Amazon MGM Studios is looking to launch its own international theatrical distribution arm, as its current foreign distribution deal with Warner Bros. is set to expire at the end of this year, TheWrap has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing from myriad sources that Amazon MGM Studios will be launching an international theatrical distribution arm for its feature slate moving forward. The studio’s current foreign theatrical output deal is with Warner Bros.

The international output deal with Warner, signed in 2022, a few months after tech giant Amazon closed its $8.5bn acquisition of MGM, is thought to expire at the end of 2025. The deal has covered the release of films including Creed III, a $276m global hit, as well as 2024 launches Red One and Challengers .