God of War TV Series Hitting the Reset Button After Departure of Showrunner and Producers
The nascent God of War TV series previously announced for Prime Video is hitting the reset button. A report by Deadline separately confirmed by IGN reveals that Sony Pictures and Amazon MGM are planning to hire a new writers room following the departure of showrunner Rafe Judkins and executive producers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus, who are said to have written several scripts for the show's first season. According to the report, Sony and Amazon are apparently looking to take the series in a new creative direction, though it's unclear what that direction might be. …
Read moreStudio Ghibli's North American Distributor Is Being Acquired by a Japanese Entertainment Giant
Japanese entertainment giant Toho has officially reached an agreement to acquire GKIDS, the North American distributor known for bringing movies like The Boy and the Heron and Wolfwalkers to North American audiences.The deal was announced on Tuesday, and gives Toho a 100% equity share in GKIDS. Financial terms were not disclosed.It goes without saying that the acquisition gives Toho, the studio behind movies like Godzilla Minus One and home to anime including My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen, a much stronger distribution foothold in North America. As the press release puts it, the move "sets the company’s plans for growth and expansion outside of Japan, and aims to connect its Japanese and international productions, creators, and studios more directly and widely with creators and…
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