Paramount+ Unwraps Spine-Tingling Official Trailer For 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines'

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PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS THE SPINE-TINGLING OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR ORIGINAL HORROR FILM PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES

Based on the Untold Chapter from Stephen King’s Chilling Novel Pet Sematary, The Paramount+ Original Movie Stars Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck,

Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind, Isabella Star LaBlanc,

Samantha Mathis, with Pam Grier and David Duchovny

The Film Is Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer,

Written by Lindsey Anderson Beer and Jeff Buhler,

And Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian,

In Association with Paramount Pictures’ Players Label

PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES Will Premiere on Friday, October 6,

Exclusively on Paramount+

September 12, 2023 – Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming original horror film PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES, based on the terrifying and untold chapter from Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary. A spine-chilling prequel that explores the origins of how death became different in the small town of Ludlow, Maine, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.

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The highly anticipated film will hold its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest, the world’s largest genre and horror festival based in Austin, Texas, and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming, a curated collection of fan-favorite horror movies and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.

PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies, Mrs. Fletcher) Forrest Goodluck (LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (The Boys in the Boat, Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher, Gangs of New York), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs, The Gifted), Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country, Long Slow Exhale), Samantha Mathis (BILLIONS), with Pam Grier (Cinnamon, Jackie Brown) and David Duchovny (Bucky F*cking Dent and CALIFORNICATION).

In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path. Based on the untold chapter from Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s chilling novel, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES is a terrifying prequel and the story of why sometimes dead is better…

PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES, a Paramount+ original movie, in association with Paramount Pictures’ Players Label, is a di Bonaventura Pictures Production and based on the novel Pet Sematary by Stephen King. The film is directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer, in her directorial debut, with a script written by Beer and Jeff Buhler, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura  and Mark Vahradian.

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Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news and a Mountain of Entertainment™. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME® content, including scripted hits, critically acclaimed nonfiction projects, SHOWTIME SPORTS® (including industry-leading SHOWTIME BOXING®) and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf, basketball and more, plus streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.

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Lindsey Anderson Beer Talks Pet Sematary: Bloodlines & Expanding Stephen King's Novel | Screen Rant Plus

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines co-writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer discusses the Stephen King adaptation and the importance of her casting choices.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will be available to stream October 6 on Paramount+.

#PetSemataryBloodlines co-writer/director on the casting of frequent #StephenKing star #HenryThomas | Screen Rant Plus

Pet Sematary Bloodlines co-writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer explains the importance behind casting frequent Stephen King adaptation star Henry Thomas for the prequel movie. #petsematary #petsematarybloodlines #stephenking #stephenkingmovies #davidduchovny #nataliealynlind #henrythomas #horror #horrormovies

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - David Duchovny Shares His Take [EXCLUSIVE CLIP] | Screen Rant Plus

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines DVD and Blu-ray release date is set for December 19, and the movie will be available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on December 5.

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Finestkind | You Set Us Up | Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones | Paramount+

Finestkind | You Set Us Up | Paramount+

Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.

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How to Stream 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' For FREE on Paramount+

ADRENALINE-FUELED FILM TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS AVAILABLE TO STREAM BEGINNING JULY 25 ON PARAMOUNT+

July 24, 2023 – Paramount+ today announced that TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS, the epic action-adventure film based on Hasbro's iconic Transformers™ action figures, will be available to stream on the service beginning Tuesday, July 25 in the U.S and Canada. The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date.

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TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS, the seventh installment of the hit Paramount Pictures film franchise, opened to #1 at the domestic box office and has grossed over $420M worldwide. Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, the film takes audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduces a whole new faction of Transformer – the Maximals – to join them as allies in the existing battle for earth.

Paramount Pictures and Skydance present, in association with Hasbro and New Republic Pictures, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS, starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez and Tobe Nwigwe and an all-star voice cast including Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, Cristo Fernández and Tongayi Chirisa.

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS, a Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto Production/di Bonaventura Pictures Production/Bay Films Production, is directed by Steven Caple Jr., with a story by Joby Harold, and screenplay by Joby Harold and Darnell Metayer & Josh Peters and Erich Hoeber & Jon Hoeber. It is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, p.g.a., Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, p.g.a. and Duncan Henderson,and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer and Valerii An.

