Joshua L. Weinstein
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Mike Myers, New Line Close to ‘Austin Powers 4’ Deal
Deal is expected to close soon on first shagalicious film since 2002’s “Goldmember”
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Disney Stops Production on Johnny Depp’s ‘Lone Ranger’
The film has some of Disney’s most important players attached: Johnny Depp, Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer
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Carl Icahn Snaps Up Lionsgate Shares 1 Month Before Annual Meeting
The dissident shareholder, who’s been battling the studio in court, now owns 33.1% of the company
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Directors Guild to Honor Nora Ephron, Sen. Patrick Leahy
The DGA also will honor IATSE President Matthew Loeb and HBO Documentary Films President Sheila Nevins at an October gala in New York
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Emma Stone Takes a Shine to ‘White Corvette’
The star of “The Help” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love” likes the script about a brother and sister who sell $1 million of cocaine they find in their late father’s car
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Exclusive: Chinese Media Conglomerate DMG Shopping $300M Film Fund
The company has the backing of a major Wall Street bank and several hedge funds, and wants to finance tentpoles — and bring them to China
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‘Planet of the Apes’ Team Ready for a Sequel … or Two
Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver already know what would happen in the second — and third — installments of the rebooted franchise — all they need is the go-ahead
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Latest Dow Dive Pummels Media Stocks Again
Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 519.83 points, slamming media stocks.
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Exclusive: Keanu Reeves in Financing Talks for His Directorial Debut
The “Matrix” star is negotiating with China Film Group and Village Roadshow Pictures to finance his martial arts-themed project
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Brad Pitt’s ‘World War Z’ to be Released Dec. 21, 2012
Paramount sets date for zombie thriller, which is now shooting in England
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Universal Sets Limited Re-Release of ‘Scarface’
Brian De Palma’s ultra-violent drug-gang drama will play at 475 theaters nationwide for a one-night digital-cinema run August 31; event set to support Blu-ray release
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Market Claws Into Positive Territory; Media Stocks Rebound Slightly
CBS, decimated on Monday, was up nearly 15%, and Disney was up more than 5%
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HFPA Case Against Dick Clark Productions Going to Trial
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the case over the Golden Globe Awards will proceed
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Hollywood Braces for a Credit Crunch After Market’s Second Plunge
After another massive sell-off, the indie film community is jittery, but TV media buyers have yet to panic
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Media Stocks Tumble as Dow Falls 630+ Points in Broad Sell-off
CBS was especially hard-hit, falling more than 10 percent, but even Apple took its lumps in another Wall Street bloodbath