When Jim Gianopulos left as 20th Century Fox chairman, one of the opportunities presented to him was creating a seventh studio with a deep-pocketed investment group. As attractive as that option was, he said there was nothing better than taking the reins last year at Paramount as chairman and CEO.
Building a new studio has its own set of challenges, but “what a studio represents is history, its accumulation of storytellers, its global reach in all media, its executives teams that have disparate values and experiences,” he said today during a Q&A at the 10th annual PGA Produced By conference on the Melrose lot.
To take a studio that has had a rough ride, and bring it back to what it should be — that was a challenge well worth taking, he said.
“When you look back at the history of this place, it’s extraordinary,” the Paramount boss said,...
Building a new studio has its own set of challenges, but “what a studio represents is history, its accumulation of storytellers, its global reach in all media, its executives teams that have disparate values and experiences,” he said today during a Q&A at the 10th annual PGA Produced By conference on the Melrose lot.
To take a studio that has had a rough ride, and bring it back to what it should be — that was a challenge well worth taking, he said.
“When you look back at the history of this place, it’s extraordinary,” the Paramount boss said,...
- 6/9/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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