In their first meeting with reporters in Hollywood since the Paramount Skydance merger closed on Thursday, studio execs said, as TheWrap reported last week, that “Star Trek” will be a top priority for the new company going forward, and that whatever direction Paramount Skydance takes with Gene Roddenberry’s legendary sci-fi series will be one that unifies both the film and TV divisions. Along with bringing “Trek” back to its film slate for the first time since “Star Trek: Beyond” in 2016, Goldberg says that she would like to see Paramount produce more family films like “Night at the Museum” and “Gremlins.” Under prior studio head Brian Robbins, Paramount played into this primarily through IP like “Paw Patrol,” “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” but also greenlit John Krasinski’s original live-action/CGI hybrid family film “IF” last year to modestly successful results. Skydance also hinted at trying to resurrect some IP from its own portfolio, such as the 2013 film “World War Z.” Starring Brad Pitt and hitting theaters at the height of the zombie genre’s grip on the zeitgeist fueled by AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” “World War Z” was a summer success with $540 million grossed at the global box office.
Author: Jeremy Fuster
Published at: 2025-08-13 20:52:25
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