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Kaley Cuoco Leads France-Set MGM+ Thriller

Kaley Cuoco Leads France-Set MGM+ Thriller

Published by Daniella Wilson

In HBO Max’s dizzyingly entertaining The Flight Attendant, Kaley Cuoco played an American who becomes embroiled in a big and dangerous conspiracy after her one-night stand is murdered during a trip abroad. Much of the fun stemmed from the fact that her Cassie is no super spy or master detective, but an ordinary woman who gets in way over her head, and then proves surprisingly resourceful under pressure. In MGM+’s new thriller, Vanished, Kaley Cuoco once again stars as an American who becomes embroiled in a big and dangerous conspiracy after her man, a long-term boyfriend this time, disappears during a rendez-vous abroad. Once again, she plays a normie who has no idea what she’s doing; once again, this frequently underestimated woman demonstrates impressive mettle in extreme circumstances. Vanished The Bottom Line Too light and too heavy, all at once. Airdate: Sunday, Feb. 1 (MGM+)Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Sam Claflin, Simon Abkarian, Karin Viard, Matthias Schweighöfer, Dar Zuzovsky, Olivier SaCreators: David Hilton, Preston Thompson Theoretically, then, Vanished should hit some of the same pleasure centers that …

Amazon MGM Studios Is Doing a Big TV Reorg

Amazon MGM Studios Is Doing a Big TV Reorg

Published by Daniella Wilson

A few months into his time as head of global television for Amazon MGM Studios, Peter Friedlander is undertaking a significant reorganization of the TV team. Under former head Vernon Sanders, Amazon MGM’s TV division had been structured around wholly owned series and co-productions. Starting “immediately,” Friedlander wrote in a memo to staff Monday, the studio will switch to genre-based teams for both development and current programming: drama and comedy, worldbuilding (i.e., fantasy, sci-fi and other “genre” series), animation and unscripted. Laura Lancaster and Nick Pepper, who had headed the co-production and wholly owned teams previously, are departing their roles but are in talks to enter producing deals at Amazon MGM, Friedlander noted. Netflix alum Blair Fetter will join Amazon MGM on Feb. 2 as head of worldbuilding and genre series, reporting to Friedlander. Newly hired unscripted head Jenn Levy and animation head Melissa Wolfe will continue to lead those groups; Fetter, Levy and Wolfe will all report directly to Friedlander. The studio is currently searching for an executive to lead the drama and comedy …

Jennifer Lopez, Connor Storrie, and More Celebrate Awards Season with VF and Amazon MGM Studios

Jennifer Lopez, Connor Storrie, and More Celebrate Awards Season with VF and Amazon MGM Studios

Published by Sam Flores

By 11 p.m., the tent began to empty as nominees and presenters alike headed home in anticipation of the big day ahead. Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black had ducked out earlier around 10 p.m.—two kids at home, ages 2 and 7, waiting. Shepard and Bell hugged as they departed—a job well done. The golden carpet quieted. Inside, the last clusters of conversation continued over champagne and the remnants of that improbable charcuterie spread. Keegan-Michael Key and LaKeith Stanfield Photographer Krista Schlueter. As the evening wound down, Courtenay Valenti, VP of Film for Amazon MGM stood with Sue Kroll, Amazon MGM’s Head of Marketing, and Peter Friedlander, Head of Global TV, taking in the scene. “We feel incredibly fortunate to work with people like Tessa Thompson, Julia Roberts, Robin Wright, and Jacob Elordi,” Valenti said, naming talent from the studio’s nominated projects. The conversation soon turned to what’s ahead too: Project Hail Mary, Crime 101, Sheep Detective with Hugh Jackman, Masters of the Universe, and an adaptation of author Colleen Hoover‘s Verity. “This …

MGM Resorts extends branding deal as MGM China strengthens Macau performance

MGM Resorts extends branding deal as MGM China strengthens Macau performance

Published by skeptic

MGM Resorts International has signed a new long-term branding deal with MGM China Holdings, strengthening the partnership as MGM China continues to post solid financial results. The updated agreement kicks in on January 1, 2026, and will run through the end of Macau’s current gaming concession in 2032. If Macau grants another concession after that, the deal will automatically extend until either that new concession ends or December 31, 2045, whichever comes first. Under the new terms, MGM China will pay a higher monthly license fee, increasing from 1.75% to 3.5% of its adjusted consolidated net monthly revenue, calculated under IFRS standards. The fee will be capped annually based on factors like business volume, in line with Hong Kong Stock Exchange rules. MGM Resorts will receive about two-thirds, or 66.6%, of that fee. MGM China branding agreement will no longer need to be hammered out One big change is that the agreement no longer needs to be renegotiated every three years. That gives MGM China long-term brand stability, while MGM Resorts secures ongoing compensation for …