Legendary Entertainment Formalizes Sony Deal After Cutting Ties With Warner Bros.

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Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind “Dune” and “Godzilla vs. Kong,” has cut ties with Warner Bros. and entered a multi-year worldwide film distribution partnership with Sony…

Under the new agreement, Sony will market and distribute Legendary’s upcoming theatrical motion picture titles. However, select existing projects at Legendary are exempt from the pact, meaning Warner Bros. Pictures is still backing “Dune: Part Two.” The sequel to 2021’s sci-fi adaptation “Dune” is currently in production and slated for release on Nov. 3, 2023.

“It’s a rare opportunity to partner in this mutually beneficial way with true pros, who are completely aligned in our theatrical commitment and vision for this business,” said Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch, presidents of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. “The creative brilliance and power of Legendary is huge and we look forward to bringing their work to theaters across the world.”

“Legendary is, well, legendary and we are excited and fortunate to add Josh and Mary’s strong slate to our ongoing commitment to big movies on the big screen,” said Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.

 

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It's hilarious that you chose to use a picture of Godzilla, knowing full well WB has distribution rights to those movies. Years ago when Legendary went to Universal, the same thing happened😂 but nope, you need to clickbait people

Honestly W, screw WB to the moon and back

Yes karma is real, let the end begins

Legendary movies were the only warnerbros films getting release in 3D after Walter Hamada took over finances and cancel 3D Conversions, 2 weeks before the release of Shazam 1. So apparently wbd is still practicing his nepotism anti-3D method. Sony will release movies in 3D.

Seriously nobody cares bout the revenue you generate Legendary. More than half of World still love watching streaming movies on a high end smart tv. Reason why Netflix still winning the streaming wars with multiple original streaming movies.

Well done. Hope Sony make good monsterverse movies

BobDigi69 Not interested. Another false article.

Didnt they already break off with WB before? They went with Universal but seems like their franchises with WB worked well for them so they came back.

This is a big loss for WB

The damage Emmerich and Co caused is insane!

You love to see it. I smell another WB bankruptcy on the horizon. 😂

I want more Pacific rim tho offcourse with del toro

Wow wbd warnerbros wbpictures what a fail!! Good luck staying in business

Lets go. Countdown for WB bankruptcy begins!

Hey Sony stop Legendary from making Godzilla movies….they all suck!!!

What Toby emmerich does to a mf

the fall of WB continues

The Godzilla/Kong films & Dune franchise will stay at WB

Huge! This is huge news!

Whew! 'However, select existing projects at Legendary are exempt from the pact, meaning Warner Bros. Pictures is still backing “Dune: Part Two.” The sequel to 2021’s sci-fi adaptation “Dune” is currently in production and slated for release on Nov. 3, 2023.' DunePartTwo

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