Killer Films Inks First Look Deal With MGM for TV, Film

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Jennifer Todd and Michael De Luca's joint credits include the Austin Powers movies and the 89th and 90th annual Academy Awards telecasts. Now, the duo are set to reteam with Todd inking a first-look deal with MGM, where De Luca is the recently instated chairman of the film group.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer has closed a first look production deal with Jennifer Todd, the producer of “Alice In Wonderland” and “Memento,” and her company Jennifer Todd Pictures.There have been murmurs that Todd was going to ally herself with MGM for months. She has a long-standing business relationship with Michael De Luca, who took over as MGM’s Film Group chairman in January.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorMGM has finalized a first look feature film production deal with producer Jennifer Todd and her company Jennifer Todd Pictures.The deal brings Todd back together with MGM Film Group Chairman Michael De Luca, the two having worked together back in the 1990s when she produced the Austin Powers franchise, Boiler Room, and Now and Then for New Line when De Luca was at the helm of the studio.

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J. Kim Murphy editorIt’s been six years since “Psych” aired its series finale on USA Network after an eight-season run, but the property is hardly out of cases for its central detective duo.“Even on the pilot, I was saying we’re going to do five seasons and a movie, and as we got past five seasons we had to just start upping our expectations,” said creator Steve Franks during ATX Television Festival’s virtual reunion panel Sunday.

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