Earl Gibson III/Penske Media via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Paramount Motion Picture group chief Michael Ireland will be departing Paramount amid the studio's merger with Skydance, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Sources say he will consult for the studio and is considering an offer for a producing deal. The news comes a day after as Skydance chief David Ellison revealed his executive team for the new Paramount, including tapping Skydance chief content officer Dana Goldberg and former Sony Pictures exec Josh Greenstein to lead the Paramount studio as co-chairs, a position presently held solely by Brian Robbins. Goldberg also serves as chair of Paramount Television and Greenstein as vice chair of Platforms. Related Stories TV 'South Park' to Tackle ICE Raids, Hit Trump Again in Next Episode Movies Original 'Naked Gun' Director Reacts to Reboot's Opening Weekend (Exclusive) Skydance veteran Don Granger will lead the film production side, essentially taking over for Ireland among other duties, though Granger's role hasn't yet been officially announced. Ireland started his career at MTV and then moved to Leonardo DiCaprio's Apian Way in 2007, before joining 20th Century Fox in 2012, where he rose to senior vp, production, overseeing Ryan Reynolds' Free Guy. Ireland moved from Fox to Paramount in late 2020, where he led the studio's production efforts with Daria Cercek, who departed for Disney earlier this year. Under his tenure at Paramount, he worked on films such as Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, Sandra Bullock's The Lost City, Top Gun: Maverick, the Transformers franchise and the latest Mission: Impossible films, among many others. Deadline was the first to report the news. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Toni Collette 'Wonka' Actor Tom Davis Among Cast Additions for Heist Movie 'The Roots Manœuvre' From Amazon MGM's Orion Pictures (Exclusive) Obituaries Alfie Wise, Actor in 'The Cannonball Run' and Lots of Other Burt Reynolds Movies, Dies at 82 Sean Baker 2025 Gotham Week Unveils Lineup, Including Films in Development Produced by Margaret Cho, Sean Baker and Andrew Ahn (Exclusive) Manny Jacinto 'Freakier Friday' Review: Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Struggle to Rekindle the Body-Swap Magic in Shrill "Freakquel" Zach Cregger 'Weapons' Review: Julia Garner and Josh Brolin in Zach Cregger's Enthrallingly Strange but Psychologically Lite Follow-Up to 'Barbarian' Netflix George Clooney Is Going on a Self-Discovery Journey With Adam Sandler in 'Jay Kelly' Teaser Toni Collette 'Wonka' Actor Tom Davis Among Cast Additions for Heist Movie 'The Roots Manœuvre' From Amazon MGM's Orion Pictures (Exclusive) Obituaries Alfie Wise, Actor in 'The Cannonball Run' and Lots of Other Burt Reynolds Movies, Dies at 82 Sean Baker 2025 Gotham Week Unveils Lineup, Including Films in Development Produced by Margaret Cho, Sean Baker and Andrew Ahn (Exclusive) Manny Jacinto 'Freakier Friday' Review: Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Struggle to Rekindle the Body-Swap Magic in Shrill "Freakquel" Zach Cregger 'Weapons' Review: Julia Garner and Josh Brolin in Zach Cregger's Enthrallingly Strange but Psychologically Lite Follow-Up to 'Barbarian' Netflix George Clooney Is Going on a Self-Discovery Journey With Adam Sandler in 'Jay Kelly' Teaser