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Apocalyptic Drama ‘Earth Abides,’ ‘Gladiators’ Format Among Mipcom Slate From Amazon MGM Studios
Amazon MGM Studios Distribution heads to content market Mipcom, Oct. 24-27, with a lengthy slate of series and films.
This format, which sees Gladiators going head-to-head with Contenders in competitions of strength, speed and agility, took the U.K. by storm earlier this year on BBC One with 9.8 million viewers (28-day figure) in its first season. Films being launched for distribution include the comedy “You’re Cordially Invited,” starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, slated to premiere on Prime Video on Jan. 30; Shane Black’s crime thriller “Play Dirty,” led by Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield; the sequel to the film “A Simple Favor,” with returning cast members Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and director Paul Feig; and “Levon’s Trade,” an action thriller starring Jason Statham and directed by David Ayer (“Suicide Squad”) from a screenplay adapted by Sylvester Stallone. Amazon MGM Studios Distribution will also bring “Mercy,” the upcoming sci-fi thriller starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson; the film adaptation of Don Winslow’s novella “Crime 101,” starring Chris Hemsworth, Barry Keoghan and Mark Ruffalo and directed by Bart Layton (“American Animals”); “The Accountant 2,” with a cast led by Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and J.K. Simmons and directed by Gavin O’Connor (“Warrior”); and the heist comedy “The Pickup,” featuring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and Eva Longoria and directed by Tim Story (“The Blackening”).
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