Meaning of movie deal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An agreement between a movie production studio and various other stakeholders for the production of a movie, usually based on some source material or other intellectual property created or owned by one or more of the stakeholders.
2. An agreement between a movie production studio and an actor, director, or other person involved in the making of movies, by which that person agrees to participate in the production of a certain number of movies for the studio.

Examples

“Adding to her irritation were the continuing rumors that Selznick had taken advantage of her in the movie deal.”

“Consider this, the buzz around the Harry Potter series did not reach a frenzy until the movie deal was announced and the fourth book was published.”

“Sandra Bernhard has landed a movie deal with Alive Pictures for a screenplay she co-wrote, titled "It Came From Poland."”

“News that he had signed a movie deal with 20th Century-Fox had broken in the summer of 1943. Although Como's movie deal came earlier than he expected, it was the norm for a successful singer to look to Hollywood as the next step on the career path.”

“The agent had arranged a movie deal for Rockne in Hollywood, and at the end of dinner Walsh and Fuller put Rockne in a cab to the train station to catch an overnight to Kansas City, where he would take a morning mail flight to Los Angeles.”

“A story had run on the front page of the Hollywood Reporter that Michael Jackson had signed a five year movie deal with Disney.”

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