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Discovery Investment Creates Unique Programming Relationship for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network *LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK — Leading Hollywood producer Will Packer has partnered with Discovery Communications and Universal Pictures to form Will Packer Media, a first-of-its-kind production and branded content company. The venture will focus on the New American Mainstream audience, with an urban […]

Will Packer Credit: Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock (9213138a) *OWN announced today two new series from prolific hit-maker Will Packer (“Girls Trip,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Ride Along,” “Roots”) and his Will Packer Media banner: the soapy new drama series “Ambitions” from global content leader Lionsgate and the unscripted dating series “Ready to Love.” Packer will […]

Will Packer *Emmy®-nominated producer Will Packer will produce the 94th Oscars®, Academy President David Rubin announced today.  It will be his first involvement with the Oscars, which will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022. “Will is a powerhouse producer who has enjoyed success across all movie genres.  […]

*Los Angeles and New York – Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury and record-breaking producer Will Packer (Night School, Girls Trip) will bring back the nationally syndicated, multicultural, investigative entertainment & pop culture magazine show CENTRAL AVE for the full 2020-21 season on Saturday, September 26, with two original weekly half-hour episodes. Following a limited run last year, the […]

[…] and himself. In fact, he’s already helped by refusing to have Smith arrested, and removed from the ceremony after the assault, according to Academy Award show producer, Will Packer. It also speaks volumes that Rock said no to a fan’s derogatory remarks about Smith at his first show in Boston – taking a Michelle Obama […]

*Super producer Will Packer has started up a new production company with backing from Discovery Communications and Universal Pictures, called Will Packer Media. As part of the deal with Discovery, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has the right of first refusal for his projects. Packer is known for producing low-budget, high-profit movies that have made him […]

[…] — Like many people who watched the encounter that ended with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Oscars lead producer Will Packer thought it was a planned bit. But as Smith — angered by a joke Rock told about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith — yelled obscenities from […]

*EURweb founder/publisher and executive producer Lee Bailey spoke Exclusively with super hot producer Will Packer about his new deal with Universal Pictures and Discovery Networks and got the scoop on how it all all happened. As part of the deal, Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network (which is a partner of Discovery) gets first right of refusal […]

*Executive Producer Will Packer says that if you can think it, the cast of his new series will most likely say it in “Truth Be Told” – premiering October 16 on NBC. The unabashed comedy about two diverse couples stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lachey, Tone Bell, and Bresha Webb, and is based on the life […]

* Will Packer, one of the busiest producers in Hollywood, is at it again. Packer, along with Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, is combining for a new half-hour entertainment news magazine show called “Central Ave.” The new creation will get a 5-week test run starting November 4 on select Fox TV stations and will air live from Atlanta. […]

*You may not be familiar with his name but you know Will Packer’s movies. Packer has produced a string of hits, including “No Good Deed,” “Think Like a Man,” “Think Like a Man Too,” “Ride Along,” and “Obsessed.” He’s also an executive producer on Universal’s upcoming “Straight Outta Compton” and “Ride Along 2.” After landing […]

[…] get back together with your ex, the new trend of single dad baby showers, and Petty Patrol! Who was the pettiest person out there this weekend? Producer Will Packer visits to talk about the new dating show he is producing for OWN, Ready to Love, and whether talk about Girls Trip 2 is true – […]

Twitter *”Central Ave,” the multicultural Atlanta-based entertainment magazine from super-poducer Will Packer, will cease production in February 2021. “They’re looking for a new home,” said one source to UrbanHollywood 411. The individual added that the possibility of the series finding a new home is “not likely.” A second source added, “Everyone on the show knows […]

*Entertainment genius Will Packer is at it again. In the wake of news of HBO’s controversial show drama series, “Confederate,” from the producers of “Game of Thrones,” which explores the premise of slavery being legal in modern times, Packer has an answer. It’s called “Black America.” His new project at Amazon has been in the […]

Gabrielle Union and Will Packer at a “Breaking In” Atlanta Screening .(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Universal Studios) *Producer WILL PACKER is one of Hollywood’s blockbuster hit makers, with nine of his films opening at No. 1. Collectively, his films have grossed over $1 billion. Those films include “Girls Trip,” “Ride Along,”  “Straight “Outta Compton,” […]