Paramount in deal with the London Resort as PY Gerbeau joins as chief executiveThe developer of a theme park touted as a British rival to Disneyland has struck a deal with the Hollywood studio behind Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. It has also turned to the theme park troubleshooter Pierre-Yves Gerbeau to get its £5bn project built. Gerbeau made his name nearly 20 years ago when he was hired to save the struggling Millennium Dome project. Gerbeau has been appointed as chief executive of the company building the 535-acre theme park on the Swanscombe peninsula jutting into the Thames in Kent. Paramount, which makes films including Transformers and A Quiet Place, has re-signed after pulling out of the project two years ago.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2019 16:03 UTC