Category Archives: Deals and Dealmaking

‘Just Cause’ Video Game Coming To The Silver Screen

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Matt Raub

Just when you thought Hollywood would be turning to more real-life based stories like The Social Network, news is now coming in that the video game franchise Just Cause is getting optioned into a major motion picture. Variety has the … Continue reading →

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‘Myst’ Video Game Heading for the Big Screen

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Joe Gillis

I can understand the fascination with bringing video games to the big screen. After all we’ve seen so many successful translations of games to Hollywood blockbuster that it only makes sense to keep doing it, right? Sure it does. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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DC’s Big Move Raises Hope For Future Movie Franchises

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Massive changes are in store for DC Entertainment, as the company recently announced that it plans to relocate the multimedia side of the company from it’s current location in New York City to Burbank, California. The print side of the … Continue reading →

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HBO Renews ‘Boardwalk Empire’ After One Episode

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

With the ratings for Sunday’s premiere of the Martin Scorsese Terrance Winter show Boardwalk Empire showing it to be a big hit, HBO has already reacted to the news and is giving the show another season after airing only that … Continue reading →

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Sacha Baron Cohen Signed To Play Freddie Mercury In Queen Biopic

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Matt Raub

Every once in a while, a piece of casting news comes out of left field and seems like the best possible choice for a film. That is 100% the case in this piece of news, as Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen … Continue reading →

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Weinstein Company Acquires ‘Submarine’ at TIFF

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Shannon Hood

The deals are happening fast and furious at the Toronto International Film Festival.  The Weinstein Company has announced that they have acquired the distribution rights to British comedy Submarine. Ben Stiller serves as one of the film’s executive producers. The … Continue reading →

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‘Monsters’ Director Lands New Gig with Timur Bekmambetov

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

I’ve been a fan of both director Gareth Edwards and his debut film Monsters since seeing it and interviewing him at SXSW earlier this year. The film is terrific and Edwards is definitely a talented writer/director whose star is on … Continue reading →

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IFC Films Picks Up James Gunn’s ‘Super’

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Joe Gillis

In what Deadline is describing as a “major deal’ IFC Films has picked up the rights to James Gunn’s latest film Super. The deal happened late last night during the currently running Toronto Film Festival and is reportedly of the … Continue reading →

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