Walter Hamada is joining Paramount Pictures following his Warner Bros. Discovery exit
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Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Following his recent departure from the studio formerly known as DC Films, Walter Hamada is heading over to Paramount Pictures to head up the studio's upcoming horror projects.
Paramount Pictures announced today that it's entered an exclusive multiyear deal with Hamada that will see him heading up all of its horror genre films for both theatrical and streaming releases. In a public statement about the deal, Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins called Hamada the ideal partner and visionary" to take point on the company's horror-focused endeavors. He also pointed to the success of director Parker Finn's Smile, which was released theatrically after originally being meant for Paramount Plus, as an example of the kind of...