‘Dune’ Studio Legendary Might Purchase ‘John Wick’ Studio Lionsgate

Studios have been threatening to acquire each other the previous couple years, and now it appears to be Legendary Entertainment’s flip.

In keeping with the Hollywood Reporter, the studio behind latest hits like A Minecraft Film and the Dune trilogy is probably snatching up Lionsgate, finest identified for the John Wick and Starvation Video games collection. For the time being, the 2 corporations are contemplating a staff up on some movies, and if issues go properly, that’ll blossom right into a “extra full provide.” There weren’t any particular films named that would assist check the waters, however the two studios have a number of upcoming films between them, together with Dune: Half 3, and Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping.

This previous Might, Lionsgate itself separated in half—one enterprise for the films, the opposite for its Starz TV community, each looking for acquisition offers. And in October 2024, Legendary CEO Josh Grode indicated mergers and acquisitions had been within the playing cards for the studio after it purchased out the stake from its then-parent firm, Wanda Group. Neither Legendary or Lionsgate commented on the matter to press, and it doesn’t seem to be they’re wanting tremendous far forward of their partnership.

No phrase on the potential impacts on Lionsgate’s output going ahead ought to Legendary purchase it, so we’ll study extra about it over time.

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