“Paramount will be the worldwide distributor of Marvel’s next five self-produced feature films:
“Iron Man 2” (May 7, 2010)
“Iron Man 3“
“Thor” (July 16, 2010)
“The First Avenger: Captain America” (May 6, 2011)
“The Avengers” (July 15, 2011)
Paramount benefits as well by locking in several future tentpoles at a time when DreamWorks, its partner for the past three years, [...]
“The Hobbit” and sequel: Production set to begin late ‘09, release in ‘11 and ‘12. Guillermo del Toro directing. Exec producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh to team with Philippa Boyens on screenplay. New Line (WB) is overseeing development and will manage production. Both pics are being co-produced and co-financed by New Line and MGM, [...]
Paramount: Indy Jones, “Iron Man” and “Kung Fu Panda” — helped bump up rev up at parent Viacom by 21% to $3.9 billion last quarter, providing relief as slower advertising growth continues to rattle cable networks and punish media stocks.
Viacom: Rev also supported by “Rock Band,” which continues to pump up what Viacom calls ancillary [...]
