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Universal films will head exclusively to Amazon Prime Video after their run on Peacock

The Verge

A licensing deal between Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Amazon will broaden Prime Video’s streaming library and bring anticipated titles to the service after a brief run on Peacock. Minions: The Rise of Gru and DreamWorks’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish will eventually make their way to Prime Video as well.

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Disney inks a huge Sony deal to bring Spider-Man and other films to Disney Plus and Hulu

The Verge

Disney and Sony Pictures have signed a multi-year “content licensing agreement” that will bring new Sony theatrical releases, starting with its 2022 films, to Disney-owned platforms. Sony’s theatrical releases from 2022 through 2026 are included in the deal, and Disney will get access to them following their “Pay 1 TV window.”

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Windows 11 is getting a new Media Player app you can test today

The Verge

Windows 11’s new media player. Microsoft has created a new Media Player app for Windows 11, and it’s beginning to test the app with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel today. The redesigned Media Player app will support both audio and video, and it includes a design that better matches Windows 11’s UI improvements. “At

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Open Channel: Should Video Games Remain Animated, or Go Live Action?

Gizmodo

The last few years have seen a successful streak of films and shows based on video games , primarily from Netflix. With future series based on sci-fi franchises Mass Effect and Halo in the works, plus ones based on various Ubisoft properties like Assassin’s Creed , gamers are in no shortage of seeing some of their… Read more.

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Mortal Kombat's Stars Believe the Film's Diversity Gives It Added Resonance

Gizmodo

Though Mortal Kombat is an action-packed adaptation of a hit video game , releasing it right now may wind up meaning a little something extra. The film is filled with actors from all walks of life, but many of are of Asian descent. In a time when violence against AAPI community is at the forefront of public discussion… Read more.

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Disney’s return to theaters will include a shorter 45-day theatrical window

The Verge

Disney has confirmed that its upcoming releases Free Guy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will be the company’s first two films to debut exclusively in theaters (on August 13th and September 3rd, respectively). Shorter windows are the new standard. The studio is by no means the only one: Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. will return to theatrical releases in 2022, ending its HBO Max experiment

The Verge

will return to releasing its theatrical films exclusively in theaters next year, Deadline reports. films like Kong vs. Godzilla and Mortal Kombat alongside their HBO Max debuts. films come back to theaters in 2022, Regal theaters will once again have full exclusivity (with no HBO Max or paid streaming rental competition).

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