Hours after the Skydance- Paramount merger closed last Thursday, the new studio leadership group led by co-Chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg ( who also serve as Vice Chair of Platforms, and Chair of Paramount Television, respectively) a loud message to the town that they meant business, closing a deal for the hot Timothee Chalamet-James Mangold package High Side , which Deadline first told you about.

It was a bold move and a bolt of energy that told the town that Paramount 2.0 wasn’t looking to cut back on its upcoming feature slate, rather make on the promises made during merger talks. The new David Ellison led entertainment conglom, which prevented a further collapsing of the motion pictures studios, even had No. 1 exhibition boss, AMC’s Adam Aron, giddy on an earnings call M

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