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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group Library, Including ‘Matrix,’ ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Movies, Acquired by Alcon
Alcon Media Group has bought the film library of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, producer of 'The Matrix' and 'Ocean's Eleven.'
It includes 108 films, as well as the dozens of pictures the company co-produced and co-financed in association with Warner Brothers Pictures since 1997, including “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the “Ocean’s Eleven” series, “The Matrix” trilogy, “Joker,” “Ready Player One,” 2009’s “Sherlock Holmes,” and “Wonka.” In a release touting the purchase, Alcon said the library generates an estimated $50 million annually. Alcon’s films include “Blade Runner 2049,” “The Blind Side,” Christopher Nolan’s “Insomnia,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Prisoners,” and the recently rebooted “Garfield” franchise with Chris Pratt. At the time, Village Roadshow was engaged in an expensive legal battle with Warner Bros. over “The Matrix Resurrections,” a 2021 sequel to the sci-fi series.
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