Paramount Pictures today announced a slate of upcoming movies, including a sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. See below for all the newest announcements.
BETTER MAN
This will have a limited release on December 25, 2024 and a wide release on January 17, 2025. The film is an original musical from the director of The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey, and is written by Gracey, Simon Gleeson and Oliver Cole. Gracey, Paul Currie, Coco Xialou Ma, Jules Daly and Craig McMahon produce.
NOVOCAINE
Was announced for wide release on March 14, 2025. The movie will be directed by Robert Olsen and Dan Berk. Described as a high concept action movie about a sheltered bank executive, Jack Quaid (The Boys) and Amber Midthunder (Prey) star in this movie about a man with a rare genetic condition that prevents him from feeling pain.
The film is written by Lars Jacobson. Drew Simon, Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell will produce, with Simon and Tunnell from of Infrared Pictures and Safehouse Pictures respectively. Glen Basner (Infrared), Matt Schwartz (Safehouse), Josh Adler and Julian Rosenberg (Circle of Confusion) will executive produce.
UNTITLED NAKED GUN
Was announced for release on July 18, 2025. Akiva Schaffer (Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers) will direct and executive produce. Dan Gregor and Doug Man wrote the draft along with Schaffer. The film stars Liam Neeson and is described as “based off” the franchise of the same name, rather than a reboot/revival/legacy sequel. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins are producing via Fuzzy Door.
VICIOUS
This dark thriller stars Dakota Fanning and was announced for wide release on August 8, 2025. Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) wrote the script and will direct the Atlas Independent production, with Melinda Whitaker serving as EP. Richard Suckle (Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad) is also producing. The plot involves a young woman (Fanning) who, after a late-night visitor leaves her with a strange present, must spend the night fighting for her existence as she slips down a disturbing rabbit hole contained inside the gift.
PAW PATROL 3
Chase and the gang are back in a threequel announced for July 31, 2026. The animated picture is an A Spin Master Entertainment production in association with Nickelodeon Movies, with Paramount Pictures distributing.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 2 (W/T)
The sequel to the beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem was announced for wide release on October 9, 2026.
Jeff Rowe will return to direct the film, which eschews the mid-Summer release date of its predecessor in favor of a mid-Fall one. Point Grey Pictures will produce.