Category Archives: Deals and Dealmaking

Warner Bros. Creates DC Entertainment

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

The big changes to the entertainment landscpe continue. Previously, we brought you news that Disney was buying Marvel and now, its a new week and a brand new deal. This time around, news is out that Warner Bros. has decided … Continue reading →

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‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot In the Works

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

It should come as no surprise that in addition to the big announcements yesterday, especially the Disney Marvel deal, there was other news. One such piece that may please many Marvel fans out there who were less than thrilled with … Continue reading →

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Halloween 3D Greenlit?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Matt Raub

We posted our review of Rob Zombie’s Halloween II here last week, amongst our full coverage of the film including an interview with Zombie himself. One subject that was sensitive for him was talking about a third film in the … Continue reading →

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Disney to Buy Marvel

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Chris Ullrich

The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to acquire Marvel Ent. in a stock and cash transaction worth $4 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Marvel shareholders would receive $30 per share in cash plus approximately 0.745 Disney shares for … Continue reading →

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Rob Zombie to Remake ‘The Blob’

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Matt Raub

We got the chance to talk to Rob Zombie about his release of Halloween 2 this week, and though he stated that he has no intention of remaking any other horror movies, it looks like Genre Co.’s Richard Sapperstein may have … Continue reading →

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‘BioShock’ Film Gets a New Director

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Joe Gillis

As many fans of the videogame franchise know, news of a BioShock film has kept us all in suspense since word of it first surfaced nearly a year ago. Initially, Universal greenlit the pic and had Pirates of the Caribbean … Continue reading →

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‘Midnight Mass’ Goes to NBC

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Joe Gillis

According to The Hollywood Reporter, it looks like DC/Vertigo’s Midnight Mass comic, which has been a “hotly pursued” property for several years, has finally landed at NBC. Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts are on board to write the project for … Continue reading →

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WB Toying with Plans to Develop ‘Lego’ Pic

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jennifer Tomooka

With the success of G.I. Joe and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen this summer, toy-based movies are hot properties in Hollywood. Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is the latest studio to jump on the bandwagon and is planning to … Continue reading →

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