Will MGM be Bezos’ ticket to Hollywood’s big leagues?
In MGM, the film studio behind storied franchises such as James Bond and Rocky, Jeff Bezos might have found what he is looking for. But many remain sceptical.
James Fontanella-Khan, Chloe Cornish and Neil Munshi
Jeff Bezos has for years been desperately chasing his very own Game of Thrones – a runaway hit that will allow Amazon’s video streaming business to break into the big leagues of Hollywood.
“It can’t be that hard,” the billionaire entrepreneur told his team, according to Brad Stone’s recent book Amazon Unbound. Bezos is said to have then broken down the ingredients of Hollywood success into key must-have criteria: a hero protagonist, “civilisational high stakes”, betrayal and violence, among others.
