Paramount Lands Damien Chazelle’s Next Film

November 12, 2019 David Gonzalez Reel Movies, Reel Talk Inc Comments Off on Paramount Lands Damien Chazelle’s Next Film

As first reported by Variety, Paramount Pictures has landed the worldwide rights to Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle’s next feature film Babylon.

Along with the announcement of the studio landing the film, the film is set for December 25th, 2021 in limited release, with plans to go wide on January 7th. The release date for the film follows suit with his other two releases as Babylon will be in line for a huge awards push.

Academy Award winner Emma Stone and Academy Award nominee Brad Pitt are in talks to star but sources add deals have not closed for either Stone or Pitt.

While plot details are vague,

Babylon is said take place during the transition from silent films to talkies and will feature a mix of real-life and fictional characters, similar to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” While the exact budget is still to be determined, sources have indicated Chazelle will be assembling an all-star ensemble to share the screen with Stone and Pitt. Olivia Hamilton, Matt Plouffe, Tobey Maguire and Marc Platt are producing Babylon.


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