Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. today unveiled its top talent writers room which will have responsibility for developing Hasbro’s cross-property interconnected onscreen universe known as theHasbro Cinematic Universefeaturing the brandsG.I. Joe,Micronauts,Visionaries,M.A.S.K.(Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) andROM. This group includes some of the most notable creative talent in Hollywood, including Academy Award WinnerAkiva Goldsman(A Beautiful Mind), who will have responsibility for overseeing the writers room on behalf of Hasbro and Paramount as well as serving as Executive Producer for all of the films. JoiningGoldsmanwill beLindsey Beer(Wizard of Oz,Kingkiller Chronicle), Pulitzer Prize WinnerMichael Chabon(The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay),Cheo Coker(Luke Cage,Ray Donovan),Joe Robert Cole(Black Panther,People vs. OJ),Nicole Perlman(Guardians of the Galaxy,Captain Marvel),Jeff Pinkner(Lost,The Dark Tower),Nicole Riegel(Soldier Girls),Geneva Robertson(Atlantis,Tomb Raider) andBrian K Vaughan(Under the Dome,Lost).
Allspark Pictures,Hasbro’s film label, plans to produce films based on this cross-property universe, withBrian Goldner(Chairman, President and CEO, Hasbro) andStephen Davis(Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer, Hasbro) serving as Producers, andJosh Feldman(Co-Head of Storytelling, Hasbro) as Co-Executive Producer. Hasbro will also deploy in the room an unprecedented team of its top artists and designers to assist Goldsman and the writers to visualize this all-new cinematic universe. Here’s whatBrad Grey, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, had to say in a statement.
“Paramount and Hasbro have partnered on many successful films in the past, including theTransformersandG.I. Joefranchises. Bringing together a writers room of this caliber is a bold step for our partnership, and one that we believe is critical for building these brands into new, successful franchises for the future.”
The Paramount and Hasbro partnership is responsible for the worldwide blockbuster success of theTransformersfranchise, which has earned $3.8 billion to-date, and whose films, directed byMichael Bay, are amongst the highest grossing movies of all time; and theG.I. Joefranchise, which have earned more than $675 million worldwide. Paramount and Hasbro brought a team of writers to craft stories for theirTransformersfranchise last summer. Here’s what Hasbro’sBrian Goldnerhad to say in his statement.
“Together with Paramount, we have assembled a team of incredibly talented creative minds and storytellers to continue to help tell the rich history and narrative behind this interconnected cinematic universe, and we are thrilled to be working withAkiva Goldsmanagain to guide this process. We are also excited to partner with Paramount to produce the films, as we’ve had a strong and collaborative partnership since our firstTransformersmovie in 2007.”
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
