MGM seeks plan approval
NEW YORK – STRUGGLING film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has asked lenders to approve a pre-packaged bankruptcy plan that would turn over management of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Faced with four billion dollars (S$ 5.2 billion) in debt from a buyout five years ago, MGM put itself up for sale several months ago. But despite some bids, it failed to attract a …
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MGM bailout may save new Bond film
James Bond fans have been offered a glimmer of hope after the launch of a bailout for Hollywood studio MGM.
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Williams to play Monroe
LOS ANGELES – MICHELLE Williams will play Marilyn Monroe in a new movie based around the iconic actress’s 1956 film shoot in London opposite Sir Laurence Olivier, producers said on Friday. Williams, 30, who earned an Oscar nomination for her 2005 role in Brokeback Mountain and also appeared in Shutter Island, stars as Monroe alongside a British cast that sees Kenneth Branagh as Olivier, Julia …
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