Edith Tolkin, a longtime attorney for MGM and Paramount, died in her Los Angeles home after a long illness on Thursday. She was 93. Born Feb. 27, 1922, Tolkin grew up on Montreal’s famed St. Urbain…
MGM Motion Picture Group President Jonathan Glickman has re-upped with the studio in a three-year deal. Glickman will continue to report to chairman and CEO Gary Barber. Glickman worked for both…
Common has signed on to produce and star in MGM’s remake of coming-of-age drama “Cooley High” with DeVon Franklin and Tony Krantz also producing. Seth Rosenfeld will write the script for the remake…
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has completed a newly structured $1 billion five-year revolving credit facility arranged by J.P. Morgan Chase with a syndicate of lenders. MGM, home to the James Bond franchise…
“Hostel” helmer Eli Roth is in talks to direct MGM and Paramount’s remake of the Charles Bronson cult hit “Death Wish.” Bruce Willis is attached to star. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski penned…
Two years before "Independence Day" blasted the doors off the box office, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were already exploring alien life with "Stargate." The film went on to gross almost $200…
With Daniel Craig’s “Spectre” making only a small contribution, MGM’s first-quarter 2016 revenue dropped 15% to $311.3 million. The privately held studio reported Wednesday a slight gain in earnings…
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has appointed Lesley Freeman as its Chief Legal Officer, replacing the departing Scott Packman. Gary Barber, chairman and CEO of MGM, made the announcement Monday. Freeman joins…
Veteran producer Barry Poznick had been hired to head unscripted programming for MGM Television, the studio announced Thursday. The move is the first major hire made since Mark Burnett took over as…
MGM has won the rights to the Max Landis spec script “Deeper” with Bradley Cooper attached to star. The auction for the spec included several suitors, including Paramount and Odd Lot Entertainment…
The board of directors of privately-held MGM Holdings Inc. has authorized an addition of $300 million to its share repurchase plan. MGM, home to the “James Bond” franchise, said Friday that since…
