Can Village Roadshow Go On?

Keanu Reaves Matrix
Jim Moore, the embattled CEO of the private equity firm that owns Village Roadshow, has struggled to pay bills as they furiously seek a buyer for a library of more than 100 studio films including The Matrix franchise. Photo: Murray Close/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
March 7, 2025

Everyone knows that investing in the movie business is a sucker’s bet. So many supposedly sophisticated financial backers—the Japanese, the Germans, the French, the insurance money, the re-insurance money, the dot-commers, the hedgies, and lately, the Koreans—have arrived in town with visions of glamor and riches. Few have actually made money.