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Amazon Gets Into the Movie Producing Business With Amazon Studios
One of the largest web retailers on the planet, Amazon.com, has launched a film studio aimed at attracting aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters.
Through the aptly named Amazon Studios, Amazon is offering filmmakers and screenwriters a total of $2.7 million in compensation for the upcoming year if their projects are selected. The company has made an agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures to develop and distribute the top submissions and release them as mainstream pictures.
Fantastic Sale Of Heath Ledger Films
Three movies featuring Heath Ledger shot into Amazon.com’s top seller’s in past days, headed by his early comedy ‘10 Things I Hate About You’.
‘A Knight’s Tale’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Brokeback Mountain’ have also found renewed popularity from customers of the website.
Aside from Ledger’s past films, a Youtube clip featuring Ledger speaking about his upcoming role as the Joker in the new Batman film has received over a million hits in recent days.
As yet Warner Bros have announced no change to the release date of ‘The Dark Knight’, which is due to hit cinema screens on the 18 July.
Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Media By Numbers, says, “Certainly The Dark Knight is one of the most anticipated films of the year.
“I think Warners is just going to stay the course and keep marketing the film.”
