Paramount has tried to cover itself on the political correctness front by hiring an Indian and an Iranian to tell this story.
Paramount again tried to be foolprooof, but this time Foley failed to carry a strident action-oriented film that slumped all the way to $42 million at the box office.
(One example of what Paramount is trying to avoid: "The Princess and the Frog," the Disney animated movie that fizzled at the box office in part because of cool interest from older children and adults).
Making the difference for this movie, which will roll out in international markets in the weeks ahead, was probably the power of the Nickelodeon brand, which Paramount is trying harder to tap.
The party's paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping, tacked between reform and party orthodoxy as he tried to hold the leadership together.
It is paramount that Spanish architects try to define for themselves a comprehensive theoretical framework and practical business-model, addressing the new situation within which they will have to exercise their profession.
Paramount Pictures has been trying to stir up support for Darren Aronofsky's $125 million rendition of the famous biblical tale since facing a bit of controversy.
Universal had tried to make a version of the film in 2001, before Paramount took over.
In 2006 the British Government said Gazprom would face robust scrutiny if it tried to buy Centrica, and that security of energy supply to British consumers was "paramount.
