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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
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Lionsgate Taps Brad Haugen to Lead Digital Strategy
The former Westbrook Media executive will oversee original content creation, brand partnerships and other digital storytelling initiatives for the studio
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How Lionsgate’s Spin-Off of Starz Will Unlock M&A Opportunities for Both | Analysis
The move will simplify both companies and make them “more digestible” for strategic buyers, one expert told TheWrap
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Johnny Depp Returns in Lionsgate’s First Look at ‘Day Drinker’
The feature co-stars Penélope Cruz, Madelyn Cline, Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle
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Dylan O’Brien Sundance Comedy ‘Twinless’ Acquired by Roadside, Lionsgate
The film won the audience award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
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Michael Jackson Biopic 4-Hour Cut Could Be Split Into 2 Movies as Lionsgate Weighs Delayed Release
Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” was not mentioned at the studio’s CinemaCon presentation
