EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has renewed its first-look feature film deal with George L. Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel’s State Street Pictures for an additional term.
The Bob Marley: One Love production company first inked a production pact with the studio in 2020. Tillman Jr. and Teitel’s film credits include The Hate U Give, the Barbershop franchise, Men of Honor, Soul Food, and Notorious, among others.
State Street Pictures‘ executive suite also includes Robert Prinz, Head of Television, and Lawrence Mott, Head of Film.
Said Michael Ireland, co-president, Paramount Pictures, Motion Picture Group, “George and Bob are two Chicago guys that have been telling inspiring, dynamic stories for audiences around the world for almost thirty years. We’re lucky to continue to have them on the lot and we look forward to building on the success of Bob Marley: One Love with a slate of movies that will hopefully last thirty more.”
Said Tillman Jr. and Teitel, “We at State Street have always been about powerful storytelling, and with this renewed partnership with Paramount, we’re excited to keep delivering the films our audiences love while also venturing into new genres and narratives that will expand our reach and impact in the industry.”
State Street Pictures/Plan B Entertainment’s Bob Marley: One Love from filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green racked up over $180M worldwide. Prior to this, State Street Pictures and Temple Hill produced Sanaa Lathan’s directorial debut, On the Come Up, starring Jamila C. Gray, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, and Mike Epps for Paramount+.
Tillman Jr and Teitel are represented by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham LLP.
