{
  "id": 4709437,
  "title": "AMC Theatres Launches Indie Distribution Label Leawood Films; Veteran Hollywood Execs to Advise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/amc-theatres-launches-indie-distribution-label-leawood-films-veteran",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:33:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/amc-theatres-launches-indie-label-leawood-films-1236847700/"
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  "summary": "AMC Theatres is entering the indie film fray. The world’s largest movie theater chain announced Monday it will launch Leawood Films, a distribution venture advised by a trio of veteran Hollywood executives — including former Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich, Apple and Disney marketing whiz Ricky Strauss and former Paramount distro head […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "AMC Theatres Gets Into Distribution Game With Launch Of Leawood Films Label",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/amc-theatres-gets-into-distribution-game-with-launch-of-leawood-films",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "AMC Theatres Launches Movie Distribution Label Leawood Films Led by Ex-WB Chief Toby Emmerich",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/amc-theatres-launches-movie-distribution-label-leawood-films-led-by",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}