Many popular titles owned by MGM may soon be adapted for the small or big screen. Amazon Studios has revealed a group of franchises from its MGM acquisition that the company now plans to develop into television or film projects.
Thus, according to TheWrap and Deadline, Amazon is actively developing new movies and series from the Stargate (started in 1994) franchises, first with the movie release, and Robocop (started in 1987), the first release of the series. time.
The studio is said to have similar plans for the cult saga A Blonde’s Revenge (film and series) based on the novel of the same name by Amanda Brown, the first part of which saw the light of day in 2001 starring Reese Witherspoon. “She of the Woods”. The feature was followed by The Blonde Strikes Back in 2003 and a direct-to-video spin-off, Legally Blondes, in 2009. Legally Blonde 3, starring Mindy Kaling and Dan Gore, is also in development.
On the small screen, too, shows based on Fame (1980), the Alan Parker musical film that has already had two spin-off series, and a remake of the Barbershop franchise (2002) with and on Ice Cube. A remake of Akira Kurosawa’s own Seven Samurai (1954) from Seven Mercenaries, which began in 1960, is set to see the light of day soon.
Two feature films are planned for the big screen: one based on the Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and another based on The Pink Panther franchise born in 1963, a film that may also be animated. Finally, the Poltergeist project is also considered.
Source: Allocine
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