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.

About Paramount+

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news and a Mountain of EntertainmentTM. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME content including scripted hits, critically acclaimed nonfiction projects, SHOWTIME SPORTS® (including industry-leading SHOWTIME Boxing) and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf to basketball and more, plus streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.

About Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Paramount Pictures has some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts introduces a new set of factions and Transformers that expand on the lore and it's all presented by Paramount Pictures.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a '90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - to join them as allies in the existing battle for Earth.

Transformers Rise of the Beats stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, and Tongayi Chirisa.

The film's screenplay is by Joby Harold and Darnell Metayer & Josh Peters and Erich Hoeber & Jon Hoeber.

The story is by Joby Harold. Based on Hasbro's #Transformers action figures. It is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, p.g.a., Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, p.g.a., and Duncan Henderson. Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, and Valerii An serve as executive producers.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, directed by Steven Caple Jr. is streaming now on Paramount+.

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More Nick: Paramount Plus Expands Kids and Family Programming with New Slate of Films and Series from Nickelodeon Studios!

Originally published: July 25, 2023.

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Paramount+ to Premiere Original Horror Film 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines' on October 6

PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS FIRST LOOK AND OCTOBER 6 PREMIERE DATE FOR ORIGINAL HORROR FILM PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES

Based on the Terrifying and Untold Chapter From Stephen King’s Chilling Novel Pet Sematary, the Film Stars Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind and Isabella Star LaBlanc, with Pam Grier and David Duchovny

Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer and Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian in association with Paramount Pictures’ Players Label, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES Will Premiere Exclusively on Paramount+ on Friday, October 6

July 18, 2023 – Paramount+ today announced the official title and premiere date and released first-look images for its upcoming original film PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES, based on the terrifying and untold chapter from Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary. A spine-chilling prequel, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7 in all other Paramount+ international markets. The highly anticipated film will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming collection that curates fan favorite horror movies and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.

PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies, Mrs. Fletcher) Forrest Goodluck (LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (The Boys in the Boat, Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher, Gangs of New York), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs, The Gifted) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country, Long Slow Exhale), with Pam Grier (Cinnamon, Jackie Brown) and David Duchovny (Bucky F*cking Dent and Californication).

In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path. Based on the untold chapter from Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s chilling novel, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES is a terrifying prequel and the untold story of why sometimes dead is better…

PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES, a Paramount+ original movie in association with Paramount Pictures’ Players Label, is a Di Bonaventura Pictures Production and based on the novel Pet Sematary by Stephen King. The film is directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer, in her directorial debut, with a script written by Beer and Jeff Buhler, and produced by  Lorenzo di Bonaventura,  and Mark Vahradian .

About Paramount+

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news and a Mountain of EntertainmentTM. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME content including scripted hits, critically acclaimed nonfiction projects, SHOWTIME SPORTS® (including industry-leading SHOWTIME Boxing) and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf to basketball and more, plus streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.

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Paramount Appoints Jeremy Kramer as President of Paramount Players

Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts has hired former 20th Century Studios executive Jeremy Kramer as president of Paramount Players, Variety reports.

The news follows reports earlier this month that Kramer was circling the post. Paramount Players was created as a genre label by Brian Robbins, the founder and former CEO of AwesomenessTV. Robbins left the studio to run Nickelodeon in 2018.

The hiring of Kramer, who will report to Watts, was announced Tuesday, October 20. He will oversee the films made under the Paramount Players label, which has the task of creating genre films from “unique, contemporary” voices and properties. Ashley Brucks, who previously served as executive vice president of production for Paramount Pictures, will be moving to Paramount Players as senior executive vice president of production.

“Jeremy has a proven track record of nurturing talent, both established and new, supporting their vision and helping them execute at the highest level — from Let’s Be Cops to Kingsman to Deadpool,” Watts said. “There’s isn’t a movie that he’s worked on that he hasn’t made better. The challenges of ensuring that Paramount Players grows and addresses the demands of our various audiences are formidable and we know that Jeremy is up to this task and we welcome him to our team.”

