MGM, 'Queen & Slim' Director Melina Matsoukas Strike First-Look Film Deal

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Queen & Slim director Melina Matsoukas has hired veteran producer Khaliah Neal to join her new production company De La Revolución Films as head of film and TV. The appointment follows Matsoukas and her production banner signing a first-look feature film deal with MGM.

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Director and producer Melina Matsoukas, through her production banner, De La Revolución Films, has signed a two-year first-look film production deal with MGM. The new deal reunites Matsoukas with MGM Film Group President Pamela Abdy, who worked with Matsoukas on her directorial debut Queen & Slim. Released in 2019, Queen & Slim, written by Emmy winner Lena Waithe, earned Matsoukas a DGA nom for first-time feature films.