In July 2006, J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions signed a deal with Paramount Pictures. Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures have announced an extension of its agreement to run through 2013.
"Today's announcement is meaningful to me in many ways," said Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO, Paramount Pictures Corporation. "Bad Robot was one of the first deals we made to help rebuild the studio. J.J. has since become part of the fabric of Paramount and we look forward to continuing our fruitful collaboration for many years to come."
"Bad Robot has had an incredibly fun and productive collaboration with Paramount," added Abrams. "We are all so grateful for their amazing support and creative team, and feel like we're just getting started. We are thrilled that we get to stay right where we are."
The first collaboration between Bad Robot and Paramount was the 2008 release, Cloverfield. It holds the record for highest grossing January opening weekend at $40M, and went on to gross $170M worldwide. Next up is the highly anticipated Star Trek (May 8). which is also directed and produced by Abrams. Production has also been slated to start in June for Morning Glory, starring Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams. Before signing the first deal, Abrams directed Mission Impossible III for Paramount.
Star Trek will be released on the 7th!