Paramount Pictures & Warner Music Group Ink Multi-Year First-Look Deal For Theatrical Pics Based On Performing Artists

Paramount Pictures and Warner Music Group have closed a multi-year, first-look deal that will see both companies partnering on theatrical films, drawing on the lives and music of WMG’s roster of artists and songwriters.

Warner Music Group catalog is rich including such top-selling and award-winning performers such as Frank Sinatra, Cher, The Eagles, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, Dua Lipa, Cold Play, Charli XCX, Joni Mitchell, Cardi B, Led Zeppelin and Bruno Mars.

Warner Music Group and its production partner, Unigram, led by Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron, will work with Paramount to develop each project in collaboration with the artists and songwriters or their estates. At the moment, there are no projects in early development based on specific artists. While the announcement of the pact comes in the wake of Lionsgate and Universal’s half billion global grossing success with Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, Paramount has made its mark in recent years with performing artists biopics such as 2019’s Rocketman about Elton John which grossed over $195M WW and won an original song Oscar, as well as 2024’s Bob Marley: One Love which minted close to $181M WW.

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