The nearly 100-year-old studio has had multiple owners as well as financing partners for many of its best-known movies. Some of it has been by necessity given the complexity of some of the underlying rights ( Rocky is just one example) that have been taking months to untangle. Some of that has been by design, as the new owners want to be thoughtful about the process given the great legacy of the titles involved. Identifying and developing MGM IP has been slow going so far. There are currently no plans for other James Bond series beyond the unscripted competition series announced shortly after Amazon’s acquisition of MGM closed as the franchise producers are focused on figuring out the next film installment. we hear expanding the Rocky brand into television may be part of it. The studio also just made a first-look deal with Sylvester Stallone and his Balboa Productions for film and TV projects.
A Poltergeist project also is a possibility down the road, we hear.ĭeadline already revealed plans for a Creed universe spanning film and TV, which Amazon Studios has been discussing with franchise star and filmmaker Michael B. There are also discussions about a Thomas Crown Affair movie as well as a Pink Panther movie, which could be animated, sources said. Robocop also is being talked about for both film and TV, with a TV show possibly first, Deadline hears.Īdditionally, Amazon Studios is actively developing TV series based on Fame, Barbershop and The Magnificent Seven, sources said. We hear both film and TV installments are considered, with a movie likely going first.
There already had been on and off efforts to get a third Legally Blonde film off the ground for the past five years.Īmazon has similar plans for Stargate.
Michael McDonald To Lead Comedy & Drama Development Of Wholly Owned Series At Amazon StudiosĮach title is being approached differently - some are being steered toward film, some toward TV and some big ones are getting both movie and TV treatment.įor instance, Amazon Studios is in active early conversation on Legally Blonde, both for a movie and a potential TV series, sources said.
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