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Following Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM’s catalog last year, the company is developing adaptations of some of its biggest intellectual properties. Per Deadline, Amazon Studios has been working to develop TV and film projects from the extensive MGM library throughout the past year, and now there’s a list of candidates at the top of […]
Sylvester Stallone was none too pleased to find out that MGM was moving forward with a Drago spinoff film. Stallone posted a screenshot of The Wrap’s article about the Drago spinoff film being in the works on Instagram Saturday, along with a lengthy caption in which he took aim at longtime Rocky series producer Irwin Winkler […]
Nearly 70 years after the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, MGM has released the official trailer for its forthcoming biopic about Emmett’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley’s fight for justice after her son’s killing. In August 1955, Till was accused of making improper advances toward a white woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, while at a market in […]
Leonardo DiCaprio is in final talks to play religious cult leader Jim Jones in an upcoming MGM film, Variety reports. DiCaprio will also serve as a producer, along with Jennifer Davisson, under their Appian Way banner. Scott Rosenberg has been tapped to pen the script. His previous writing credits include 2018’s Venom, as well as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Ahead of its release next month, MGM has released the second trailer for Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga and […]
The Federal Trade Commission will reportedly review Amazon’s proposed $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM, according to The Wall Street Journal. This comes after new chairwoman Lina Khan, who has previously called for tamping down Amazon’s power, was sworn in to head the FTC. The FTC, as well as the Justice Department, wields the authority when it comes to […]
According to Variety, Amazon has spent weeks negotiating a deal to acquire MGM for somewhere around the $9 billion mark. The outlet adds that rumors that Amazon/other tech companies were interested in acquiring MGM had circulated for awhile, but that this new development goes beyond mere gossip. Names attached to the move include Amazon Studios and Prime […]
It seems that all we get out of Wall Street chaos is decent movies. The housing market collapse of 2008 changed little outside of Adam McKay’s Oscar shelf and it looks like this week’s big story will be heading in that same direction. The saga of retail investors pushing GameStop stock prices to the moon while putting the hurt […]
No Time to Die has been pushed back again. The 25th entry in the James Bond franchise is now scheduled to be released in theaters on Oct. 8, IndieWire reports. No Time to Die was originally slated for a April 2020 release, but like nearly every 2020 film except for a select few, including Tenet, it was delayed. […]
According to Deadline, MGM is set to partner with black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a movie based on legendary comic Richard Pryor. This comes after the studio reportedly won a contentious battle at auction over rights to make the film, with Deadline noting that this new acquisition comes after MGM had also already obtained the rights for a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic. […]
