- 9/12/12 /
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Exclusive: Brad Pitt to Produce IBM and the Holocaust
Brad Pitt is taking the Moneyball approach to explaining the Holocaust.
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- 9/11/12 /
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Could Bringing Back CBS’s Unforgettable Be the Secret to Saving Summer TV?
Original scripted fare historically bombs in the off season. But when the resuscitated CBS procedural returns next June, it brings an entrenched audience.
- 9/10/12 /
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Y: The Last Man Now One of New Line’s First Priorities
The studio may finally be getting around to making that feature-film version of the graphic novel.
- 8/23/12 /
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David Fincher No Longer Attached to Angelina Jolie’s Cleopatra
Sony is now seeking other candidates.
- 8/21/12 /
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Exclusive: Disney’s The Rocketeer Being Reloaded
Sorta like Iron Man, but set in thirties Hollywood.
- 8/21/12 /
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Fox Nabs Cop Comedy From Parks and Rec’s Mike Schur and Dan Goor
For 2013.
- 8/13/12 /
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The Danger of Genre Creep: Six Films That Hollywood Might Want to Rethink [UPDATE]
There are some stories that just aren't meant to be event movies.
- 8/10/12 /
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With Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, and Galaxy Quest Director Dean Parisot Attached, Bill & Ted May Ride Again
Stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are attached, as is Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot.
- 8/7/12 /
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Exclusive: Universal in Talks With Fast Five Director Justin Lin for Rodney King Film, L.A. Riots
The project had first been set up at the studio half a dozen years ago with director Spike Lee.
- 7/13/12 /
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Brad Pitt Is Not Talking to His World War Z Director
As they head into reshoots with an unclear game plan, Marc Forster must relay his notes through an intermediary.
- 7/12/12 /
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Reese Witherspoon to Produce Gone Girl Adaptation
Gillian Flynn's best-selling thriller gets a movie deal.
- 7/11/12 /
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Polone: Why Everyone in Hollywood Is Paying More for a Manager
Everyone used to be fine paying 10 percent for just an agent. Now they have to pay twice that to get the same career advice.
- 7/9/12 /
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Life After Jersey Shore: The Four Inspirations for the New MTV
In their quest to be the new WB, the network looks to John Hughes, Glee, and more.
- 6/29/12 /
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How Magic Mike’s Butt-Filled Trailer Made All the Difference
That's how you sell a movie about male strippers.
- 6/28/12 /
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FX’s Five Rules of Comedy, and How to Explain Anger Management
President John Landgraf explains how Charlie Sheen fits into the world of Louie and It's Always Sunny.
- 6/21/12 /
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Exclusive: Barry Sonnenfeld’s Secret Comic-Book Movie Is ...
The Men in Black 3 director has been circumspect about which sixties comic property he's going to adapt.
- 6/11/12 /
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J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Orbiting God Particle at Paramount
Paramount Pictures has picked up the script for Abrams's company to produce.
- 6/7/12 /
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Exclusive: Film Version of Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine in Works
The author considered the book his most personal work.
- 6/1/12 /
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Will Snow White and Battleship Be the Last Straws at Universal?
The pricey Snow White looks likely to be yet another in a list of painful bombs for the beleaguered studio.
- 5/31/12 /
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Can Disney's New Chief Bring Back Its Mojo?
New Disney studio chief Alan Horn had an amazing track record of doing big movies at Warner Bros. But does his new employer desire the same?
- 5/10/12 /
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Russell Brand to Host the MTV Movie Awards, Maybe Find a New Wife While He’s at It
Look out, Jennifer Lawrence.
- 4/19/12 /
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Stephenie Meyer’s Company Picks Up Second Film
Twilight author options book by I Know What You Did Last Summer author.
- 4/18/12 /
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Azealia Banks Now Repped by Lady Gaga’s Manager
Whoa.
- 3/20/12 /
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Scott Rudin Hires a Literary Mind to Lead His Literary Company [UPDATE]
Though while Rudin gobbles up the rights to highbrow hits, his new deputy's experience tilts more toward pulp.
- 2/29/12 /
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Polone: Four Star Screenwriters Talk About Rewrite Hell
"My emotional response [to being rewritten] is a mix of disgust and horror, no matter what side I'm on."