His Appian Way banner already has characteristic ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and collection ‘Shining Girls’ within the works with the tech big.
Leonardo DiCaprio is increasing his relationship with Apple.
The actor-producer’s Appian Way banner has inked a primary-look movie and TV cope with the tech big. Under the pact, the manufacturing firm he runs alongside Jennifer Davisson will develop new TV collection and movies for Apple.
Appian Way beforehand had a 3-12 months movie cope with Paramount Pictures and, earlier than that, was housed at Warner Bros. On the TV facet, DiCaprio’s firm had not had a pact earlier than this one.
The settlement extends Appian Way’s relationship with Apple past characteristic Killers of the Flower Moon and TV collection Shining Girls. Apple paid $200 million for Flower Moon — which reunites star DiCaprio with director Martin Scorsese — in May after Paramount balked on the darkish interval piece’s funds. As THR’s Kim Masters reported, Apple coated the sizable price ticket and can stream the film, whereas Paramount will distribute the characteristic theatrically worldwide.
On the TV facet, thriller Shining Girls stars The Handmaid’s Tale Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss and is produced by Appian Way and MRC Television. Apple landed rights to Shining Girls final 12 months after a aggressive bidding course of. The venture has quietly been in growth since with DiCaprio and Moss hooked up to star. (MRC Television is a division of MRC, the mum or dad firm of The Hollywood Reporter.)
Appian Way’s credit embody National Geographic’s The Right Stuff, Grant, The Revenant, The Wolf of Wall Stret, The Aviator, Shutter Island, The Ides of March and docs Virunga, Cowsiracy, Sea of Shadows, Ice on Fire in addition to And We Go Green.
Appian Way is the most recent general deal for Apple and joins a roster of manufacturing expertise together with Idris Elba, Ridley Scott, A24, Imagine Documentaries, Sesame Workshop and Peanuts.
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