‘Dune’ Studio Legendary Could Purchase ‘John Wick’ Studio Lionsgate

Studios have been threatening to acquire each other the previous couple years, and now it appears to be Legendary Entertainment’s flip.

In keeping with the Hollywood Reporter, the studio behind current hits like A Minecraft Film and the Dune trilogy is doubtlessly snatching up Lionsgate, finest recognized for the John Wick and Starvation Video games sequence. In the mean time, the 2 corporations are contemplating a crew up on some movies, and if issues go nicely, that’ll blossom right into a “extra full provide.” There weren’t any particular motion pictures named that would assist take a look at the waters, however the two studios have a number of upcoming motion pictures between them, together with Dune: Half 3, and Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping.

This previous Could, Lionsgate itself separated in half—one enterprise for the films, the opposite for its Starz TV community, each attempting to find acquisition offers. And in October 2024, Legendary CEO Josh Grode indicated mergers and acquisitions have been within the playing cards for the studio after it purchased out the stake from its then-parent firm, Wanda Group. Neither Legendary or Lionsgate commented on the matter to press, and it doesn’t appear to be they’re wanting tremendous far forward of their partnership.

No phrase on the potential impacts on Lionsgate’s output going ahead ought to Legendary purchase it, so we’ll be taught extra about it over time.

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