Amazon signs up Lionsgate in Lat Am

The Amazon pact covers Keanu Reeves action movie John Wick: Chapter 2

Amazon Prime Video has agreed an exclusive multi-year deal with US studio Lionsgate to give it rights to a slate of Hollywood movies in Latin America.

The agreement means Lionsgate- and Summit Entertainment-distributed films will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video following their theatrical release in the region.

Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive long-term streaming home in Latin America for features such as John Wick: Chapter 2, Saban’s Power Rangers, The Shack and Jigsaw, the latest instalment in the Saw horror franchise.

Prime Video will also add new Lionsgate releases, including Wonder, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson; The Spy Who Dumped Me, starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon; A Simple Favor, featuring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick; Robin Hood, teaming Jamie Foxx and Taron Egerton; and Chaos Walking, with Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland.