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\n\tIt\u2019s April, which means that the Duffer Brothers\u2018 decade-long tenure at Netflix has come to an end and they are moving to Paramount with a four-year, exclusive deal for feature films, television, and streaming projects. Paramount wasted no time showing off the Stranger Things<\/em> creators in the studio\u2019s glitzy, big-budget mini-movie celebrating its movie history and looking at the future. <\/p>\n \n\tThe elaborate promo, directed by Wicked<\/em>\u2018s Jon M. Chu and narrated by Tom Cruise, was shown Wednesday at the top of Paramount\u2019s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and hours later at the start of the company\u2019s upfront presentation in Los Angeles. In it, the Duffers appear alongside other talent signed to overall or first-look deals by the new Paramount regime over the past eight months, including James Mangold, Issa Rae, Dan Trachtenberg and Will Smith, as well as other A-listers who have movies at the studio, including Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pratt, Marlon Wayans, John Krasinski, Teyana Taylor and Johnny Knoxville. Some of them are woven into famous Paramount movies, like Chalamet, who is taking a piece of chocolate from the Forrest Gump <\/em>box left on the famous bench from the movie.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Duffer Brothers are seen sitting in a dark movie theater, eating popcorn. Top director Jerry Bruckheimer leans in and says, \u201cThis is my favorite part.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhether it was intentional or not, the Duffers\u2019 scene carries significance as it celebrates the theatrical experience. As Deadline has reported, Paramount being able to offer the duo the opportunity to work on theatrical movies was one of the keys for them to chose it over staying at streamer Netflix. They spoke about that and Paramount\u2019s long history \u2014 which is the focus of the sizzle video \u2014 in their statement at the time the deal was announced in August. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDavid [Ellison], Josh [Goldstine], and Dana [Goldberg] are passionate about bringing bold, original films to the big screen,\u201d Matt and Ross Duffer said at the time. \u201cTo be part of that mission is not just exciting \u2013 it\u2019s the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. And to do so at a studio with such a storied Hollywood legacy is a privilege we don\u2019t take lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tChu\u2019s fast-pace video ends with Missing Impossible <\/em>and Top Gun <\/em>star Cruise sitting on top of Paramount Studios\u2019 water tower looking over Los Angeles, as his voiceover says, \u201cThe future is paramount and the future looks pretty great from here.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tFitting for the famous daredevil, the stunt was reportedly performed by Cruise and was not the result of green screen magic. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n