Paramount to Boost Film Releases With ‘Top Gun 3’ a Priority

David Ellison, chief executive officer of Paramount Skydance Corp., said he plans to boost film and TV production at the media company he acquired control of last week.

Introducing his new management team to journalists in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Ellison said he will create more content for the company’s Paramount+ streaming service and produce as many as 20 movies a year. Priorities will be a third film in the Top Gun series as well as more from Star Trek.