May 6, 2021
During ViacomCBS’ first-quarter earnings call today, CEO Bob Bakish has announced that director Antoine Fuqua’s long-delayed sci-fi action thriller
Infinite is now officially heading to Paramount+ as they dropped their initial U.S. theatrical release plans for the film. Originally slated to arrive in theaters on September 24, the Mark Wahlberg-led feature will now be making its debut this June, exclusively on Paramount+.
In addition, Bakish also revealed their plans to expand the streaming service’s movie content, teasing that upcoming and current subscribers should expect the addition of 1,000 movies to its current movie library. He also confirmed that Paramount is planning to build up its original film content and is hoping that by 2022, they would be able to release one original movie per week.
Infinite, which originally had MCU mainstay Chris Evans in the leading role, is based on author D. Eric Maikranz s novel
The Reincarnationist Papers, following the universe-saving exploits of the aptly-named group of gifted immortals collectively known as “The Infinite.” Wahlberg stars as Evan McCauley, a man nearing a nervous breakdown thanks to memories and abilities he has no direct recollection of acquiring. With humanity facing an existential threat, The Infinite recognizes what’s really going on with Evan (like them, he’s lived several past lives and wields immense power but can recall none of it).but the catch is that they must persuade Evan that he’s the key to saving the world.
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D. Eric Maikranz, author of “The Reincarnationist Papers,” poses at Union Station on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. Maikranz’s book has been adapted into the Mark Wahlberg-starring movie “Infinite,” slated for a September release. (Photo by Rachel Woolf/Special to the Denver Post)
D. Eric Maikranz rather hopes, clichés be damned, that good things come to him in threes.
“I’m excited for as many people as possible to see this movie,” said the Denver author, 54, of “Infinite,” a new film based on his novel, “The Reincarnationist Papers.” “Seeing the movie delayed twice now has been a bit disappointing, but my publisher (Blackstone) said, ‘We’re not pushing the book launch.’ ”
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