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‘Saw’ Goes to Blumhouse as Studio Takes Prospective Rights to Horror Franchise
Lionsgate will continue to be a partner in the property
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Lionsgate to Launch Premium Collection Channel on DirecTV
The offering, which will be available in the coming weeks, is set to feature titles such as “Weeds,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Now You See Me” and “The Expendables”
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Jason Constantine, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-President, Dies at 55
His tenure spanned many of the studio’s biggest franchises, including “John Wick” and “Saw”
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Blumhouse in Talks to Acquire ‘Saw’ Film Rights From Twisted Pictures
Lionsgate owns 50% of the franchise and will continue to be involved as a partner
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Nathan Kahane to Step Down as Lionsgate Film President
The executive will transition back to producer work, with production president Erin Westerman succeeding him
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Lionsgate Sees $22 Million Profit in First Quarter Since Starz Split
Revenue in the quarter rose 22% to $1.1 billion amid a resurgence for films and its library
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Elle Fanning Joins ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ as Effie Trinket
Elizabeth Banks previously played the Capitol resident in the “Hunger Games” trilogy
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Mel Gibson Teams With Lionsgate for ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
The feature serves as the follow-up to his 2004 religious blockbuster “The Passion of the Christ”
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Why ‘Highlander’ Left Lionsgate for Amazon as the Studio Bets Big on ’80s IP
New “Masters of the Universe” and “Voltron” are also in the works as Prime Video’s “Dad TV” gains traction with Gen Xers hungry for 40-year-old franchises
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Starz CEO Sees Opportunity to Grow Through Bundling, Partnerships With Networks ‘Marooned on the Linear Side’
Jeff Hirsch shares the company’s strategy around content, M&A and more in a conversation with TheWrap following its Nasdaq debut
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Lionsgate-Starz Separation Greenlit by Supreme Court of British Columbia
The two companies will begin trading separately on the New York Stock Exchange starting Wednesday
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Lionsgate TV Elevates Taylor du Pont to Head of Post-Production, Bobby Williams Retires
Du Pont will oversee post-production for ABC’s “The Rookie,” USA Network’s “The Rainmaker” and multiple “Power” series, among others
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Jesse Plemons to Play Plutarch Heavensbee in ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’
The film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling prequel will be released on Nov. 20, 2026
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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on The Reaping’: Joseph Zada and Whitney Peak Cast as Haymitch Abernathy, Lenore Dove Baird
The film adaptation of Suzanne Collins best-seller will be released on Nov. 20, 2026
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Lionsgate Shareholders Approve Starz Split
Investors also approved its board director candidates at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday
