Damien Chazelle
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Paramount Pictures has greenlit Damien Chazelle’s next cinematic endeavor, marking a reunion between the director and the studio behind his earlier enterprise, Babylon. While the latter, a lavish homage to Hollywood’s heyday, didn’t strike field workplace gold, amassing a mere $63 million towards an $80 million funds, Paramount stays undeterred in its collaboration with Chazelle.
The announcement got here throughout Paramount’s unveiling at CinemaCon 2024. Despite the thrill, Paramount held again on divulging any specifics relating to Chazelle’s new mission. Neither style, forged, plot, nor launch date discovered point out, leaving keen audiences to invest. However, it’s presumed that Chazelle received’t take pleasure in the identical monetary freedom as Babylon.
Penned and helmed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind La La Land and Whiplash, the untitled film will see its theatrical debut in 2025. Under the banner of Wild Chickens Productions, Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton will produce the film as a part of their first-look cope with Paramount.
In gentle of Babylon’s lukewarm reception on the field workplace, Chazelle has expressed reservations about securing one other exorbitant funds for his upcoming mission. “I won’t get a budget of Babylon size any time soon,” he shared on the Talking Pictures podcast earlier this 12 months.
