Inside WarnerMedia's new deal with StarWars filmmaker J.J. Abrams:
chief John Stankey flew to London in September of 2018 to begin talks with Abrams, pitching him on the company’s ability to offer him a broad array of homes for his content — from traditional theatrical releases to streaming and video games.
Abrams’ resume includes “water cooler” shows such as “Alias” and “Westworld” and hit movies such as “Cloverfield,” “Star Trek,” and “Super 8.” It’s an impressive array of box office favorites and ratings successes. However, the knock on Abrams, at least from the entertainment conglomerates that didn’t win his services, is that he is better at refurbishing aging franchises such as Star Trek and Star Wars than he is at launching new ones.
Bad Robot previously had a film deal set up at Paramount, but it had a long relationship with Warners on the television front. The companies worked together for 13 years as part of an exclusive overall pact, that began in 2006. That association has deepened. In 2018, Bad Robot formed a video game development division Bad Robot Games, in association with Tencent and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
In the official announcement, WarnerMedia said that Bad Robot will honor existing obligations to Paramount and noted, as if the general public were unaware, that Abrams is directing and producing the release of “The Rise of Skywalker,” which Disney is rolling out.
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