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Jeff Bezos’s $500 million superyacht is the epitome of next-level wealth. According to the Robb Report, the record-breaking sailing yacht — named Koru — is said to be the largest in the world, standing 417 feet long and 230 feet tall. The vessel reportedly boasts tons of high-end and state-of-the-art features, including a helipad, on-deck swimming […]
Following Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM’s catalog last year, the company is developing adaptations of some of its biggest intellectual properties. Per Deadline, Amazon Studios has been working to develop TV and film projects from the extensive MGM library throughout the past year, and now there’s a list of candidates at the top of […]
Nicki Minaj will lead the new Amazon Freevee animation project Lady Danger. The show comes from the Dark Horse Comics series by Archie writer Alex de Campi. 50 Cent is working alongside Nicki, with both listed as executive producers. The series will be part of 50’s G-Unit Film & Television production company. Starburns Industries is the primary animation studio. Per Deadline, the story takes place […]
Amazon Music has announced the launch of two new flagship music-based shows, the hip-hop focused Rotation Roundtable and Latin pop culture offering La Semanal Live. Rotation Roundtable will be both livestreamed via Twitch and available as a 60-minute podcast, and is inspired by the Rap Rotation and R&B Rotation playlists. The hosts include Speedy Morman, Nyla Symone, Gabe P, […]
A live-action Spider-Man Noir TV series is in development at Amazon, Variety reports. The show doesn’t have a title yet, but is set to follow an older incarnation of the superhero character in ‘30s New York City. According to sources close to the project, the lead character will not be Peter Parker but a different version of Spidey. Oren […]
Amazon has enlisted Phoebe Waller-Bridge to helm a TV series based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise, per the Hollywood Reporter. While Waller-Bridge, who’s best known for starring in Prime Video’s Emmy-winning series Fleabag, will produce and write the Tomb Raider adaption, she will not star in the series. Waller-Bridge will take on the project […]
Fresh off announcing his Superman retirement, Henry Cavill has been cast to star in and executive produce a series adaptation of Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios has officially acquired the rights from Games Workshop (GAW) for the popular sci-fi tabletop game. The agreement includes the Warhammer 4000 rights across film, […]
Jeff Bezos, one of the wealthiest men alive, has pledged to donate most of his wealth to charity. In an interview with CNN, Bezos said that he and his partner, Lauren Sánchez, are “building the capacity to be able to give away this money.” With a net worth of $124 billion, the Amazon founder is […]
Keke Palmer is adding yet another job title to her résumé—podcast host. The actress and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur is launching a new podcast series titled Baby, This Is Keke Palmer on Amazon Music this week. Palmer has been an actor and performer for nearly two decades, and in recent years she has also become a pop […]
Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is getting its own limited series on Amazon Prime Video. Variety reports the streaming giant is developing Blade Runner 2099, a new live-action series set after the events of Ridley Scott’s 1982 original and Denis Villeneuve’s 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049. “The original Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, is considered one of the greatest and most […]
