Category Archives: Deals and Dealmaking

Biopic of ‘Twilight Zone’ Creator Rod Serling On the Way

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

According to Deadline, a biopic of writer and  Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling is in development by Andrew Meieran and his Bureau of Moving Pictures company. About time, I say. “Rod Serling was one of the true visionaries in television … Continue reading →

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‘Knight and Day’ Director James Mangold to Direct ‘The Wolverine’

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Matt Raub

With X-Men: First Class blowing people’s expectations out of the water, there has been some more movement in other X-Men film properties, because Fox just loves to strike while the iron is hot. For a while, the Wolverine sequel was … Continue reading →

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‘Salt 2′ With Angelina Jolie On the Way from Sony Pictures

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Heather Toshiko

We know you’re excited about all the cool E3 and Apple news this week and don’t worry, there’s more to come. Let’s pause, however, and take a look at some news from Hollywood, shall we? According to reports, Sony is … Continue reading →

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Andrew Niccol To Direct Saoirse Ronan In Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

I have mixed feelings about this news coming out of Cannes today. At least I’m happy to see this guy getting more work as I’m a fan and had the pleasure of working with him once long ago. It seems … Continue reading →

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Ubisoft Launches Movie Division

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Joe Gillis

When you’re in the news business and things move as fast as they do these days (i.e at the “speed of the Internerts”) sometimes a story will slip through the cracks. This is one of those stories. A few days … Continue reading →

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Screen Gems To Distribute Indie ‘Attack the Block’

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

If you’re a fan of J.J. Abrams Clovefield, can’t wait for Super 8 and loved Shaun of the Dead, chances are you will also enjoy director Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block. Fortunately, you will soon get a chance to prove that … Continue reading →

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Dish Network Buying Blockbuster for $320 Million

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

You can put this in the “Why?” file but it seems somebody at least wanted to buy the Blockbuster video rental chain even as that business is going in the toilet. That somebody is Dish Network who, pending approval at … Continue reading →

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‘Transporter’ Series Coming to Cinemax

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Seeking to change its reputation as HBO’s red-headed stepchild where softcore movies go to die, Cinemax is getting into the original programming biz in a big way. After announcing a 10-part action series called Strike Back last month, the pay … Continue reading →

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