Paramount Sued by Ex-Distribution Chief Chris Aronson Over Millions of Dollars in Pay

The theatrical executive had inked a new deal with the studio last year only to be terminated and replaced months later.

Chris Aronson, who was let go as Paramount’s head of domestic distribution last year, has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of reneging on an agreement to pay him $1.3 million. Aronson was fired as part of the executive shakeup that followed the Skydance merger. Shortly before the deal closed, he signed an extension

Pretty sure David Ellison and Paramount need another legal battle right now like a perpetually sore Ethan Hunt needs to hear about what near fatal mission he should or should not accept. Yet, in what may end up revealing more twist and turns than another Mission Impossible sequel, that’s exactly what the Warner Bris Di