Kramer began his career as an independent producer producing Noah Baumbach’s directorial debut Kicking and Screaming in 1995. His career started at MPCA and Orion, then in 1998 he became senior vice president of production at Miramax Films. In 2004 joined DreamWorks, where he worked closely with Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld’s Red Hour Films.

Kramer returned to producing as a partner at Red Hour. In 2010, Watts brought Kramer back into the studio world as an executive vice president of production at 20th Century Fox. During his career, Kramer has overseen more than 50 films including She’s All That, Blades of Glory, Disturbia, Tropic Thunder, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, both Deadpool movies and most recently, the latest installment of the Kingsman franchise.

Kramer also spearheaded Fox’s first projects produced for streaming services, including the Lil Rel Howery and John Cena comedy Vacation Friends for Hulu, as well as Home Alone for Disney Plus.

“My years working with Emma and Jim [Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures] at Fox were some of the most enjoyable and rewarding days I’ve had in the film business, and I am fortunate and excited to make movies with them again,” says Kramer. “We’re excited to build a slate of commercial movies that will empower new voices and experienced filmmakers to deliver the original movies that audiences crave.”

Bruck developed and oversaw A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II. She also oversaw the remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary and Alex Aja’s Crawl. She was the studio executive who founded, championed and oversaw the micro-budgeted Paranormal Activity franchise. Currently, she is supervising for Paramount the latest chapter in the Scream series, as well as The Lost City of D, starring Sandra Bullock, and the big screen musical adaptation of Mean Girls.

Launched in 2017, Paramount Players has a mandate to develop and produce features in conjunction with ViacomCBS-owned brands such as Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and BET. Films from the Paramount Players label so far include Dora and the Lost City of Gold, based on Nickelodeon's beloved animated preschool series Dora the Explorer, Playing With Fire starring John Cena, What Men Want, Body Cam. A live-action/CGI-hybrid Rugrats movie was also in the works, but has since been shelved. The label was also slated to revive and produce a theatrical version of Nickelodeon's fan-favorite horror anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, however, Nickelodeon later decided that the revival would work better as a TV miniseries, which was renewed for a second season earlier this year.

More Nick: Nickelodeon Upfront 2020 Roundup!

Originally published: Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

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Paramount Pictures Looking to Revive Paramount Players Label

Paramount Pictures is getting ready to rev up Paramount Players, the division of the movie studio that was formed around Brian Robbins in 2017 to generate niche, genre and cutting edge films. It hasn’t had a president, or much output, since the former CEO of AwesomenessTV left to run Nickelodeon in 2018.

Emma Watts is looking to revive the label and is down to a few candidates to run it. Deadline hears that Jeremy Kramer, an exec who worked with Watts at Fox and who is now at Disney, is atop the leader board. No comment from Paramount, which is also looking to fill the production president post and word is another exec who worked with Watts at Fox, Mike Ireland, is rumored as a contender for that job.

Launched in 2017, Paramount Players has a mandate to develop and produce features in conjunction with ViacomCBS-owned brands such as Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and BET. Films from the Paramount Players label so far include Dora and the Lost City of Gold, based on Nickelodeon's beloved animated preschool series Dora the Explorer, Playing With Fire starring John Cena, What Men Want, Body Cam. A live-action/CGI-hybrid Rugrats movie was also in the works, but has since been shelved. The label was also slated to revive and produce a theatrical version of Nickelodeon's fan-favorite horror anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, however, Nickelodeon later decided that the revival would work better as a TV miniseries, which was renewed for a second season earlier this year.

Motion picture group president Emma Watts Paramount in June after a long run at Fox. Watts had soured on the direction that Fox was taking after it was purchased by The Walt Disney Company and was convinced to make the leap by Paramount chairman Jim Gianopulos, the former Fox studios chief. Other Fox veterans to follow Gianopulos to Paramount include distribution head Chris Aronson and global communications head Chris Petrikin.

Watts is also looking to hire a new president at Paramount and has been talking to candidates, Variety is reporting. Mike Ireland, a senior VP of production at Fox and another former colleague of Watts, is a contender for the job. It’s a little unclear how that job would ultimately manifest and the position could be a co-president role.

