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    Managing director Diane McArter and director Michael Grasso, partners in Santa Monica-based Omaha Pictures, are parting ways. Omaha is currently winding down operations and will close. McArter says the company will meet all its financial obligations. She is forming a new venture, carrying the temporary name of Diane McArter Productions. Meanwhile Grasso has launched Snug, a Santa Monica-based production house, and has secured Fran Wall as its executive producer. Wall’s last staff position was as exec producer at the former Cielo Films….The directing team of Jeff Odiorne and Peter Odiorne–known as the Odiorne Brothers–has launched Phasmatrope Studios, a hybrid ad agency/production company in Philadelphia. The new venture is designed to offer clients creative ideas and execution of those concepts through production and post. The shop also represents Michael Wilde for creative development and directing. Jeff Odiorne and Wilde were two of the founders of San Francisco agency Odiorne Wilde Narray and Partners (now See). Peter Odiorne first established himself as a spot editor….Los Angeles-based animation studio Duck has added five directors to its roster: Tom Gibbons, Chris Harding, Peter Kaboth, Andrew Murdock and 512kb (a.k.a. Tak Okubo). …Director Sergio Arau has signed with Los Angeles-based production house Ofrenda, primarily for commercials and music videos. Arau’s credits include the feature A Day Without a Mexican….

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    Amazon MGM Takes Creative Reins of James Bond, Ending An Era Of Family Control

    Thursday, February 20, 2025

    In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, Amazon MGM announced Thursday that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control. Longtime Bond custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they would be stepping back.

    Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights — but Amazon MGM will have creative control.

    Financial terms weren't disclosed. The deal is expected to close sometime this year.

    "With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects," Wilson said in a statement. "Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future."

    Amazon bought MGM Studios in 2022 for $6.1 billion, a purchase that was significantly motivated by the acquisition of one of the movies' most beloved and long-running franchises. Since the Daniel Craig era of 007 concluded with 2021's "No Time to Die," Broccoli and Wilson have reportedly clashed with Amazon MGM over the direction of Bond.

    The announcement Thursday means that for the first time in the more than half a century of Bond, a Broccoli won't be greenlighting the next 007 film, or picking who inherits his tux. Amazon MGM also anticipates expanding the franchise beyond movies.

    "We are grateful to the late Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman for bringing James Bond to movie theaters around the world, and to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for their unyielding dedication and their role in continuing the legacy of the franchise that is cherished by legions of fans... Read More

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