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Nexon invests $400M in Russo brothers’ film company at $1.1B valuation

Venture Beast

Nexon has invested $400 million in AGBO, a film and entertainment company created by Avengers directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Read More.

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NEP Group acquires 3 companies as it moves into virtual film production

Venture Beast

Broadcast service firm NEP Group has acquired three companies as it moves into virtual film and TV production. Read More.

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Disney and Warner Bros. Will Pause Releasing Films in Russia [Updated]

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The company released a statement Monday night explaining that it won’t be releasing its films there for the foreseeable future, beginning with Pixar’s Turning Red. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Disney has decided to take a stand. Then, a few hours later, Warner Bros. did the same thing for The Batman. Read more.

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Knights of Sidonia Animated Feature Film Headed to Theaters

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Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie was a huge box office hit for the entertainment company and streaming service Funimation. Riding high on the success of that, the company is set to release another animated film, Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars , based on the manga from Tsutomu Nihei. Read more.

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YouTube and Peacock are now streaming 22 James Bond films for free

The Verge

Maybe you’re feeling nostalgic for a classic James Bond film following Sean Connery’s death in late October. Or perhaps you’re simply feeling a gap given that the next film, No Time to Die , got pushed back to April 2021 or beyond. It’s also not clear how long these films will be free to stream. YouTube, 20 films.

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The makers of MapleStory invest $400 million in a Russo brothers-founded company to expand to film and TV

The Verge

Nexon wants to expand its game franchises to film and TV. Nexon, which develops the popular MMORPG MapleStory , wants to bring its gaming franchises to film and TV, and it’s investing nearly half a billion dollars — and the potential for more — to do so. More gaming franchises are making the jump to film and TV. Image: Nexon.

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HBO Max will release 10 Warner Bros. films straight-to-streaming in 2022

The Verge

films on HBO Max under a hybrid streaming and theatrical model , it appears WarnerMedia is prepared to continue using its Warner Bros. will be producing 10 films that will debut on HBO Max the same day they’re released. Kilar expressly stated that the company does not plan to return to a film release strategy of the past. “I

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