Imagine strikes multi-year priority movie deal with Amazon Studios – Deadline

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exclusive: amazon studio Has closed an exclusive multi-year priority film deal imagine entertainment. To Make Amazon the New House of Movies, Co-Founder Brian Glazer and Ron Howard It will give Amazon a first look at the narrative features and documentaries Imagine intends to produce.

Imagine that the deal was at Apple.The Amazon deal coincides with Prime Video’s April 21 release of the Amazon Studios/Imagine Entertainment documentary Forever Judy Bloom. This film chronicles the life and legacy of trailblazing author Judy Blume, pioneering author of young girls, best known for her work Are you there God, it’s me Margaret, has been turned into a James L. Brooks-produced narrative feature, which Lionsgate will release on April 28.

A prolific imagination is emerging from Ron Howard’s masterful Thai cave rescue drama Thirteen lives, produced by MGM but getting the broadest attention through Amazon Prime.The companies already have a slate of partnerships, including the upcoming holiday comedy Cane Lanestarring Eddie Murphy; Emmy Award-winning documentary lucy and desi; and spy action comedy USPS, Amazon Studios is in development.

“Whether it’s like Thirteen lives or a poignant documentary like this lucy and desithe team at Imagine Entertainment has an incredible talent for storytelling,” Jennifer Salk, the head of Amazon and MGM studios. “As we look forward to more exciting projects to come, we are honored to formalize our longstanding relationship and bring stronger, more compelling stories to audiences around the world.”

Justin Wilkes, president of Imagine Entertainment, said, “Brian, Ron and I, along with our entire Imagine team, including Karen Lunder, president of Imagine Features, and Sara Bernstein, president of Imagine Documentaries, couldn’t be more excited to have a home at Amazon to continue our shared aspiration to make films that can Mainstay movies that inspire, elevate and entertain audiences. The team at Amazon is top-notch and shares our love of making movies. We can’t wait to expand our reach through this partnership.”