Amazon Set To “Reimagine” MGM Franchises “For The 21st Century” Says Jeff Bezos

Amazon rto reimagine films like raging bull

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is excited to get his grubby little hands on  MGM’s beautiful films and franchises.

At an Amazon annual shareholder meeting, Bezos shared his excitement over his company’s $8.45 billion purchase of MGM.  He told the room:

We’re looking forward to reimagining and developing the deep catalog of MGM.

The acquisition’s thesis here is really very simple: MGM has a vast, deep catalog of much-loved intellectual property. With the talented people at MGM and Amazon Studios, we can reimagine and develop that IP for the 21s century… People who love stories are going to be the big beneficiaries.

RELATED: Amazon WILL Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion

The way he says reimagine for the 21st century scare me. Yes, films are constantly updated, franchised, rebooted, remade, etc, etc. etc. Amazon’s approach, as worded by Bezos, sounds more cold and business like than the other terms, even though there really isn’t a difference.

Or is there? Bezos listed classic franchises that often get “reimagined” included James Bond, Robocop, and Tomb Raider.

But… he’s also looking at classic films like Thelma and Louise and Raging Bull to update for the 21st century. He even mentioned The Handmaid’s Tale and Vikings, according to Variety.

Bezos also said:

The only way to get above-average returns is to take risks and many won’t pay off. Our whole history as a company is about taking risks, many of which have failed and many of which will fail.

There you have it. Look for Thelma and Louise and Raging Bull to be remade on an Amazon Prime near you.

Night Terror Banner   GenreVerse FOR FANBOYS, BY FANBOYS Have you checked out LRM Online’s official podcasts and videos on The Genreverse Podcast Network? Available on YouTube and all your favorite podcast apps, This multimedia empire includes The Daily CoGBreaking Geek Radio: The Podcast, GeekScholars Movie News, Anime-Versal Review Podcast, and our Star Wars dedicated podcast The Cantina. Check it out by listening on all your favorite podcast apps, or watching on YouTube! Subscribe on: Apple PodcastsSpotify |  SoundCloud | Stitcher | Google Play
Share the Post: