Overview

• Cirque du Soleil has established its own film and TV studio to expand its entertainment offerings.
• Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions will develop the first project, a feature film based on the show 'O'.
• Susan Levison, former WWE and CBS executive, will lead Cirque du Soleil Studio as General Manager.
• The studio plans to adapt various Cirque du Soleil shows into scripted and unscripted TV, film, animation, and documentaries.
• The 'O' show, running since 1998 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, combines acrobatics, synchronized swimming, and diving.