Paramount Explains Their New Movie Agreement With Hasbro

We have entered Day-2 at CinemaCon 2018 and Paramount Pictures has already generated a lot of positive buzz even before their official presentation tomorrow.

Over the last couple of months, we heard only from Hasbro regarding their new 5-Year Agreement with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon (both owned by Viacom). Paramount CEO Jim Gianopulos saw CinemaCon as a good opportunity to finally break the ice. Speaking to LA Times, Mr. Gianopulos stated the following:

In May, [Jim Gianopulos] flew to the Pawtucket, R.I., offices of Hasbro, the toy and game company behind such Paramount franchises as “Transformers” and “G.I. Joe.” Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner wanted to accelerate his company’s growth in the film business and have a greater creative voice in the films based on its toy and game properties.

The companies quickly struck an exclusive five-year production and financing deal. Projects include a G.I. Joe reboot, as well as movies based on more obscure Hasbro properties such as M.A.S.K. and Micronauts. Goldner said he expects Hasbro to make two live-action movies and one animated film a year with Paramount.

LA Times did not forget to grab a quote from Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner as well:

“Literally, he’s a database of what works and what doesn’t work in movies,” Goldner said. “Jim exudes a level of optimism and an understanding of the business, and a positive attitude that’s very infectious.”

With the above quotes, we now have a better understanding of the new Hasbro-Paramount Agreement which followed the disagreement between China’s HuaHua Media and Paramount. Thanks to all the revealed info we have so far, staff members at HISSTANK mapped out the roadmap. You can check it out, after the jump. Let us in on your thoughts on the thread associated with this news post.

Possible Hasbro-Paramount Movie Schedule is as follows…

2018:

1. Transformers: Bumblebee (December 21st, 2018)

2019*:

1. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Live Action Movie (TBD)
2. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Live Action Movie (TBD)
3. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Animation (TBD)

2020:

1. G. I. Joe (March 27th, 2020)
2. Micronauts (October 16th, 2020)
3. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Animation (TBD)

2021:

1. Dungeons and Dragons (July 23rd, 2021)
2. Paramount/Hasbro Event Film (October 1st, 2021)
3. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Animation (TBD)

2022:

1. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Live Action Movie (TBD)
2. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Live Action Movie (TBD)
3. Untitled Hasbro-Paramount Animation (TBD)

Empty slots to be allocated from the above schedule:

• M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand (Live Action – TBD)
• Visionaries (Live Action – TBD)
• Action-man (Live Action – TBD)
• Stretch Armstrong (Live Action – TBD)

[*] Note: Sequel to Transformers: The Last Knight which was originally scheduled to be released on June 28, 2019 still remains un-allocated from the official listings.