Before joining Fox in 2010, Kramer was a partner with Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld at Red Hour Films. He also worked with Noah Baumbach and was an executive at Miramax.

Chess pieces are still being moved around at Paramount after Elizabeth Raposo to exit Paramount's president of production post last month.

More Nick: Nickelodeon Upfront 2020 Roundup!

Originally published: Friday, October 02, 2020.

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'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' to Swing Onto Hulu and Amazon on Monday, August 3, 2020

U.S. streaming service Hulu will add Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' live-action movie based on Nickelodeon's beloved animated preschool series Dora the Explorer, to its programming library on Monday, August 3, 2020!

Update: Amazon Prime Video will also be adding Dora the Explorer on Monday, August 3, 2020!

Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Moner) for her most dangerous adventure ever – high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego (Jeff Wahlberg), a mysterious jungle inhabitant (Eugenio Derbez), and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents (Eva Longoria, Michael Peña) and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold.


11-time Emmy and four-time BAFTA nominee director James Bobin (Alice Through the Looking Glass) has assembled a cast of diverse superstars to star in the movie, including: Isabela Moner (100 rzeczy do przeżycia przed liceum, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Transformers: The Last Knight) as Dora, Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives, Overboard) as Dora's mother, Elena; Michael Peña as Dora's father; Eugenio Derbez (Overboard, Instructions Not Included; How to Be A Latin Lover), who plays Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders; Jeffrey Wahlberg (Future World, Ballers, Counterpart, Reefa) in the role of cousin Diego; Nicholas Coombe (Spy Kids: Mission Control, Midnight Sun) as Randy, a fellow high schooler who develops an immediate crush on Dora; Madeleine Madden (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Tidelands) as the school’s snooty class president, Sammy; Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel, Amores Perros, Thor, The 33) as Dora’s grandma, Abuelita Valerie; Temuera Morrison (Green Lantern, Moana), who will play the role of Powell; Q’orianka Kilcher (The Alienist), who will play Inca Princess Kawillaka; Pia Miller (Home and Away) as Dora's aunt Mami; Madelyn Miranda, who portrays Young Dora; Benicio del Toro as the voice of Swiper the fox, Danny Trejo as the voice of Boots the Monkey; and Marc Weiner (Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Dora and Friends: Into the City, Weinerville) as the voice of Map.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is directed by James Bobin, produced by Christopher Robin producer Kristin Burr, who is joined by longtime Bobin associate, executive producer John G. Scotti (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Alice Through the Looking Glass) as well as executive producers Julia Pistor (The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Eugenio Derbez. Tom Wheeler wrote the story, and Nicholas Stoller and Matthew Robinson penned the screenplay. Walden Media is co-financing and co-producing the film with Paramount. Dora and the Lost City of Gold was filmed entirely in Australia’s Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland on the continent’s east coast south of Brisbane.

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More Nick: ViacomCBS Announces Exclusive Digital Release for ‘SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’!

Originally published: Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

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Playing With Fire 🔥 ‘Exclusive Sneak Peek’ w/ John Cena | Nickelodeon

Update (2/8/2020) - Playing With Fire is now available on home entertainment, including Blu-ray, DVD and streaming (inc. 4K UHD)!

Playing With Fire 🔥 ‘Exclusive Sneak Peek’ w/ John Cena | Nick


Check out an exclusive sneak peek of Playing With Fire, starring John Cena (Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader), Keegan-Michael Key, and John Leguizamo, in theaters November 8th. Rated PG.

The film stars Cena as a firefighter leading an elite team called the Smoke Jumpers, who rescue a trio of siblings from a cabin fire. The members of the team have to take care of the three kids until their parents can be found, leading to all sorts of shenanigans at the remote firehouse.

John Leguizamo and Keegan-Michael Key co-star in the film as two of the firefighters, and Deadpool's Brianna Hildebrand plays Brynn, the oldest of the three siblings. Judy Greer, Christian Convery, and Finley Rose Slater also star. Andy Fickman directed Playing With Fire, with a script from Dan Ewen and Matt Lieberman.

Playing With Fire comes from Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players and Nickelodeon Movies. As expected based on Nickelodeon's involvement, it's a family comedy for viewers of all ages.

