Skydance president Andy Gordon has solidified leadership positions across key areas outside of the newly merged company’s TV and film divisions, including games and experiences, products and publishing, HR and global operations. Additionally, Skydance has revealed that Paramount and WBD’s games and experiences divisions will be merged into one team which will oversee projects based on IP ranging from Paramount’s “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “South Park,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “The Godfather” to Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter,” DC Universe, “Mortal Kombat,” “The Matrix,” “Rick and Morty” and “Game of Thrones.” Notably, this means combining the newly formed Paramount Games Studio with Warner Bros. Games’ internal video game developers, including Avalanche Software (the makers of “Hogwarts Legacy”), NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady Studios, TT Games and the WB Games teams in Montreal and Boston.
In an email sent to staff Tuesday evening, which was obtained by Variety, Gordon announced the following: “We’re investing in our future growth engines alongside our core ambitions in TV, Film and direct-to-consumer: Games, Experiences, Consumer Products, and Publishing,” Gordon wrote. We want to meet consumers where they watch, play, and engage. At the same time, we see opportunities to build on DC Comics’ storytelling and expand our e-commerce offerings to connect fans with the brands they love.” Games and experiences chief Driscoll (who was named head of Paramount’s newly launched video game studio in June, a combo of Paramount and Skydance’s gaming assets) laid out early plans for his team in his own memo.
We immerse our players in action, adventure, combat, competition and creativity, from ‘Batman’ to ‘SpongeBob,'” Driscoll wrote. We have the opportunity to create amazing spaces where friendships are formed and communities grow. That is only possible because of your hard work and talent.
Whether it’s on Zoom or in person, my first priority in the coming weeks is meeting as many of you as I can from LA to London, Montreal to Tokyo, and beyond.”
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