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Village Roadshow's Bankruptcy: Buyers Circle Over Library Assets That Generate $50M a Year
A clearer picture of Village Roadshow's downfall is coming into focus, with the film production and financing company filing ...
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‘Joker’ and ‘The Matrix’ Producer Village Roadshow Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the renowned film producer and financier that has backed “The Matrix,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Joker” and “The Lego Movie” franchises ...
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WGA Members Prohibited From Working With Village Roadshow After Company “Has Refused to Pay” Writers
"It is crucial that Village Roadshow be prevented from undercutting writers’ standards and conditions," the Writers Guild of America West shared in a statement. By Christy Piña Associate Editor ...
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‘Joker,’ ‘Matrix’ producer files for bankruptcy protection amid Warner Bros. fight
Village Roadshow Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a dark turn for the once-prolific film financing company that backed the “Joker,” “The Matrix” and “Ocean ...
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WGA Says Stop-Work Order “Imminent” For Village Roadshow Over Late Payments: What’s Happening
Village Roadshow is late on payments to those writers working on their film and TV projects, we hear. As such the WGAW is bound to issue a stop work order to The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury ...
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Want to Buy Village Roadshow's Stake in ‘The Matrix'? It'll Cost At Least $417.5M
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group's film library will sell for at least $417.5 million. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Horan on Tuesday approved an offer from Alcon Media Group for Village ...
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‘Matrix’ co-producer Village Roadshow 'open to all bids' after bankruptcy
NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. film producer Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is “open to all bids” for a film library that includes rights to well-known movies like The Matrix ...
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After years of making other studios’ movies, Village Roadshow wants homegrown hits, too
Village Roadshow has been making movies for Warner Bros. since 1997. The companies extended the pact in 2012 to run through the end of this year, and it’s now set to continue through at least 2019.
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Village Roadshow Closes $480 Million Recapitalization; $325 Million of New Capital
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has completed a $480 million recapitalization, including $325 million of new capital from a consortium of worldwide investors (including Vine Alternative ...
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Village Roadshow Australia “Not Impacted” By US Bankruptcy Filing
The Australian-based Village Roadshow Group is not impacted by the US-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s (VREG) bankruptcy filing and has set plans to terminate its association with ...
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Village Roadshow’s Bankruptcy: Buyers Circle Over Library Assets That Generate $50M a Year
By Winston Cho A clearer picture of Village Roadshow‘s downfall is coming into focus, with the film production and financing company filing for bankruptcy after a costly endeavor aimed at ...