'Hotel Transylvania 4' Set to Skip Theaters, Will Premiere on Amazon Prime

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With such a backlog of films that have been seemingly relegated to the shelf, just waiting for their release because of COVID interrupting the entire film industry, it’s easy to forget about some projects. One of those is the upcoming sequel to “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” produced by Fede Alvarez and directed by David Blue Garcia.

Ethan Shanfeld Steve McQueen will premiere three new documentaries — “Uprising,” “Black Power: A British Story of Resistance” and “Subnormal: A British Scandal” — on Amazon Prime Video on Sept. 17.Directed by McQueen and James Rogan, “Uprising” is a three-part docuseries that examines three events from 1981 in the U.K.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKristen Stewart’s Princess Diana drama “Spencer” has been acquired by Amazon Prime Video for distribution in France, Variety has learned.The highly anticipated movie, directed by “Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain, will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival next week.STXInternational represents the rights for France, alongside the U.K., Italy and Benelux.

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Glasgow sitcom Weegies hits the big screen as it launches on Amazon Prime.Weegies follows the lives of Steve and George, played by Stephen Arthur, 30, and George Charles Stewart, 30, as hapless actors trying to make it in Glasgow. This project has been long in the works as the writing duo Stephen and Matthew Joseph Clark, 25, teamed up with George and director Graeme Watt, 42, to produce a pilot episode airing at the O2 Academy in 2014.

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aired live from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Academy of Country Music Awards show, long broadcast on CBS until a split this year is no longer looking for a network home.

Amazon Prime Video continues its expansion into live programming. After taking exclusive rights to NFL’s Thursday Night Football in a precedent-setting digital deal, the streamer has made a deal for the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards. The 2022 telecast, produced by MRC’s dick clark productions, marks the first time a major awards show live-streamed exclusively on an SVOD platform. (The Daytime Emmys have been only available online a couple of times.)

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Rupi Kaur, Indian Canadian poet and New York Times bestselling author, has snagged a one-hour Amazon Original special. “Rupi Kaur Live,” which is described as a “distinctive fusion of poetry, humor, spoken word, music and compelling visuals inspired by her poetry collections,” will stream in North America exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, Aug.

EXCLUSIVE: Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have closed a multi-year first window output deal in South Africa, effective immediately.

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