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Variety: Paramount set to put Gianopulos in charge

Mar. 07, 2017 6:49 PM ETViacom Inc. (VIA-OLD) StockVIA-OLD, VIABBy: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor4 Comments
  • Jim Gianopulos is set to take over as chairman and CEO at Paramount Pictures (VIA, VIAB) after the departure of longtime chief Brad Grey, Variety reports.
  • Gianopulos, formerly chairman of Twentieth Century Fox, would have longtime studio executive Michael De Luca along as a deputy to oversee the film division, according to the report.
  • De Luca left a role as president of production at Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2015 to take a production deal, during which he helped make the hit Fifty Shades films.
  • Gianopulos was part of a second round of interviews that included former Universal exec Scott Stuber, rumored to be a target for a film leadership role at Netflix. Gianopulos has been linked to several top Hollywood jobs, including the top job at Legendary Entertainment.
  • De Luca was also part of the interview round to lead Paramount.

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