Playing With Fire (2019) - In Theatres November 8 - Paramount Pictures



When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane) come to the rescue of three siblings (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet: babysitting. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids (much like fires!) are wild and unpredictable.

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When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane) come to the rescue of three siblings (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet: babysitting. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids (much like fires!) are wild and unpredictable.

Playing With Fire (2019) - In Theatres November 8 - Paramount Pictures



Playing With Fire (2019) - In Theatres November 8 - Paramount Pictures



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More Nick: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run | Big Game Spot | Paramount Pictures!

Originally published: Friday, October 18, 2019.

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Playing With Fire (2019) | First Responders Day | + Sneak Peek | Paramount Pictures

Update (12/15) - Playing with Fire has now brought in $50,234,217 (USD) at the global box office!

Playing With Fire (2019) - First Responders Day - Paramount Pictures



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"When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane) come to the rescue of three siblings (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet: babysitting. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids (much like fires!) are wild and unpredictable.

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As Wildfires Burn, Paramount Preempts ‘Playing With Fire’ PR Disaster With Charitable Outreach

Wildfire season is a risky time to debut a comedy about kids who get separated from their parents during a wildfire.

John Cena, Shay Shariatzadeh at Paramount Pictures presents the US premiere of 'Playing With Fire', Arrivals, AMC Lincoln Square, New York, USA - 26. Credit: Patrick Lewis/StarPix for Paramount Pictures/Shutterstock.

With 10 wildfires currently burning throughout California, residents have become all too familiar with the concept of containment — a measurement that refers to the perimeter firefighters create around a blaze to prevent its spread. Marketing materials for Paramount’s November 8 firehouse comedy “Playing With Fire” starring John Cena uses the tagline “0% Contained.” Not exactly the association you want for a Nickelodeon-produced family movie.

However, Paramount appears acutely aware of the optics. With a plan for charitable donations and other outreach to real-life firefighters, the studio has gotten ahead of any critical commentary on the matter, most of which has long been planned, a representative said.

Cena plays a straight-laced fire superintendent who heads an elite team of smokejumpers who parachute into blazes. Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, and Tyler Mane are part of the team who rescue three children (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery, and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of a wildfire. They unwittingly become babysitters to the siblings when they’re unable to locate the children’s parents and find that kids, much like fires, are wild and unpredictable.

While the trailer for “Playing With Fire” suggests that the core of the movie is firefighters-meet-children-hijinks that happen in the safety of the firehouse, its release date is firmly ensconced in California’s fire season.

Cena took to Twitter Monday as the Getty Fire burned homes and prompted mandatory evacuations on the Westside of Los Angeles, announcing that he would donate $500,000 to a first-responder charity: All Paramount needed to do is choose one.

Thank you @JohnCena for your generosity & dedication to our first responders. We've chosen two charities to share your donation: @CAFireFound & the @LAFDFoundation, which provide essential services to the dedicated firefighters who are working tirelessly to keep us safe. https://t.co/E5qljbQy0p

— Paramount Pictures (@ParamountPics) October 29, 2019

“Paramount is bringing you the movie ‘Playing with Fire and today I asked myself, ‘What can I do?,'” he said. “I have come up with an answer: I want Paramount to do me one favor — pick a charity. Pick a charity that aids our first responders as soon as possible and on behalf of ‘Playing with Fire’ and out of respect to the people I truly believe are heroes, my response will be to immediately donate half-a-million-dollars to that cause.”

Paramount responded about 30 minutes later, suggesting the California Fire Foundation, which offers emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and their communities, as well as the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the city department’s nonprofit arm.

A Paramount representative said the studio has screened the movie for first responders and their families across the country, is giving away Halloween candy at firehouses in field markets, and will release a featurette next week to celebrate the work of smokejumpers.

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From Collider:

Watch Collider’s Kid Reporter Interview John Cena and the ‘Playing with Fire’ Cast

With the family comedy Playing With Fire opening in movie theaters this weekend, we recently sent Collider’s “kid reporter” (otherwise known as my niece) to talk with John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianna Hildebrand and director Andy Fickman in New York City. While it was her first time doing an interview and being on camera, I think she did a great job. And I’m not just saying that because I’m her uncle.

