Tom Cruise and Charlie Chaplin
Good morning: In today's edition of The Industry, we look at:
Tom Cruise’s future, Charlie Chaplin’s legacy, The Teamsters tentative celebration, Ian McKellen gets Critical, and a gold harvesting machine.
Let’s go!
THE INDUSTRY NEWS
United Artists is back! Formed in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith (dir: Birth of a Nation), Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the production company has amassed a massive war chest of IP, which Amazon MGM Studios will leverage for their new slate of theatrical and Prime releases.
United Artists’ Best Picture winners include:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
West Side Story (1961)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
They have put out some of the greatest American classics of all time, including:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Scott Stuber, Former Chairman of Netflix Film will be involved in all projects released under United Artists. So that boils down to producing several films a year plus a first-look deal with his new company (still unnamed and un-launched), which will be housed on the MGM lot.
Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon MGM Studios, stated:
“With his proven track record of delivering global hits and an eye towards theatrical fare, Scott’s expertise and vision align perfectly with our film strategy… We are so proud to welcome him to our lot and partner with him on the relaunch of the legendary UA brand as we work to leverage existing and new IP into big, broad films that resonate with worldwide audiences.”
Stuber propelled Netflix’s film division, joining the team in 2017.
He pioneered Netflix’s strategy of releasing a movie a week, cementing the streamer as a juggernaut in the industry.