Apple allegedly offered J.J. Abrams $500 million, but he declined
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Abrams instead signed a deal with WarnerMedia. What you need to know 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...