Tag: The Handmaid’s Tale
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A view to a killing: how Amazon will exploit Bond and other MGM classics
The pay-tv giant has the chance to turn popular films into ‘universes’ of stories – and steal a march in the content-hungry streaming warsAmazon’s $8.5bn deal to buy MGM, the Hollywood studio behind James Bond, The Handmaid’s Tale and Gone With the Wind, has secured it the rights to a century’s worth of TV and…
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Amazon in Talks to Buy MGM for as Much as $10 Billion
In the latest round of merger mania, Amazon is in talks to buy the studio MGM, according to report in The Information on Monday.Citing a person familiar with the situation, The Information reported the deal could be anywhere between $7 and $10 billion.If a sale were to happen, it would represent Amazon’s biggest play in…
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How ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Director Kari Skogland Found New Ways to Shoot Superhero Action [Interview]
Even if you don’t know her name, chances are strong you’ve seen the work of director Kari Skogland. Specifically, if you’ve been keeping up with high profile peak TV over the past decade, you’ve seen her output. Skogland has directed episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Walking Dead, The Americans, Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards,…
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Netflix Dominates Streaming Viewership In 2020 With ‘Ozark,’ ‘Lucifer’ & More Beating ‘The Mandalorian’
If you were to name the most popular streaming series that aren’t released by Netflix, you’d probably start with Disney+’s “The Mandalorian,” right? Maybe Amazon’s “The Boys” would be in there. Perhaps even Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” if you want to go deeper. All three of those shows have strong viewership (so says the streaming…
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MGM Is Exploring a Sale of Its Studio
MGM Holdings Inc. is exploring a sale, according to a source close to the situation.The studio believes its library of content — which includes co-ownership of the James Bond franchise — would be desirable to companies looking to expand their streaming sectors.MGM has recruited Morgan Stanley and LionTree LLC to advise on the process of…
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Winter TV Awards: With Hulu’s Wildcards Anything Could Happen
With another week in the rearview mirror, let’s shift the Winter TV Awards race focus to another streaming service: Hulu.Though Netflix and Hulu ostensibly play in the same paddling pool, the former releases so much content in any given year that it quickly becomes obvious what has the potential to become an awards contender and…
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Best Book to TV Adaptations of 2020
Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links.Pop culture’s love of adapting existing IP and the proliferation of streaming services means there are many, many TV shows based on books are in the works. In fact, dozens made it to the small…
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Stx takes worldwide rights to ‘Run Rabbit Run’ starring Elisabeth Moss
The film is the feature debut of acclaimed TV director Daina Reid and will shoot this summer in Australia.Stx Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights to Daina Reid’s Run Rabbit Run starring Elisabeth Moss,STXfilms will directly distribute in the Us, UK and Ireland, with STXinternational presenting to buyers at this week’s Cannes virtual market. Umbrella…
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Elisabeth Moss to Lead Ghost Horror Thriller Run Rabbit Run
After a string of incredible performances in Queen of Earth, Her Smell, The Invisible Man, Shirley, and more, Elisabeth Moss will next be seen in new films from Wes Anderson and Taika Waititi. Another new project starring the actress has now been announced, which finds her returning to horror-thriller territory.She’ll lead Run Rabbit Run, which…
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Elisabeth Moss: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale hasn’t taken a toll, it has helped me’
The Handmaid’s Tale star on doing her own stunts in The Invisible Man, the symbolic power of Offred’s cape – and working with a demanding dogElisabeth Moss, 37, has been nicknamed “the Queen of Peak TV” for her award-winning roles in several of the 21st century’s most acclaimed dramas. She played the president’s daughter Zoey…