variety.com - 1/15/2009
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Mogul must pay Paramount for film rights As DreamWorks toppers labor to shore up financing for their post-Paramount incarnation, the bills keep mounting. DreamWorks is expected to write a check today for $26.5 million of the $30 million-$35 million it owes Par for the right to keep 17 films in ...
variety.com - 1/23/2009
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Studios show exhibitors the money Anxious to see
more theaters converted to digital 3-D screens before DreamWorks
Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens" opens in March, Paramount is offering to pay print fees directly to exhibitors who have the means to ...
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Diablo Cody Penning a New Spin on The Taming of the Shrew
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How long have I been here at /Film, remind me? About 25 hours I think, and already I’m onto my second Diablo Cody story. Dangerous stuff for a man once told by his wife that he “isn’t allowed” to get a crush on the Juno scribe.
This one comes from a mildly confusing Variety report on Mr. Steven Spielberg digging deep in his own pockets and paying from his personal funds to keep the rights of 17 in-development films under the Dreamworks umbrella. These films include The Trial of the Chicago 7, Atlantis Rising, The 39 Clues… ...
Diablo Cody To Tame Shakespeare's Shrew For Upcoming Film Adaptation
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There has been a decent amount of discussion about Diablo Cody's next script, "Jennifer's Body," though the truth is much of it came from a scene which is now cut containing a nude Megan Fox. It seems like the "Juno" scribe has an affinity for more than just pop culture trash (or so it seems). The often-derided Oscar winning screenwriter is set to offer Hollywood yet another remake of William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." You should be afraid, should this veer into teen comedy territory (her milieu thus far), as we just got a teenage remake in ...
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