Chatterbox- Film

I was so distracted by the high concept I didn't even realize we're at the point where we use K-Pop as Western trailer music now.

Chris Stuckmann, best known for his YouTube movie critic status, is set to write a horror-mystery known Shelby Oaks, with production company Paper Street Pictures (The Pale Door).

Universal's pay TV deal with HBO is over effective December 31. Beginning next year, Universal movies will appear on Peacock after four months from their theatrical release, for a 10 month window.

Upon the end of the first four month window, some streamers and cable networks will receive pay 2 rights for the movies in an non-exclusive deal.

Edited by Mario1995 on Jul 7th 2021 at 2:30:58 PM

Amblin has extended its pay TV window deal with Showtime through 2024.

Note that this for the Universal-released movies, not the stuff Amblin is making for Netflix. Showtime has held pay-TV rights to Amblin movies (when it was DreamWorks 2.0) since 2010.

I'm so happy for Stuckmann! He's been talking about his filmmaking for quite a while on his You Tube channel and it's very pleasing for him to accomplish his goals.

This was to be expected. This new pay-TV deal with Peacock is part of the reason why NBC Universal created the streaming service in the first place.

Still, that NBCU is nonexclusively licensing the rights to the Universal-Peacock films for the remainder of the 10 month window suggests they need a lot of money to aggressively expand Peacock.

Beginning to think Universal walking away from that pay 2 window deal with FX before Peacock launched was a mistake.

Prime Video is picking up Universal movies on Peacock after the exclusive four-month window lapses.

This is similar to the deal Prime had with Epix for Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate movies (that deal has since moved to Paramount+).

Edited by Mario1995 on Jul 8th 2021 at 2:26:15 PM

A24 recently explored a sale, with a $3 billion asking price.

Lionsgate has acquired a 20% stake in Spyglass Media Group, including most of its film library.

Netflix Q2 sub numbers are out...and they're not good.

Netflix added 1.54 million subs, above expectations but a low bar (they lost 433,000 subs in North America simultaneously).

They now project only 3.5 million new subs in Q3, far below the 5 million analysts were hoping for.

Speaking of Netflix, Zack Snyder's Stone Quarry Productions studio has signed a first-run exclusivity deal with Netflix.

Edited by Beatman1 on Jul 21st 2021 at 4:51:09 AM

A foregone conclusion considering he's done with franchises after all the crap WB and the shitty fans put him through.

Watch as Netflix gives him the rights to a live action Inu-Yasha or something

The next Jordan Peele movie is coming July 22, 2022!

What's it called? NOPE.

In involves man eating spiders

Legendary Pictures is exploring a sale or merger.

The hell's going on?

People want to sell while the asking price is high, I guess? Legendary is sitting on a bunch of “we’re totally going to do something with these eventually!” IP’s and this may be their exit strategy.

The Russo Brothers Science Ninja Team Gatchaman movie (yes, that's a thing, although it's using the Battle of the Planets moniker) has announced a scriptwriter. Daniel Casey, who is best known for the most recent Fast and Furious film, and ongoing writing duties on Critical Role.

Fox News has reached a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. for window rights to Clint Eastwood and select 80s movies for their conservative-targeting Fox Nation streaming service.

What the fuck.....

Tom Rothman has extended his contract with Sony Pictures and is now both Chairman and CEO (that's a new one) of the movie studio.

Edited by Mario1995 on Jul 28th 2021 at 1:36:56 PM

Matt Damon has an interview with the Sunday Times lamenting the demise of film and the traditional movie stars as brands take precedent over stars.

Legendary's reboot of The Toxic Avenger starring Peter Dinklage as the titular avenger (yes, really) and directed by Green Room's Macon Blair has just finished filming.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Aug 16th 2021 at 8:41:48 AM

Honestly, that isn’t very odd. Toxie’s voice sounds very similar to Dinklage.

Japanese Film and TV legend Sonny Chiba is dead at 82 from COVID.

Dammit!