Amazon Studios Taps Disney Veteran to Lead Franchise Marketing

The Mars documentary attacks! Amazon Studios, Film 45, Amblin Television and Tripod Media are co-producing Good Night Oppy, a feature about the Mars exploration rover Opportunity.

EXCLUSIVE: Derek Kolstad, the screenwriter behind the John Wick series, is collaborating with Amazon Studios to develop a live-action feature film based on the iconic Japanese action-horror manga Hellsing.

Red Arrow Studios, the production group owned by German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, took a €46 million ($55M) hit to its revenue in 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic halted production around the world.

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios’ forthcoming George Clooney-directed adaptation of The Tender Bar based on the memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer J.R. Moehringer has rounded out the cast with Sondra James (Joker), Max Martini (Sgt.

Naman Ramachandran ITV Studios has acquired a controlling stake in Apple Tree Productions, the Danish production outfit founded by BAFTA-winning producer Piv Bernth.ITV Studios previously had a 25% stake in the business, which has now risen to 51%.

Also Read: 'Nine Days' Trailer: Winston Duke Interviews 5 Souls to Give One Life on EarthAcclaimed playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah wrote the screenplay, which Esther Douglas developed with the support of the BFI Film Fund. He will also serve as an executive producer.Set in the 1920s, “Marked Man” follows a young black man who joins J.

Linda Cardellini and Kelly Hutchinson — who met on the Netflix hit Dead to Me — are partnering on a feature film project that has just been acquired as a pitch by Amazon Studios in a competitive situation that drew multiple offers from four studios and streamers. Titled Murder Party, the project is described as a comedic murder mystery in the vein of Clue and Knives Out and will be led by an all-female ensemble cast with Cardellini in one of the roles.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMarc Sadeghi had just returned from a work trip to New Zealand when he was asked to meet with someone from Human Resources.Sadeghi was settling into his job as global head of visual effects for Amazon Studios, based at the streamer’s Culver City office.

Mayor Pete, director Jesse Moss's documentary about former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, has landed at Amazon Studios.

Also Read: Pete Buttigieg Launches New Podcast With iHeartMediaMoss’ recent film, “Boys State,” was acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival by Apple and A24 and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.

Pete Buttigieg, look no further than the heavyweight filmmakers and top distributor who will mount the story of his historic presidential campaign.“Mayor Pete,” directed by Jesse Moss, the co-director of last year’s “Boys State” and director of the 2014’s “The Overnighters,” will take the audience inside Buttigieg’s quest to be the first openly gay president in United States history.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJenny Slate and Charlie Day have been tapped to star in a new romantic comedy from Amazon Studios.In the movie, titled “I Want You Back,” Slate and Day will play 30somethings, dumped by their respective partners and terrified that their shot at a fairytale life — complete with marriage, kids and houses in the suburbs — are over.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmazon Studios has brought on board Greg Coleman as its global head of franchise marketing, where he will be tasked with overseeing the team in charge of TV and film fantasy and sci-fi originals — including the upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series.In leading Amazon’s genre-focused marketing, Coleman and his team will look to engage mass audiences across the world via the streaming studio’s marketing campaigns and support global expansion of the fantasy and sci-fi

In Ukonwa Ojo’s first major hire since she joined Amazon Studios as Chief Marketing Officer Of Prime Video, she has brought in Disney’s Greg Coleman as Global Head of Franchise Marketing. He will start March 1, reporting to Ojo.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterDonald Glover has inked an eight-figure overall deal with Amazon Studios, sources tell Variety, marking an exit from his current deal with Disney’s FX.Sources also say that Malia Obama is joining the writers’ room of a Glover project at the streaming service’s studio, a mini-room for a Janine Nabers project.An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment. The Hollywood Reporter first reported news of the pact.More to come…

Sky Studios is teaming with French major Gaumont on comedy The Wasp, which is being produced for Sky Deutschland.

Naman Ramachandran Sky Studios and Gaumont have teamed on “The Wasp,” the first Sky original comedy to be produced for Sky Deutschland.The six-part series follows Eddie Frotzke, a fallen professional dart player who, after a prolonged career slump, wants to return to his former glory.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmazon Studios is expanding and restructuring its executive leadership team, bringing on board Laura Lancaster as head of series and upping Marc Resteghini to head of development in both the U.S. and globally.