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‘Invincible’ Profits Showdown Heading to Trial
A legal battle between comic creator Robert Kirkman and an artist who says he was tricked into abandoning his copyright to Invincible is headed to trial, with a federal judge narrowing the scope of the case but allowing key claims to move forward. William Crabtree, a colorist for the first 50 issues who claims he […]
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Amazon Wins Bidding War for Juicy Vanity Fair Story
Amazon has emerged the victor in another massive bidding war. Following a competitive process, the Jennifer Salke-led streamer’s MGM Studios has won the rights to adapt the Vanity Fair story, “True Crime, True Faith: The Serial Killer and the Texas Mom Who Stopped Him,” which ran in the magazine’s September issue. The Julie Miller-penned piece […]
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‘Foe’ Director Garth Davis on Crafting a Climate Change-Set Love Story That “Echoed the State of the Planet”
[The following story contains spoilers from Foe.] In Garth Davis’ new genre mashup, Foe, the future of the planet — and a relationship — hinges, in part, on the possibilities around artificial intelligence in response to climate change. The Amazon Studios film, which is set to release globally on Oct. 6, is based on author and […]
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‘A Million Miles Away’ Is Now Streaming Online: Here’s Where to Watch the Real-Life NASA Movie for Free
The new Amazon film follows the story of José Hernández and his journey to becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut.
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Kiernan Shipka Time-Travels to the 1980s to Save Her Mom in Trailer for Horror-Comedy ‘Totally Killer’
Kiernan Shipka bonds with her mom’s teenage self while trying to stop a masked murderer in the first full trailer for the forthcoming horror-comedy film Totally Killer. Nahnatchka Khan’s feature hails from Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television, and it hits Prime Video exclusively on Oct. 6. The movie centers on Jamie (Shipka), who goes out […]
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‘Saltburn’ Review: Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s Fun but Derivative Take on Class Envy
Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant also star in this tale of excess and obsession, about an aristocratic family with a grand estate and an outsider who wants in.
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Amazon’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Renewed for Season 3
Amazon is returning to Cousins. The retail giant/streamer has handed out a season-three renewal for its young-adult series The Summer I Turned Pretty. Based on the book trilogy by author and exec producer Jenny Han, season three will consist of 10 episodes — up from its previous orders of seven and eight in seasons one […]
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‘A Transparent Musical,’ Based on the Amazon Series, Is Aiming for Broadway
Amazon Studios’ A Transparent Musical is aiming for Broadway in 2024. This comes after the show premiered at Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles for a month-long run starting in May 2023. The musical, based on the Transparent television series, is the first stage production from Amazon Studios. The production has partnered […]
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Tyler Perry Unveils First Amazon Studios Pic, ‘Black, White & Blue’
After getting into business with Amazon Studios, Tyler Perry has unveiled his first project as part a four-movie deal with the streaming giant. The film, Black, White & Blue, is written, directed and produced by Perry and stars Kat Graham, Tyler Lepley, Meagan Tandy, Josh Adeyeye, RonReaco Lee, Jimi Stanton, Shannon LaNier and Nick Barrotta. Black, […]
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Banff: U.S. Streamers Say “Budgets Matter Again” as Originals Content Spend Slows
As the major streamers tighten their belts amid a threatening recessionary climate and a new focus on profitability, major TV makers got down to talking about more cost-effective programming at the Banff Media World Festival on its opening day. “How do we play it safe, while still keeping unique points of view on the production side? I guess budgets […]
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity “Did Not Consent” to Trump Campaign Ad That Uses ‘Air’ Audio
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump posted a fundraising video to his Truth Social account that combined a monologue from Matt Damon’s character in the film Air, along with photos and videos of Trump. In a statement Saturday, Artists Equity, the production company that produced Air and was co-founded by Damon and Ben Affleck, said […]
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Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ Series Debuts Frenetic Final Season Trailer
The first trailer for the fourth and final season of Amazon Prime Video’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has dropped and sees John Krasinski’s intrepid CIA man embark on his most dangerous mission yet. The story focuses on new CIA Acting Deputy Director Jack Ryan being tasked with unearthing internal corruption, and in doing so, uncovers […]
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