Editing United Artists (section)

====United Artists Entertainment====
On November 2, 2006, MGM announced that [[Tom Cruise]] and his long-time production partner [[Paula Wagner]] were resurrecting UA.<ref>{{cite news| title=MGM Puts Cruise in Charge of New United Artists| url=http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-cruisewagnerunitedartists,0,3331510.story?coll=zap-movies-headlines| work=[[USA Today]]| date=November 2, 2006| access-date=May 20, 2010| archive-date=May 22, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522043145/http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-cruisewagnerunitedartists,0,3331510.story?coll=zap-movies-headlines| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Tom Cruise, producing partner cut a deal with United Artists| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-11-02-cruise-ua_x.htm| work=[[Screener (website)|Zap2it]]| date=November 2, 2006| access-date=October 1, 2017| first1=Laura| last1=Petrecca| first2=David| last2=Lieberman| archive-date=May 24, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524035154/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-11-02-cruise-ua_x.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> This announcement came after the duo were released from a fourteen-year production relationship at [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]-owned Paramount Pictures. Cruise, Wagner and [[MGM Studios]] created United Artists Entertainment LLC and the producer/actor and his partner owned a 30% stake in the studio,<ref name="Fritz">{{cite news| first=Ben| last=Fritz| url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-mgm-quarter-20120323,0,1843162.story| title=MGM regains full control of United Artists| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=March 23, 2012| access-date=January 26, 2015| archive-date=March 25, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325092530/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-ct-mgm-quarter-20120323,0,1843162.story| url-status=live}}</ref> with the approval by MGM's consortium of owners. The deal gave them control over production and development. Wagner was named CEO, and was allotted an annual slate of four films with varying budget ranges, while Cruise served as a producer for the revamped studio and the occasional star.

UA became the first motion picture studio granted a [[Writers Guild of America, West]] (WGA) waiver in January 2008 during the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers' Strike]].<ref>{{cite news| title=SHOCKER! WGA To Announce Side Deal With Tom Cruise's United Artists; Now Studio Moguls Mad at MGM's Sloan| url=https://deadline.com/2008/01/shocker-wga-will-announce-side-deal-with-united-artists-this-weekend-4646/| work=Deadline Hollywood| date=January 4, 2008| access-date=May 20, 2010| archive-date=March 28, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328111358/http://www.deadline.com/2008/01/shocker-wga-will-announce-side-deal-with-united-artists-this-weekend/| url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 14, 2008, MGM announced that Wagner would leave UA to produce films independently.<ref name="Fleming2">{{cite news| last1=Fleming| first1=Michael| title=Paula Wagner leaves UA| url=https://www.variety.com/VR1117990504.html| newspaper=Variety| access-date=14 August 2008| date=13 August 2008| archive-date=March 2, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302024952/http://www.variety.com/VR1117990504.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Her output as head of UA was two films, both starring Cruise, ''[[Lions for Lambs]]''<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/movies/23cruis.html?8dpc| title=The Nazi Plot That's Haunting Tom Cruise and United Artists| work=The New York Times| access-date=April 29, 2008| date=April 23, 2008| last=Cieply| first=Michael| archive-date=September 3, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903080820/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/movies/23cruis.html?8dpc| url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]''.<ref name="bom">{{cite web| url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valkyrie.htm| title=Valkyrie (2008)| work=[[Box Office Mojo]]| access-date=April 13, 2009| archive-date=April 11, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411231638/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=valkyrie.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> Wagner's departure led to speculation that a UA overhaul was imminent.<ref name="Fleming2"/>

Since then, UA has served as a co-producer with MGM for two releases: the 2009 remake of ''[[Fame (2009 film)|Fame]]'' and ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine]]''—these are the last original films to date to bear the UA banner.

A 2011 financial report revealed that MGM reacquired its 100% stake in United Artists.<ref name="Fritz"/> MGM stated that it might continue to make new films under the UA brand.<ref name="Fritz"/> Currently, however, UA itself functions in-name-only, although it occasionally re-releases (via MGM) most of its films theatrically under the UA banner.