Trevor Noah Taps Red Hour's Haroon Saleem to Lead Viacom-Backed Production Company (Exclusive)

host has tapped Haroon Saleem, formerly of Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films, to serve as the company’s President of Production. He will remain based in Los Angeles and report directly to Noah in New York. The news comes as Noah himself has expressed his ambitions to ramp up considerably, with the backing of Comedy Central parent Viacom, through a previously announced joint venture deal.

Already in the pipeline is a feature adaptation, via Paramount Players, of Noah’s 2016 best-selling memoir. Janine Eser is attached to pen the project, with Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o on board to play Noah’s mom, Patricia. The forthcoming film, for which Noah is intimately involved, has yet to cast a young him, a move poised to happen closer to production.

Trevornoah First class dude. Great hire. Rock on, Boon!

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