Skydance Media

American production company based in Santa Monica, California

Skydance Media, LLC was an American media production and financing company founded by David Ellison and based in Santa Monica, California, that was active from April 4, 2006 to August 7, 2025. It specialized in films, animation, television, video games and sports.

Also known as...

Skydance Productions, Skydance, and Skydance Media, LLC

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Paramount and Skydance at CinemaCon

David Ellison pledged a strong theatrical future for Paramount at CinemaCon, confirming 'Top Gun 3' is in development.

Tom Cruise, 63, confirms Maverick WILL return as he shares that Top Gun 3 is 'officially in development' Daily Mail — Apr 17, 00:38 AM
Cruise control: ‘Top Gun 3’ officially in the works CTV News — Apr 17, 00:22 AM
'Top Gun 3' Set For Take-Off With Tom Cruise To Return Newsweek — Apr 16, 22:40 PM
'Top Gun 3' in development: Tom Cruise returns as Maverick Times Of India — Apr 16, 22:12 PM
Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning The Guardian — Apr 16, 18:17 PM
Maverick Returns: Tom Cruise Confirmed for ‘Top Gun 3’ Rolling Stone — Apr 16, 19:55 PM
‘Top Gun 3’ officially in works — as Tom Cruise’s fate is revealed NY Post — Apr 16, 18:14 PM
‘Top Gun 3’ Officially in the Works With Tom Cruise Returning Variety — Apr 16, 17:22 PM
‘Top Gun 3’ “Script Underway” to Reunite Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer The Hollywood Reporter — Apr 16, 17:25 PM
Top Gun 3 Officially Confirmed With Script in Development IGN — Apr 16, 19:17 PM
Ellison Pledges at Least 30 Paramount-Warner Movies a Year The New York Times — Apr 16, 22:40 PM
David Ellison hits CinemaCon, reiterating pledge to make more movies with Paramount-Warner Bros. Los Angeles Times — Apr 16, 20:04 PM
Paramount Skydance's Ellison makes ambitious promise to movie theaters Seeking Alpha — Apr 16, 18:16 PM
David Ellison Promises That Paramount and Warner Bros. Will Be Theatrical Heroes: “Long Live the Movies” The Hollywood Reporter — Apr 16, 18:11 PM
Paramount CEO promises to release more movies Boston Globe — Apr 16, 18:11 PM
Paramount Pictures at CinemaCon 2026: Everything Revealed (Updating Live!) IGN — Apr 16, 16:39 PM
New Paramount Pictures Heads Dana Goldberg, Josh Greenstein Set Robust Film Agenda at CinemaCon Variety — Apr 16, 21:00 PM
Ellison takes Paramount, Warner Bros case straight to theater owners - Reuters Reuters — Apr 16, 20:08 PM
David Ellison vows Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger won’t cut film output NBC News — Apr 16, 18:30 PM