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Paramount has announced nan merchandise day for its first theatrical characteristic from Matt and Ross Duffer, nan duo down Netflix’s arena Stranger Things.
Currently untitled, nan movie is slated to unfastened wide connected November 3, 2028. There are nary different specifications yet connected this project, different than it being an “event film” that nan Duffers will nonstop from their ain script.
The Duffer Brothers made waves successful August 2025 erstwhile they announced they were moving complete to Paramount pinch a four-year exclusive film, TV and streaming deal, aft breaking retired arsenic A-list creators astatine Netflix. The signing was a connection move for David Ellison station Paramount-Skydance merger — a declaration of his volition to make nan workplace nan go-to destination for top-tier, culture-shaping talent. Other early examples of this pursuing nan closure of nan merger past summertime included deals for head James Mangold — who went to them pinch nan basking Timothée Chalamet motorcycling package High Side — positive Will Smith and his Westbrook banner, and Wicked‘s Jon M. Chu.
The Duffers reunite astatine Paramount pinch Cindy Holland and Matt Thunell, executives who championed Stranger Things during their clip astatine Netflix and now service arsenic Chair of Direct-to-Consumer and President of Paramount Television, respectively, astatine nan rival studio. The duo’s move to Paramount was attributed to a desire to make films for nan large screen, which successful spite of caller dealings pinch Greta Gerwig and David Fincher, has ne'er been of overmuch liking to Netflix.
The Duffer Brothers wrapped up nan 5th and last play of Stranger Things connected New Year’s Eve 2025. Since then, they’ve unveiled nan animated Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, positive 2 different bid they exec produced for Netflix: Haley Z. Boston’s wedding-themed scary Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen and sci-fi scary bid The Boroughs from Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. The Duffers’ woody pinch Netflix expired successful April.
