{
  "id": 4709973,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/amc-theaters-leawood-films-launch-1237063060/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AMC Theatres, the world’s largest exhibitor chain, is getting into the distribution business with a new label for small and mid-sized movies. The launch of the label, Leawood Films, comes at a time when many independent features, particularly those that have played major film festivals, are without homes. Leawood Films plans to handle those movies […]",
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      {
        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Kyle Davies Exits Bleecker Street For AMC Theatres’ New Distribution Label Leawood Films",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kyle-davies-exits-bleecker-street-for-amc-theatres-new-distribution",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:32:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:33:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}