‘Dune’ Producer Legendary Entertainment Exploring Sale, Possible Merger (EXCLUSIVE)

the former home of Carrie Fisher in 2015 and re-listed it at the same price this May, as financial negotiations from their 2018 split drag on.The $75,000 loss shouldn’t pose too much strain on the actor: Forbes last counted Tatum’s earnings in 2015 at $29 million — and that doesn’t include recent roles, including “The Lego Batman Movie,” “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle.”The deal went to a Sacramento asset manager, who likely purchased the house for a client,

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLee Jeeyoung has been appointed by Discovery Inc. to become its senior VP of Asia-Pacific content strategy and GM for both Japan and Korea.

EXCLUSIVE:  Baby Driver and Hobbs & Shaw actress Eiza González and Oscar nominated, Emmy winning director Matthew Heineman and Linden Entertainment have partnered with the Estate of iconic Mexican film star, Maria Felix, to bring her story to life. The team are currently looking for a Latin American writer to adapt Felix’s life for the screen.

Ellise Shafer administratorAnna Gross, a film executive and producer who worked on films such as “The NeverEnding Story” and “Tootsie,” died on July 23. She was 68.Gross’ cousin, Mikie Heilbrun, confirmed her death to Variety.

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EXCLUSIVE: Portal A, the production company backed by Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse, has been producing digitally native content for over ten years.

EXCLUSIVE: Charles Murray, a writer and producer whose wide-ranging credits include Sons of Anarchy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Luke Cage, has set a slate deal with Redbox Entertainment spanning six films over three years.

EXCLUSIVE: Lana Cho, who is adapting Maurene Goo’s YA novel Somewhere Only We Know as a feature for Netflix, is doubling down on Korean stories.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterImagine Entertainment, the production banner run by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, has been the subject of renewed acquisition talks in recent weeks, multiple sources told Variety.Investors and potential buyers include an undisclosed sovereign wealth fund from the Middle East, which has been quietly exploring American media investments of late.

Dana Honor, who has been a key executive producer at Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment for the past five years, will be departing the independent production company at the end of the year when her contract is up.

Dana Honor is exiting her role as an executive producer at Kapital Entertainment, Variety has learned.“I’ve had an incredible 5 years at Kapital and am so grateful to Aaron for his partnership,” Honor said. “I will greatly miss my Kapital family, but I’ve decided to take a much needed break to spend time with my family before I decide what is next for me.

a possible reboot and reuniting with the cast after the epic series finale of the buzzed-about ABC series.«It's, of course, a possibility  that someone might choose to bring it back in new and different and exciting ways. And that would be really fun for me.

Producers Ed Saxon and Nina Yang Bongiovi are taking on new roles in support of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterA24 recently explored a possible sale, with the indie film studio floating an asking price of between $2.5 billion to $3 billion.Sources familiar with the situation tell Variety that the Oscar-winning shop behind “Moonlight” and “Uncut Gems” has engaged with numerous potential suitors for more than 18 months. It’s unclear if those discussions continue to be ongoing.

The Information.The company, founded by James and partner Maverick Carter in 2007 as SpringHill Entertainment, is currently courting interest for either a partial investment or an outright sale. The company is looking at a valuation of up to $750 million, the report said.Reps for SpringHill did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.Nike is said to be among the potential suitors considering an offer.

Jennifer Lopez and her Nuyorican Productions are collaborating with Skydance and Concord to develop a slate of original projects based on Concord’s catalog of musicals, which includes the works of Broadway icons Rodgers & Hammerstein.