est rian ▁access . ▁The ▁re develop ed ▁area ▁would ▁include ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁ret ail ▁space ▁accessible ▁to ▁ped est ri ans , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁construction ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁M GM ▁Res ort s ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁eventually ▁re develop ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁entrance ▁on ▁Trop icana ▁Avenue ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁to ▁come . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁M GM ▁Res ort s ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁sell ▁the ▁resort ▁to ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁consisting ▁of ▁M GM ▁G row th ▁Properties ▁and ▁The ▁Black stone ▁Group . ▁M GM ▁would ▁own ▁ 5 0 . 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁joint ▁vent ure , ▁and ▁Black stone ▁would ▁own ▁the ▁remainder . ▁The ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁would ▁be ▁le ased ▁to ▁M GM ▁Res ort s , ▁which ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁resort . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁final ized ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁Film ▁history ▁The ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁was ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁box ing ▁comedy ▁The ▁Great ▁White ▁H ype . ▁The ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cas inos ▁that ▁D anny ▁Ocean ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁ro bb ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁film ▁Ocean ' s ▁Ele ven . ▁A ▁st aged ▁title ▁un ification ▁match ▁between ▁heavy weight ▁box ing ▁champions ▁Len no x ▁Lewis ▁and ▁W lad imir ▁Kl itsch ko ▁was ▁prom in ently ▁featured ▁in ▁the