Amazon Pays Out $25 Million For Rihanna Documentary

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Amazon Secured Rihanna Documentary For $25 Million

According to Fox Business, Amazon reportedly dished out a whopping $25 million for the rights to a documentary directed by Peter Berg centered around the Grammy award-winning singer Rihanna.

According to the director, the film will give a “bold and innovative Rihanna is an unfiltered look into Rihanna’s life” documenting over 1200 hours of footage over the course of a couple years.

Berg commented on the film, saying: “I think she’s an extraordinary young woman and it really is kind of a pretty comprehensive profile of what goes into making her this talent that she is…The work ethic, the talent, luck, the hustle, the vision. She’s a really, really interesting woman and the movie will be out in about a month and half, two months we’ll be able to start showing it.”

With streaming wars in full swing, its clear Amazon spared no expense in securing the film.