Amazon MGM Studios has announced a deal with former Netflix Head of Film Scott Stuber to relaunch the historic United Artists label.
The agreement will see Stuber and his soon-to-be-launched company produce several films per year under the United Artists (UA) label, for release theatrically and via Prime Video.

UA was first launched in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. It was acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1981, which was itself bought by Amazon in 2022.
“With his proven track record of delivering global hits and an eye towards theatrical fare, Scott’s expertise and vision align perfectly with our film strategy,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon MGM Studios. “We are so proud to welcome him to our lot and partner with him on the relaunch of the legendary UA brand, as we work to leverage existing and new IP into big, broad films that resonate with worldwide audiences.”
Stuber said: “I look forward to producing a wide range of films with great filmmakers, using both original story concepts and MGM and United Artists’ incredible library of existing IP.”
Scott Stuber was Chairman of Netflix Film from 2017 to 2024 bringing films such as Red Notice, Bird Box, Hustle, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and All Quiet on the Western Front to the streamer.
Before Netflix, Stuber founded and ran Bluegrass Films, which produced such hits as Ted, Central Intelligence, and Safe House. A former vice chairman of worldwide production at Universal Studios, he was responsible for films including A Beautiful Mind, Seabiscuit, Cinderella Man, Jarhead, 8 Mile, Meet the Parents and its follow-up films, plus both the Bourne and Fast and the Furious franchises.

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