Alibaba Pictures are responsible for the marketing , distribution and merchandising of Amblin Partner films in China and for jointly financing Amblin and Dreamworks films globally .
On October 9 , 2016 , Amblin Partners signed a deal with China 's Alibaba Pictures , in which Alibaba acquired a minority equity stake in the company and will handle marketing , distribution , and merchandising of Amblin and DreamWorks films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin Partners films worldwide.  : //deadline.com/2016/10/amblin-alibaba-china-deal-equity-stake-steven-spielberg-marketing-distribution-1201833550/Film projects in various stages of production include : A Dog 's Purpose , scheduled for release on January 27 , 2017 and Ready Player One , a co-production between Amblin and Warner Bros. Pictures that is scheduled to be released on March 30 , 2018 .
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