Apple allegedly offered J.J. Abrams $500 million, but he declinedAbrams instead signed a deal with WarnerMedia.
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J.J. Abrams was allegedly offered $500 million to exclusively create content for Apple.
Abrams ultimately turned Apple down in favor of WarnerMedia.
Abrams was apparently concerned by Apple's lack of IP and theatrical distribution model.
J.J. Abrams reportedly turned down $500 million to create content exclusively for Apple. Instead, Abrams signed a deal with WarnerMedia allegedly worth half that.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Apple wanted Bad Robot, a production company started by Abrams, to "set up shop" in Cupertino. But Apple wanted Abrams to create content exclusively for Apple, which means the director wouldn't be able to do anything else, including work on Star Wars or Star Trek.
Abrams' Bad Robot has been involved in some major hits, including Cloverfield and Overlord
That was allegedly a huge no-no for Abrams, who was also apparently concerned by Apple's lack of a theatrical distribution mod...
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Apple allegedly offered J.J. Abrams $500 million, but he declined
