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BoulderLight’s Margules and Lifshitz to Lead New Paramount Genre Label

Paramount turns to the BoulderLight producers behind Weapons to drive a bigger slate of high-concept theatrical films.

Overview

  • The arrangement begins in January 2026 when the duo’s New Line and Warner Bros. deal expires.
  • Under the new label, they will develop, produce and release Paramount titles positioned as high-concept, boundary-pushing genre films.
  • The deal includes an option for BoulderLight to participate as equity co-financiers on select projects.
  • Paramount co-chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg praised the pair as standout voices in so-called premium pulp and framed the move as part of a broader genre expansion.
  • BoulderLight’s recent track record includes the hit Weapons, with the producers issuing a statement expressing alignment with Paramount leadership and gratitude to New Line.