Agent Coulson wrote: » AT&T and Discovery are in talking about merging there entertainment assists which would be Warner Media and Discovery Networks around the world. Warner Media were also in talks with NBCUniversal about the same thing in the last few months.
Agent Coulson wrote: » Media reports today that MGM up for sale for $5B Bond and Rocky I guess would be the main draws however it also has UA, Orion Pictures, The Cannon Group, The Samuel Goldwyn Company and a number of other film libraries. So which Streaming company will buy it to bulk up there content.
Agent Coulson wrote: » Looks like it's Amazon by reports today and they after putting $10B on the table for MGM. A real life Bond Villain will own the Bond Franchise.
After months and weeks of speculation, Amazon and MGM are merging in a deal that has the e-commerce giant acquiring the storied studio for $8.45 billion. It’s the first groundbreaking deal in a long anticipated marriage of the era’s big tech players and Hollywood, sparked by a digital revolution in content and the explosion of streaming. The announcement this morning noted MGM’s nearly century-long history of filmmaking and said it complements the work of Amazon Studios, which has mostly focused on television production. “Amazon will help preserve MGM’s heritage and catalog of films, and provide customers with greater access to these existing works. Through this acquisition, Amazon would empower MGM to continue to do what they do best: great storytelling,” the Jeff Bezos-founded company said. “MGM has a vast catalog with more than 4,000 films—12 Angry Men, Basic Instinct, Creed, James Bond, Legally Blonde, Moonstruck, Poltergeist, Raging Bull, Robocop, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Stargate, Thelma & Louise, Tomb Raider, The Magnificent Seven, The Pink Panther, The Thomas Crown Affair, and many other icons—as well as 17,000 TV shows—including Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Vikings—that have collectively won more than 180 Academy Awards and 100 Emmys,” said Mike Hopkins, senior VP of Prime Video and Amazon Studios. “The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM’s talented team.” “It has been an honor to have been a part of the incredible transformation of Metro Goldwyn Mayer. To get here took immensely talented people with a true belief in one vision. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank the MGM team who have helped us arrive at this historic day,” said Kevin Ulrich, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MGM. “I am very proud that MGM’s Lion, which has long evoked the Golden Age of Hollywood, will continue its storied history, and the idea born from the creation of United Artists lives on in a way the founders originally intended, driven by the talent and their vision. The opportunity to align MGM’s storied history with Amazon is an inspiring combination.” Th deal is subject to regulatory approvals.
pixelburp wrote: » Take a look at that list of IPs, now let's play a game of reverse-deadpool and guess which one will be rebooted / adapted to TV first. Wonder what that means for No Time to Die, whether we might see it appear online sooner than later.
Agent Coulson wrote: » I can see Stargate making a comeback, Amazon will make Tomb Raider. It's going to be a huge boost to Prime's Library adding that back catalogue of not just MGM but the studios it also owns like Cannon & Dimension.
Agent Coulson wrote: » AT&T and Discovery are in talking about merging there entertainment assists which would be Warner Media and Discovery Networks around the world.
Discovery today announced the new name of the proposed standalone global entertainment company that will emerge from the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery assets: “Warner Bros. Discovery.” “The Warner Bros. Discovery name will honor, celebrate and elevate the world’s most-storied creative studio in the world with the high quality, global nonfiction storytelling heritage of Discovery,” the company said. David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery and future chief executive of the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery combined company, unveiled the new name to WarnerMedia employees from the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank.
Mr Crispy wrote: » What's the tone of the Zombie movie even going to be?
silverharp wrote: » I gather he tends not to be family friendly
Agent Coulson wrote: » Part of me thinks there should be a dedicated Nicolas Cage B movie thread I give you his new movie... Pig.
