PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES "LITTLE WING," NEW COMING-OF-AGE FILM FROM AWESOMENESS

Film to Star Emmy Award Winner Brian Cox, SAG Award Nominee Kelly Reilly, Critics' Choice Movie Award Winner Brooklynn Prince and Che Tafari

"Little Wing" Starts Production This Month in Portland, Ore.

April 19, 2023 - Paramount+ today announced the start of production and cast for the service's latest original coming-of-age film, LITTLE WING, from Awesomeness and inspired by the New Yorker article of the same name by Susan Orlean. The film starts production this month in Portland, Ore.

LITTLE WING follows Kaitlyn, a 13-year-old girl who, reeling from her parents' divorce and the pending loss of her home, is drawn into the world of pigeon racing. She hopes to solve her family's financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but instead forms a bond with the owner who cultivates her love of the sport.

Starring in LITTLE WING are Brian Cox ("Succession") as Jaan, the pigeon racer; Kelly Reilly (YELLOWSTONE, "Here," "A Haunting in Venice") as Maddie, Kaitlyn's mom; Brooklynn Prince ("Cocaine Bear," "The Florida Project") as Kaitlyn; and Che Tafari ("Me Time") as Adam, Kaitlyn's classmate and friend.

Written by Academy Award nominee John Gatins ("Flight"), the film will be directed and executive produced by DGA Award nominee Dean Israelite ("Are You Afraid of the Dark?," "Power Rangers"). John Gatins and Naomi Despres serve as producers. LITTLE WING is executive produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Donald De Line, Susan Orlean, Brian Cox, Don Dunn and Liz Brandenburg.

About Paramount+

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About Awesomeness

Founded in 2012, Awesomeness is a media company focused on serving the global Gen Z audience through its digital publishing, film and television studio divisions. Awesomeness has become the destination for youth culture, cultivating a loyal audience award-winning programming on the world's biggest streaming services including Paramount+ (young adult drama series "School Spirits," comedy film "Honor Society"), Netflix (smash-hit film series "To All The Boys I've Loved Before," spinoff series "XO, Kitty," Emmy(R) winner "Trinkets") and Hulu (Emmy(R) winner "Zac & Mia", Emmy(R) nominee "Pen15"), along with the company's immensely popular short-form programs on YouTube ("Next Influencer," Twin My Heart," "Noah Beck Tries Things," "My Dream Quinceañera"), that garner hundreds of millions of views. As a leading media brand, Awesomeness' worldwide distribution footprint spans owned, social and premium SVOD platforms. Awesomeness is part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands and headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York.

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