---- Blick auf eine Wanda Plaza von Dalian Wanda Group in Xiamen Stadt im Südosten der chinesischen Provinz Fujian, 24. Dezember 2015. Dalian Wanda, die Eigenschaft
--FILE--View of a Wanda Plaza of Dalian Wanda Group in Xiamen city, southeast China's Fujian province, 24 December 2015. Dalian Wanda, the property and media group controlled by Wang Jianlin, China's richest man, is in talks to buy the Hollywood company behind films such as Godzilla and Pacific Rim. If a deal is concluded between Wanda and Legendary Entertainment, the media company started by Thomas Tull, it will strengthen ties between Hollywood and the world's fastest-growing movie market. Wanda, which bought the AMC Entertainment cinema chain in 2012, is negotiating to acquire a controlling stake in Legendary, which counts Japanese technology group SoftBank among its investors. The deal could be announced as early as next week and values Legendary at $3bn-$4bn, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr Wang has been looking for a Hollywood studio to buy for several years. His company was linked with a purchase of DreamWorks Animation last year but the talks broke down. He also told reporters a year ago that he intended to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or Lions Gate Entertainment but a deal did not materialise.
