2013 Movie News Archives

October 1, 2013: RatPac-Dune Entertainment to Finance Superman/Batman Movie

Dune Entertainment The Hollywood Reporter revealed yesterday that Warner Bros. has signed a huge financial agreement with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a newly formed partnership between by Dune's Steven Mnuchin, filmmaker Brett Ratner and Australian billionaire James Packer, to fund its upcoming movie slate for the next three or four years.

Having parted ways with Legendary Entertainment earlier this year, this deal (which sources claim is valued at $450 million), covers Warners and New Line's entire movie slate of up to 75 titles.

    According to a source, a quiet negotiation took place that resulted in Ratner not having creative input on the films, a move that Ratner fully supported. As part of the deal, the director-producer won't provide notes or be in the editing room on the titles, though his RatPac logo will grace the films.

    The new RatPac-Dune deal would be different than Warners' arrangement with Legendary, which could cherry-pick the movies it financed. Multiple sources say the arrangement also will cover a portion of Man of Steel, the pricey Superman reboot that opened in June.

Dune Entertainment has production credits that include Avatar, Black Swan, Life of Pi and Lincoln. It will now be involved in financing films including Batman vs Superman and Avatar 2.

Sources: Hollywood Reporter and Sydney Morning Herald.



2013 Movie News

Listed below are all the Movie News items archived for 2013 organized into various categories:

“Man of Steel” Movie News:

“Superman/Batman” Movie News: “Justice League” Movie News: “Superman: Unbound” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox” Animated Movie News: “Justice League: War” Animated Movie News: Christopher Reeve Movie News: Other Movie News:

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