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Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly have signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television under their TeaTime Pictures ...
The answer may lie in part with the elusive first-look deal. After “Get Out,” Peele’s Monkeypaw Prods. signed a two-year first-look with Universal.
The Traitors producer Studio Lambert has struck a first-look deal with Daniel Lawrence Taylor, the creator of ...
As part of his new first-look deal, Perkins has also launched a production banner he's calling Phobos. Alongside his partner Chris Ferguson, the projects that Perkins and Phobos produce for other ...
Tyler Perry is adding to his collection of first-look deals. Perry has struck a first-look series deal with Netflix, adding to his pact with the streamer on movies. As part of the new arrangement ...
Major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are considering terminating some of their first look and overall deals with writers as soon as Aug. 1, more than half-a-dozen sources with knowledge of ...
The first project under the deal is Tell Me Lies, based on the 2018 novel by Carola Lovering. It’s in development at Hulu, with Meaghan Oppenheimer ( Queen America ) adapting the book.
The first-look deal remains a bit of a gold standard in Hollywood. Studios provide the overhead plus some funds for development in exchange for having first dibs on movie projects.
Fresh off the successful opening weekend of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” Lionsgate has renewed its first-look deal with the inspirational family comedy’s producers, Kingdom Story ...
First-look deals also provide financial padding and, in return, guarantee that the studio or company has favored nation status when it comes to determining potential distribution of a series or film.
Major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms are considering terminating some of their first look and overall deals with writers as soon as Aug. 1, more than half-a-dozen sources with knowledge ...