As you’ll see in the player [here], Gigi (my niece) and the cast talked about making Playing With Fire, if they were worried about being slimed because it was a Nickelodeon movie, what was their favorite part of the movie, what it was like working with the dog Masher, if the cast performed their own stunts, and a lot more. In addition, you can watch John Cena and Keegan-Michael Key recreate their throw up scene.

Check out what they had to say and below is exactly what they talked about followed by the official synopsis and trailer.

John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, Brianna Hildebrand and Andy Fickman:

Recreating the throw up scene
What it was like working with John Cena?
How long did it take to make the movie?
What was their favorite part of the movie?
Did Brianna Hildebrand really get to drive the ATV?
Did John Cena really use the parachutes?
What was it like working with the dog Masher?
Did they worry about being slimed because this was a Nickelodeon movie?
Was it challenging filming the fire sequences?
Here’s the Playing With Fire synopsis and trailer:

When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane) come to the rescue of three siblings (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet – babysitters. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids – much like fires –are wild and unpredictable.

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Quem Brinca Com O Fogo... | Programa de Família | Paramount Pictures Portugal (HD)



Nada prepara estes bombeiros para o desafio mais difícil de todos: babysitting. "Quem Brinca Com O Fogo...", com John Cena, estreia a 7 novembro nos cinemas | Portugal
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Quando o superintendente Jake Carson (John Cena) e a sua equipa de elite de bombeiros-paraquedistas (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo e Tyler Mane) resgatam três irmãos (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery e Finley Rose Slater) a caminho de um violento incêndio florestal, rapidamente percebem que por muito treino que tivessem feito, nada os poderia preparar para o trabalho mais desafiador de todos os tempos – babysitters. Incapazes de localizar os pais das crianças, os bombeiros têm as suas vidas, empregos e quartel de cabeça para baixo. Depressa aprendem que as crianças – tal como os incêndios - são selvagens e imprevisíveis.

Título Original: Playing with Fire
Realização: Andy Fickman
Argumento: Dan Ewen e Matthew Lieberman
História de: Dan Ewen
Produção: Todd Garner, Sean Robins
Produção Executiva: Mark Moran
Elenco: John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Brianna Hildebrand, Dennis Haybert, Judy Greer

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'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' Swings Onto Home Entertainment

After delighting kids of all ages with her small screen adventures, Dora the Explorer finally leapt out of animation and into the live-action world with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players and Nickelodeon Movies' 2019 feature film Dora and the Lost City of Gold. Starring Nickelodeon alum Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School, Dora & Friends: Into the City, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Transformers: The Last Knight) as the titular hero, the all-star cast also included Michael Pena and Eva Longoria as Dora’s explorer parents. And if the voices of Boots the monkey and Swiper the fox sound familiar, that’s because they’re Danny Trejo and Benicio del Toro! And in addition to delighting fans of the long-running TV franchise, the film was also a hit with critics.

If you missed Dora’s summer movie expedition or just want to relive the adventure, you can now check it out from the comfort of your own home (way less vines to worry about). Here’s what you need to know!

Dora and the Lost City of Gold drops digitally on Tuesday, November 5. If you can’t wait for the Blu-ray release, you can buy it digitally right now at full price on your preferred digital video store, including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video (includes 4K UHD edition), FandangoNow, Google Play, Vudu, and more. If you can wait, though, you’ll be able to get a digital copy of the film along with the Blu-ray copy.


Don’t want to buy Dora and the Lost City of Gold and have it forever? You can always rent it for a fraction of the price. You’ll be able to rent the film digitally from Tuesday, November 19.

The Dora and the Lost City of Gold Blu-ray will be released on Tuesday, November 19. You’ll be able to purchase the film in two different ways: there’s the Blu-ray release (which also comes with a DVD and digital code) and the DVD release.

If you prefer DVDs to Blu-rays, you’ll be able to get a DVD copy of Dora and the Lost City of Gold on November 19. Also note that a DVD copy will also be available in the Blu-ray release (which also comes with a Blu-ray and digital copy of the film).

