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Del Toro's a Deadman
Filed under: Drama », Deals », Newsstand », Comic/Superhero/Geek »
Since we can't go a day without at least six "Hey, we're turning another comic book into a movie!" announcement, clearly all of the major studio heads are screaming "More comics! Bring me more!" at every intern who walks by, and those interns are currently earning their $6.50/hour. One of today's announcements concerns Deadman, once a trapeze artist named Boston Brand (Yes, that's really his name.) who is mysteriously murdered during a performance. After his death, Deadman's spirit is "granted the power to possess the living in order to search for his murderer as well as help the innocent." So, as the wikipedia article on the character suggests, it's basically a really dark cross between Quantum Leap and The Fugitive? Cool.Because he's been around for a while (the character first appeared in 1967), Deadman surely has some hard-core devotees out there who are going to have very strong feelings about the casting of the film. So far, however, nothing has been revealed beyond the presence of comics-lover Guillermo del Toro as a producer. A screenwriter is currently being sought.
US Distribution for Ron Weasley!
Filed under: Drama », Independent », Deals », Sony Classics », Distribution », Newsstand », Harry Potter », Cinematical Indie »
Rejoice, all ye US Harry Potter maniacs: Driving Lessons has been picked up for North American distribution. Woo hoo! Thanks to Sony Pictures Classics, all of you (or at least those of you who live in cities that have arthouse theaters -- I'm guessing this one won't be hitting the local multiplex) will get to see Rupert Grint spreading his non-Ron wings. The film, which had its American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, "follows a struggling young poet [that's Grint] who accepts a summer job with a former star of stage and screen, Dame Eve Walton [Julie Walters]" who "whisks the boy off on a misbegotten road trip from London to Scotland." Chris was unimpressed by the movie when he saw it at Tribeca but, given the built-in audience that Grint brings along with him, it's unlikely that Sony is too worried about losing money on this little purchase.Dreamworks library to Soros?
Filed under: Deals », Paramount », RumorMonger », Distribution », Newsstand », Dreamworks »
As Karina explained a couple of
weeks ago, in order to be able to pay the roughly $1.6 billion that Dreamworks cost them, Paramount knew they would
have to sell off the rights to their new acquisition's rather substantial film library, a collection that includes such
hits as American
Beauty and Gladiator.
There was talk in December that a deal was near, but no names were known, and that deal either fell through or stalled,
because no further information ever appeared. Until now, that is.According to a new Wall Street Journal report, Paramount is in discussions with a "private-equity fund" headed by billionaire investor/financier/philanthropist George Soros. Though a Paramount spokesperson refused to comment on the story, it's understood that the talks are exclusive, and that a deal needs to be done by the end of the month. No matter who buys the library, Paramount will "continue to garner a fee for distributing the films in the library," so that, in addition to the initial payment for rights, the Dreamworks films will also be a source of long-term income for Paramount.
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