 weeks.. I suppose there are groundhogs in Paramount that saw Jason’s shadow..

    There are SOME reports that Paramount reconsidered a reboot of the 80s slasher flick after their disastrous film RINGS did so poorly at this past weekend’s box office.

    I have written about RINGS before, and how the concept seemed to just be clumsy.. Not only are the days of VHS appreciation long gone, but the entire RING concept was overdone and then over-parodied by the SCARY MOVIE series. Nothing was left behind to remain scary.. Besides the atrocious box office numbers showcasing that peo
    ple just weren’t interested.

    And sorry to say FRIDAY fans, but for the most part the days of Jason Vorhees being a hit power player in the horror world are ending. Even this year’s big announcement that Robert Englund is ‘returning as Freddy’ neglects to mention it’s a documentary of NIGHTMARE and potentially the swan song of the character. The FREDDY reboot certainly failed a few years back, too.. as did the FREDDY VS JASON flicks 13 years ago.. *13 years, people* ..

    This may be a hint of things to come for the HALLOWEEN remake too.. Time will tell . The only savings grace that movie has is the involvement of John Carpenter..

  • PARAMOUNT PLUNDERS: SHAKEUP AS ROB MOORE PUSHED OUT

    PARAMOUNT PLUNDERS: SHAKEUP AS ROB MOORE PUSHED OUT

    News from Hollywood this morning.. high noon at Paramount. Rob Moore did not survive..

    Moore was ousted as the vice president of the company. Information of such was confirmed by people who informed the LA TIMES and other Left Coast fishwrappers–but they were unnamed due to not having any permission to publicly speak about it..

    The reason behind the season of shakeup: Look no further than BEN HUR .. it was the biggest flop of the entire summer box office season.. and it was Paramount’s rotten egg. And there were more, such as TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES OUT OF THE SHADOWS and ZEALANDER 2 .. .. but the BEN HUR fiasco took the precedence due to the shear horror the company had with lack of profits to make back what the film cost..

    Paramount is set to lose $450 million in the current fiscal year.

    Instructions to fire Moore came from Viacom’s board, according to two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly..