Amazon Sets $3.4 Billion Value on MGM’s Video Library

Hayden Christensen was ready for the fun to begin after being cast as Anakin Skywalker in. While stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Phillippe and Paul Walker had also been in contention, George Lucas decided to go with a relatively unknown Canadian actor to kick off Darth Vader's origin story.When chatting with ET in 2000, and in Christensen’s first on-camera interview after nabbing the role, he could barely contain his excitement about taking his . “I can't wait.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMiguel Bernardeau, Guzmán in Netflix smash hit “Elite,” and Mexico’s Renata Notni will head the cast of “Zorro,” a reboot series from Los Angeles-based Secuoya Studios and John Gertz that will stream in exclusivity on Amazon’s Prime Video in the U.S., Latin America and Spain. The flagship series at Secuoya Studios, “Zorro,” a modern take on the hero, is directed by Javier Quintas, whose credits include episodes of “Money Heist” and “Sky Rojo,” and Miguel Angel Vivas, a director on “Locked Up” and “Unauthorized Living.” Written by Carlos Portela (“Hierro,” “Velvet Collection”), the 10 episode series is executive produced for Secuoya Studios by David Martínez, David Cotarelo and Angela Agudo.  John Gertz, founder of Zorro Productions and a producer on “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” movies titles, also executive produces along with former Sony exec Andy Kaplan at KC Global Media, Sergio Pizzolante for C&T Mobs, and Jesús Torres and Glenda Pacanins at NoStatusQuo Studios.Bernardeau will play a new version of Diego de la Vega, a landowner and, in disguise, masked hero of the people.

EXCLUSIVE: Production starts today in Vancouver on the new Prime Video and Blumhouse Television slasher-comedy horror feature Totally Killer starring Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Mad Men), Olivia Holt (Cruel Summer), Julie Bowen (Modern Family, Life of the Party), and Randall Park (Always Be My Maybe, Fresh off the Boat).

EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the CIA thriller MK Ultra, starring Anson Mount (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Jaime Ray Newman (Dopesick) and Jason Patric (Lost Boys), scheduling it for release in theaters and on VOD this fall.

Katy Perry received quite the surprise from her fiancé Orlando Bloom as she returned home from American Idol, and it left her stunned.MORE: Katy Perry pays tribute to rarely seen mother on American IdolThe singer took to her Instagram Stories to show off the jaw-dropping gift that he'd sent for her in honor of Mother's Day.It was clear that she had just returned after filming, as the ties from her champagne-colored mini-dress were visible as she walked, and her astonishment was palpable.WATCH: Katy Perry's Mother's Day surprise from Orlando Bloom"Oh my fricking god," she exclaimed as she walked up to the dinner table, revealing a giant heart of flowers sitting on the table."Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom," she said, panning out to show off the massive present, clearly amazed and touched by the gesture.MORE: Katy Perry's sheer Met Gala gown had secret tribute to fiancé Orlando BloomThat wasn't the only way he showed his appreciation, however, as the Lord of the Rings star also shared a post on social media honoring her as well.He posted a throwback clip of Katy in a patterned maxi dress wearing lit angel wings and a cape, along with a light-up flower crown, as she danced to the sounds of people playing in the background.A post shared by Orlando Bloom (@orlandobloom)Orlando shared a magical video of Katy as a tribute"Magical mamma," he captioned his post, to which the Unconditionally singer simply responded with a "lol," while a fan wrote: "Literally an angel."Another simply said: "Beautiful," while a third called her: "The best mamma," and a fourth added: "I love it.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” breaks new ground among the more recent “Trek” shows by going back to the old ways — that is to say that the show is much more episodic as compared to the heavily serialized “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.”In an interview with Variety, series star Anson Mount said that the idea of the show following that format was always the intention of its creators and allowed the cast to “get ourselves out of the way a little bit.”“I like to think that Pike is not the star of the show,” said Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike. “The star of the show is the Enterprise.

Anson Mount) as he leads the USS Enterprise in the years before Captain Kirk (to be played by Paul Wesley in season 2), and also returns Number One (Rebecca Romijn) and Science Officer Spock (Ethan Peck) as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. The 10-episode drama also introduces Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet Nyota Uhura, Melissa Navia as Lt. Erica Ortegas and Babs Olusanmokun as Dr.

Naman Ramachandran Paramount Global’s streamer Paramount+ will launch in the U.K. and Ireland on June 22, with other international territories to follow.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon had pegged its deal for MGM, which it closed last month, as worth around $8.5 billion. But the actual estimated value of the studio’s library of movies and TV shows is less than half that, the ecommerce giant disclosed Friday.In its 10-Q filing with the SEC, Amazon detailed the components of the MGM deal.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video pulled out the heavy international artillery to launch a massive Indian slate on Thursday. They are bullish about the market.Kelly Day, VP of international, Amazon Prime Video, said at a round table during the event: “The future of global streaming services is really about global expansion, and moving much more ambitiously, to serving customers in our international markets all over the world.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video India is betting big on India. At a marquee event in Mumbai the streamer announced that it will more than double its investment in Prime Video India over the next five years and revealed a 40-strong slate, its biggest to date in the country.The titles are in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages, across new and returning scripted and unscripted original series and co-productions, streaming over the next 24 months.

K.J. Yossman “Slow Horses” star Christopher Chung and “The Witcher’s” Paul Bullion have signed with More/Medavoy Management for representation.Australian-born, U.K.-based Chung is currently starring as Roddy Ho opposite Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas in the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ spy series “Slow Horses,” which has been adapted from the Mick Herron books of the same name.

Marshmello and Anne-Marie have just reached a new milestone with their 2018 collab “Friends”.

Katy Perry is loving her life as a mom, but she’s not quite ready to expand her family just yet.On the American Idol red carpet this week, the 37-year-old revealed that she and fiancé Orlando Bloom are not currently thinking about having another baby. Why? She’s busy focusing on her Las Vegas residency, Play, which concludes in August.A post shared by KATY PERRY (@katyperry)“I’m in Vegas, and I can’t do that show with anything in my belly,” she told E! News.

Cover her with Daisy! Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom may be happily in love — both with each other and their 19-month-old daughter, Daisy — but that doesn’t mean they’re thinking about expanding their family anytime soon.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video India has teamed with filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Rohit Shetty Picturez for original series “Indian Police Force,” headlined by Bollywood star Sidharth Malhotra.The series, which is in production now, “proudly pays an ode to the selfless service, unconditional commitment and fierce patriotism of our police officers across the country who put everything on the line in their call of duty to keep us safe,” according to a statement from Amazon India, adding that it “aims to set a new bar for action content emerging from India for audiences worldwide.”Shetty is known for his Singham cop franchise, the latest of which, “Sooryavanshi,” starring Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh, was one of the biggest Bollywood box office hits of 2021. Malhotra’s last film, war film “Shershaah,” bowed directly on Amazon and was one of the highest watched films on the service in 2021.

J. Kim Murphy Mercedes Angelica LeAnza, a film and television producer who had been serving as a lead creative producer at Amazon Studios and Prime Video, died on April 10 of bile duct cancer.

Katy Perry is the proud mama of daughter Daisy Dove, whom she shares with fiancé Orlando Bloom.

Cover her with Daisy! Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom may be happily in love — both with each other and their 19-month-old daughter, Daisy — but that doesn’t mean they’re thinking about expanding their family anytime soon.