The Dora and the Lost City of Gold Blu-ray and digital releases all come with the same set of fun-filled bonus features. The special material includes a hilarious blooper reel, deleted and extended scenes, and featurettes about Dora, a look at Isabela Moner’s transformation into Dora, the film’s adventurous stunts, the animated sequence, and a tour of Dora’s jungle house. The DVD, however, won’t come with any special features.

Ahead of the movie’s home video release, ComingSoon.net has unveiled an exclusive Dora and the Lost City of Gold deleted scene for the movie.

Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Moner) for her most dangerous adventure ever – high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego (Jeff Wahlberg), a mysterious jungle inhabitant (Eugenio Derbez), and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents (Eva Longoria, Michael Peña) and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost city of gold.

11-time Emmy and four-time BAFTA nominee director James Bobin (Alice Through the Looking Glass) has assembled a cast of diverse superstars to star in the movie, including: Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Transformers: The Last Knight) as Dora, Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives, Overboard) as Dora's mother, Elena; Michael Peña as Dora's father; Eugenio Derbez (Overboard, Instructions Not Included; How to Be A Latin Lover), who plays Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders; Jeffrey Wahlberg (Future World, Ballers, Counterpart, Reefa) in the role of cousin Diego; Nicholas Coombe (Spy Kids: Mission Control, Midnight Sun) as Randy, a fellow high schooler who develops an immediate crush on Dora; Madeleine Madden (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Tidelands) as the school’s snooty class president, Sammy; Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel, Amores Perros, Thor, The 33) as Dora’s grandma, Abuelita Valerie; Temuera Morrison (Green Lantern, Moana), who will play the role of Powell; Q’orianka Kilcher (The Alienist), who will play Inca Princess Kawillaka; Pia Miller (Home and Away) as Dora's aunt Mami; Madelyn Miranda, who portrays Young Dora; Benicio del Toro as the voice of Swiper the fox, Danny Trejo as the voice of Boots the Monkey; and Marc Weiner (Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Dora and Friends: Into the City, Weinerville) as the voice of Map.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is directed by James Bobin, produced by Christopher Robin producer Kristin Burr, who is joined by longtime Bobin associate, executive producer John G. Scotti (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Alice Through the Looking Glass) as well as executive producers Julia Pistor (The Spiderwick Chronicles, A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Eugenio Derbez. Tom Wheeler wrote the story, and Nicholas Stoller and Matthew Robinson penned the screenplay. Walden Media is co-financing and co-producing the film with Paramount. Dora and the Lost City of Gold was filmed entirely in Australia’s Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland on the continent’s east coast south of Brisbane.

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Listen to the Dora and the Lost City of Gold Soundtrack | Paramount Pictures Music

Listen to the Dora and the Lost City of Gold soundtrack below, and make sure to swing by your local theatre to catch Dora and the Lost City of Gold!


1 - Dora the Explorer Theme Song
2 - The Legend of Parapata
3 - Mad Because You Are Leaving
4 - 10 Years Later
5 - Angry Pygmy
6 - New Cave
7 - And You Are Not Going
8 - First Day of School
9 - Making Friends
10 - Am I a Weirdo
11 - Wild Goose Chase
12 - Interloper Kidnapped
13 - Alejandro and the Rescue
14 - Let’s Go Find Dora’s Parents
15 - She Knows This Monkey
16 - Juice Box Life Force
17 - Opera House
18 - Quicksand and Scorpions
19 - I’m Alive
20 - Someone Lives Here
21 - Vision Quest
22 - I Had the Weirdest Dream
23 - Inca Aqueducts
24 - I Outwitted You
25 - Parapata Vista
26 - You Have Friends Now
27 - Moon Gate
28 - Camino Real De Parapata
29 - Tilting Room
30 - Alejandro’s Gold
31 - Lost Guardian of Parapata
32 - Show Me the Correct Path
33 - He Has Angered the Gods
34 - She’s Staring at Us Again
35 - Swiper, No Swiping
36 - Helicopter to Reunions
37 - Need to Explore High School
38 - Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Composer Lyricist: Germaine Franco
Songwriter: Germaine Franco
Composer Lyricist: John Debney
Songwriter: John Debney

Dora the Explorer Theme Song | Dora and the Lost City of Gold OST
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Music from Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (Music from the Motion Picture) by John Debney & Germaine Franco.

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