Apple plans to spend US$1 billion a year to produce movies that will be released in theaters, according to Bloomberg. Quoting unnamed “people familiar with the company’s plans,” the article says is is “part of an ambitious effort to raise its profile in Hollywood and lure subscribers to its Apple TV+ streaming service.
Bloomberg says Apple has approached movie studios about partnering to release a few titles in theaters this year and a whole bunch of more films in the future. The list of potential releases includes Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio; the spy thriller Argylle, from director Matthew Vaughn; and Napoleon, Ridley Scott’s drama about the French conqueror.
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