[jinnsamys]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11498081

Hollywood film studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer has begun plans to file for bankruptcy protection in an effort to rid itself of $4bn (£2.5bn) of debts.

The studio is asking more than 100 of its creditors to approve a plan that will see it enter chapter 11 bankruptcy while it restructures hmmmm think the MPAA isnt giving over any of the money ther are grabbing off file sharers

[Seilehogshell]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11498081



hmmmm think the MPAA isnt giving over any of the money ther are grabbing off file sharers

You bet. They probably even have to PAY the MPAA a considerable fee.

[MaugleeRobins]

Well lets see.

2010s

Hot Tub Time Machine (co-production with United Artists) (2010)
Upcoming films

Note: The following films are in doubt due to the MGM debt crisis. The release dates listed here are likely to be or have been changed

2010s
Red Dawn (2010) (On hold due to debt)
The Matarese Circle (co-production with Relativity Media) (2010)
The Cabin in the Woods (co-production with United Artists) (2011)
Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral (2011)
Zookeeper (co-production with Happy Madison and Columbia Pictures) (2011)
Bunyan and Babe (2011)
Mary Mother of Christ (2011)
The Hobbit, Part I (co-production with Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, WingNut Films and Spyglass Entertainment) (2012)
The Hobbit, Part II (co-production with Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, WingNut Films and Spyglass Entertainment) (2013)

TBC
Untitled 23rd James Bond film (co-production with EON Productions)
Maybe the should just start releasing good films?

[bapimporb]

Well lets see.




Maybe the should just start releasing good films?

Also check their released movie list. Nothing decent in years...

[MaugleeRobins]

Also check their released movie list. Nothing decent in years...

To be honest, I think the only franchise they release that makes enough money is the bond films, but since the recent re invention of bond, and bond since goldeneye, I feel its not going to make the money it once did (I have no facts that back that up). Casino Royale was ok, but the last one was a bit crap and forgettable. Brosnan bonds where entertaining, but it was getting far far far to cheesy towards the end of his reign.

I checked the 2000 list, 10 years of films, and possibly 2 or 3 actual good selling ones.

They wonder why they are in debt.[rofl]

[bapimporb]

To be honest, I think the only franchise they release that makes enough money is the bond films, but since the recent re invention of bond, and bond since goldeneye, I feel its not going to make the money it once did (I have no facts that back that up). Casino Royale was ok, but the last one was a bit crap and forgettable. Brosnan bonds where entertaining, but it was getting far far far to cheesy towards the end of his reign.

I checked the 2000 list, 10 years of films, and possibly 2 or 3 actual good selling ones.

They wonder why they are in debt.[rofl]

Yep... Well to be fair I liked Craig as bond a lot better than Brosnan and even the pretty weak quantum of solace apparently raked in 3x the costs of the movie (according to wikipedia).

But yeah their other movies sucked.

[Vkowefek]

Hmmm I was slightly interested in the Red Dawn remake, the rest is pretty much horrible, I would assume the hobbit would still be fine since it has multiple studios attached and what not.

[jinnsamys]

except that the `unions` have told the stars not to sign up because the studio wants to negotiate directly with the stars and bypass the unions so they dont get a cut