Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
American film and television company
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2025 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has multiple films planned for release in 2025, including 'Crime 101' (a post-production co-production with Raw, Working Title Films, and The Story Factory) and 'Hedda' (a completed film distributed under Orion Pictures, co-produced with Plan B Entertainment and Viva Maude). |
2025 | MGM is planning multiple film projects across various stages of production, including co-productions with major studios like Skydance Media, Mattel Films, and Amazon Prime Video. |
2025 | Planned release of '4 Kids Walk Into a Bank' with North American distribution under Orion Pictures label, produced by multiple studios including Miramax and Point Grey Pictures, currently in filming stage. |
2025 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) plans to release 'Crime 101' in 2025, a co-production with Raw, Working Title Films, and The Story Factory, which is currently in post-production. |
February 11 2025 | Warner Archive Collection releases 'Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection', which includes 23 Tom and Jerry CinemaScope cartoons, 2 Spike and Tyke CinemaScope cartoons, and 'Good Will to Men'. |
2024 | Look Back animated film released by Studio Durian, grossing $12,561,337 worldwide |
2024 | MGM begins distributing films through Amazon MGM Studios Distribution and relaunched Orion Pictures, American International Pictures, and United Artists. |
September 2024 | Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video became the seventh member of the MPA, marking MGM's return to membership since 2005. |
March 2024 | MGM began its centennial anniversary celebration with the release of Road House remake on Prime Video. |
January 2024 | Amazon announced hundreds of layoffs across Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video, and Twitch. |
2023 | MGM and Warner Bros. collaborate on 'Creed III', which grosses $156,248,615 |
October 4 2023 | Amazon Studios was renamed to Amazon MGM Studios. |
September 17 2023 | MGM's Orion Pictures film American Fiction won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
August 2023 | 'Saltburn' was released as the first MGM film theatrically distributed through Amazon MGM Studios, co-produced with MRC Film, LuckyChap Entertainment, and Lie Still, with select international distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures. |
May 2023 | Amazon Studios created Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, an international film and television distribution unit. |
March 22 2023 | Longtime MGM distribution head Erik Lomis passed away. |
March 4 2023 | Amazon shut down United Artists Releasing's operations and folded it into MGM. |
November 30 2022 | Jennifer Salke was given full control of MGM's film and television divisions. |
July 29 2022 | 'Thirteen Lives' was released on July 29, 2022, in co-production with Imagine Entertainment, Bron Creative, Magnolia Mae Films, and Storyteller Productions, distributed by Amazon Studios. |
April 27 2022 | De Luca and Abdy announced their departure from MGM to Warner Bros. |
March 22 2022 | MGM made its first post-merger film acquisition, purchasing global distribution rights for Luca Guadagnino's Bones and All. |
March 17 2022 | Amazon finalized the merger with MGM, with Mike Hopkins revealing plans to continue partnering with United Artists Releasing. |
March 15 2022 | Amazon secured unconditional European Union antitrust approval for the MGM acquisition. |
February 25 2022 | 'Cyrano' was released on February 25, 2022, co-produced with Bron Creative and Working Title Films, with most international distribution by Universal Pictures. |
February 8 2022 | Licorice Pizza became MGM's first film nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 33 years. |
2021 | The Addams Family 2 released by Cinesite Studios, grossing $119,815,153 worldwide |
2021 | James Bond film 'No Time to Die' released under UAR/Universal, grossing $160,869,031 |
October 5 2021 | Warner Archive Collection releases Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3. |
August 2021 | 'Respect' was released with Bron Studios, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Glickmania, and One Community, distributed by United Artists Releasing with most international distribution by Universal Pictures. |
July 2021 | 'Snake Eyes' was released as a co-production with Skydance Media, Entertainment One, Hasbro Studios, and Di Bonaventura Pictures, distributed by Paramount Pictures. |
May 2021 | MGM released 'Wrath of Man' in co-production with Miramax and Toff Guy Films, distributed by United Artists Releasing for US distribution. |
May 26 2021 | Amazon officially announced its intention to acquire MGM for $8.45 billion, subject to regulatory approvals. |
May 17 2021 | Amazon entered negotiations to acquire MGM studio. |
March 8 2021 | MGM unveils a rebrand centered on the 'Ars Gratia Artis' motto, introducing a photorealistic CGI version of Leo the Lion and a new print logo across marketing platforms. |
2020 | MGM begins developing multiple film projects across various genres, including adaptations, remakes, and original productions with multiple production companies. |
December 2020 | MGM began exploring a potential sale of the studio, influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of streaming platforms. |
December 15 2020 | Warner Archive Collection releases Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2. |
May 4 2020 | Starz sued MGM to uncover contract violations related to film licensing. |
April 2020 | MGM laid off 7% of employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
February 2020 | Warner Archive Collection releases Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1, featuring 19 Tex Avery cartoons on Blu-ray. |
2019 | Missing Link released by Laika, grossing $15,702,484 worldwide |
2019 | Begins co-production of The Addams Family film series with Universal Pictures. |
October 11 2019 | MGM released 'The Addams Family' animated film, co-produced with Bron Studios, Creative Wealth Media Finance, and other production companies, distributed by United Artists Releasing in North America. |
June 2019 | MGM agreed to a $100 million co-financing slate deal with Bron Creative. |
June 21 2019 | MGM released 'Child's Play', a horror film co-produced with Orion Pictures, Bron Studios, Creative Wealth Media Finance, and KatzSmith Productions, distributed by United Artists Releasing. |
May 17 2019 | MGM released 'The Sun is Also a Star', a co-production with Alloy Entertainment, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. |
May 10 2019 | MGM released 'The Hustle', a co-production with Pin High Productions and Camp Sugar Productions, distributed by United Artists Releasing in North America and Universal Pictures internationally. |
April 2019 | MGM signed a two-year first-look deal with Smokehouse Pictures and a multi-film partnership with AGBO Films. |
February 14 2019 | MGM released 'Fighting with My Family', a co-production with Film4 Productions, Misher Films, Seven Bucks Productions, The Ink Factory, and WWE Studios. The film was distributed by Mirror Releasing in North America and Lionsgate in the United Kingdom. |
February 8 2019 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released the horror film 'The Prodigy' in collaboration with Orion Pictures and Vinson Films, distributed theatrically. |
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