Category Archives: Deals and Dealmaking

‘Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Reboot Gets A Writer

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

When NBC and Universal decided to remake Knight Rider with the voice of Val Kilmer as K.I.T.T., we said OK. When AMC announced that they were doing a remake of The Prisoner in the form of a miniseries with Jim … Continue reading →

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Third Biggest Pro Wrestling Company Making It’s Way To #1

Posted on April 2, 2010 by John Carle

One week after WWE’s headline Pay-Per-View WrestleMania 26, Ring of Honor will put on a pro-wrestling first. On Saturday April 3rd, ROH (as it is affectionately referred to as) will put on the first ever internet only Pay-Per-View  event.  Entitled … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Marvel Eying Joss Whedon To Direct ‘The Avengers’

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Matt Raub

While the news broke yesterday that Joss Whedon is on the short list of names being looked at to direct the upcoming Avengers flick, we were skeptical given that 80% of the news yesterday was to feed into “pranksgiving.” But … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast’s ‘On The Radar’

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Bob Starr

This week On the Radar Michael Bay does his part to help take down the American car industry, MGM loses a bidder as it struggles to stay afloat, and in completely contradictory fashion James Cameron, of all people, advocates against 3D. Maleficent finds … Continue reading →

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Syfy and ‘Smallville’s’ Michael Rosenbaum Partner On New Series

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

You have to feel a bit sorry for Michael Rosenbaum as an actor. Even though he’s left Smallville and Lex Luthor behind, he’s still going to be identified as that character for a long time to come. That’s just the … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s Brad Bird Possibly Directing ‘Mission Impossible IV’

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Tom Cruise and company were all pretty quick to jump onto and set a release date for the upcoming fourth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise. The only problem was that the film had yet to sign a director. Who … Continue reading →

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Will Smith Torn Between ‘Men in Black 3’ And ‘The City That Sailed’

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Matt Raub

News broke a while back that there are plans to return to the Men in Black franchise with a third film and original stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones would also return to reprise their roles. Smith was on … Continue reading →

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Tim Burton Becomes A Member Of ‘The Addams Family’

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

The offbeat, swirly, Gothic-lite, snow-filled reign of Tim Burton will never let up. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Universal’s Illumination Entertainment has snagged the rights to Charles Addams’ original The Addams Family cartoons with an eye to letting Burton direct … Continue reading →

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