Chinese cinema owner seeks to buy stake in Lionsgate studio

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China’s burgeoning film business is poised to take another leap forward on the global stage.

Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, who owns China’s biggest cinema chain, is looking to buy the parent of Lionsgate, the independent studio behind the lucrative “Hunger Games” and “Twilight” franchises. He also wants to invest in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which produces the James Bond movies.