Lionsgate Acquires Bulk of Weinstein Film Library in Spyglass Deal
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The afterlife of the Weinstein Co. continues.
On Thursday, Spyglass Media which acquired the Weinstein Co.’s film and TV library in a bankruptcy auction three years ago announced that it had sold the bulk of the feature film library to Lionsgate Entertainment.
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The sale is part of a broader partnership, under which Lionsgate takes a 20% equity stake in Spyglass, and Spyglass gets a first-look TV deal with Lionsgate. The financial terms were not disclosed.
The sale includes three Quentin Tarantino films “Django Unchained,” “Inglourious Basterds” and “The Hateful Eight” as well as several other critically acclaimed Weinstein productions, including “Silver Linings Playbook,” “The Kings Speech” and “Fruitvale Station.”