Joshua L. Weinstein
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Disney’s ‘John Carter’ to Debut in IMAX 3D
The action-adventure film starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins will get the big-screen 3D treatment when it’s released on March 9, 2012
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‘Hunger Games’ Sequel Set for 2013 Release
Lionsgate is now shooting the first installment of what it hopes will be a major franchise, and has the rights to make the three novels into four movies
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Stacy Keach Joins ‘Bourne Legacy’ Cast
Movie stars Jeremy Renner, Ed Norton and Rachel Weisz — but that’s about all Universal is admitting to
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Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon in Talks to Sling ‘Mud’
“Mud” is a story about a charismatic fugitive and his friendship with a 14-year-old boy
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‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Sequel Gets a 2014 Release Date
The movie will debut two years after the franchise reboot
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Summit Fires Back at Argentine Woman in Photo Dispute: ‘We’re Not a Greedy Bully’
The studio is taking legal action against an Argentine woman it claims stole photographs and video footage of a “Twilight Saga” movie
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Stock Market Plunge Puts Hollywood on Edge
Despite huge upfront sales and strong earnings, the media industry is fully aware that advertisers have cancellation options
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Media Companies Suffer in Stock Market Crash
Analysts said media companies dependent on advertising are most vulnerable, and indeed CBS was hardest hit in worst one-day selloff since December 2008
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Tribeca Hitches Its Wagon to Edward Burns’ ‘Newlyweds’
His ultra-low budget film will be released by Tribeca Film
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Disney in Talks With Commercial Director Michael Gracey for Its ‘Snow White’
This time, the studio is focusing on the seven dwarfs — only instead of dwarfs, they’re warriors — in its feature “Order of the Seven”
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‘J. Edgar’ Slips Into Theaters Nov. 9 With Limited Bow
Warner Bros. also sets dates for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and “Gravity 3D”
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Gov. Brown Signs Payroll Bill Supported by MPAA, SAG
California law now preserves production companies’ ability to have payroll firms handle insurance, tax and other responsibilities
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‘Hunger Games’ Gets Big-Name Soundtrack From T Bone Burnett
The soundtrack will include music inspired by the movie’s themes but not in the film; T Bone Burnett will oversee production
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Lionsgate Sues Insurance Company for $8M+ Over Icahn Costs
The company says its insurer didn’t pay defense costs in claims that Carl Icahn made against it
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Robert Zemeckis Lands First-Look Deal at Universal
The “Back to the Future” director’s pact at Universal won’t be as rich as his old deal at Disney, but it returns him to a studio