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Adam Goodman is an American film industry executive, television producer, and film producer. He previously served as President of Paramount Pictures and currently is the owner of Dichotomy, a film production company, and Invisible Narratives, a digital studio. [1] [2]
Goodman started working in motion pictures while still in high school. Before joining DreamWorks Pictures as an assistant, Goodman worked as a production assistant on films produced by John Hughes. [3]
Goodman served as President of Paramount Motion Picture Group from 2009 to 2015. Some of the films that he helped bring to the screen include Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot (2014), and the Paranormal Activity franchise. [3] During his tenure, Paramount also rebooted Star Trek with J. J. Abrams and launched a series of films based on the action figures line G.I. Joe. [4] The company weathered a third-act reshoot on World War Z to turn it into a $540 million global hit.[ citation needed ]
In early 2016, Goodman exited Paramount at a time when the studio was struggling with a thin film slate. [5] He was replaced by Marc Evans as President. [6]
Shortly after departing from Paramount, Goodman formed his own film production company, Dichotomy. [7] Goodman has also gone on to start a digital content studio called Invisible Narratives.[ citation needed ]