Category Archives: Deals and Dealmaking

Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil to Adapt ‘The Vault’ Comic Book

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Johnny Depp doesn’t seem to ever want to stop. The man’s been going strong since his first appearance in Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. Now he’s taking a slightly more controlling role in his films, as his production company, Infinitum … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Comics, Deals and Dealmaking, Drama, Movies, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Adaptation, Christi Dembrowski, Garrie Gastonny, Graham King, Infinitum Nihil, Johnny Depp, Movies, Sam Sarkar, The Vault, Tim Headington | 1 Comment

Amazon Makes Streaming Deal with NBC Universal

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Joe Gillis

The online content streaming landscape just got a bit more interesting as Amazon announced late Thursday it has made a deal with NBCUniversal to provide 1,000 Universal Pictures movies to its streaming customers. The new content includes films such as … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals and Dealmaking, News, Tech, The Internets, Universal Pictures | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Streaming, Being John Malkovich, Billy Elliott, CBS, Cheers, Internet Streaming, NBC, Star Trek, Streaming Content, Tablets, The Internets, Universal | 1 Comment

Live Action ‘Captain Planet’ Feature In the Works

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

This one comes directly from what we like to call the “Meh” department. Sure, some people may be huge fans of the Captain Planet and the Planeteers cartoon show, believe in its positive message and think it should be made into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Cartoon Network, Deals and Dealmaking, Movies, News | Tagged Captain Planet, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Cartoon Network, Cartoons, Deals, Don Murphy, Movies, Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Comments Off

SDCC11: Oni Press Signs with William Morris Agency

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Portland, OR based Oni Press is probably most well know for it Scott Pilgrim Versus the World comic series and feature film. They also have many more projects in what Hollywood likes to call “various stages of development” so that … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic-Con, Comics, Deals and Dealmaking, Movies, News, Oni Press, SDCC 11, TV | Tagged Ben Stiller, Frenemy of the State, Oni, Oni Press, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, SDCC, SDCC11, The Last Call, The Leading Man, The Return of King Doug, William Morris Agency | Comments Off

‘Glee’ Creator Ryan Murphy Returning to the Dark with ‘American Horror Story’

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Shannon Hood

While he’s obviously more of a household name for creating and running 3 years of Fox’s hit high school musical series Glee, before that Ryan Murphy was known as the man who created Nip/Tuck. That series, obviously very different than … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Fox, Announcements, Casting, Deals and Dealmaking, Drama, Fall Previews, FX, Horror, News, Sci-Fi, TV | Tagged Alexandra Breckinridge, American Horror Story, Brad Falchuk, Connie Britton, Denis O'Hare, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Glee, Jessica Lange, Moira O'Hara, Nip/Tuck, Ryan Murphy, Taisa Farmiga | 1 Comment

Netflix and NBC Universal Extend Deal for Content Streaming

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Joe Gillis

Even as Netflix raises its prices and changes its plans, networks are continuing to make new deals with the service. Today, NBC/Universal announced it is re-upping its deal with Netflix and making more episodes available from programs such as 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals and Dealmaking, News, Tech, TV | Tagged 30 Rock, NBC, Netflix, Netflix Instant, Netflix Streaming, The Office, TV | 1 Comment

Johnny Depp Bringing ‘The Night Stalker’ to the Big Screen

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Okay, let’s pretend for a minute that your Johnny Depp. You’ve made quite a few movies, are respected as an actor, recognized around the world as a big star and brought Disney a boatload of money for your work as … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals and Dealmaking, Disney, Movies, News | Tagged Disney, Johnny Depp, Kolchak, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Movies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Night Stalker, The X-Files | Comments Off

Christopher Nolan Producing Supernatural Thriller for Director Keith Gordon

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

It’s kinda funny. I was just watching Rodney Dangerfield and Keith Gordon in Back to School only days ago and now, some Keith Gordon news pops up. Internets, you’re got my number. And what interesting news it is. It seems … Continue reading →