‘Knives Out’ Team Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman Sign Two-Picture Deal With Warner Bros.

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s company T-Street has signed a two-picture producing deal with Warner Bros.

Motion Picture Group. Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, who took over as the studio’s co-chairs and CEOs in 2022, orchestrated the deal.

It marks the producers’ first collaboration with Warner Bros., having previously worked with Lionsgate on the box office hit “Knives Out,” Netflix on its sequel “Glass Onion,” Disney on “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and Focus Features on the neo-noir thriller “Brick.” It’s unclear if Johnson will direct either of the two films that he’ll be overseeing at Warner Bros. “Mike and Pam’s renewed commitment to original storytelling and the theatrical experience make Warner Bros.

Discovery an ideal place to help us bring the filmmakers we love to audiences around the world on a grand scale,” said Johnson and Bergman. “We’re thrilled to have them as partners.” As producers, T-Street has recently backed first-time director Chloe Domont’s firey workplace drama “Fair Play” and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning satire “American Fiction.” After each of those films premiered on the festival circuit, “Fair Play” debuted directly on Netflix while “American Fiction” was released by Amazon MGM in theaters and earned $22 million globally.