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  • Paramount+ launches in Italy with originals showcasing female stories and voices

    Paramount+ launches in Italy with originals showcasing female stories and voices

    Mumbai: Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount has been launched in Italy. It offers more than 8,000 hours of entertainment.

    Paramount Global rolled out the Blue Carpet and hosted an event at the iconic Cinecittà Studios in Rome to celebrate the Italian launch of Paramount+. Following the event, the service revealed its content slate that features the biggest stars and most compelling stories. Roberto Benigni, Elodie, Greta Scarano and Carlo Verdone are among the Italian stars aligning on Paramount+, alongside global talent including Harrison Ford, Jessica Chastain, Helen Mirren, Sylvester Stallone, Miles Teller and more.

    The streaming service provides a slate for the whole family, spanning new and exclusive Paramount+ originals, shows and movies across every genre from Paramount’s brands and production studios.

    This includes Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Showtime and the Smithsonian Channel, offering the best from international exclusive titles and local content.

    Global series that will become available on Paramount+ in Italy include The Offer, based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s experiences of making “The Godfather”. Meanwhile, The Man Who Fell To Earth follows a new alien character who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution. Tusla King stars Sylvester Stallone “The General”.

    Additionally, Paramount+ will be the home of films following their theatrical and home entertainment releases, including “Top Gun: Maverick” which will arrive on service in Italy later this year.

    The service is investing in local content and talent, with a line-up of Italian originals, such as the newly announced “Francesco Il Cantinco”. This is an immersive reading of one of the most iconic texts dedicated to love, hosted by Oscar-winning Italian star Roberto Benigni. There will be will a new season of Vita Da Carlo, which sees Italian comedian and actor Carlo Verdone as director and lead of this highly anticipated series around his life.

    “Tonight, we are celebrating the debut of Paramount+, which seamlessly combines Hollywood with Italian storytelling and creativity. Italy has been home to Paramount for many years and now we’re bringing the best Italian – and global – films and series together in one place, on Paramount+,” said Paramount president & CEO (streaming) Tom Ryan.

    “We’re the only streaming service where you’ll see Sylvester Stallone, SpongeBob, Star Trek, South Park and incredible Italian stars like Elodie and Verdone… all in one place. With over 100 years of storytelling experience from our renowned Hollywood studio to our international production hubs – Paramount knows how to make great entertainment for everyone,” said Paramount+ executive vice president- International GM Marco Nobili.

  • Berlusconi mulls own biopic

    Berlusconi mulls own biopic

    MUMBAI: Former Italian prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi has expressed his wish of a film be made about his life and needs to find the right director, it is reported.

    Berlusconi, 75, made the announcement about his desire to make a film of his life on Tuesday, the 18th anniversary of his entry into Italian politics. He served as prime minister for only seven months back in 1995, but for the ten-year period ending last November, he was prime minister for all but 18 months.

    Born into a middle class family, Berlusconi built Europe‘s largest media empire and became the most transformational Italian political leader since World War II. This makes his life colourful enough to entertain on the silver screen.
     
    It wouldn‘t be the first film with Berlusconi as a subject. Nanni Moretti‘s Il Caimano (The Caiman) from 2006 which skewered Berlusconi appeared in competition in Cannes; Videocracy, a controversial documentary about Berlusconi‘s television empire from Erik Gandini, screened at the Venice Film Festival in 2009; and Silvio Forever, another critical documentary from Roberto Faenza, made its rounds last year.

    Berlusconi would presumably pen the film adaptation of his life story.

    One director who says he might be interested in making a Berlusconi film is well-known Italian funnyman Carlo Verdone, who bears a resemblance to the Italian leader.