Twenty years after the Wachowski siblings' The Matrix burst onto the world, Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures are reloading the franchise.
One of Australia's greatest showmen, Graham Burke is retiring as the CEO of Village Roadshow Ltd (VRL) after 63 years with the company founded by Roc Kirby.
Village Roadshow Pictures has renewed its $US750 million film production facility, which finances films co-produced with Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and other major distributors.
Australians in Film, the LA-based entertainment guild for Australian entertainment professionals, today opened applications for the Village Roadshow Entertainment Group and Animal Logic internship.
Village Roadshow Pictures is raising $US400 million to fund its upcoming slate of co-productions including Tarzan and King Arthur.
The Hollywood film funding arm of Village Roadshow is negotiating a co-funding deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
In gross profits The LEGO Movie has racked up $US140 million and The Great Gatsby $US70.5 million from cinemas worldwide.
Audiences are connecting with The LEGO Movie in a big way, driving the first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO adventure past $200 million in worldwide box office, less than 2 weeks after its record-breaking release.