What Did Warner Bros. Sacrifice For A Stake In Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR?
Warner Bros. are clearly confident that Christopher Nolan has another $1 billion hit on his hands with Interstellar as they have given up the rights to Friday the 13th, South Park and a to-be-determined A-list property (something superhero related?) in exchange for half the profits. Read on for details!
Many were taken by surprise when it was announced that Christopher Nolan's upcoming sci-fi movie Interstellar would be co-produced by rival studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. However, thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, we now know more about the deal that was made to give the latter studio a 50% stake in the project which they clearly believe will be a box office hit. They've given up the rights to the Friday the 13th horror franchise and South Park, as well another A-List property that has yet to be determined. Paramount are no strangers to superhero movies thanks to their time working with Marvel Studios, so could it be that we're about to see them adapt something DC related? Time will tell. The fact that the two studios previously held a stake in the two franchises named above is part of the reason why they haven't been on the big screen for a while, although sources tell the site that Paramount only have the rights to Friday the 13th and South Park for the next five years. As that's the case, expect news on both very soon...