"Deadliest Warrior" pits history's greatest warriors against one another to determine who reigns supreme. "We hope this is the first of much future collaboration with Spike." The property has proven its ability to engage audiences across multiple platforms," said Paramount Film Group President Adam Goodman. "Spike has some of the most innovative and forward-thinking content on television today, "Deadliest Warrior" being no exception. This partnership by Paramount and Spike TV marks the first time that the Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) owned companies have worked together. Spike TV has renewed the series for a third season. HOLLYWOOD, CA (September 14, 2010) – Paramount Pictures announced today it has made a deal for Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment to do a big-screen adaptation of sister company Spike TV's original hit series "Deadliest Warrior." The announcement comes on the heels of the show's Season 2 finale, which brought about exceptional ratings for the network. PARAMOUNT BRINGS SPIKE TV'S "DEADLIEST WARRIOR" TO THE BIG SCREEN Then at the end, two high schoolers will deliver a report on all they've learned from the experience and it will be a most excellent success. The likelihood that (if he were to direct) Deadliest Warrior will continue this trend is almost a certainty, so expect it to be some sort of fun, light-hearted action-adventure flick where a bunch of top fighters from different time periods somehow end up in the modern day. All of Levy's past films are studio-friendly fare, and as such, all are intended to have as broad of appeal as possible. Levy has spent most of his career directing family comedies like Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and Night at the Museum, and has only recently started expanding to action films- Date Night being his first offering in that genre, and Real Steel being his second. Without having seen Real Steel, there's no way of knowing with any certainty what sort of tone Levy plans to strike with the film, but we can certainly venture a sound guess based on his contributions to other genres. Also producing is Dan Levine, president of Levy's production company 21 Laps Entertainment. ![]() Levy will produce the film, and may direct as well. How they plan to adapt the series will remain a mystery for the time being, as the storyline is being kept under wraps. Who wins these battles is gauged through data that's been accumulated through tests performed on the show. the son we felt we raised and the man we thought we knew.” The doc includes interviews with the likes of Robert De Niro, Cindy Crawford, Mike Tyson, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, TV journalist Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chris Cuomo, political consultant Paul Begala, and Republican commentator Ann Coulter, among others.For those unfamiliar with Deadliest Warrior, the show analyzes warriors throughout history and their weaponry/armor, and depicts anachronistic dramatizations of two different types of combatants fighting to the death. A press release about the film is full of purple prose, calling JFK Jr. from his days toddling around the White House to his stint as an Assistant District Attorney of New York and then publisher of George magazine. ![]() The producer of the documentaries “I Am Chris Farley,” “I Am Evel Knievel,” and “I Am Steve McQueen” is set to release his latest, “I Am JFK Jr.” The doc by Network Entertainment’s Derik Murray will be in select theaters beginning July 20, on Spike TV Aug. ![]() salutes the casket of his father, President Kennedy, outside St.
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