Categories: Celebs

The Weinstein Company Signs Exclusive Film And Television First Look Deal With Jay-Z

<p>It looks like Jay-Z will be involved with more behind the scenes work as he is slated to produce more scripted and unscripted films and television projects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;billboard&period;com&sol;biz&sol;articles&sol;news&sol;tv-film&sol;7526332&sol;weinstein-co-sets-exclusive-film-and-tv-first-look-deal-with-jay-z&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter">Billboard Biz<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; The Weinstein Company will be able to get the first look on those projects&comma; as they recently signed a new two-year deal&comma; which grants them early access&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Some past films that Jay-Z has worked on includes&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Great Gatsby&comma;” the 2014 remake of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Annie” and Chris Rock’s romantic comedy&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Top Five&period;” New projects a part of the deal are already in the works&comma; and are expected to be announced within the next few weeks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jay-Z said in a statement&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I&&num;8217&semi;m excited to tell stories from real-life prophets&comma; whom through their struggles have changed the world for the better&comma; and others whose stories are filled with fantasy and delight&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He continued&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Harvey and David are visionaries both of whom have done this time and time again&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m already passionate about what we currently have in the pipeline and I&&num;8217&semi;m looking forward to discovering others&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Harvey Weinstein&comma; the company’s co-chairman said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Jay’s ability to influence entertainment and pop culture has gone well beyond music for many years&period; He approaches every aspect of his career with both determination and effortlessness&comma; making him one of the leading power players in entertainment history&period; We already have some exceptional projects in the works and are excited to see what more is to come&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;billboard&period;com&sol;biz&sol;articles&sol;news&sol;tv-film&sol;7526332&sol;weinstein-co-sets-exclusive-film-and-tv-first-look-deal-with-jay-z&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter">http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;billboard&period;com&sol;biz&sol;articles&sol;news&sol;tv-film&sol;7526332&sol;weinstein-co-sets-exclusive-film-and-tv-first-look-deal-with-jay-z&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitter<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TSR STAFF&colon; Jade Ashley &commat;Jade&lowbar;Ashley94 on Instagram &amp&semi; Twitter<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"22957" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;the-weinstein-company-signs-exclusive-film-and-television-first-look-deal-with-jay-z&sol;" data-secure&equals;"0fd8f29de8"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 25px&semi;font-weight&colon; 600&semi;">What Do You Think Roomies&quest;<&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions wpra-static-emojis size-medium" style&equals;"border-color&colon; &num;ffffff&semi;border-width&colon; 0px&semi;border-radius&colon; 50px&semi;border-style&colon; solid&semi;background&colon; &num;ffffff&semi;">&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"emoji-8 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"8"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-10 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"10"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-4 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"4"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-5 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"5"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-2 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"2"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-7 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"7"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-12 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"12"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div> <&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-share-wrap wpra-share-buttons-bordered" style&equals;"">&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of share buttons -->&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of reactions container --> <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of reactions wrap -->&Tab;&Tab;

Jade Whiteside

x