Vanessa Joyce is an Executive Vice President of Film Development and Production at Paramount Pictures, where she has worked since 2012. During her tenure at Paramount, she has worked on over a dozen feature films. Most recently she shepherded the successful SONIC THE HEDGEHOG family franchise, and JACKASS FOREVER, the culmination of the Jackass film series. Currently she is working on a GLADIATOR sequel, directed by Ridley Scott, that will shoot this Summer and be released in theaters in 2024.